Goa Legislative Assembly

“This House unanimously resolves and  recommends  the Government to formulate a Comprehensive Goa State Artificial Intelligence and Deep-Tech Policy, with adequate budgetary allocation for Semiconductor ecosystem development, Artificial Intelligence curriculum in Schools with skill programmes, incentives for Goan Artificial Intelligence Start-ups, sectoral Artificial Intelligence integration in Healthcare, Agriculture, Tourism, delivery of public services and creation of Artificial Intelligence employment opportunities for Goan youth, to ensure that Goa emerges as India’s leading Artificial Intelligence hub.”

“This House recommends that the Government of Goa proposes to the Government of India, the need to formally recognize ‘Tiatr’ the rich and dynamic theatre tradition of Goa, as a form of Indian cultural expression that deserves official acknowledgement. The House further recommends that the Government of Goa should take steps in co-ordination with the Ministry of Culture to prepare and submit a nomination dossier for the inscription of ‘Tiatr’ in the UNESCO Representative list of the cultural heritage of humanity, pursuant to the provisions of the 2003 UNESCO Convention.”

This House strongly recommends the Government to enact a legislation making it obligatory/mandatory for landlords/property owners to submit details of their tenants' for police verification prior to renting out premises, coupled with provisions for levying substantive penalties, to ensure strict compliance in order to enhance the security in Goa

This House recommends the Government to use the Leprosarium property in the Curtorim village  to establish a well-designed cultural centre, library, mini museum  in the name of Padma Bhushan Dr Jose Pereira to be built and managed by the Directorate of Art & Culture to boost cultural, literary and Indological  research activities in areas such as ethnomusicology, art, sculptures, architecture, sociolinguistics, folklore like  Mando, Dekhni of Goa and make Curtorim, Salcete  a well-known place for scholars, artists and international visitors

“This House strongly recommends the Government to request the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to establish a Circuit Bench in Panaji, for the benefit/convenience of environmentalist, litigants, lawyers, Government officials and the public at large in the State.”

 The following Members spoke on the Resolution.

 1. Shri Aleixo R. Lourenco, MLA

2. Shri Churchill Alemao, MLA

 SHRI NILESH CABRAL, Minister for Environment replied to the points raised by the Mover.

 The Resolution was put to vote and negatived

“Attention of the House is drawn to the fact that in the new age of information technology, the State of Goa has a large pool of qualified youth, particularly in emerging fields such as Artificial Intelligence, creative technologies, digital innovation and IT infrastructure. The steps being taken by the Government to promote these sectors, to undertake focused skill and upskill initiatives for youth in these areas so that they can effectively utilise this talent pool, generate employment opportunities, and develop a robust system for AI-driven industries, creative technology enterprises and advanced IT infrastructure in the State.

“Attention of the House is drawn as regards the current widespread practice of packaging toothpaste in paperboard boxes which constitutes a major chunk of total waste materials and significantly contributes to environmental degradation. The measures the Government has taken in this regard, especially in terms of prevention of environmental degradation and contribute to sustainable environment.  

Attention of the House is called as regards the people of Goa due to frequent breakdowns and inaccessibility of the website of the Directorate of Settlement and Land Records (DSLR). The DSLR website is one of the most visited portal among all State Government Department websites. This vital digital resource houses a wealth of crucial information, including land records, survey plans, and mutation case status, among others. The steps the Government intends to take in the matter.

“Fear and Anxiety in the minds of the people of Goa with regard to road access to their houses. There are thousands of houses in Goa which do not have motorable road access and instead use the traditional (kaccha) road access through private property.  The survey department failed to show access to many properties on the survey maps.  This has resulted in an increase in conflict in the villages where landlords have been blocking road access to the affected people's homes by constructing compound walls. As a result, it is almost impossible for emergency services to access such houses in case of an accident or weather-related disaster. The steps the Government has taken to initiate a State-wide exercise to identify such landlocked properties and modify the survey maps to reflect existing access to such plots”.

“Fear and anxiety in the minds of the public and legal fraternity of Salcete taluka regarding the inordinate delay in services rendered by the Office of the Sub-Registrar cum Civil Registrar of Salcete. The office handles a large volume of property conveyance transactions, as well as other notarial services and the issuance of certified copies of old land records, and happens to be one of the highest revenue earners of stamp duty, registration fees etc. However, the posting of only two Sub-Registrars is found to be woefully inadequate and has affected timely delivery of public services; for example, approval of sale/conveyance deeds on NGDRS portal take an abnormally long time to come. Action the Government proposes to take in this regard.”

“This House Congratulates Goa’s eminent artist, Subodh Kerkar for being invited to show his sculptures and installations in one of the major contemporary museums of the world, Kunstmuseum, Bochum, Germany for a period of 6 months .This is the highest honor achieved by any contemporary artist from Goa in recent times on the international art scene.”

The following Members spoke on the Motion:

1. Shri Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco, MLA  …………… 12 43 PM
2. Shri Michael Lobo, MLA ……………………….         12 44 PM
3. 3.      Shri Pratapsingh R. Rane, Leader of Opposition …           12 46 PM
4. Shri Rohan Khaunte, MLA ……………………….…  12 49 PM
5. Shri Vishwajit Rane, MLA ………………………..…  12 51 PM
6. Shri Mauvin Godinho, MLA ……………………..…  12 54 PM
7. Shri Digambar Kamat, MLA …………………..……  12 56 PM
8. Shri Vishnu Surya Naik, MLA ………………..…….  12 57 PM
9. 9.      Shri Dayanand Mandrekar, Minister for Art & Culture.. 01 01 PM

10. Shri Rajendra Arlekar, Speaker ………………….…..           01 04 PM

The Motion was adopted unanimously.

SHRI ALEIXO REGINALDO LOURENCO, MLA was not present in the House; the following Condolatory Motion was not moved.

“This House deeply condoles the sad demise of late Reverend Canon  Fr. Antimo Gomes, a dedicated Priest, Educationist who was instrumental in setting up Diocesan Society of Education in Goa. He was also the receipt of National and State level awards for education including the Goa Golden Jubilee Award.”

“This House congratulate three Goans namely Puja Krishna Resham, Aviraj Anil Kalangutkar and Velancia Fernandes for winning three medals including one gold and two silvers in the floor hockey of the 2013 special Olympics world winter games which were held at Pyeong Chang, South Korea recently.”

               The following Members spoke:       

1. Shri  Aleixo R. Lourenco, MLA………………..12 45 PM
2. Shri Ramesh Tawadkar, Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs..…….12 48 PM

Shri Rajendra Arlekar, Speaker……………...12 52 PM

The Motion was adopted unanimously.

SHRI ALEIXO REGINALDO LOURENCO, MLA moved the following:

“This House congratulates Shri Jose Philip D’Souza, for being elected as the Party President of the N.C.P. Party, the Party being a coalition of the ruling Congress Party.”

The following members spoke:

1. Shri Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco ……………………………….    3 17 PM

2. Shri Nilkant Halankar, Minister for Tourism ………………...    3 18 PM

3. Shri Ramkrishna Dhavalikar, Minister for Transport ……….    3 19 PM

4. Shri Filip Nery Rodrigues, Minister for Water Resources …..    3 20 PM

5. Shri Aliexo Sequeira, Minister for Power ……………………..    3 21 PM

6. Shri Damodar Naik ……………………………………………...    3 22 PM

7. Shri Manohar Azgaonkar, Minister for Sports ……………….    3 24 PM

8. Shri Digambar Kamat, Chief Minister …………………………   3 27 PM

9. Shri Pratapsingh Rane, Speaker ………………………………….   3 28 PM

The motion was adopted unanimously.

SHRI ALEIXO REGINALDO LOURENCO, MLA moved the following:

“This House congratulates Justice Ferdino Rebello for having elevated the post of Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court being a Goan and an Ex-MLA of this August House.”

The following Members spoke:

1. Shri Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco ……………………. ……….   12 46 PM

2. Shri Joaquim Alemao, Minister for Urban Development …..   12 47 PM

3. Shri Francis D’Souza …………………………………………...   12 48 PM

4. Smt. Victoria Fernandes ……………………………………….    12 50 PM

5. Shri Aleixo Sequeira, Minister for Power …………………….  12 53 PM

6. Shri Mahadev Naik ……………………………………………..  12 55 PM

7. Shri Mauvin Godinho, Deputy Speaker ……………………...  12 57 PM

8. Shri Digambar Kamat, Chief Minister ………………………..  1 01 PM

9. Shri Pratapsingh Rane, Speaker ………………………………. 1 03 PM

  ZERO HOUR MENTION

The issue of High Cost and Reduced Supply of  Beef in Goa 
Department  Animal Husbandry 
Concerned Minister: Shri Nilkanth Harlankar

The attention of the House is drawn  that Beef one of the important economical source of protein has become expensive and also its supply has  been drastically reduced.  It is given to understand that two factors are mainly contributing to the aforesaid cause  i) The cow vigilante groups create problems in the supply of beef  in Goa  and ii)The rising exports of beef to  overseas  has also contributed to fewer animals being brought for slaughter locally. The Steps the government intends to take in this regard for making available  economically priced  beef  round the year without any more hiccups and especially  important festivals of Eid ul Fitr will be celebrated soon followed with Easter .                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

Renovation  of Camorlim VP Library with digital infrastructure  in Curtorim Constituency 
Department Art and Culture   
Concerned Minister: Shri Ramesh Tawadkar

The attention of the House is drawn that Camorlim V.P. Library was shifted from its designated area on the first floor to one of the shop’s in the ground floor of the said panchayat on account of  Renovation work  for setting up of Library under Central Scheme since  April 2025. According to the 23rd April 2025  corrrespondence of  Krishnadas Sharma Goa State Central Library under the Directorate of Art and Culture addresssed to the Village Panchayat Camorlim ,Salcete Goa. “The info Tech Corporation of Goa Limited being an implementing agency has scehduled to commence the work of renovation from April 2025….”
The delay in non commencement of the aforesaid  renovation work is creating inconvenience for the passionate readers of book including  children ,adoloscents etc  The action the government intends to take in this regard.

Department Social Welfare  
Concerned Minister: Shri Subhash Phaldessai 
DSSS STATUS ONLINE SITE

The attention of the House is drawn to the long pending demand  that the website of  Dayanand Social Security Scheme ( DSSS) has not been designed   / made operational yet  which in turn puts its beneficiaries of its financial assistance  and its new applicants under lot of hardships. Even to obtain the necessary information like to know  status of application  becomes difficult  from DSSS helpline No. 8882988000  as most of the time  the line is busy  or the call is not being attended.
The action the government intends to get the website  for DSSS Online Site designed/ working as it would aid the  applicants in avoiding the inconvenience to visit the District office to view the updates of their pending DSSS application. 

Renovation of  the Gym at Camorlim V.P.Panchayat in Curtorim Constituency 
Department  Panchayati Raj 
Concerned Minister: Shri Mauvin Godinho

The attention of the House is drawn that the Gymnasium (Gym) at  Camorlim V.P. in Curtorim Constituency is facing issues of repair and renovation especially its equipments are more than two decades old . This important athletic facility/ fitness center is popular with physical fitness enthusiasts  in the village of Camorlim de Salcete  and its surrounding areas  The Steps the government intends to take in this regard.  

Request to Make Seafarers Pension Permanent 
Department NRI 
Concerned Minister : Dr Pramod Sawant

The attention of the House is drawn that many seafarers have approached me and enlightened me of the Hon’ble Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant’s  assurance given on Seafarers Day  on June 25th . 2025 that Seafarers Pension would be made permanent  as “Seafarers are the pride of Goa, with a tradition that spans over a century”. The steps Government will take in this matter for the Seafarers Pension to be made permanent and regular i.e., to be paid every month.