PANAJI
Following much hue and cry from the event organisers, the Goa government on Monday withdrew its notification hiking beach wedding fees to Rs 1 lakh per day. The government has now reverted back to its previous fee structure, wherein Rs 1 lakh covers a five-day period event.
In a corrigendum issued, Director Environment Johnson Fernandes notified that the fees for beach wedding and events will be Rs 1 lakh per event for a maximum period of five days and Rs 10,000 for every additional day thereafter for the event. He maintained that 75 per cent concession for government, government corporations, autonomous bodies, charitable trust, and educational institutions and sports events.
The parties who seek to revise their event plans already approved will be charged an additional revision of plans fee which will be 10% of the net fees charged.
The government decision was strongly objected by the event planners stating that the same will impact their business.
