001A - TAXI DRIVERS

Question Raised by Shri. Yuri Alemao

*WILL the Minister for Transport be pleased to state:

a) whether the Government is aware about  the genuine  problems faced by the traditional Taxi Operators of Goa; if so,  the measures in mind to mitigate their problems; the progress made as on date in the matter of Notification of the Government, dated 20/05/2025 publishing Goa Transport Aggregator Guidelines,2025; 
b) furnish copies of the suggestions received by the Government  from various persons in this connection; furnish details in what manner these guidelines will help the Government to solve the problems of the Taxi Operators; whether the Government has changed its mind  after going through the various suggestions  received from the public, furnish details such as the name, address, vehicle Nos., No. of Taxis owned/possessed by  person/s having the registration with the Department/Government for    App-based Taxi Operations, as on date;
c) whether the Government will come up with a fresh policy by withdrawing the last Notification dated 20/05/2025, if so, furnish details of fresh policy and whether it is drafted; 
d) whether the ‘Bharat taxi’ app will be introduced in Goa and whether such communication has been done by the Centre; if so, furnish details of the communication; and
e) whether any cab aggregators are banned in Goa, if so, furnish names of these aggregators and whether there are incidents wherein such aggregators are illegally operating in Goa, furnish details thereof?

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Shri. Mauvin Godinho

Transport

Directorate of Transport

001A - PRESERVATION OF COMMUNIDADE DOCUMENTS

Question Raised by Shri. Rodolfo Fernandes

*Will the Minister for Archives be pleased to state:

  1. whether the Government is aware that most Communidades do not have a proper place to store their records;
  2. whether the Government is aware that some of the old documents are lost or deliberately destroyed; and
  3. if so, the plans the Government has to resolve this issue and protect the ancestral documents of the Communidade and the people of Goa?

Answer:

Please find attached LAQ Reply.

pdf0903SLAQ001A.pdf

Thirteenth Session 2026

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Shri. Pramod Sawant

Archives

001B - MAINTENANCE WORK OF ROAD AND SLUICE GATE NEAR 4 PILLARS MONUMENT

Question Raised by Shri. Rodolfo Fernandes

*WILL the Minister for Public Works be pleased to state: 

  1. whether the Government is aware of the dilapidated condition of the Sluice Gate near 4 Pillars Monument;
  2. whether the Government is aware that to carryout maintenance work of this road, the road will have to be closed which will be a difficult task; and
  3. the measures taken by the Government to resolve the same?

Thirteenth Session 2026

BUSINESS FOR THE DAY -2

Shri. Digambar Kamat

Public Works

Public Works Department

001C - STAGNATION OF WATER IN FIELDS NEAR UBO DANDO IN ST. CRUZ VILLAGE

Question Raised by Shri. Rodolfo Fernandes

*WILL the Minister for Public Works be pleased to state:

  1. whether the Government is aware of the stagnant water in the fields near Ubo Dando, St. Cruz during monsoons;
  2. whether the Government is aware that the drains passing to the rivulet are blocked after the construction of the National Highway; and 
  3. the steps the Government will take to resolve the same?

 

Thirteenth Session 2026

BUSINESS FOR THE DAY -2

Shri. Digambar Kamat

Public Works

Public Works Department

002A - RISING DEBT AND FUTURE REPAYMENT BURDEN OF THE STATE

Question Raised by Shri. Venzy Viegas, Shri. Carlos Ferreira, Shri. Viresh Borkar, Shri. Yuri Alemao, Shri. Altone D’costa

*Will the Minister for Finance be pleased to state:

  1. the total outstanding debt and liabilities of the State as on date, including internal debt, State Development Loans (SDLs), guarantees and off budget liabilities along with year-wise growth of such liabilities for the last ten years, interest rates applicable, maturity profile, and department-wise break-up of guarantees and off-budget borrowings;
  2. the year-wise details of principal and interest repayments due from 2026–27 onwards, particularly over the next five financial years, indicating repayments towards government securities, SDLs, loans from financial institutions and other internal debt and the proportion of revenue receipts expected to be consumed by debt servicing in each year;
  3. whether the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has flagged fiscal vulnerability and breach of debt-to-GSDP targets, including repeated breach of the 25% benchmark; if so, the specific corrective measures taken, targets fixed, timelines prescribed and outcomes achieved as on date along with copies of action taken notes or reports or any analysis prepared based on the CAG findings;
  4. whether the Government has been rolling over old debt through fresh borrowings, refinancing or re-issuance of securities;  if so, the quantum of debt refinanced year-wise, the authority or mechanism that decided such refinancing, whether refinancing was limited only to maturing debt or also included other debt, with details of the last 5 years; the criteria used for such selection, the average interest rate of the outstanding debt, the reasons for continued reliance on fresh borrowings despite warnings from RBI and CAG and whether any alternative debt-reduction strategy was examined; and 
  5. the specific, written plan of the Government to manage future debt repayments, ensure fiscal stability and prevent further burden on public finances including measures for expenditure rationalisation, revenue augmentation, reduction of committed expenditure and limits on fresh borrowings, along with copies of any debt management strategy, medium-term fiscal plan, or internal notes prepared in this regard?

Thirteenth Session 2026

BUSINESS FOR THE DAY -2

Shri. Pramod Sawant

Finance

Department of Finance

 
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