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Govt releases Rs 8 cr in house tax grants to local bodies

The Goan Network
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Govt releases Rs 8 cr in house tax grants to local bodies

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Panchayat Minister Mauvin Godinho on Wednesday informed the Goa Legislative Assembly that the State government has released around Rs 8 crore in grants towards house tax dues, benefiting 21 village panchayats and four municipalities.

Godinho said the grants cover the period from 2017 to 2026 and will provide financial support to the local 

bodies. He said efforts were being made to ensure the grants reached the concerned panchayats before Ganesh Chaturthi.

Godinho was replying to a question by Poriem MLA Deviya Rane, who sought details on the release of grants to panchayats.

The minister said the funds would help strengthen the financial position of local bodies.


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Benaulim MLA seeks single agency for waste collection across State

Calls for fixed schedules, penalties for dumping lapses

The Goan Network
Published Sep 3, 2026, 12:56 AM IST
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Benaulim MLA seeks single agency for waste collection across State

MAPUSAThe growing problem of uncollected wet waste being dumped along roadsides, in fields and nullahs across Goa came under sharp focus in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday, with AAP MLA Venzy Viegas calling for the entire waste collection system to be placed under a single agency. Raising the issue during Zero Hour, Viegas said people in villages were increasingly anxious about indiscriminate dumping due to the lack of a reliable daily door-to-door collection system.He…

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