Goa Legislative Assembly

The following postponed Private Members’ Resolution which was originally slated for reply on 26.07.2024 is listed for reply on 7th February, 2025 in the Legislative Assembly:

“This House strongly recommends the Government that the salt pans, salt pan owners and cultivators be given additional support and financial assistance in order to revive, protect and most importantly save the age-old practice of traditional salt production and to make a special budget provision which will help in repair of bunds, dykes and sluice gates that are close to these salt pans.”

“This House recommends the Government for developing an employment policy where job security is ensured to contract staff employed in Government Departments and Corporations for more than 5 years.”

“This House strongly recommends the Government to approach the appropriate agency of the Central Government with a specific proposal for a one time special grant of about 5000 crores for the systematic revival, protection, promotion of Khazan lands in eight talukas, being age old agro ecological and agro-economic systems, which will help in creating self-sustainability of the State and will take care of unemployment issue and generate robust revenue in the State, since, a huge part of the State’s 18000 hectares ancient Khazan lands remain neglected mostly due to paucity of finances and to improve supportive infrastructure such as outer and inner embankments, sluice gates, creeks and backwaters, access roads, culverts, bridges, soil remediation, revival of plantation and irrigation. “

“Attention of the House is drawn as regards the people of old Goa regarding Illegal construction work and large scale cutting of trees in buffer zone of UNESCO recognised world heritage site of old Goa to pave way for the project of Goa Tourism Department under Centre's Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and spiritual Augmentation drive (PRASAD) Scheme. The steps the Government intends to take in this regard."

Attention of the House is drawn towards the future of Dabolim International Airport. The steps the Government has taken in this regard.”

“Attention of the House is drawn to the plight of fisherman, trawler owners and others, on account of the poor condition of the Malim jetty, various issue such as structural deterioration of the jetty, sanitation and hygiene, and various operational challenges has affected the fishing community and local economy. The steps the Government intends to take in this regard.”

Attention of the House is called to the massive landslides in Wayanad in Kerala where hundreds of lives were lost and devastation caused to Houses, Environment and animals. Similar landslides have taken place in other parts of India. Goa, too, is experiencing similar incidents. Unplanned and excessive development in ecologically sensitive areas in both districts of Goa including Dharbandora in the Western Ghats are prone to such landslides. The Steps the Government has taken in the matter.

“We would like to draw the attention of the House to the Concern amongst students and parents over the impact of NEET result on Students career.”

I rise to bring to the attention a matter of urgent public concern, that all across Goa people are facing difficulty in getting their works done from revenue officers such as mamlatdar/Dy. Collectors as they are not available in their respective offices as these officers are put duty pertaining to election and are often called for meetings, request the Government to ensure that people do not face hardship and that all such meeting pertaining to election and involving Revenue officer are done online.

Attention of the House is drawn as among senior citizens, elderly individuals, and children who don\'t know or are unable to use smartphones to make online or digital payments to avail Kadamba bus service on Smart City routes. Since the service only accepts digital payments like GPay or other online means and does not allow cash fare, these individuals are not allowed to board the bus which are most of the time half empty and left waiting for long hours for alternative local buses, which causes significant distress and exclusion. the steps the department intend to take in this matter.

Fear and Anxiety among Private Bus owners, that their long pending demands for fuel and insurance subsidies are still not met by the Transports department, and they feel that the government is intentionally trying to shut down their business as there is no budget allocated for these subsidies, step the department will take to ensure that their demands are fulfilled.

“Attention of the House is drawn as regards to the house that there is increasing fear, and anxiety in the minds of the villagers of Neura and surrounding villages of Agassaim and Dongrim in regards to the newly proposed railway station at Neura, as the proposed site falls in the khazan land area and developing the railway station will have major environmental implications as extensive landfilling in cultivable land will lead to ecological and environmental destruction. Also, the existing Karmali railway station barely 6Km away caters to the needs of locals in nearby villages. I ask from the Concerned Minister to clarify on the same to address this increasing fear among the people.

Attention of the House is drawn as regards as in the mind of the parents of children going in Cujira School Complex, As recently One person has set up a godown of Hardware trucks for loading and unloading material, this area is an integrated school Complex, hence such activity should not be carried out in this area, Urgent steps to be taken by the department.

AMENDMENTS TO THE MOTION OF THANKS TO THE ADDRESS OF THE GOVERNOR

 The following  Cut  Motions to  Demand No.1 –Legislature Secretariat,   Demand  No. 3 – District & Sessions Court, North Goa,  Demand No. 4 – District & Sessions Court, South Goa, Demand No.10-Notary Services, Demand No.24-Environment, Demand No.28-Administrative Tribunal, Demand No.62-Law and Demand No.67-Ports Administration have been received from the Members as shown below against the respective Demands, which are fixed for discussion on  the 6th August, 2024.

The following Cut Motions to Demand No. 54 – Town and Country Planning, Demand No. 55- Municipal Administration, Demand No.  58- Women and Child Development and Demand No. 68– Department of Forests have been received from the Members as shown below against the respective Demands, which are fixed for discussion on the 5th August, 2024.

The following Cut Motions to Demand No. 76 – Electricity and Demand No. 86 – New and Renewable Energy have been received from the Members as shown below against the respective Demands, which are fixed for discussion on the 1th August, 2024.

 The following Cut Motions to Demand No. 74 – Water Resources has been received from the Member as shown below against the respective Demand, which are fixed for discussion on  31st July, 2024.

The following  Cut  Motions to  Demand No. 2 – General Administration & Coordination,   Demand No.11-Excise, Demand No.12-Commercial Taxes, Demand No.14-Goa Sadan, Demand No.27-Official Language, Demand No.29-Public Grievances, Demand No.56-Information and Publicity and Demand No.61-Skill Development and Entrepreneurship have been received from the Members as shown below against the respective Demands, which are fixed for discussion on  the 30th July, 2024.