Panchayat Minister Mauvin Godinho said he is considering amending the Goa Panchayat Raj Act in a bid to improve the functioning of panchayats especially to reduce the ‘musical chairs' in the panchayats.
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Godinho also said that the file has already been moved to ensure that the delimitation process will henceforth carried out by the State Election Commission. "We will amend the Panchayat Raj. We will take the house into confidence," Godinho announced. "It was a demand from all of you (MLAs). We have nothing to hide. Later, you will realise it was much better it was with the government," Godinho said pointing to the opposition and referring to the delimitation of panchayat wards.
The State government has tabled the Goa Agricultural Tenancy (Amendment) Bill, 2017, with a view to undo the amendments that were brought in by the previous BJP government.
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Published Jul 29, 2017, 4:29 AM IST
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PANAJI The amendments will once again make the mamlatdars the authorities to decide the cases filed by tenants under the Goa Agricultural Tenancy Act, 1964. The tabled amendments also seek to yet again give powers to the Collector and the Administrative Tribunal to function as the appellate courts. Significantly, the amended bill also seeks to insert a new section 60C in the Act in order to fix the time limit for disposal of the applications within a period of three years…
