LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF GOA FIFTEENTH …

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LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF GOA

FIFTEENTH SESSION 2021

LIST OF STARRED QUESTIONS FOR ANSWER

ON 29 JULY 2021

Total No. of Questions: 49

DEPARTMENTSINDEX

SL.

NO

DEPARTMENT QUESTION NOS.

1 Agriculture 12B. 14B

2 Archives and Archaeology 18B*

3 Cooperation 4B

4 Finance 3A, 3B, 6A, 10A, 16A, 17A, 17B, 18C*

5 Home 6C, 9B, 10C, 11C, 15B, 16B, 17C

6 Mines and Geology 3C, 18A*

7 Ports 7B

8 Public Works 1A, 1B, 1C, 2A, 4A, 6B, 7A, 8A, 8B, 9A,

14A, 15A, 15C, 16C

9 Rural Development Agency 5A

10 Science and Technology 5C

11 Town and Country Planning 4C. 10B, 11B, 12A, 13A, 13C

12 Tribal Welfare 12C

13 Waste Management 5B, 7C, 11A, 13B

* Names of S/Shri Jayesh Salgaonkar and Vijai Sardesai are bracketed and

shown at Starred LAQ No.18A, 18B and 18C.

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MEMBERS INDEX

Sl.

No

Name of the Member LAQ

No.

Department

1 SHRI ANTONIO FERNANDES 1A Public Works

1B Public Works

1C Public Works

2 SMT. ALINA SALDANHA 2A Public Works

3 SHRI RAMKRISHNA

DHAVALIKAR

3A Finance

3B Finance

3C Mines and Geology

4 SHRI FRANCISCO SILVEIRA 4A Public Works

4B Cooperation

4C Town and Country

Planning

5 SHRI ATANASIO

MONSERRATE

5A Rural Development

5B Waste Management

5C Science and

Technology

6 SHRI ROHAN KHAUNTE 6A Finance

6B Public Works

6C Home

7 SHRI ALEIXO REGINALDO

LOURENCO

7A Public Works

7B Ports

7C Waste Management

8 SHRI NILKANTH HALARNKAR 8A Public Works

8B Public Works

9 SHRI CHURCHILL ALEMAO 9A Public Works

9B Home

10 SHRI DIGAMBAR KAMAT 10A Finance

10B Town and Country

Planning

10C Home

11 SHRI CLAFASIO DIAS 11A Waste Management

11B Town and Country

Planning

11C Home

12 SHRI PRASAD GAONKAR 12A Town and Country

Planning

12B Agriculture

12C Tribal Welfare

13 SHRI WILFRED D’SA 13A Town and Country

Planning

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13B Waste Management

13C Town and Country

Planning

14 SHRI PRAVIN ZANTYE 14A Public Works

14B Agriculture

15 SHRI RAVI S. NAIK 15A Public Works

15B Home

15C Public Works

16 SHRI LUIZINHO FALEIRO 16A Finance

16B Home

16C Public Works

17 SHRI JOSE LUIS CARLOS

ALMEIDA

17A Finance

17B Finance

17C Home

18 SHRI VINODA PALIENCAR 18A Mines and Geology

18B Archaeology

18C Finance

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LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF GOA

FIFTEENTH SESSION 2021

LIST OF STARRED QUESTIONS FOR ANSWER

ON 29 JULY 2021

SHRI ANTONIO FERNANDES

FLOODING OF ROAD NEAR JACK SEQUEIRA CIRCLE

1A. *WILL the Minister for Public Works be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is aware of the hardships faced by the

residents from Vaddy, Temba Vaddy in Merces during monsoons

due to the flooding of the road leading towards the village near

Jack Sequeira Circle; and

(b) the remedial steps the Government has taken to improve the roads

and alleviate the villagers from the hardships faced?


IMPROVEMENT OF WATER SUPPLY IN SANTA CRUZ

CONSTITUENCY

1B. *WILL the Minister for Public Works be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is aware of the water shortage problem

faced by the residents of the Villages of Santa Cruz, Merces and

Chimbel due to breakdown of the old pipeline in Santa Cruz

Constituency;

(b) the action the Government intends to take to resolve this

breakdown issue; and

(c) the plans of the Government to provide water to all residents of

Santa Cruz Constituency for 4-5 hours on a daily basis and the time

frame by which this will be achieved?


STATUS OF PROPOSAL FOR ROAD IMPROVEMENT IN SANTA

CRUZ CONSTITUENCY

1C. *WILL the Minister for Public Works be pleased to state:

(a) the status of the various proposals the Government has received

from Santa Cruz Constituency for improvement of roads from

01.04.2019 till date;

(b) the details of the action taken by the Government;

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(c) whether the Government is aware that no proposals from Santa

Cruz Constituency have been sanctioned for the financial year

2020-2021;

(d) the reasons for delay in processing; and

(e) the time frame required for completion of all the proposed works?

SMT. ALINA SALDANHA

WATER CRISIS IN CORTALIM CONSTITUENCY


(a) the reasons for low water pressure experienced since the last 4-5

months in the villages of Sancoale, especially in the areas of

Upasnagar and Zuarinagar;

(b) the measures taken to improve the pressure of water supplied to

these areas; and

(c) the time frame required to provide systematic water supply to the

villages of Cortalim, Quelossim and Sancoale to enable the people

to get at least 12 to 15 hours uninterrupted water supply;

(d) whether it is a fact that various housing projects such as Tata

Housing, Umiya Solicitude Coop. Housing Society have come up

on the Sancoale plateau and have approached the PWD for laying

water pipelines at their own cost;

(e) if so, the means through which the PWD will provide water to

these new housing projects when the existing consumers and facing

hardship due to lack of water supply;

(f) whether the Government intends to construct new water reservoirs

to fulfill this additional need in the village of Sancoale; and

(g) if so, the areas in the village that are identified for this

infrastructure and the time frame by which this infrastructure will

be made available?

SHRI RAMKRISHNA DHAVALIKAR

PROPOSED PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN BY THE GSIDC

3A. *WILL the Minister for Finance be pleased to state:

(a) the Constituency-wise details of the number of ongoing/proposed

projects undertaken by the GSIDC in the State from the year 2012

till date;

(b) the Constituency-wise details such as name of the project, name of

the agency, estimated cost, date of work order, tender amount,

location, proposed date of completion and present status;

(c) whether the projects are as per schedule within the time frame; if

not, the reasons for delay;

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(d) whether there is an arbitration clause in each of the agreements of

the above works; if so, the details thereof;

(e) whether there is any escalation clause in each of the agreements of

the above works; if so, the details thereof; and

(f) the names of the parent Departments that proposed the above

works?


GOA GOVERNMENT STOCK SECURITIES

3B. *WILL the Minister for Finance be pleased to state:

(a) the details of total amount of Goa Government Stock Securities

that have been auctioned by Government of Goa between April

2012 till date;

(b) the break-up of Goa Government Stock Securities that have been

auctioned between April 2012 till date in a tabular format with

information as under:

i) date of auction;

ii) amount of stock auctioned;

iii) the tenure of the stock;

iv) the rate of interest accrued upon the stock;

v) the exact purposed for the sale of stock/object of the loan;

vi) utilization certificate for expenditure made with the amount

raised by sale of the stock;

vii) details of the buyer of each stock including name, address,

type of business and name of individual representing the

buyer;

viii) the total amount paid after completion of tenure of each

stock;

(c) the details of the total amount outstanding including interest that

has to be repaid by Government of Goa for the sale of Goa

Government Stock Securities and the time frame (date of

repayment) batch wise from the year 2012 along with details of

repayment undertaken; and

(d) the total debt as on date of the Government of Goa?


MINING DUMPS AVAILABLE IN MINING AREAS

3C. *WILL the Minister for Mines and Geology be pleased to state:

(a) the details of mining dumps available in the mining area and

nearby areas;

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(b) the Taluka wise details such as Village(Wado), area of mining

dumps, owner of the mining dumps, quantity of mining dumps and

date of existence of mining dumps;

(c) the action the Government intends to take for selling or removal of

the dumps; and

(d) whether the Government intends to refill the mining areas with

these dumps?

SHRI FRANCISCO SILVEIRA

PLOTS FOR DISPLACED PERSONS


(a) whether housing plots been provided to the people of Agassaim

and Goa Velha that have been displaced due to acquisition of land

for the New National Highway-17;

(b) whether the acquired land has been developed for construction; if

so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;

(c) the time frame by which the existing structures on the acquired

land will be demolished;

(d) whether the displaced people will be provided developed housing

plots before eviction; if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the names of displaced persons and the area of land allotted to

each?


RECOVERY OF DEPOSITORS’ MONEY FROM MADGAUM URBAN

CO-OPERATIVE BANK

4B. *WILL the Minister for Cooperation be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government will make efforts to recover the deposits

of the depositors of Madgaum Urban Co-operative Bank due to the

scam created by the Bank;

(b) whether the Government will hold the Board of Directors of the

Bank responsible to recover the money;

(c) whether the Government proposes to take criminal action against

the Board Directors of the Bank to recover depositors money; if so,

the details thereof; if not, the reasons therefor;

(d) whether the Registrar of Co-operative Societies should be held

accountable for the scam as the Bank was registered with Registrar

of Co-operative Societies who has supervisory powers over the

bank;

(e) whether the scam was not noticed by the Registrar of Co-operative

Societies during the annual audit; and

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(f) whether the Government will seek an explanation from the

Registrar of Co-operative Societies for its negligence; if so, the

details thereof?


LICENCES FOR COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTIONS IN

ST. ANDRE CONSTITUENCY

4C. *WILL the Minister for Town and Country Planning be pleased to state:

(a) the number of licences issued for construction of commercial

buildings in the villages of Nauxim, Bambolim, Curca, Talaulim,

Batim, Siridao, Goa Velha, Agassaim, Neura, Mandur and

Azossim in St. Andre Constituency from 2014 till date;

(b) whether any complaints were received from the public against

these constructions; if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether any cases are pending in Courts against these

constructions; if so, the details thereof;

(d) the procedure followed by the Government to grant licences for

construction in the CRZ area with details thereof; and

(e) whether any construction licences were rejected by the

Government; if so, the details thereof?

SHRI ATANASIO MONSERRATE

SCHEMES AND BENEFICIARIES UNDER RDA

5A. *WILL the Minister for Rural Development be pleased to state:

(a) the total number of works undertaken under GGSY in North and

South with the total cost;

(b) the list of beneficiaries under the following schemes for the last 5

years;

i) IAY;

ii) NFBS;

iii) NOAPS;

iv) PMGSY;

(c) the names of the Panchayats that have been allocated funds for

MGNREGA with amount of fund allocated;

(d) the reason the State has not availed much benefit from the Central

Schemes like Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment

Guarantee Scheme(MGNREGS), Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana -

National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM), Deen Dayal

Upadyay - Gramin Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY), Pradhan

Mantri Awaas Yojana - Gramin (PMAY-G), Pradhan Mantri Gram

Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), Shyama Prasad Mukherjee National

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Urban Mission and National Social Assistance Programme

(NSAP);

(e) the efforts made by the Department regarding National Rural

Livelihoods Mission with details; and

(f) whether the State Government has given the rank of a full-fledged

Department to the Rural Development Agency(RDA) by naming it

as Department of Rural Development; if so, the details of benefits

obtained due to full fledged Department?


WASTE TREATMENT PLANTS IN THE STATE

5B. *WILL the Minister for Waste Management be pleased to state:

(a) the status of the Baiguinim project as on date;

(b) the cost of the Saligao Waste Management Plant and the areas that

will be catered by this plant;

(c) whether the work of the Common Bio-Medical Treatment Facility

in Kundaim Industrial Estate and the E-Waste Treatment Plant at

Pissurlem are still in progress;

(d) if so, the status of the same with details of procedure adopted to put

them to operation and whether it will be given to a private firm;

(e) whether the Memorandum of Understanding has been signed

between the Goa Waste Management Corporation (GWMC) and

the Norwegian Company namely SINTEF for disposal and

recycling of construction debris and waste; and

(f) if so, the status of the Memorandum of Understanding?


BUDGET ALLOCATION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT

5C. *WILL the Minister for Science and Technology be pleased to state:

(a) the budget allocation for Science and Technology Department; and

(b) the type of activities that can be undertaken by the Department to

promote science fairs/exhibitions/projects/research for students,

etc.?

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SHRI ROHAN KHAUNTE

LOANS, BORROWINGS AND INCOME OF THE STATE


(a) the total borrowings of the State as on date; the month-wise details

of the borrowings under capital, revenue and other heads;

(b) the year-wise details of the loans taken by the Government in the

last 10 years along with purpose for which the loan was availed,

copies of loan application, date of loan, total amount of interest

paid, source of loan, type of loan, tenure of loan and current

repayment schedule;

(c) the year-wise details of the loans repaid by the Government in the

last 10 years along with the date on which loan was taken, source

of loan, purpose of loan, loan amount, instalments paid, type of

loan, method of repayment, interest paid, tenure and date of

closure/repayment of loan;

(d) whether the Government has defaulted on repayment of any loan

availed in the last 10 years; if so, the details of the date on which

loan was taken, source of loan, purpose of loan, loan amount,

instalments paid, type of loan, interest paid, tenure, details of all

defaulted instalments and interest paid due to default;

(e) the details of the bonds sold/mortgaged in the last 3 years along

with the number of bonds, type of bond/mortgage, date of

sale/mortgage and rate;

(f) the amount of public debt as on date with year-wise details for the

last 5 years;

(g) the present loan per head as calculated by the Department with

year-wise details for the last 5 years;

(h) the income from the Centre to the State in the last 3 years with

details under the following heads;

i) Central GST/State GST

ii) Grant in Aid

iii) 60th year Liberation funds

iv) Others

(i) the amount of GST payable to the State from the Centre; the

details of the CGST and SGST from the date of implementation of

GST year-wise;

(j) the year-wise details of the shortfall in GST compensation pending

to be received from the Centre along with details of the

compensation received, compensation pending to be received,

shortfall and reasons for delay;

(k) the details of the plan of the State post 2022 once the compensation

to be paid by Centre stops; and

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(l) the details of the income from VAT with differential rates charged

on Petrol and Diesel in the last 3 years along with the base rate and

revenue earned by the State through increase in VAT?

SHRI ROHAN KHAUNTE

NATIONAL HIGHWAY AND STATE ROADS


(a) the details of all Contractors and Consultants appointed to carry out

the works of the National Highway from Patradevi via Pernem to

Canacona as on date along with following details for each

Contractor and Consultant appointed;

1) name, address and contact details of the Contractors;

2) name and address an contact details of the Consultants;

3) copies of work order/Agreement;

4) copies of Tender documents through which

Contractor/Consultant is appointed;

5) the list of participants under each tender;

6) copies of bids submitted by each participant;

(b) the details and copies of all bills raised, bills pending and bills

cleared for each Contractor and Consultant with regards to the

works of National Highway roads at Point No. (a) above;

(c) the details of all land acquired, compensation paid, land pending to

be acquired, pending compensation to be paid as on date with

regards to the National Highway roads acquisition process;

(d) the details of the Monitoring Authority/Certifying Authority/Nodal

Officers for the works of the National Highway roads along with

date of its formation, persons deployed from Centre, persons

deployed by the Contractor/Consultant to monitor the work, copies

of all site inspection reports, copies of all site visit reports and all

other compliance reports submitted by them till date;

(e) whether it is a fact that the works of the National Highway which

include widening of road, construction of flyover and bridges are

not satisfactory and substandard; if so, the details thereof;

(f) the copies of all complaints received on the works of National

Highways and action taken on each complaint as on date;

(g) the number of proposals that are pending for works under PWD

(Roads) from 2017 till date with details Constituency-wise and

year-wise under Capital and Revenue heads along with the type of

work, estimated cost, work description, area of the works under the

following categories;

1) details and copies of proposals received;

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2) details and copies of proposal/works pending along with

reasons for pendency;

3) details of works tendered as on date;

4) details of works tendered but work order not issued;

5) details and copies of files pending expenditure sanction;

6) details and copies of file pending to be sent for expenditure

sanction;

7) details of works where work order is issued but work has not

started with reasons therefor;

8) details and copies of all works completed;

(h) the Constituency-wise details and copies of all files pending with

the Finance Department relating to roads at the end of the

following financial years along with details of work revalidated at

the end of every financial years 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20 and

2020-21;

(i) the total outstanding to Contractors working on State roads as on

date with details;

(j) the present status of the flyover from Porvorim Bazar to Teen

Building Junction along with the date of commencement, date of

completion, details of contractors and consultants, copies of work

orders and reasons for delay;

(k) furnish copies of all suggestions submitted by the residents of

Porvorim with regard to the Flyover from Porvorim Bazar to Teen

Building Junction along with status of each suggestion as on date;

(l) whether the MLA of Porvorim has raised issues of works carried

out from Mapusa Tar to Porvorim Bazaar; if so, the details of the

visits conducted, engineers present on site, action taken on the site

and action taken on the contractor due to such lapses; and

(m) whether the PWD acknowledges the breaking of the water pipeline

and the snapping of the main underground cable leading to major

electricity and water problems by the Highway Contractor; if so,

the details of the action taken on the Contractor; if not, the reasons

therefor?

SHRI ROHAN KHAUNTE

LAND SCAMS IN THE STATE

6C. *WILL the Minister for Home be pleased to state:

(a) the number of cases relating to illegal land transfer/scam/land

grabbing have been filed in Porvorim and Mapusa Police Stations

in the last 10 years; the details along with copies of FIR, charge

sheet copies, date of FIR, investigating officer, complainant details,

land details and present status;

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(b) the present status of the FIR relating to the land scam in the Survey

Nos. 404/1, 227/14, 227/21 and 227/15 of Village Socorro,

Porvorim along with the details of the status of investigation,

name of the investigating officer, copy of FIR, copy of charge

sheet and details of the complainant, copies of the complaint and

details of the persons against whom the complaint if filed;

(c) the present status of the complaint filed by Rajesh Sharma and 10

others who were duped in the land scam relating to illegal power of

attorney holder in Survey No.234/1 of Socorro ad-measuring

16,000 sqmts; furnish copies of the complaint, details of complaint,

details of the persons against whom complaint is filed, copies of

FIR, copies of charge sheet, investigating officer and present status

of each complaint;

(d) the reasons for delay in investigation of the above 2 cases at serial

Nos. (b) and (c); and

(e) the number of land scams reported in the State in the last10 years

with details along with the survey numbers, Village, area of land,

complainant details, copies of complaint, person against whom

complaint is filed, place of filing complaint, name of investigating

officer, copies of FIR , copies of charge sheet and status of the case

as on date?

SHRI ALEIXO REGINALDO LOURENCO

STATE’S SUFFICIENCY IN WATER SUPPLY


(a) whether the State is self-sufficient in domestic water supply; if not

the reasons for water being allowed to be diverted from Mhadayi

with reasons therefor;

(b) the number and details of water connections released in the State;

(c) the number of water connections that go dry during the summer

season with details area-wise and village-wise separately;

(d) the number of water connections that get water for 24 hours, 12

hours, 6 hours and less than 6 hours with details taluka-wise,

village-wise and town-wise;

(e) the number and details of commercial water connections

available/existing in the State;

(f) the details of water usage in the State both domestic and

commercial with details taluka-wise of the quantum of water used

for both domestic and commercial purpose;

(g) the amount of revenue earned and details of sources of water and

quantity of water from each source;

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(h) the mode existing to the present set up and the threat expected in

the future along with the steps the Government intends to take for

the same;

(i) whether the Government has made any study of the requirement in

the future and steps the Government should take for the same or

whether there is any such study in the pipeline with details thereof;

and

(j) whether the Government is satisfied with the water supply in the

State; if so, the reason therefor and if not, the steps the Government

intends to take in the matter?


CONSULTATION ON DRAFT INDIAN PORTS BILL 2021

7B. *WILL the Minister for Ports be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is aware that a new Indian Ports Bill has

been drafted by Central Government and sent to coastal States for

consultation;

(b) whether the Government is aware that the proposed law contains

several provisions that directly and indirectly dilute and impinge on

powers of States with respect to minor ports and enables their

privatization;

(c) the details of public consultation conducted or proposed to be

conducted with respect to the proposed law; and

(d) whether the Government has communicated its views to the Centre

on the draft law; if so, the details thereof?


FLOW OF LEACHATE FROM SONSODDO GARBAGE DUMP

7C. *WILL the Minister for Waste Management be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is aware that year after year during every

monsoon season Sonsoddo garbage dump is besieged by flowing of

harmful leachate to water bodies including wells, drains, mullahs

and river Sal and even paddy fields; if so, the reasons the

Government does not have a permanent preventive measure to stop

the flow of leachate;

(b) the reasons the Government is lagging in taking preventive

measures to cover the Sonsoddo garbage dump during monsoons as

it would have prevented the flow of leachate;

(c) the reasons the Government is not taking any action to redress this

grievance especially since it has been constantly promising to

solve the Sonsoddo garbage issue since 2012 ;

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(d) the authority responsible for the callousness in the flow of leachate

from the dump;

(e) whether it is a fact that the flow of leachate is also contaminating

ground water in Curtorim Constituency and proving to be a major

health hazard; the action the Government has taken in this regard

with details thereof and if not, the reason therefor; and

(f) the details on the action taken to remove the leachate flown from

the Sonsoddo dump to water bodies and paddy fields?

SHRI NILKANTH HALARNKAR

STATUS OF FOUR LANE ROAD FROM PATRADEVI TO POLEM


(a) the present status of four lane road from Patradevi to Polem;

(b) the time frame by which the work will be completed; and

(c) the measures adopted by the Government to check the quality of

work?

SHRI NILKANTH HALARNKAR

STATUS OF NEW ZUARI BRIDGE


(a) the present status of the new Zuari Bridge;

(b) the status of physical and financial progress of the work; and

(c) the expected date of completion of the bridge?

SHRI CHURCHILL ALEMAO

GSIDC PROJECTS


(a) the time frame by which the planning of second phase of projects

by GSIDC in Benaulim Constituency will commence;

(b) the reasons the company executing Mungul - Colva Green House

Highway Project left the project incomplete;

(c) the date this project was started and the terms of the project;

(d) whether the Government has assigned the work of Mungul - Colva

Green House Highway Project to any other company;

(e) if so, the time frame by which the project work will be resumed;

(f) the number of roads hotmixed in Benaulim Constituency from

2017 till date;

(g) the number of major water pipelines laid in Benaulim Constituency

from 2017 till date; and

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(h) the status of the sewage treatment project in the village of Colva

and the place the treated water will be disposed off?

SHRI CHURCHILL ALEMAO

TRAFFIC CELL COLVA

9B. *WILL the Minister for Home be pleased to state:

(a) the reasons the Government has not relocating the Colva Traffic

Cell even after receiving requests from the local MLA;

(b) whether the Government has given a target to Traffic Police to

collect traffic violation challans;

(c) if so, the target given to Colva Traffic Cell; and

(d) the number of traffic violation challans issued by Colva Police

Station and Colva Traffic Cell from 2017 till date?

SHRI DIGAMBAR KAMAT

FINANCIAL STATUS OF THE STATE


(a) the total outstanding debt of the State as on date;

(b) the comprehensive details of the financial status as on date;

(c) the year-wise details of funds received from Central Government

Agencies from 2012 till date; the details of the

Department/Agencies that released the funds and the

Department/Agencies which received the funds;

(d) the year-wise details of grants received from Central Government

Agencies from 2012 till date; the details of the

Department/Agencies that released the grants and the

Departments/Agencies which received the grants;

(e) whether the Department/Agencies have fully utilized the Grants; if

so, the details of utilization of the said Grants with name of the

project/activity and other details;

(f) whether the Department/Agencies failed to utilize the grants given

by the Central Government Department/Agencies from 2012 till

date; if so, the reasons for the same and whether the said grants

were returned back to the Central Government agencies with

Department-wise details of each case; and

(g) the reasons for the reluctance of the Government to release White

Paper on Financial Status of the State?

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SHRI DIGAMBAR KAMAT

ODP OF CALANGUTE, PARRA, ARPORA, CANDOLIM

10B. *WILL the Minister for Town and Country Planning be pleased to state:

(a) the date Calangute, Parra, Arpora, Candolim areas were removed

from Regional Plan and declared as a Planning area, furnish copy

of notification declaring it as Planning area and making it a part of

NGPDA;

(b) the date NGPDA prepared a land use map and land use register for

these areas under Section 26; furnish copy of land use map and

register;

(c) the date the Public Notice was published giving 30 days time to file

objections to land use map and register; furnish copy of notice

separately;

(d) the number of objections received from the people; furnish copies

of objections received separately for Calangute, Parra, Candolim;

(e) the name/names of the Town Planning Officer/Committee

appointed by the Authority to hear all objections and to prepare the

report;

(f) the number of meetings held for hearing objections; furnish a copy

of the report prepared and submitted to the Authority;

(g) the date the report was adopted by the Authority; furnish a copy of

resolution adopting the map and register and the date the Public

notice was published in Official Gazette; furnish copy of the

notification;

(h) the date the draft ODP was prepared by NGPDA and submitted to

the Government for approval; furnish details such as copy of

minutes of NGPDA approving draft ODP and date on which the

same was submitted to TCP Board, date of approval by TCP Board

and date of approval by Government; furnish copy of draft ODP;

(i) the date of advertisement, calling for objections to the ODP in

writing published; furnish copy of advertisement and details of

objections received with copy of each objection separately;

(j) the date the Sub-Committee was appointed to consider

objections/suggestions, copy of the Order constituting the Sub-

Committee, name and address of the Members of the Sub-

Committee, their qualifications, agenda and minutes of each

meeting of the Sub-Committee, copies of file notings of each

meeting of the Sub-Committee, Inspections conducted by them

before submitting the Report/Final Report; furnish copy of all the

Inspection Reports and copy of the Final Report submitted to

NGPDA;

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(k) whether the NGPDA has started granting development permissions

based on draft ODP;

(l) the number of permissions granted till date; the details of

permissions granted with name of applicant, area of zone, zoning,

built up area asked for, whether residential, commercial, date of

permissions;

(m) the date the final ODP was approved by the Authority, the date-

wise details of the meetings held to approve the Final ODP,

furnish copy of Minutes of these meetings;

(n) the date-wise details the ODP was submitted to the TCP Board for

final approval and the date it was approved with copy of the

Minutes/Orders; and

(o) the date-wise details the ODP was submitted to the Government for

approval and the date it was approved; furnish copy of approval

with copy of the file notings?

SHRI DIGAMBAR KAMAT

CRIMES IN THE STATE


(a) the details of various crimes registered in the State from 2017 till

date;

(b) the details of charge sheets filed from 2017 till date;

(c) the details of convictions held from 2017 till date; and

(d) the percentage wise-details of crimes registered, charge sheets filed

and convictions of accused in the State from 2017 till date?

SHRI CLAFASIO DIAS

COLLECTION OF E-WASTE

11A. *WILL the Minister for Waste Management be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that all Panchayats were requested to have a

collection drive of e-waste two years ago but the concerned

authorities failed to pick up the e-waste collected through the drive;

(b) if so, the reason for E-Waste not collected till date;

(c) the date by which it will be collected; and

(d) the authority responsible for the collection of the E-Waste collected

by the Panchayats?

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SHRI CLAFASIO DIAS

PERMISSION FOR CUTTING OF TREES BY PWD

11B. *WILL the Minister for Town and Country Planning be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Department has received any letter from the PWD

seeking permission for cutting of dangerous trees on land acquired

by PWD;

(b) whether the permission to cut the said trees is given to PWD; if so,

furnish the copy; and

(c) if not, the reason for the permission not being granted?

SHRI CLAFASIO DIAS

FIRE STATION IN CUNCOLIM CONSTITUENCY


(a) whether the Government plans to start Fire Station at Cuncolim

Muncipal area in Cuncolim Constituency; and

(b) the time frame by which the work will commence for the proposed

Fire Station in Cuncolim Constituency with details thereof?

SHRI PRASAD S. GAONKAR

STATUS OF VAANI AGRO AND BEER ALCOHOL PROJECT IN

SANGUEM TALUKA

12A. * WILL the Minister for Town and Country Planning be pleased to state:

(a) the present status of Vaani Agro and Beer Alcohol project in

SanguemTaluka;

(b) the total area that Vanni Agro and Beer Alcohol project has

occupied for their project in Sanguem Taluka

(c) whether the allotment of land is as per the requisition from the

Company;

(d) the actual requisition of land for the Vanni Agro and Beer Alcohol

project and the land allotted by the Government for the project;

(e) the area under orchard land and under agriculture land that will be

occupied by the Company and whether the land is approved by the

Investment Promotion Board;

(f) if the same land is approved by the IPB then furnish the date and

method by which the Government has given the clearance for

converting the land into non-agricultural land with chronology-

wise details; and

(g) whether the company has changed the primary proposal; if so, the

details thereof?

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OPERATION OF SANJIVANI SUGAR FACTORY

12B. * WILL the Minister for Agriculture be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the operation of Sanjivani Sugar Factory and its

present status;

(b) whether the processing of sugar has been stopped and date since it

is stopped;

(c) the objective of constituting the Sugarcane Farmers Facilitating

Committee;

(d) whether the Committee has submitted its report; if so, the details

thereof;

(e) whether there are any plans to restart the sugar factory and

compensate the sugarcane growers for standing crops; and

(f) the details of the land owned by the Sanjivani Sugar Factory ?


IMPLEMENTATION OF FOREST RIGHTS ACT 2006

12C. *WILL the Minister for Tribal Welfare be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the implementation of the Scheduled Tribes and other

Forest Dwellers (Forest Right Act) 2006;

(b) the number of the claims received under the Forest Rights Act in

the last five years;

(c) the number of claims settled and sanads handed over to the

beneficiaries till date;

(d) the number of claims rejected with reasons for rejection in each

case;

(e) whether the Government has taken any decision not to consider

applications for claims submitted by Government Servants;

(f) whether any special provision is worked out to settle claims falling

under protected areas like Wildlife Sanctuaries:

(g) whether the Government is aware of any incidents where Forest or

other Department official did not cooperate for implementation of

Forest Rights Act;

(h) if so, the action initiated against such officials;

(i) whether any time limit is fixed to file claims under the above Act;

and

(j) the time frame by which the forest rights claims will be settled?

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SHRI WILFRED D’SA

JURISDICTION OF TCP ON GIFT DEED

13A. *WILL the Minister for Town and Country Planning be pleased to state:

(a) the details of Order No. 21/1/TCP/2018/605 dated 28.3.2018 with a

copy of the order;

(b) the details of Order No. 36/1/TCP/334/2019/393 dated 6.2.2019

with a copy of the order;

(c) furnish a copy of the Order No. 21/1/TCP/2020/195 dated

21.01.2021;

(d) the details of amendment in section 49 (6) of TCP Act in the year

2018;

(e) the number of plots that can be gifted by parents to the children in

accordance with the Order No. 21/1/TCP/2020/195 dated

21.01.2021 with details and the reasons therefor;

(f) whether it is within the jurisdiction of TCP to decide gift of plots

by parents to their children;

(g) whether there is such a provision in the Portuguese Civil Code; if

so, the details thereof; and

(h) if not, the law under which this is applicable?

SHRI WILFRED D’SA

GARBAGE TREATMENT PLANT AT VERNA

13B. *WILL the Minister for Waste Management be pleased to state:

(a) the report on status of Rapid Environment Impact Assessment

studies for the proposed 250+20% Solid Waste Management

facility at Verna;

(b) whether the solid waste management facility at Verna is only for

treating garbage of municipal areas; if so, the details of the

arrangement for treatment of garbage generated in the villages;

(c) whether the Government has studied the objections filed by the

Village Panchayats of Loutolim, Verna, Nagoa, Quelossim and

Memorandum of village of Loutolim;

(d) whether the Government is only relying on EIA to commission the

waste management facility at Verna or whether it will consider

other infrastructure burden which will be caused like transport,

roads, effect to Pharma companies, change of demography of

villages due to various factors as the villages are already

overburdened with existing 400 plus industries at Verna; and

(e) the present status of proposed 250 + 20% Solid Waste

Management facility at Verna?

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SHRI WILFRED D’SA

CHANGE OF ZONE

13C. *WILL the Minister for Town and Country Planning be pleased to state:

(a) the present status of objection received for change of zones which

are notified vide no. 24 Series III dated 10.09.2020 of Official

Gazette vide Ref. No. 36/1/TCP/397-169-Adj-A-B/2020/1665 and

Notification No. 36/1/TCP/403-172-Adj-ABD/2021/549 dated

1.3.2021 Sy. No. 150/0;

i. Sabeena Pilla and POA Prerna Khatrpal, Renu, Gulati,

Ashwini Nayak, Sy. No. 36/1-A, Village Verna;

ii. Aquamarine Resorts Pvt. Ltd. Sy. No. 45/1, 2, 3 and 47/56,

Village Majorda;

iii. Aquamarine Resorts Pvt. Ltd Sy. No. 7/4, 7/6 to 7/9, 7/11 to

7/15, 7/18, 7/23, Village Gonsua;

iv. Survey No. 150/0 of Village Verna in Salcete Taluka;

(b) whether buffer zone, paddy fields zone, irrigation zone, command

area zone, sand dune zone, cultivable land zone and orchard land

zone is allowed to change the above zone to settlement zone by

TCP;

(c) if so, furnish copy of the TCP Act;

(d) if not, the reasons therefor;

(e) whether the change of zones above at clause (b) can be approved

by powers of TCP Board;

(f) if so, the details of powers of TCP Board with a copy of the

Act/powers;

(g) the reasons for the EIA not done before considering the proposals

at clause (a) above by the TCP Board;

(h) the bases on which the T.C.P. is verifying the criteria of physical

conditions of the property and potentialities of the areas at clause

(a) above;

(i) the verification report of the said property at clause (a) above;

(j) whether the verification is done vide letter No. 6-2-

2020/GSBB/ISS/350 dated 6.11.2020 by Goa State Biodiversity

Board;

(k) furnish copies of the verification report, action taken report; if not

the reasons therefor and

(l) furnish copy of reports from Agriculture and Forest Department?

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SHRI PRAVIN ZANTYE

CONSTRUCTION OF SIQUERIM FOOT BRIDGE CONNECTING

CORJUEM


(a) the present status of the construction of foot bridge at Siquerim –

Mayem connecting Corjuem village with details; and

(b) whether the Government will take up the work on priority basis

and complete the same at the earliest?

SHRI PRAVIN ZANTYE

REPAIRS OF KHAZAN BUNDS

14B. *WILL the Minister for Agriculture be pleased to state:

(a) the number and details of khazan bunds repaired by the

Government from 2017 till date in Mayem Constituency;

(b) the number of bunds for which spill over works are in progress and

the number of works that are yet to be taken up with details

thereof;

(c) the number of new proposals to be taken up in Mayem

Constituency; and

(d) whether all proposals are granted; if so, the details thereof and if

not, the reasons therefor?

SHRI RAVI S. NAIK

CONSTRUCTION OR RE-CONSTRUCTION OF CULVERT IN PONDA

CONSTITUENCY


(a) whether the Government has received any proposal from the local

M.L.A. for construction or re-construction of Culvert in Ponda

Constituency; if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Department has inspected the culvert in Ponda

Constituency for structural integrity;

(c) if so, the details with date of inspection and report; and

(d) the details such as the date the estimate was prepared with the

estimated amount, date of the administrative approval and the

present status?

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SHRI RAVI S. NAIK

MOTOR VEHICULAR ACCIDENTS IN FARMAGUDI


(a) the number of motor vehicular accidents that have occurred at

Dhavali to GVMS College circle Farmagudi by-pass road;

(b) the number of vehicular accidents that have occurred at the point

adjacent to Venkatesh Lila Hotel at Dhavali to GVMS College

circle Farmagudi by-pass road;

(c) the number of fatalities/ deaths; and

(d) the date-wise details with reasons for such incidents of accidents

taking place?

SHRI RAVI S. NAIK

SEWERAGE WORKS IN PONDA


(a) the details of the total length of sewerage line specified in the

tender;

(b) the details of total length of sewerage line laid at the time of

execution;

(c) the details of difference of length at the time of tender and at the

time of execution with estimated cost;

(d) the total length of Sewerage line laid in municipal area with ward-

wise details;

(e) the total length of sewerage line laid in rural areas with details such

as name of the ward, name of the Panchayat, total population of the

Panchayat and their wards where the Sewerage line is laid and will

be benefited;

(f) the number of houses that will be benefited by the laying of

Sewerage line with Panchayat-wise and Ward-wise details;

(g) whether there were any variations/ deviations/ extra items/

substituted items that were executed; if so the details thereof; and

(h) the amount paid to the contractor till date?

SHRI LUIZINHO FALEIRO

COMPLETION OF FOOTBALL GROUND AT ZORIWADO IN

NAVELIM


(a) the time frame by which the work of the second phase of the

Zoriwado Ground at Davorlim will be completed;

(b) the reasons for not completing the said work;

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(c) the reasons for the delay in restarting the incomplete works of the

2nd

phase;

(d) whether the work will be completed; and

(e) the current status of the ground at Zoriwado in Davorlim?


ILLEGAL AND UNREGISTERED CASINOS/GAMING CENTRES


(a) whether the Government is aware of the fact that there are large

number of illegal casinos/ gaming centres operating all over the

State;

(b) if so, the constituency-wise details such as their names and

addresses;

(c) the action the Government is contemplating to take to stop these

activities;

(d) the details of the action taken by the Government against these

illegal operators; and

(e) whether the Government will take action on such cases if brought

to its notice?


INCOMPLETE SEWERAGE WORKS BY CONTRACTORS IN

NAVELIM CONSTITUENCY


(a) whether all the sewerage works in the villages of Navelim,

Talaulim, Aquem Baixo, Davorlim, Rumdamol in Navelim

Constituency have been completed within the time stipulated in the

work order;

(b) if not, whether the Government has taken any action against the

defaulting agencies that have failed to complete the work within the

stipulated time; and

(c) the details of the action taken against the defaulting agencies?

SHRI JOSE LUIS CARLOS ALMEIDA

ONGOING/PROPOSED PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN BY THE GSIDC

IN MORMUGAO TALUKA


(a) the number of ongoing/proposed projects undertaken by the GSIDC

MormugaoTaluka;

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(b) the details such as name of the project and the present status of

work;

(c) whether all the projects are as per schedule (within the time frame);

and

(d) if not, the reasons therefor?


GRANTS RECEIVED BY GOVERNMENT FOR LAST FIVE YEARS

17B. *WILL the Minister for Finance be pleased to state:

(a) the year-wise and scheme-wise details of grants received by

Government from the Central Government for the last five years;

(b) the year-wise and scheme-wise details of unspent grants for last

five years; and

(c) the details of grants returned back to the Central Government

during the last five years?


NRI PENSION SCHEME


(a) the details of NRI pension scheme introduced by Government; and

(b) the number of people to be benefited under the scheme?

SHRI VINODA PALIENCAR

SHRI JAYESH SALGAONKAR

SHRI VIJAI SARDESAI CASES REGISTERED AND CHARGE-SHEETED AGAINST ILLEGAL

MINING IN THE STATE

18A. *WILL the Minister for Mines and Geology be pleased to state:

(a) the present status of all the cases registered and charge-sheeted by

the special investigation Team (Mining) against illegal mining in

the State;

(b) whether the SIT is functional as on date with details of the present

composition of the SIT, the date it was formed, the expenditure

incurred on it till date, the amount of fines/penalties and/or any

other compensation to the Government recovered till date by the

SIT;

(c) whether the Government has any knowledge about illegal mining

in the State and/or illegal export of ore from the State over the last

3 years and whether any complaints/correspondence has been

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received by the Government regarding this; if so, the details of

such complaints/ correspondence and action taken;

(d) whether the SIT or any other agency of the Government has taken

steps to identify the sources of the iron ore exported from the State

in the last 3 years with figures for the last 3 years of the total ore

exported along with details of each shipment, source of each

shipment by way of quantum of ore sourced from legal extraction,

legal dumps or any other legal sources; and

(e) whether the SIT or any other agency of the Government has taken

steps to investigate into the legality of extraction of iron ore in the

State in the last 3 years with figures for the last 3 years of the total

ore extracted in the State along with legal justification, lease-wise

of the quantity extracted?



SHRI VIJAI SARDESAI RENOVATION OF SAPTAKOTESHWAR TEMPLE AT NARVE IN

MAYEM CONSTITUENCY

18B. *WILL the Minister for Archives and Archaeology be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government intends to complete the development of

centuries old historical temple of Saptakoteshwar at Deulwada,

Narve in Mayem Constituency;

(b) the present status of the work; the date the foundation stone was

laid for renovation and work actually started and the time-frame to

complete the work as stipulated in the tender;

(c) the present target date for completion of the work and whether any

other development/restoration /renovation work is proposed in the

near vicinity of the temple;

(d) the details of payment made to the contractor till date with date of

payment and quantum of work covered in each bill;

(e) whether the idol/deity from the temple has been shifted; if so, the

details of the place it has been stored and precautions taken to

ensure it does not get damaged along with the proposed time-

frame by which the idol will be reinstated;

(f) whether any other proposals for

beautification/development/restoration/renovation of heritage

structures or places of archaeological/religious/touristic importance

have been proposed or taken up since 2017 by the Department of

Archives and Archaeology; if so, the details of such proposals,

dates of commencement and completion of work and reasons for

delay if not completed?

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SHRI VIJAI SARDESAI LOANS/BORROWINGS BY THE STATE GOVERNMENT

18C. *WILL the Minister for Finance be pleased to state:

(a) the total amount of loans/borrowings by the State Government

from various institutions, Central Agencies, Banks and other

sources from 01.4.2012 till date with details of the purpose for

which loan was taken, date of loan, period/term of loan, amount

spent till date and purpose for spending and date of redemption of

the principal amount;

(b) the year-wise details of interest liability, interest paid and

redemption of principal amount, if any, since 01.04.2019 till date

of all the loans/borrowings of the State Government;

(c) the details of each instance, loan-wise and amount-wise, of any

loans/borrowings of the State Government taken since 1-4-2012

which have been utilized to repay or service old loans by way of

interest payment or redemption of principal amount with reasons

for each such instance;

(d) the year-wise and department-wise details of the total revenue

receipts of the State Government from 1-4-2012 till date including

the current year along with breakup and details of own Tax

Revenue, Non-Tax Revenue and Transfer from Centre;

(e) the year-wise and department-wise details of the total revenue

expenditure of the State Government from 1-4-2012 till date,

including the current year; and

(f) the year-wise budgeted fiscal deficit and actual fiscal deficit of the

State from 2012-2013 till date?

ASSEMBLY HALL, NAMRATA ULMAN

PORVORIM, GOA SECRETARY, LEGISLATURE

6 JULY 2021

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