Leader of Opposition
Constituency No/Name: 34 - Cuncolim
“This House strongly recommends the Government to take immediate steps to stop the unjust customs of widow discrimination, widow abuse and widow isolation in the State. A few Village Panchayats in Goa have taken resolutions against such outdated and inhuman customs and that widows be treated on par with married women. The steps the Government intends to take in co-ordination with Directorate of Panchayats, Municipal Administration, Goa State Women’s Commission and Goa Human Rights Commission to convene Gram Sabhas of Village Panchayats, organize awareness meetings in every city and meetings of various NGOs to express solidarity with widows and to boost their confidence against such obsolete and archaic practices prevailing in the community and recommends Government to contemplate bringing a law to stop such unjust practices.”
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This House unanimously and strongly recommends that the contents on "The Chieftains of Cuncolim” be introduced at the appropriate stage in the school and college curriculum consequent on the decision of the Government of Goa to celebrate 15th July 1583 (Cuncolim Revolt) as the National War Memorial Day. The Gaonkar's of Cuncolim stood up to the colonial powers boycotting the colonial decrees and registered their protests by not paying any revenue to the Government centuries before similar protests and boycotts got popularized as the “non- cooperation movement”. These deeds of courage, valiant struggle and sacrifices of Goan's and specially the people of Cuncolim should be learnt and taught as part of Goa’s political struggle against colonial powers strictly as historical facts without fanning xenophobia of any kind.
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Education
Directorate of Education
“ Fear, Anxiety and Anger among the Residents of Cuncolim due to Illegalities, Irregularities, Pollution & Encroachments by most of the Units in Cuncolim Industrial Estate which cause serious Health Hazards, Air & Water Pollution and Loss to the Government Treasury. There is absence of a Nodal Agency to coordinate with various Departments such as Department of Industries, Directorate of Fire Services, Department of Environment & Climate Change, Department of Finance, Inspectorate of Factories & Boilers, Department of Weights & Measures, Department of Labour & Employment as well as Department of Revenue and Department of Home as well as other Authorities, which has resulted in effectively controlling/stopping the Illegalities, Irregularities, Pollution & Encroachments in Cuncolim Industrial Estate. Government must act fast and take Corrective Steps immediately. The delay on part of the Government to act can result in Law & Order situation in Cuncolim”. the steps the Government intends to take in this regards.
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"fear and anxiety in the minds of the people of Goa, especially those dependent on the Tourism, Music and Entertainment Industry, with regards to the negative impact on Goan Culture, Social Events, Religious festivals, weddings, family functions and Goan Tourism Industry as a result of the ban on playing amplified music beyond 10 00 PM”. The steps the Government will take in this matter”.
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Environment and Climate Change
Department of Environment and Climate Change
“Fear and anxiety in the minds of people because of the delay in finalizing the Coastal Zone Management Plan, particularly the identification of sand dunes, and the impact it will have on local fishing activity, trade and environment. Steps the Government intends to take in this regards.”
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Environment
“Fear and Anxiety in the Minds of Residents of Chandor Heritage Village due to Violation of Notification No. 37/149/2008/MAG/1709 dated 11/09/2008 issued by District Magistrate, South Goa, Margao. The movement of Heavy Vehicles at high speeds is endangering the lives of the People and also cause Damage to the Heritage Houses in Chandor and surrounding areas.. South Goa Collector should take Note of the situation and immediately issue Directions to all concerned Departments to enforce the Notification referred above effectively”.
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Revenue
Department of Revenue
“ Fear and Anxiety in the minds of the People of Goa about the menace created by Stray Animals such as Cattles, Buffaloes, Dogs etc The Movement of the Stray Animals have caused many Accidents including Fatal Accidents. I have recieved many Complaints fron the people of Cuncolim Cinstituency about the problems faced by them due to Stray Animals”.
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Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services
Directorate of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services
Zero Hour Mention
“Fear and Anxiety in the Minds of the Residents of Paroda & Commuters passing from Margao to Quepem about the Annual Flooding at Paroda during Monsoon. The Floods cause Damage to Houses, Fields & Loss to Farmers. The rise in Waters also causes Threat to the Lives of the People. There are Wooden Logs below the Paroda Bridge which are blocking the flow of Water and need to be removed. The Desilting of River Kushavati also needs to be done on top most priority as the Monsoons are fast approaching. There needs to be a Scientific Study done on the reasons of Flooding by National Institute of Oceanography. Government must take immediate steps on this issue of Public Importance”.
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Water Resources
Water Resource Department
\"Fear and Anxiety in the minds of the people from Cuncolim Constituency; especially those residing in Chandor area about the status of the State Highway 8. The recent Tender notice of the Government pertaining to some works mentioned the road passing through Chandor as State Highway 8. It was the demand of the local residents of Chandor and surrounding areas to de notify the said State Highway as Major District Road.
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Public Works
Public Works Department
Concerns in the Minds of the People to the prevalence of unjust customs of widow discrimination, widow abuse and widow isolation in the State. Though there are no registered complaints, the isolation, discrimination and abuse is taken for granted as part of custom, tradition and religious or social practice. A few Village Panchayats in Goa have taken resolutions against such outdated and inhuman customs stating that the widow should be treated on par with Married Woman. Steps be taken in co-ordination with Department of Panchayats and Goa State Women’s Commission to convene Gram Sabhas of Village Panchayats to express solidarity with widow and boost the confidence of all women against such obsolete and archaic practices and mind-set prevailing in the community. Government should contemplate on bringing a Law to stop such unjust practices.
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Women & Child Development
Directorate of Women & Child Department
AMENDMENTS TO THE MOTION OF THANKS TO THE ADDRESS OF THE GOVERNOR
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AMENDMENTS TO THE MOTION OF THANKS TO THE ADDRESS OF THE GOVERNOR
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The following Cut Motions to Demand No. 76 – Electricity, Demand No. 86 – New and Renewable Energy, Demand No. 45 – Department of Archives, Demand No. 57 – Social Welfare, Demand No. 77 – River Navigation and Demand No. 87 – Department of Archaeology have been received from the Members as shown below against the respective Demands, which are fixed for discussion on the 21st July, 2022.
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The following Cut Motions to Demand No. 13 – Transport, Demand No. 19 – Industries, Trade & Commerce, Demand No. 31- Panchayats, Demand No. 74- Water Resources and Demand No. 71- Co-operation have been received from the Members as shown below against the respective Demands, which are fixed for discussion on the 19th July, 2022.
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The following Cut Motions to Demand No. 20- Printing & Stationery, Demand No. 78 –Tourism, Demand No. 82- Information Technology Demand No. 42 – Sports & Youth Affairs, Demand No. 43- Art & Culture and Demand No. 85 – Department of Rural Development have been received from the Members as shown below against the respective Demands, which are fixed for discussion on the 20th July, 2022.
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The following Cut Motions to Demand No. 47 –Goa Medical College, Demand No. 48 – Health Services, Demand No. 49 – Institute of Psychiatry & Human Behaviour, Demand No. 51 – Goa Dental College, Demand No. 53 – Food & Drugs Administration, Demand No. 54 – Town & Country Planning, Demand No. 55 – Municipal Administration, Demand No. 58- Women and Child Development and Demand No. 68- Forests have been received from the Members as shown below against the respective Demands, which are fixed for discussion on the 18th July, 2022.
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*WILL the Minister for Industries, Trade and Commerce be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government has taken any steps to conduct inspections with respect to various illegalities and irregularities happening in various units in Cuncolim Industrial Estate; if so, the date and time of the inspections carried out with name, designation and qualifications of the persons who conducted the inspection alongwith copies of Inspection Reports and Action Taken Reports by the Government thereon;
(b) whether the Government has taken steps to ensure safety and security measures are strictly followed by the units in Cuncolim Industrial Estate especially after the incidents such as Ammonia gas leakage reported at one units in Cuncolim Industrial Estate and a huge fire incident in one of the units in Pilerne Industrial Estate; if so; furnish the documentary evidence to substantiate the claim of the Government that necessary steps are taken and if not, the reasons therefor;
(c) whether due to absence of a Nodal agency, there is lack of coordination between various Departments such as Industries, Mines, Factories and Boilers, Environment and Climate change, Legal Metrology, Commercial Taxes, Excise, Fire Services, Disaster Management Authority, Home, etc. that has resulted in rise of illegal activities, pollution, accidents, loss to treasury, etc.;
(d) whether the Department has conducted any inspections with other Government Departments between 19th January 2023 till date in Cuncolim Industrial Estate to check the ground realities; if so, furnish copies of the Inspection reports and Action Taken Report; if not, the reasons therefor; and
(e) the steps taken by the Government to set up a Nodal Agency/Nodal Person to co-ordinate with various Departments pertaining to Air and Water Pollution, Hazardous waste and loss of revenue from various units in Cuncolim Industrial Estate in accordance with the assurance given by the Hon. Minister for Industries and Hon. Chief Minister in the Goa Legislative Assembly on 19th January 2023; if so, furnish copies of all relevant file notings, notifications, orders, etc., pertaining to the same and if not, the reasons therefor?
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Industries,Trade and Commerce
Department of Industries
WILL the Minister for Tourism be pleased to state:
(a) the details of the methodology/procedure/criteria adopted by the Department to decide/finalise the scope of work, estimated cost and technical specifications of the work that involves elements of Architecture, Engineering, Fabrication, Carpentry, Fine arts, Creative designing, Art and craft, etc., pertaining to events organized/managed under the Tourism Department;
(b) whether the Department has sufficient staff strength that are qualified with knowledge of elements like Architecture, Engineering, Fabrication, Carpentry, Fine Arts, Creative designing, Art and Craft, etc., to decide/finalise the scope of work, estimated cost and technical specifications of the work, creative designing pertaining to Events organized/managed under the Tourism Department;
(c) the details of the staff/officials involved/engaged by the Tourism Department to prepare/handle the methodology/procedure/criteria adopted by Tourism Department to decide/finalise the scope of work, estimated cost and technical specifications of the work, Creative designing pertaining to events organized/managed under Tourism Department such as their name, address, age, qualification, designation, date of joining service, duration of service;
(d) the details of the procedure/methodology adopted by the Department to select Event Management Agency to organize/manage events of various other Departments/Corporations/Autonomous Bodies alongwith copies of relevant file notings pertaining to all such events from the year 2019 till date;
(e) the details such as the name, date, type, place, duration of the event, name of the Event Management Agency engaged to organise the Event, expenditure incurred on the event, names of dignitaries/ guests/ faculties/ executives/ officials/ staff representing Government of Goa that attended the Events from the year 2019 till date, furnish year-wise details in tabulated format?
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Tourism
Department of Tourism
*WILL the Minister for Transport be pleased to state:
(a) the number of road and fatal accidents occurred in the State of Goa from the year 2019 till date; furnish month-wise details of each accident such as name of the persons involved in the accidents, name of the victims involved in accidents, name of the accused involved in the accident, details of vehicles such as registration number, insurance of the vehicle, PUC Certificate, Fitness Certificate and copies of Panchanama reports;
(b) the details of Accident Prone Zones identified by the Transport Department in the State of Goa with name and location of the area, village, taluka, district in which the said Accident Prone Zones are located;
(c) the details of the steps taken by the Department to reduce the danger of accidents in the said Accident Prone Zones in the State;
(d) whether the Department has done any assessment/ study/ analysis of the constant fatal accidents occurred in the State of Goa from the year 2019 till date; if so, furnish copies of the findings of the reports along with Action taken Report by the Government; if not, the reasons for the same;
(e) the details of traffic signals installed by the Government at various locations in the State from the year 2019 till date such as the date of installation with its current status of functioning, the details of breakdowns and non-functioning of the same alongwith expenditure incurred on the same?
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Transport
Directorate of Transport
WILL the Minister for Industries, Trade and Commerce be pleased to state:
(a) furnish details of the area acquired by the Government for establishing various Industrial Estates in the State along with the details of area demarcated for Industrial plots, plots already occupied, vacant plots, vacant and unutilized land in each Industrial Estate with reasons for vacant/unutilized plots and vacant /unutilized land, with details of each Industrial Estate separately;
(b) furnish details of the methodology/criteria adopted by GIDC to fix the rate for developed plots in each Industrial Estate and whether the said rates are fixed taking into consideration additional/unforeseen liability arising out of any Litigation/conflict between GIDC and Original Owner of the land or any other dispute arising out of Acquisition of the land/property;
(c) furnish details of the number of plots developed in each Industrial Estates in Goa along with breakup of utilized plots, unutilized plots, vacant plots with details of each Industrial Estate separately;
(d) furnish details of vacant/unutilized plots in Industrial Estate in Goa with date on which the plot was developed and ready for allotment and the reason for the said plot to remain vacant with details of each plot in each Industrial Estate separately; and
(e) furnish details of the shops and Residential Quarters which are yet to be allotted/leased/sold in various Industrial Estate in Goa along with the reason for not allotting the said shop and Residential Quarters and the efforts made by the GIDC to allot/lease/sell the same; provide copies of relevant documents and the details of amount pending/outstanding as arrears against allotment/lease/sale of shop and Residential quarters in various Industrial Estate in Goa with names and addresses of the defaulters ?
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Industries,Trade and Commerce
Department of Industries
WILL the Minister for Civil supplies and Consumer Affairs be pleased to state:
(a) the details of the total number of Ration Cards in Goa along with breakup of ration cards in each Taluka;
(b) provide details of the number of ration cards in each type of category in the State of Goa with Taluka-wise details;
(c) whether the Government is contemplating to cancel ration cards issued to any particular category; if so, furnish details with copies of relevant file noting and the reasons for the same;
(d) whether the Government has examined the effect of the decision to cancel the ration cards at Administrative level where the ration cards are used as proof of identity/proof of existence; and
(e) whether the Government has taken into consideration the right of the Citizen under ‘National Food Security Act 2013”, while contemplating a decision to cancel Ration cards?
UNSTARRED LAQ NO.124 TABLED BY SHRI. YURI ALEMAO TO BE ANSWERED ON 31/03/2023
TITLE:-CANCELLATION OF RATION CARDS
| Question | Answer |
| WILL the Minister for Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs be pleased to state: | By Hon’ble, Minister of Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs |
a) | the details of the total number of Ration Cards in Goa along with breakup of ration cards in each Taluka; | Sir, The details are as per Annexure ‘A’. |
b) | provide details of the number of ration cards in each type of category in the State of Goa with Taluka-wise details; | Same as above |
c) | whether the Government is contemplating to cancel ration cards issued to any particular category; if so, furnish details with copies of relevant file noting and the reasons for the same; | There is no such proposal before the Government. |
d) | whether the Government has examined the effect of the decision to cancel the ration cards at Administrative level where the ration cards are used as proof of identity/proof of existence; and | The question does not arise, as the Department had in the year 2002 issued a Circular No. DCS/ S-7-1/ RC/ Vol.5/ 2002/ 1393 dated 31/10/2002 wherein it was stated that in order to stop misuse of family ration cards singly as identity proof it was decided by the Government that the administrative wings in the Government should not insist on production of ration cards for identification purpose and had instructed all Government Department to delete the provisions of ration cards in their respective Acts/ Rules/ Notification etc. (Copy attached as ANNUXURE – I). In the year 2015 the Government of India, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution (Department of Food & Public Distribution) New Delhi, notified the “Targeted Public Distribution System (Control) Order 2015” wherein sub clause (6) of clause 4 of the said order requires that the ration cards shall not be used as a document of identity or proof of residence. (Copy of page nos 554 & 555 of the above order attached as ANNUXURE – II) In view of the said order and since many department were insisting on ration card as proof of identity/address proof this Department issued a Notification bearing No. DCS/ENF/RC/15-16/58 dated 05/06/2015 requesting all the Government Departments to abide by the provisions of the said law and initiate necessary action to amend the various schemes and do away with the requirements of ration cards as a document of proof or identity( Copy attached as ANNUXURE – III ) |
e) | whether the Government has taken into consideration the right of the Citizen under \'National Food Security Act 2013\", while contemplating a decision to cancel Ration cards? | Does not arise in view of “C” above. |
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Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs
Department of Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs