CM Sawant Holds Grievance Darbar in Sankhali, Sets Clock on Action
SANKHALI, April 18 In a shift from Secretariat-bound governance, Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant on Friday turned Ravindra Bhavan, Sankhalim into a statewide public hearing — meeting citizens from across Goa, listening to grievances firsthand, and instructing departments to act within fixed timelines. The interaction, held early afternoon, drew individuals, farmers’ groups, senior citizens, and youth delegations who had travelled from talukas from Bicholim Issues placed before the Chief Minister ranged from pending land records and utility complaints to delays in welfare benefits and civic infrastructure. Instead of routing petitions through routine channels, Dr. Sawant heard each case, sought immediate inputs from accompanying officials, and marked matters for “timely action” with instructions to report back.
Petitioners were issued acknowledgement tokens — a move aimed at ensuring traceability of each complaint. “The idea is simple — government must be accessible, and grievances must not get lost in paperwork,” Dr. Sawant told the gathering.
“If a citizen has taken the effort to come here from across the the taluka, the system must respond with equal seriousness and speed.” Officials present said the exercise builds on the CM’s ongoing district outreach model, but Friday’s format was broader: open to all the entire taluka and not just Sankhali or Bicholim. The Sankhali darbar follows similar interactions the CM has held in other talukas over the past year, signalling a push to decentralise grievance redressal and reduce the distance.
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