Goa: Focus on health workers, agriculture operations at review meet

TNN | Updated: Apr 16, 2020, 09:23 IST

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PANAJI: All travel permits and permissions granted by state authorities have been automatically extended till May 3, said the State Executive Committee (SEC). The SEC has also decided to allow employees who provide healthcare services to travel on the special Kadamba Transport Corporation (KTC) buses which are meant for government staff.
The agriculture department is in the process of issuing travel permits for all personnel and labourers involved in agriculture activities, in view of the harvesting and sowing season for the next crop.

“The SEC directed that all the permissions and travel permits issued by district collectors or any other delegated agencies, shall automatically stand extended till May 3 with the same terms and conditions,” the government said in a statement.
Given that many healthcare services are being provided by private establishments, the SEC decided to permit these healthcare workers to use the KTC buses based on valid photo identity cards.
The SEC meeting was chaired by chief secretary Parimal Rai at Altinho with principal secretary for science and technology Puneet Goel, transport secretary S K Bhandari and revenue secretary Sanjay Kumar in attendance.
At the meeting, the SEC asked the agriculture secretary to ensure collection of horticulture produce directly from the farmers, through the Goa Horticulture Corporation.
Secretary for health Nila Mohanan informed the SEC that all the 219 health sub-centres would be operational by the weekend.
The SEC directed the civil supplies department to prepare a mechanism to provide rice, wheat and pulses to above poverty line ration card holders at cost price, from the additional stock which the department has picked up.