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MARGAO
It’s still not business as usual for the various government departments with the revenue drying up on account of Covid-19 lockdown.
But after a month-long gap, revenue has started trickling into the government treasury yet again, but in small measure.
The revenue collection may be small, compared to the pre-lockdown days, but the Salcete Sub-Registrar office has indeed made a definite and positive beginning on the revenue front, enriching the cash strapped treasury by Rs 13 lakh in the last two days.
Reason: With the taluka Sub-Registrar offices resuming operations for normal business during the lockdown, but only with a certain percentage of staff, revenue has started flowing into the treasury yet again. Registration of property documents, which is the main source of revenue for the exchequer from the Sub Registrar offices, promises to enrich the government coffers once again.
If the Salcete Sub-Registrar earned a revenue of Rs 5.69 lakh on day one of resumption of sale deed registration operations, the revenue collection went up marginally on day two, with the office earning a revenue of Rs 7.09 lakh.
By normal standards, the revenue collected may fall far less than the average revenue of Rs 10 lakh earned by the Salcete Sub-Registrar office every day in the pre-lockdown period. Officials, however, sounded optimistic that the situation will change for the better in the coming days when the existing lockdown restrictions are further relaxed given the changing situation in the state.
“Right now, we have put a cap on only 10 persons for registration of documents. This is being done to ensure that social distancing is maintained in the office and members of the public and the office staff adhere to the guidelines,” informed Salcete Sub-Registrar Suraj Vernekar.
He exuded confidence that things will change for the better in the coming days when the lockdown norms are eased further, ensuring the movement and transportation of people.
Sources in the office told The Goan that while seven parties had made their appearance felt before the Sub-Registrar for registration of sale deed, around 10 persons made it to the office on Wednesday after taking prior appointments.
“Around 10 appointments were taken on Tuesday, but only seven persons turned up for the registrations,” an official said, adding that all the parties appeared before the Sub-Registrar on Wednesday, which had a positive impact on the revenue generated in the office via sale deeds.
