Goa Legislative Assembly

“This House recommends that the Government of Goa proposes to the Government of India, the need to formally recognize ‘Tiatr’ the rich and dynamic theatre tradition of Goa, as a form of Indian cultural expression that deserves official acknowledgement. The House further recommends that the Government of Goa should take steps in co-ordination with the Ministry of Culture to prepare and submit a nomination dossier for the inscription of ‘Tiatr’ in the UNESCO Representative list of the cultural heritage of humanity, pursuant to the provisions of the 2003 UNESCO Convention.”

This House strongly recommends the Government to enact a legislation making it obligatory/mandatory for landlords/property owners to submit details of their tenants' for police verification prior to renting out premises, coupled with provisions for levying substantive penalties, to ensure strict compliance in order to enhance the security in Goa

This House recommends the Government to use the Leprosarium property in the Curtorim village  to establish a well-designed cultural centre, library, mini museum  in the name of Padma Bhushan Dr Jose Pereira to be built and managed by the Directorate of Art & Culture to boost cultural, literary and Indological  research activities in areas such as ethnomusicology, art, sculptures, architecture, sociolinguistics, folklore like  Mando, Dekhni of Goa and make Curtorim, Salcete  a well-known place for scholars, artists and international visitors

“This House strongly recommends the Government to request the National Green Tribunal (NGT) to establish a Circuit Bench in Panaji, for the benefit/convenience of environmentalist, litigants, lawyers, Government officials and the public at large in the State.”

 The following Members spoke on the Resolution.

 1. Shri Aleixo R. Lourenco, MLA

2. Shri Churchill Alemao, MLA

 SHRI NILESH CABRAL, Minister for Environment replied to the points raised by the Mover.

 The Resolution was put to vote and negatived

This House unanimously resolves the Government that the new foundation stone laid for Panchayat Ghar area (plot) in front of Church near Rachol ferry at Rachol has facilities like daycare for Senior Citizens, resource room for Special Children and other facilities like Convention Hall under Tribal Schemes as the majority of population comprises of ST people.”

SHRI GOVIND GAUDE, Minister for Tribal Welfare replied to the points raised by the Mover.

The Resolution was withdrawn by the leave of the House.

“Attention of the House is drawn to the fact that in the new age of information technology, the State of Goa has a large pool of qualified youth, particularly in emerging fields such as Artificial Intelligence, creative technologies, digital innovation and IT infrastructure. The steps being taken by the Government to promote these sectors, to undertake focused skill and upskill initiatives for youth in these areas so that they can effectively utilise this talent pool, generate employment opportunities, and develop a robust system for AI-driven industries, creative technology enterprises and advanced IT infrastructure in the State.

“Attention of the House is drawn as regards the current widespread practice of packaging toothpaste in paperboard boxes which constitutes a major chunk of total waste materials and significantly contributes to environmental degradation. The measures the Government has taken in this regard, especially in terms of prevention of environmental degradation and contribute to sustainable environment.  

Attention of the House is called as regards the people of Goa due to frequent breakdowns and inaccessibility of the website of the Directorate of Settlement and Land Records (DSLR). The DSLR website is one of the most visited portal among all State Government Department websites. This vital digital resource houses a wealth of crucial information, including land records, survey plans, and mutation case status, among others. The steps the Government intends to take in the matter.

“Fear and Anxiety in the minds of the people of Goa with regard to road access to their houses. There are thousands of houses in Goa which do not have motorable road access and instead use the traditional (kaccha) road access through private property.  The survey department failed to show access to many properties on the survey maps.  This has resulted in an increase in conflict in the villages where landlords have been blocking road access to the affected people's homes by constructing compound walls. As a result, it is almost impossible for emergency services to access such houses in case of an accident or weather-related disaster. The steps the Government has taken to initiate a State-wide exercise to identify such landlocked properties and modify the survey maps to reflect existing access to such plots”.

“Fear and anxiety in the minds of the public and legal fraternity of Salcete taluka regarding the inordinate delay in services rendered by the Office of the Sub-Registrar cum Civil Registrar of Salcete. The office handles a large volume of property conveyance transactions, as well as other notarial services and the issuance of certified copies of old land records, and happens to be one of the highest revenue earners of stamp duty, registration fees etc. However, the posting of only two Sub-Registrars is found to be woefully inadequate and has affected timely delivery of public services; for example, approval of sale/conveyance deeds on NGDRS portal take an abnormally long time to come. Action the Government proposes to take in this regard.”

“This House Congratulates Goa’s eminent artist, Subodh Kerkar for being invited to show his sculptures and installations in one of the major contemporary museums of the world, Kunstmuseum, Bochum, Germany for a period of 6 months .This is the highest honor achieved by any contemporary artist from Goa in recent times on the international art scene.”

The following Members spoke on the Motion:

1. Shri Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco, MLA  …………… 12 43 PM
2. Shri Michael Lobo, MLA ……………………….         12 44 PM
3. 3.      Shri Pratapsingh R. Rane, Leader of Opposition …           12 46 PM
4. Shri Rohan Khaunte, MLA ……………………….…  12 49 PM
5. Shri Vishwajit Rane, MLA ………………………..…  12 51 PM
6. Shri Mauvin Godinho, MLA ……………………..…  12 54 PM
7. Shri Digambar Kamat, MLA …………………..……  12 56 PM
8. Shri Vishnu Surya Naik, MLA ………………..…….  12 57 PM
9. 9.      Shri Dayanand Mandrekar, Minister for Art & Culture.. 01 01 PM

10. Shri Rajendra Arlekar, Speaker ………………….…..           01 04 PM

The Motion was adopted unanimously.

SHRI ALEIXO REGINALDO LOURENCO, MLA was not present in the House; the following Condolatory Motion was not moved.

“This House deeply condoles the sad demise of late Reverend Canon  Fr. Antimo Gomes, a dedicated Priest, Educationist who was instrumental in setting up Diocesan Society of Education in Goa. He was also the receipt of National and State level awards for education including the Goa Golden Jubilee Award.”

“This House congratulate three Goans namely Puja Krishna Resham, Aviraj Anil Kalangutkar and Velancia Fernandes for winning three medals including one gold and two silvers in the floor hockey of the 2013 special Olympics world winter games which were held at Pyeong Chang, South Korea recently.”

               The following Members spoke:       

1. Shri  Aleixo R. Lourenco, MLA………………..12 45 PM
2. Shri Ramesh Tawadkar, Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs..…….12 48 PM

Shri Rajendra Arlekar, Speaker……………...12 52 PM

The Motion was adopted unanimously.

SHRI ALEIXO REGINALDO LOURENCO, MLA moved the following:

“This House congratulates Shri Jose Philip D’Souza, for being elected as the Party President of the N.C.P. Party, the Party being a coalition of the ruling Congress Party.”

The following members spoke:

1. Shri Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco ……………………………….    3 17 PM

2. Shri Nilkant Halankar, Minister for Tourism ………………...    3 18 PM

3. Shri Ramkrishna Dhavalikar, Minister for Transport ……….    3 19 PM

4. Shri Filip Nery Rodrigues, Minister for Water Resources …..    3 20 PM

5. Shri Aliexo Sequeira, Minister for Power ……………………..    3 21 PM

6. Shri Damodar Naik ……………………………………………...    3 22 PM

7. Shri Manohar Azgaonkar, Minister for Sports ……………….    3 24 PM

8. Shri Digambar Kamat, Chief Minister …………………………   3 27 PM

9. Shri Pratapsingh Rane, Speaker ………………………………….   3 28 PM

The motion was adopted unanimously.

SHRI ALEIXO REGINALDO LOURENCO, MLA moved the following:

“This House congratulates Justice Ferdino Rebello for having elevated the post of Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court being a Goan and an Ex-MLA of this August House.”

The following Members spoke:

1. Shri Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco ……………………. ……….   12 46 PM

2. Shri Joaquim Alemao, Minister for Urban Development …..   12 47 PM

3. Shri Francis D’Souza …………………………………………...   12 48 PM

4. Smt. Victoria Fernandes ……………………………………….    12 50 PM

5. Shri Aleixo Sequeira, Minister for Power …………………….  12 53 PM

6. Shri Mahadev Naik ……………………………………………..  12 55 PM

7. Shri Mauvin Godinho, Deputy Speaker ……………………...  12 57 PM

8. Shri Digambar Kamat, Chief Minister ………………………..  1 01 PM

9. Shri Pratapsingh Rane, Speaker ………………………………. 1 03 PM

Recurrent delays in the issuance of PCCs by the Maina Curtorim Police Station

The attention of the House is drawn to the occurrence of now and then delays on the front of issuance of Police Clearance Certificates (PCCs) by the Maina Curtorim Police Station. The delay is lasting for more than 22 days. I have also been informed by the online service provider based in Curtorim, that there have been other cases wherein the PCCs have been delayed for long period of times. The PCCs are normally applied by students for internship/job training and by others for job purposes in Goa and overseas and these unfortunate long delays may hurt their prospects. These delays in getting the PCCs hamper them in getting the maximum benefits of the training. According to the Goa Police Website, the processing time for a PCC usually takes 5 working days. The steps Government will take in this matter.

The attention of the House is drawn as regards the concerns of genuine Goan diaspora who during their travel back to India with gold items including jewellery find the existing gold allowance value caps under the Customs Act disheartening, as the limit or maximum permissible limit was fixed years ago and also it has not kept pace with inflation or current gold prices. The action the State Government intends to take for redressing the grievances of our Goan overseas workers and Goan NRIs by recommending to the Central Government to revise these limits or move to a weight-based allowance system for the benefit of our entire Indian diaspora, by moving away from outdated gold jewellery duty free limits and establishing a fixed allowance limit based on weight in grams instead due to changing market prices. There is a need to revise the existing Gold allowance value caps.

The attention of the House is drawn to the concern of my constituents in Curtorim constituency  that  they are not receiving their monthly water bills. Places like Naquelim in Camorlim Village, The Government Colony Manora in Raia village etc  have not been provided with water bill since  October 2025. Prior to it  the last water bill was generated  seven months back on 25th March, 2025. The action the government intends to take in this regard   for getting the aforesaid issue redressed at the earliest  and also not to delay henceforth in the generation of their monthly water bills.
 

Fear and anxiety in the minds of persons with disabilities and their parents on five crucial supports like;

i) At present no increase in DSSS pension is provided to disabled child on Death of their parents.

ii) Life insurance coverage to parents of  child with disabilities

iii) Laadli Laxmi Scheme

iv) Issue of Special Bonds at higher interest rate, exclusively for with disabilities person subscription only

v) At present no Scheme is designed and available for motivating parents to pursue study of their  child with disabilities in special school.

The action Government intends to take in this regards.

The attention of the House is drawn on the renewed appeal of Raia villagers in Salcete taluka to the Government of Goa for official recognition of historic Konnsam/Konsachem fest (Harvest Feast /Feast of Sheaves)  as a State Festival .The Feast cantered at the Parish Church of  Our Lady of Snows at Raia embodies the traditional blessing and distribution of the season’s first rice sheaves, signifying appreciation and harmony among partakers of all faiths. The action the government intends to take in this regard to the first harvest festival of Goa which is celebrated with great splendour and interest on 5th of August every year.