PANAJI
The Goa government will notify rules to regulate casino operations in the State said Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday while also emphasizing engaging with the large network of non-resident Goans.
Sawant also said that the budget had factored in a total outlay of Rs 980 crore for the police department, while also adding that Goan goods and products would be promoted abroad through Indian consular agencies.
"My government intends to notify new rules for casino operations in the State under the Goa, Daman & Diu Public Gambling Act, 1976 which will streamline and regulate the operations of casinos in the State," Sawant said in his budget speech.
"My government will launch a programme titled ‘Global Goans’ which among other things will promote a mechanism for engaging Non-Resident Goans with Goans residing in Goa," he also said.
"My government in consultation with the Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi, will promote Goan goods and services of export interest through the Indian Missions and Posts, in various foreign countries," he said.
The Chief Minister also said that all departments under the administrative control of the Home Department would be modernised.
"We have re-constituted the State Police Complaints Authority for which Rs 1.94 crore has been earmarked and a provision of Rs 6 crore has been made for Goa Human Rights Commission," he said.
Sawant also said that the Goa Victim Compensation Scheme would be amended to cover more victims for which a provision of Rs 30 lakh has been made.
The total allocation to the Home Department which is crucial for security and Law and
Order of the State is Rs 1188.03 crore.
The Chief Minister also announced a total allocation of Rs 246.96 crore for the judiciary, which also covers the construction of the new "New District & Subordinate Court Complex at Merces at Rs 125.84 crore," which will be completed in March 2023.
"The construction of New Civil and Criminal Court Building at the cost of Rs 29.70 crore at Margao is in progress. I aim to complete the said project on a top priority basis for which a provision of Rs 14 crore has been made," Sawant also said.
The Chief Minister also said that new fire stations would be constructed in Pernem and Canacona while adding that Rs 21 crore had been allocated for the construction of a fire station building at Valpoi.
