Govt to review excise licenses to PIOs

With the ruling as well as opposition MLAs grilling the State Government over excise licences issued to foreign nationals, CM Parsekar assured to take opinion from the Law Department on these licences granted to foreigners. He however assured that the same would be cancelled, if found illegal. He was reacting to BJP’s Calangute MLA Michael Lobo who claimed that a German national has purchased agricultural property in Arpora-Nagoa in violation of FEMA.

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“He has illegally registered the sale deed, taken a licence for farmhouse and running commercial business in the form of night club. And in the last 6 months excise department has issued him a licence to start bar business,” said Lobo.

Stating that the person running business possesses a Person of Indian Origin (PIO) card, Parsekar informed that the Excise Department has issued him a license for retail sale of Indian-made foreign liquor, country liquor and foreign liquor for consumption purpose at the restaurant premises bearing H No 82 (Sy no. 44/0), at Sim Vaddo, Arpora Village of Bardez Taluka.

“He has a PIO card, because of which his application might have been pursued. If need be I can review it,” said Parsekar.

He however informed that in three cases such licences were issued “ in Loutulim, Assagao and in Nagoa, Arpora.

“Let us seek opinion of Law Department. The moment it is proved to be illegal, the licence will be cancelled,” assured Parsekar.

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the goan I networkPANAJI “After the NIT has been moved to Cuncolim, the IIT land in Canacona is now being handed over to the promoters. Goa which was once a region where it was difficult to find primary teachers, will have two prestigious institutes in the State,” CM said. In his reply to the general discussion on the budget, Parsekar had laid stress on the government schemes as well as the investments in infrastructure and the wooing of private investments…

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