Goa Legislative Assembly

This House strongly recommends the Government to enact a legislation making it obligatory/mandatory for landlords/property owners to submit details of their tenants' for police verification prior to renting out premises, coupled with provisions for levying substantive penalties, to ensure strict compliance in order to enhance the security in Goa

This House recommends the Government to use the Leprosarium property in the Curtorim village  to establish a well-designed cultural centre, library, mini museum  in the name of Padma Bhushan Dr Jose Pereira to be built and managed by the Directorate of Art & Culture to boost cultural, literary and Indological  research activities in areas such as ethnomusicology, art, sculptures, architecture, sociolinguistics, folklore like  Mando, Dekhni of Goa and make Curtorim, Salcete  a well-known place for scholars, artists and international visitors

“This House strongly recommends the Government to request the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to establish a Circuit Bench in Panaji, for the benefit/convenience of environmentalist, litigants, lawyers, Government officials and the public at large in the State.”

 The following Members spoke on the Resolution.

 1. Shri Aleixo R. Lourenco, MLA

2. Shri Churchill Alemao, MLA

 SHRI NILESH CABRAL, Minister for Environment replied to the points raised by the Mover.

 The Resolution was put to vote and negatived

This House unanimously resolves the Government that the new foundation stone laid for Panchayat Ghar area (plot) in front of Church near Rachol ferry at Rachol has facilities like daycare for Senior Citizens, resource room for Special Children and other facilities like Convention Hall under Tribal Schemes as the majority of population comprises of ST people.”

SHRI GOVIND GAUDE, Minister for Tribal Welfare replied to the points raised by the Mover.

The Resolution was withdrawn by the leave of the House.

This House unanimously resolves to name the College of Architecture in memory of late Charles Correia as Charles Correia College of Architecture.”

SHRI ALEIXO R. LOURENCO, MLA spoke on the Resolution.

SHRI LAXMIKANT PARSEKAR, Chief Minister replied to the points raised by the Mover.

The Resolution was withdrawn by the leave of the House.

Attention of the House is called as regards the people of Goa due to frequent breakdowns and inaccessibility of the website of the Directorate of Settlement and Land Records (DSLR). The DSLR website is one of the most visited portal among all State Government Department websites. This vital digital resource houses a wealth of crucial information, including land records, survey plans, and mutation case status, among others. The steps the Government intends to take in the matter.

“Fear and Anxiety in the minds of the people of Goa with regard to road access to their houses. There are thousands of houses in Goa which do not have motorable road access and instead use the traditional (kaccha) road access through private property.  The survey department failed to show access to many properties on the survey maps.  This has resulted in an increase in conflict in the villages where landlords have been blocking road access to the affected people's homes by constructing compound walls. As a result, it is almost impossible for emergency services to access such houses in case of an accident or weather-related disaster. The steps the Government has taken to initiate a State-wide exercise to identify such landlocked properties and modify the survey maps to reflect existing access to such plots”.

“Fear and anxiety in the minds of the public and legal fraternity of Salcete taluka regarding the inordinate delay in services rendered by the Office of the Sub-Registrar cum Civil Registrar of Salcete. The office handles a large volume of property conveyance transactions, as well as other notarial services and the issuance of certified copies of old land records, and happens to be one of the highest revenue earners of stamp duty, registration fees etc. However, the posting of only two Sub-Registrars is found to be woefully inadequate and has affected timely delivery of public services; for example, approval of sale/conveyance deeds on NGDRS portal take an abnormally long time to come. Action the Government proposes to take in this regard.”

“fear and anxiety in the minds of the people of the South Goa in general and also the tourism stakeholder as regards the recent announcement by National Carrier Air India that it is shifting its international operations from Dabolim to Mopa Airport. It is learnt that other International airlines flying to the Middle East are likely to follow suit. This move will have a significant impact on the tourism industry in South Goa, and has left the people wondering whether it is a precursor to the eventual closure of Dabolim Airport. Action the Government will take in this regard”.

“ Fear And Anxiety in the Minds of people of Curtorim and  of surrounding areas of the continuous flow of Leachate even in the non monsoon months from Sonsoddo Garbage dump to  the adjacent roads and to the  fields which  poses dangerous  health hazards to the workers ,  commuters and  to the people living in the area . The step the Governments intends to take in this regards.”

“This House Congratulates Goa’s eminent artist, Subodh Kerkar for being invited to show his sculptures and installations in one of the major contemporary museums of the world, Kunstmuseum, Bochum, Germany for a period of 6 months .This is the highest honor achieved by any contemporary artist from Goa in recent times on the international art scene.”

The following Members spoke on the Motion:

1. Shri Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco, MLA  …………… 12 43 PM
2. Shri Michael Lobo, MLA ……………………….         12 44 PM
3. 3.      Shri Pratapsingh R. Rane, Leader of Opposition …           12 46 PM
4. Shri Rohan Khaunte, MLA ……………………….…  12 49 PM
5. Shri Vishwajit Rane, MLA ………………………..…  12 51 PM
6. Shri Mauvin Godinho, MLA ……………………..…  12 54 PM
7. Shri Digambar Kamat, MLA …………………..……  12 56 PM
8. Shri Vishnu Surya Naik, MLA ………………..…….  12 57 PM
9. 9.      Shri Dayanand Mandrekar, Minister for Art & Culture.. 01 01 PM

10. Shri Rajendra Arlekar, Speaker ………………….…..           01 04 PM

The Motion was adopted unanimously.

SHRI ALEIXO REGINALDO LOURENCO, MLA was not present in the House; the following Condolatory Motion was not moved.

“This House deeply condoles the sad demise of late Reverend Canon  Fr. Antimo Gomes, a dedicated Priest, Educationist who was instrumental in setting up Diocesan Society of Education in Goa. He was also the receipt of National and State level awards for education including the Goa Golden Jubilee Award.”

“This House congratulate three Goans namely Puja Krishna Resham, Aviraj Anil Kalangutkar and Velancia Fernandes for winning three medals including one gold and two silvers in the floor hockey of the 2013 special Olympics world winter games which were held at Pyeong Chang, South Korea recently.”

               The following Members spoke:       

1. Shri  Aleixo R. Lourenco, MLA………………..12 45 PM
2. Shri Ramesh Tawadkar, Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs..…….12 48 PM

Shri Rajendra Arlekar, Speaker……………...12 52 PM

The Motion was adopted unanimously.

SHRI ALEIXO REGINALDO LOURENCO, MLA moved the following:

“This House congratulates Shri Jose Philip D’Souza, for being elected as the Party President of the N.C.P. Party, the Party being a coalition of the ruling Congress Party.”

The following members spoke:

1. Shri Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco ……………………………….    3 17 PM

2. Shri Nilkant Halankar, Minister for Tourism ………………...    3 18 PM

3. Shri Ramkrishna Dhavalikar, Minister for Transport ……….    3 19 PM

4. Shri Filip Nery Rodrigues, Minister for Water Resources …..    3 20 PM

5. Shri Aliexo Sequeira, Minister for Power ……………………..    3 21 PM

6. Shri Damodar Naik ……………………………………………...    3 22 PM

7. Shri Manohar Azgaonkar, Minister for Sports ……………….    3 24 PM

8. Shri Digambar Kamat, Chief Minister …………………………   3 27 PM

9. Shri Pratapsingh Rane, Speaker ………………………………….   3 28 PM

The motion was adopted unanimously.

SHRI ALEIXO REGINALDO LOURENCO, MLA moved the following:

“This House congratulates Justice Ferdino Rebello for having elevated the post of Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court being a Goan and an Ex-MLA of this August House.”

The following Members spoke:

1. Shri Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco ……………………. ……….   12 46 PM

2. Shri Joaquim Alemao, Minister for Urban Development …..   12 47 PM

3. Shri Francis D’Souza …………………………………………...   12 48 PM

4. Smt. Victoria Fernandes ……………………………………….    12 50 PM

5. Shri Aleixo Sequeira, Minister for Power …………………….  12 53 PM

6. Shri Mahadev Naik ……………………………………………..  12 55 PM

7. Shri Mauvin Godinho, Deputy Speaker ……………………...  12 57 PM

8. Shri Digambar Kamat, Chief Minister ………………………..  1 01 PM

9. Shri Pratapsingh Rane, Speaker ………………………………. 1 03 PM

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Zero Hour  Motion                              Education / Finance Minister 

                      The Paradox of Interest Free Loan  provided by GEDC for pursuing Higher Education 

Attention of the House is drawn as regards as  amongst the student community and their parents that they need to execute the Scheme bond on STAMP PAPER worth 1.6 % of the amount sanctioned on  the interest free loan provided by the Goa Education Development Corporation ( GEDC) to pursue higher education in India and  abroad. In the case of Study Abroad  of  Loan of  ₹ 800,000/- ( Rupees eight lacs) are sanctioned and for this students need to shell out ₹12,800/- ( Rupees twelve thousand and eight hundred)  on stamp paper, this is besides ₹500/- ( Rupees five hundred)  as processing fees and other legal fees. The total in this comes to ₹ 13300/-  ( Rupees thirteen thousand and three hundred). The action government intends to take in this regard by refunding  the aforesaid Stamp paper worth 1.6% of the loan amount sanctioned as this assistance will get the blessings of all the affected students and their parents.

ZERO HOUR MENTION                                                                                                                                            Date 19/07/2024
                                                            
 Portfolio Name – Education                                                                                                                          Concerned Minister- Dr. Pramod Sawant

Water Logging at the Main Entrance of Perpetual Succour Convent High School Navelim puts its students at great unease

Fear and anxiety amongst the students and the parents of Perpetual Succour Convent High School, Navelim, due to water logging at its main entrance as a consequent students have to move through water above their knees. This terrible discomfort is happening because drainages on the National Highway are blocked. I request the Hon’ble Chief Minister  Dr. Pramod Sawant to instruct the concerned officials for addressing the said grievance on a priority by getting the drainage cleaned and also ensuring that no water is logged in the future.
 

Fear and anxiety in the minds of people of Goa that telecom/cable/ internet operators haphazardly hang their wires on electric poles along with trees and  porticos of buildings. The arbitrary and unapproved use of the department's poles is not only an eyesore, but it also poses potential dangers to public safety. The steps the Government has taken in the matter, especially during the rains.

Implementation of the Pay Scale of 7th Pay Commission and Payment of Arrears of 6th Pay Commission 

Fear and anxiety in the minds of people of Goa especially the workers  employed with Goa Meat Complex that their Pay Scale is  not yet  covered as per the 7th Pay Commission recommendation as well as they have not yet received the arrears of 6th Pay Commission. The action, the government intends to take in this regard for the benefit of employees of Goa Meat Complex   as per the implementation  in toto of  the  7th Pay Scale as per 7th Pay Commission recommendation  and payment in toto of the 6th Pay Commission arrears..

ZERO HOUR MENTION

Indian High Commission Refusing to get Indian Passport Renewed for CAYDAN VAS aged 12

Fear and anxiety in the minds of people of Goa  residing in UK that their  passports are not being renewed . In this regard , I have a case of a young boy  CAYDAN VAS  aged 12 years  whose place of birth lies in  village Curtorim, Goa  and resides at  H.No 239 Baixo de Igreja  Agassaim Tiwadi  North Goa. Master CAYDAN VAS has been informed by the officials of the Indian High Commission that he has to wait for the renewal of his passport until he attains the age of 18.  The said minor CAYDAN VAS  whose date of birth is 28/09/2011  currently  resides in UK and his Indian Passport No is S9340854   and the date of issue and renewal  of his Passport is 27/06/2019 and 26/06/2024 respectively . The action the government intends to take in this regard with our officials of MEA to help young CAYDAN VAS as the date of renewal of his passport is hardly four months away