TUESDAY, 15 SEPTEMBER 2026

THE ROAD AHEAD

COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT PROJECT The State government will be implementing the Integrated Coastal Zone Management Project funded by the World Bank in the next five years with outlay of Rs.200 crores. The project will include sand dune restoration, study on accretion of silt, erosion of rivers, biodiversity indexing and riparian biodiversity.

‘Holograms’ on each bottle to authenticate genuineness of liquor to be introduced

Land conversion fees hiked under under Land Revenue Code 

Excise duties and fees to be increased, to generate revenue of Rs 100 cr

Rs 250 cr allocated for organising National Games

‘Goa Institute of Future Transformation’ to be set up on lines of NITI Aayog

Apprenticeship Scheme for youth studying in Goan colleges -- Rs 5 cr earmarked

GI tag for local vegetables & fruits such as brinjal, ladyfingers, mancurad mangoes and others to be obtained

Professional tax on professionals in rural and urban areas

 New Zuari bridge to be ready by December 2021

Heritage circuits to be developed at Bicholim, Sanguem and Sattari talukas 

Botanical park at Bondla Wildlife sanctuary

10,000 griha adhar beneficiaries to receive benefits within a month

Insurance cover for deposits of upto Rs 1 lakh in co-operative societies 

 Shuttle service buses from distant locations to industrial estates

M. Arch, Urban Design, M.Arch  

Sustainable Habitat at Goa College Of 

Architecture and M.Phil in Clinical Psychology at GU from  2020-21 

50 electric buses to be added to existing fleet of Kadamba buses

First flight expected to take off from Mopa in first quarter of 2022

Integrated Inspection Plazas at all major entry points into the State  

Stamp duty value hike for swearing affidavit from Rs 50 to Rs 100 

Hike in land rates as per Determination of True Market Value of Property Rules 

 Court fees under “Goa Court-Fees Act” to be marginally increased

New police stations proposed at Quepem, Maina-Curtorim and Sanguem 

Around 1200 police personnel to be recruited 

Rs 50 crore for building small dams, bandharas and water reservoirs along Mhadei river

Efforts on to get benefits of Jalashakti Abhiyan of central govt

10,000 sq mtr land to be brought under organic farming

Moves to set up up Organic Agricultural University

Western Ghats development scheme announced

Shram Samman Scheme for financial aid and life insurance for workers

Dudh Grams (Milk Villages) at Sal, Cuncolim and Canacona on experimental basis with 90 percent subsidy for buying cows along with subsidy for fodder etc

Tourist guide support scheme announced

30 govt buildings to be made accessible for disabled

Tribal Bhavan on anvil for schedule Schedule Tribes 

25,000 job opportunities to be created in private sector

General Administartion Department Building to be built at Patto, Panaji to be tallest in State

Single universal labour & employment smart card for all employees 

Rs 300 crore Goa Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board corpus to be utilised for labour welfare

Forest Research and Training Institute at Valpoi

Biodiversity Park at Satpal & Dharbandora

Conservation Reserve Interpretation Centre at Miramar  

Zilla members to be special invitees at Gram Sabhas within their respective constituency

Eligibility criteria for future allotment of tenements for housing board projects to be suitably amended to increase residency period for applicant to 25 years

AYUSH mental health care clinics to be set up

Scheme to provide musical instruments to cultural troops like Bhajani Mandal, Choir Groups and Shigmotsav Mandals revived

One lakh archival records to be digitized 

Long-pending ‘Advertisement Policy’ to be implemented

Environment-friendly Solar Hybrid Ferry in next financial year

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Porvorim BJP stages protest, condemns Khaunte for targetting party spokesman

The Goan Network
Published Feb 7, 2020, 3:04 AM IST
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Porvorim BJP stages protest, condemns Khaunte for targetting party spokesman

the goan I networkPORVORIMThe Porvorim BJP Block staged a protest rally at the Socorro-Sangolda Junction on Thursday morning, after accusing Porvorim MLA Rohan Khaunte of restraining and threatening BJP spokesperson Premanand Mahambre in the Assembly complex on Wednesday evening.Addressing the BJP protesters, BJP leader Kishor Asnodkar said Khaunte’s actions of restraining Mahambre in the Assembly complex was shameful and condemnable.   “Khaunte pretends he is a…

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