India News | Goa: CM Pramod Sawant Distributes Sanctions Letters to Farmers Under Shetkari Aadhar Nidhi Scheme
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Chief Minister reaffirmed the Government of Goa's commitment to standing with farmers through thick and thin, "ensuring timely assistance with transparency and sensitivity, making farming secure, sustainable, and dignified."
Sankhalim (Goa) [India], January 3 (ANI): Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, on Saturday, distributed sanction letters under the Shetkari Aadhar Nidhi Scheme to the farmers who suffered losses due to unseasonal rains.
Speaking to ANI, Sawant informed that this year, 3,950 farmers have benefited under the scheme, with financial assistance totalling Rs 3.68 crore.
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The Chief Minister reaffirmed the Government of Goa's commitment to standing with farmers through thick and thin, "ensuring timely assistance with transparency and sensitivity, making farming secure, sustainable, and dignified."
"Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership, the Government of Goa will ensure proper agricultural support is provided to farmers in all sectors," Sawant said.
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Meanwhile, following the Bharatiya Janata Party's victory in the Goa local body elections last week, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant dedicated the success to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the state's people.
He also congratulated all the successful BJP candidates and thanked the rural voters of Goa. "I heartily congratulate all those BJP candidates who have won. I dedicate this victory to Prime Minister Modi and the people of Goa. I also thank those rural voters who have given us this opportunity under PM Modi's leadership," Pramod Sawant told reporters.
In the 50-member Zilla panchayat body, the Bharatiya Janata Party, in alliance with the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party, has won 30 seats, while Congress won 9, and the Goa Forward Party, the Aam Aadmi Party, and the Revolutionary Goans Party have won 1 seat each.
The Zilla Panchayat elections are seen as a crucial political contest ahead of the 2027 Goa Assembly elections, with the results expected to shape future alliances and electoral strategies in the state. (ANI)
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