Goa CM pays tributes to Mahatma Gandhi, ex-PM Shastri

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi and former prime minister Lal Bahur Shastri on ir birth anniversaries on Friday. He said coastal state has been at forefront of implementing central government schemes like Har Ghar Jal' and 'Swachh Bharat Abhiyan'.

Sawant paid floral tributes at a statue of Mahatma Gandhi and a photograph of Shastri in Old Goa.

CM said Gandhiji actively promoted cleanliness movement across country and his mission has been taken forward by Prime Minister Narendra Modi through schemes like 'Swacch Bharat Abhiyan'.

Goa is at forefront of implementing se schemes. We have alrey declared our state as Open Defecation -Free, while we are only state in country to provide tap water to every registered house, he said.

Sawant said his government has launched 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat Swayampoorna Goa' initiative which aims to make panchayats in state self-reliant. 

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