Goa Legislative Assembly

*WILL the Minister for Information & Publicity be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the expenditure incurred by the Department of Information and Publicity towards organizing/managing various functions/events from 2018-2019 till date; the year-wise details of each function/event separately with copies of all file notings and documents pertaining to each function/event;
(b) the details with all relevant copies of file notings and documents pertaining to methodology and criteria adopted by the Department of Information and Publicity to decide the scope of work, technical specifications of work, estimate of work and finalization of the eligibility criteria for bidder along with name, qualification and designation of the persons involved in the same pertaining to Tenders floated by the Department of  Information and Publicity for organizing/management of events/functions from 2018-2019 till date; give details of each Tender separately;
(c) the details with copy of Tender Notice, corrigendum/s to Tender Notice, copy of Tender Document, copy of Minutes of Pre-Bid Meeting, copy of Corrigendum/Amendments to Tender document, details of bids received, copy of Technical Bid Evaluation, copy of Financial Bid Evaluation, copy of comparative statement, copy of file noting pertaining to acceptance of the Tender, copy of Work Order and all other relevant details of all Tenders floated by the Department of Information and Publicity for organizing/management of Events/functions from 2018-2019 onwards till date with details of each Tender separately;
(d) the details of the methodology adopted by the Department of Information and Publicity to verify/check/certify if the work carried out by the contractors/vendors/agencies is as per the stipulated conditions and specifications laid down in the Tender documents/Work Orders; give details with copies of all relevant documents such as Inspection Reports, Certification Process adopted to carry out the above Task along with name, address, qualification, designation of the persons engaged in verification/certification/checking process of all functions/events/tendered works from 2018-2019 till date; give details of each case separately; and
(e) the details of bills received, payments made, deductions done, pending payments with reasons for pendency of each bill of functions/events/tendered works by Department of Information and Publicity from 2018-2019 till date with details of methodology/procedure adopted to verify and certify bills along with name, address, qualification, designation of the persons engaged in verification/certification of all bills of functions/events/tendered works; give details of each case separately?
 

*WILL the Minister for Power be pleased to state:

(a) the details of Power Tariffs in the State during the last five years with details of each category separately;
(b) whether the Government has made any submission before the Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC) not to increase the Power Tariffs in Goa till March 2025; if so, the reasons thereof;
(c) whether the Government had made any Petition before the Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC) to increase the Power Tariffs in Goa; if so, the reasons thereof;
(d) whether the Electricity Department has prepared the Proforma Account and Demand, Collection and Balance Statement(DCB) during the last five years; if so, provide copies on monthly and yearly basis of the Proforma Account and DCB statements; if not, the reasons thereof; and
(e) whether the Electricity Department has shifted from manual process to computerized process of storage/maintenance of data pertaining to Power consumptions, power losses, Arrears of revenue, etc.; if so, the timeline since when the shifting has taken place along with the details of opening and closing Balance of power consumption, power losses, arrears of revenue as recorded as the closing figures in the manual process and opening figures in the computerized process?
 

*WILL the Minister for Education be pleased to state:

(a) the academic year and at what stages/levels of Education the government has planned to commence the implementation of the New Education Policy (NEP);
(b) the academic and administrative manpower requirements at the State Council of Education Research and Training (SCERT) as per the NEP; give details of academic and administrative posts created with designation, posts filled with name, address, age, qualification, designation of incumbents and details of posts vacant at SCERT be provided; give details with all relevant information whether the posts filled are direct recruits, on deputation from other departments and or holding additional charge against each name;
(c) whether the Government has set up District Institutes of Education and Training (DIET) for North and South Districts; if so, give details of the posts created, posts filled with name, address, age, qualification, designation of incumbents and details of post vacant at DIET; give details with all relevant information whether the posts filled are direct recruits, on deputation from other departments and or holding additional charge against each name;
(d) whether the SCERT and DIET have prepared Plan or the roadmap for orientation and training of the Teachers, Anganwadi workers and other stakeholders as required by the NEP? Give details with the curriculum framework adopted and adapted for the pre-primary and foundational stage; and
(e) the steps the Government and concerned department have taken to bring on-board and orient the management of aided and non-aided private schools?
 

 WILL the Minister for Vigilance be pleased to state:

(a) furnish details of the current status of Investigation pertaining to Recruitment Scam in Public Works Department, Goa Police Department and other Government Departments, Renovation of Goa Kala Academy, Construction of Ravindra Bhavan at Margao and other Government Complexes, Pilferage of Food Grains, Wastage of food grains from the Godowns of the Civil Supplies Department. Give copies of all relevant file noting sent to the Government and replies received by the Vigilance Department; 
(b) furnish details of the current status of the Enquiries pending before the Vigilance Department pertaining to complaints received/registered against Government Servants/Public Servants along with name, address, designation and name of the department of the person who is under Investigation;
(c) the details of the total staff strength in vigilance department with name, address, age, qualification, designation, duration of service of each individual working in vigilance department;
(d) the methodology/mechanism adopted by the Vigilance department to investigate the cases involving Technical parameters related to Engineering Architecture, fine Arts, Mechanical, Fabrication, Structural Design and others along with name, designation, qualification of the person responsible for the same; and
(e) whether any outside agency is engaged or assistance is taken by the department from any outside agency/agencies for investigation of various cases; and if yes, provide information with name, address, scope of work and other details of the said outside Agency/Agencies along with expenditure incurred on the same?

 WILL the Minister for Archaeology be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government accepts the fact that the places of historic importance connected to Goa Revolution Movement, Goa Liberation Movements like Chieftains Memorial, Lohia Maidan, Azad Maidan, Matryrs Memorial at Assolna and Patradevi need to be preserve, protected, maintained, renovated and beautified, if yes, the steps taken by the government towards the same along with timeline to commence and complete the works of each Memorial/site/location; 
(b) whether the Government has taken any initiative to notify Chieftains Memorial At Cuncolim, LohiaMaidan at Margao. Azad Maidan at Panaji, Matryrs Memorial at Assolna and Patradevi as places of historic importance based on the Assurance given to Cuncolim MLA by the Chief Minister and Archeology Minister during the second session of the Eight Goa Legislative Assembly. the details of the same with copies of relevant file notings and other documents, if no, the reasons for the same;
(c) whether the government has taken any initiative to preserve, protect, maintain, renovate and beautify various Shrines, Caves, Relics of Religious Shrines, Churches, Mosques and Forts at Betul. Chapora, Colvale and other places in Goa, if yes, the details of the same with copies of relevant File notings and other documents, if no, the reasons for the same;
(d) whether the Government will extend the Restoration and Renovation of Temples Scheme to Places of Historic Importance, Forts, Churches and Mosques, Relics of Religious Shrines, if yes, the details of the steps taken by the government for the same with copies of relevant file notings and other documents, if no, the reasons for the same; and
(e) timeline Government has set/intends to set to issue the notification to declare places connected with Goa Revolution Movement, Goa Liberation Movement as places of historic importance and complete the renovation, beautification, restoration of the same along with various Forts, Relics of Shrines, temples, Churches and Mosques in Goa?