Goa Legislative Assembly

*WILL the Minister for New & Renewable Energy be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has taken concrete steps to recover pending dues under The Goa Cess on Products and Substances Causing Pollution (Green Cess) Act, 2013; if so, provide a detailed calculation of Cess based on the quantity and purchase price of coal for different companies in the last five years prior to 06/02/2025 and after 08/02/2025 till date, in a tabular format for each company; also furnish the timeframe by which the Government will complete the assessment and issue Demand Notices for the recovery of revenue under the said Act;
(b) provide copies of official communications sent to defaulting companies for the recovery of pending dues under The Goa Cess on Products and Substances Causing Pollution (Green Cess) Act, 2013;
(c) whether the Government has sought details of products and substances handled by Mormugao Port Authority in the last five years; if so, provide detailed records, along with a separate Annexure of the assessment done by the Commercial Tax Department on revenue collection under the said Act, including the date of assessment and other relevant details;
(d) provide in a separate Annexure the full details of Demand Notices issued by the Government for the collection of revenue under The Goa Cess on Products and Substances Causing Pollution (Green Cess) Act, 2013, specifying the date of each notice issued till date and the current status of the same, including action taken against defaulters; and
(e) furnish in a separate Annexure company-wise details of payment of 50% of the Green Cess demand towards different types of Coal & Coke in compliance with the directions of the Hon’ble Supreme Court, in a tabulated format under The Goa Cess on Products and Substances Causing Pollution (Green Cess) Act, 2013, the details should include serial number, name of the company, year-wise payable amount, period for which the amount is paid, percentage of the amount paid, pending dues, and reasons for any pendency, if applicable, till date?

*WILL the Minister for Tourism be pleased to state:

(a) the initiatives taken by the Tourism department apart from road shows and International events to increase tourism footfalls in Goa and the results thereof; the methodology used for issuing advertisements to promote Hinterland tourism, Spiritual tourism, beaches, shacks and the types of cuisine served in shacks,  etc. such advertisements released during the last five years in different mediums outside India and within India (outside Goa); furnish details of advertisement expenditure, State/Country-wise and the number of tourists arrived from these States/Countries; the details of agencies empaneled to release such advertisements and copies of agreements signed with each of them; and the steps the Government has taken to promote tourism;
(b) whether there is a tough competition to Goa’s tourism from other States of India or neighboring Countries; if so, give details; whether prior approvals or Ex Post facto approval was taken to release the advertisements; if so, furnish details of all approvals; 
(c) the details of each travel with the total amount spent on foreign tours and travel marts since last five years; furnish the details with names, designation of the Ministers/MLAs’ and Government Officials who participated in the above mentioned tours/Travel Marts; furnish details of the total amount of T.A./D.A. paid to each official, Minister/MLAs’ and Government officials for each trip; and whether permission was taken/obtained for each visit/travel;
(d) the total number of tourists visited from the places where Government officials and Ministers/MLAs, who participated in travel marts and the separate expenditure of this travel to respective places; and
(e) whether the pre-audit has been done by the Sub-Committee of the State Marketing and Promotions Committee or any other agency with respect to expenditure of the above-mentioned foreign tours/road shows?
 

 WILL the Minister for Archaeology be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has received any letter/representation/memorandum urging the Government to notify Lohia Maidan, Margao, Azad Maidan, Panaji, Chieftains Memorial at Cuncolim and Martyrs Memorial at Patradevi and Assolna as places of historic importance from 2022 till date, furnish copies of all such communications;
(b) whether the Government has taken any steps to protect, preserve, maintain and notify the above referred places as places of historic importance, if so, furnish copies of all relevant file notings, if not, the reasons for not taking any steps despite giving assurance in the House;
(c) whether the Government will amend the Goa Ancient Monuments & Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1978 & Rules, 1980 to include places connected with first revolt against Portuguese in Goa, Goa Revolution Movement, Goa Liberation Movement such as Lohia Maidan Margao, Azad Maidan Panaji, Chieftains Memorial at Cuncolim and Martyrs Memorial at Patradevi and Assolna as protected monument/sites in Goa; if so, the timeline by which the same shall be done, if not, the reasons for the same;
(d) whether the Archaeology Department believes/ accepts that it is their moral responsibility to take care of all the places of historic importance; if so, the reasons the Archaeology Department is not taking any proactive steps to maintain places like Lohia Maidan Margao, Azad Maidan Panaji, Chieftains Memorial at Cuncolim and Martyrs Memorial at Patradevi and Assolna and ensure that they are free from the menace of drunkards and anti-social elements; and
(e) the details of the steps taken by the Government to undertake the structural and safety audits of the protected monuments in Goa along with the copies of the reports and current status of each monument including the details and current status of the repair/renovations/restorations/structural consolidations carried out at each monument?
 

WILL the Minister for Information Technology be pleased to state:

(a) the total number of IT industries brought in the State of Goa for the last five years;
(b) the details of opportunities and openings created for IT professionals in the State for the last five years;
(c) the number of professionals employed by the Government in IT in the State with their scope of work;
(d) whether the Government has done audit of all the websites of Goa Government; and
(e) the details of date of audit of each website and whether the content of these website is available in Konkani as well as English, if so, the details of websites having these facilities?
 

WILL the Minister for Social Welfare be pleased to state:

(a) the amount of funds received for the last five years under the National Action Plan for drug demand reduction, furnish detailed report and the action plan over the utilization of the above funds and drug demand reduction for the last five years;
(b) the details of the Committee engaged in executing the plan/project and the steps taken by this committee to achieve the goal; and
(c) whether the department has sought assistance of other departments to tackle the issue, if so, furnish details along with communication done to various departments?