Goa, April 15 -- KARSTEN MIRANDA

karsten@herald-goa.com

MARGAO: Stakeholders of Goa's centuries-old Comunidade system are calling out the "administrative inertia" and "lack of political will" to implement long-promised reforms. Despite amendments to the Code of Comunidade passed in August 2024 following a statutory convention, representatives claim that these changes have yet to translate into meaningful action on the ground.

Avinash Tavares, a shareholder of the Colva and Margao Comunidades and a member of the five-member commission that coordinated the 2024 Comunidade Convention, listed out ongoing problems. "Files remain pending and it's difficult to track them. There is a severe staff shortage in the Administrator's office," he sai...