Goa CM launches MyGov portal for public participation in governance

PANAJI: Chief minister Pramod Sawant launched the goa.mygov.in portal on Tuesday. Goa has become the 13th state to join the mygov portal, he said.
Stating that citizens can upload their suggestions to the government on the portal, Sawant said that the government will take criticism positively.
He said the website will have a local language interface, thus making accessibility easier for citizens.
“Besides tasks, discussions, talks and blogs, the portal will promote tourism and connect Goa to the other parts of the country,” he said.
The chief minister said there will be healthy discussion on government policies, law and acts.
Minister for information technology, Jennifer Monserrate said the portal will encourage people of the state to share their thoughts, ideas and suggestions with the government in areas related to various policies, programmes, schemes, etc.
MyGov platform is a citizen engagement platform launched on July 26, 2014, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Goa portal hosts three discussions and two surveys on startups and IT. To increase public participation, the government has requested every citizen to login at www.goa.mygov.in by entering their credentials.