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Final IPB meets during previous govt illegal: CM

Decisions taken in the final two meetings of the Investment Promotion Board under the previous government suffer from a “legal infirmity” and will have to be reviewed, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar who heads the reconstituted board has said.


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“The term of the private members of the IPB was two years and had expired by the time the final two meetings were held, they were not valid members. There is a clear legal infirmity and the minutes cannot be confirmed. At that time it was not noticed by anyone and the meetings were conducted,” Parrikar said.   
He said that while the decisions taken at those two meetings would have to be reviewed, other contentious decisions too would be reviewed.   
“There will be scrutiny of other four to five cases as well around which there are question marks.” Parrikar however said that reviewing would not mean it would be cancelled.   
He also said that the execution of the approved projects would be reviewed.   
The Common Minimum Programme has promised that all cases approved by the Investment Promotion Board would be reviewed to ensure that they are in tune with the State Investment Policy.   
“We also want to strengthen the IPB Act so that it becomes a single window,” he said.   
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Deadlock in Volvoi, bjp-Mgp rivalry blocks woman sarpanch

The MGP and BJP may be partners at the State government but turned to be bitter rivals at the Volvoi panchayat in Ponda taluka on Monday, after a woman panch could not get the support of BJP-backed male panchas to become sarpanch.

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Published Jun 20, 2017, 4:08 AM IST
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PONDAAs a result, the post of sarpanch, which is reserved for women, has been deferred to July 8, but there are strong possibilities that this post could remain in a deadlock, with the BJP-backed panchas in no mood to support the MPG-supported panchas.  According to BDO Prasiddh Naik, “the sarpanch’s post in Volvoi has been reserved for women. There are two women panchas in the five-member panchayat.”  The newly elected panchayat consists of Anjali Naik,…

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