Goa Legislative Assembly

QUESTION

ANSWER

Will the Minister for Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services be pleased to State;

By Shri Nilkanth Halarnkar, Hon’ble Minister for Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services.

a. The present status of Mulgao AHVS Hospital;   

Sir; The said project was approved under  Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) by Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India. The plan was approved and thereafter structural drawing and estimates was done by PWD. The Administrative approval has been obtained and PWD has been requested to do further procedure. In the mean time RKVY has withdrawn funding of Animal Husbandry Projects and it is now proposed to utilize the State Government fund for the said project during the year 2023-24.

b. The area acquired for this project ;

Land measuring 17,280 Sq. mts. was acquired. 

c. The name of the owner of the acquired land with details thereof; and

Water Resources Department at Mulgao.

d. The time frame required for completion of the said project?

The construction of Veterinary Hospital at Mulgao is expected to be completed in two years after e-tendering and release of fund for the same.

Will the Minister for Urban Development be pleased to state:

By Shri. Vishwajit Rane, Minister for Urban Development;

(a)whether the Government is aware that the Department of Urban Development has formed a common cadre of Municipal Engineers and Accountants and have appointed these Municipal Engineers and Accountants and posted them in various Municipal Councils;

Yes Sir.

(b) if so, whether these Municipal Engineers and Accountants are considered to be Government servants or the staff of concerned Municipal Council or the staff of the Department of Urban Development; 

These Municipal Engineers and Accountants are considered to be staff of Municipal Councils

( c) whether there is any proposal to consider them as Government servants; if so, the time frame by which they will be declared as Government servants; and 

Amendment to section 72 sub-section 5 (c) is proposed to consider them as officers of the Government. 

(d) whether there is any proposal to constitute the Account Cell at the office of Urban Development to control and manage the financial implications such as salaries, PF and other pensionary benefits of these Municipal Engineers and Accountants as applicable to the Government Servants?

No Sir.

QUESTIONS

ANSWERS

WILL the Minister for Public Works be pleased to state:

By Shri. Nilesh Cabral, Hon’ble Minister for PWD 

(a) the reasons for not demolishing the dilapidated old Government quarters existing in front of the currently in use PWD office complex;

Sir, part of the building is demolished. However a portion is occupied by Adv. M.P. Sawaikar. And the matter of eviction is in the Hon’ble Court of Dy. Collector Bicholim.

(b) whether the Government is aware that the said old Government structure is currently blocking the main entrance of the said PWD office complex

Yes, Sir.

(c) if so, the steps undertaken to rehabilitate/remove the existing occupant in the said premises;

The matter is referred to the Hon’ble Court of Dy. Collector Bicholim for vacating the existing premises.

(d) the time frame required to augment such occupant/s in the said Government premises;

The time frame can be decided after Court order is passed. (Date of hearing 28/03/2023)

(e) whether the Government is aware that there exists a Material testing Laboratory in the said new PWD office complex building and  materials are dragged from a far situated entrance  thereby causing nuisance to the office staff; and

Yes. However, Department will take care to see no nuisance is caused to office staff.

(f) whether it is a fact that this building houses offices of two MLAs namely from Bicholim and Mayem Constituency and the old structure blocking the entrance is causing great inconvenience to the people?

Yes