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Slum rehab policy on cards: CM

PANAJI

The government is working on formulating a 'Slum Rehabilitation Policy' and a survey to identify the ghettos is currently in progress.

Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said the proposed policy to rehabilitate the slums will involve construction of houses on a Public-Private Partnership basis. 

Beneficiaries under this policy will not be eligible to claim benefits of the recently enacted laws to regularise illegal houses and encroachments on government and comunidade land, he said.



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Mhadei, two other House committees rejigged

THE GOAN NETWORK
Published Sep 26, 2025, 12:07 AM IST
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PANAJI The composition of three committees of the Goa legislative assembly were rejigged, including the House Committee on Mhadei during the special one-day session held on Thursday where Ganesh Gaonkar was elected the new Speaker.Curchorem MLA Nilesh Cabral has replaced former minister Aleixo Sequeira in the Mhadei House Committee while the latter along with Vasco MLA Krishna (Daji) Salkar were inducted in the select committee constituted to study the controversial Goa…

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