Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said during his tenure as the chief minister, the stress would be on making individuals "sustainable" rather than make them dependent on government doles.

The Chief Minister clarified that the social welfare schemes, introduced by his predecessor, the later Manohar Parrikar, would not be discontinued. "All the schemes that were introduced by the Manohar Parrikar-led government will continue. Parrikar had also stressed on creation of infrastructure as the focus for development.