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Time of India
4 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Cabinet nod to amend panchayat act to simplify licence procedures
Panaji: The state cabinet on Monday decided to amend the Goa Panchayat Raj Act, 1994, to empower the panchayats to seal any premises if any business is carried out within its jurisdiction without a valid licence from the panchayat. The amendment seeks to simplify the process of issuing repair permission to single dwelling units by giving power to the panchayat secretary to issue repair permission without placing it before a panchayat meeting. The bill seeks to amend the act to reduce the time for the disposal of applications for construction licences from 30 days to 15 days, as envisaged in the reforms proposed in the context of the Business Reforms Action Plan (BRAP), 2024. It will reduce the time for the disposal of applications for occupancy certificates from 45 days to 15 days and for disposal of applications for trade licences from 15 days to 7 days. The amendment seeks to insert a new section in the principal act, as there is no provision to seal premises if any business is carried out without a valid licence from the panchayat. 'If any person, without obtaining a licence from the panchayat, carries on any trade or occupation in any premises within the panchayat jurisdiction, the panchayat shall, after giving an opportunity of being heard to such person, seal such premises,' the bill stated. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 22 Illustrations of a Husband and Wife in Everyday Life Watch More Undo 'Provided that if the application for a licence is already submitted to the panchayat, such premises shall not be sealed till such application is rejected on merit. ' 'No such premises shall be sealed till the expiry of the period given to rectify any defect thereof. An appeal against the panchayat order shall lie before the director, and the director's decision in the matter shall be final, provided that the director shall not grant any interim relief without hearing the panchayat,' the bill said.
Time of India
4 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Wards in class A municipal councils to be increased
Panaji: The state cabinet on Monday granted its approval to amend the Goa Municipalities Act, 1968, to increase the number of wards in class A municipal councils from 25 councillors to 27 in order to cater to the increased number of voters within the jurisdictions of these councils. The bill proposes to amend the act to curtail delays in granting completion certificates to buildings and permission to occupy and use them, while also promoting the implementation of guidelines for Business Reforms Action Plan (BRAP) to grant impetus to ease of doing business in the state. State govt will amend the act wherein the words 'within one month', 'seven days', and 'one month' will be substituted by 'within 15 days', 'five days' and '15 days', respectively. This is so that the person constructing the building shall, within 15 days of completion of construction, send a written notice of completion to the chief officer, who shall begin inspection within five days of receiving such a notice and shall grant permission to occupy the building within 15 days, or refuse to grant it if there is a violation of the act, bylaw, or any order passed.
The Hindu
28-04-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
Minister C.V. Ganesan introduces Bill in T.N. Assembly reducing penalty on employers failing to pay full wages
The Tamil Nadu government has tabled a Bill that seeks to reduce the penalty on shops and establishments if they fail to pay full wages to its employees if the employers challenge the order of their reinstatement in higher courts. When Minister for Labour Welfare and Skill Development C.V. Ganesan tabled the Bill in the House, AIADMK's Agri S.S. Krishnamoorthy, Congress' S. Rajesh Kumar, CPI's T. Ramachandran, PMK's G.K. Mani, and Panruti MLA T. Velmurugan sought some corrections in it. Earlier, as per Section 45-A of the Act, any employer who failed to comply with the provisions of Section 41-A shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine, or both. However, the Bill tabled in the House on Tuesday, removed Section 45-A. 'Any employer who fails to comply a per Section 41-A shall be liable for penalty which may extend to ₹50,000 and where such failure is a continuing one, with a further penalty which may extend to ₹200 for every day,' it read. If such failure continued after the imposition of penalty or compounding of contravention, the penalty shall not exceed ₹1 lakh in the aggregate, it said. As per Section 41-A of the Act, if the appellate authority directed the reinstatement of any employee and if the employer preferred any proceeding in a High Court or the Supreme Court, the employer was to pay full wages during the pendency of such proceedings. The Bill also seeks to empower the State government to appoint an adjudicating officer(s), below the rank of Joint Commissioner of Labour, who would determine the penalties under the Act. It also provided for appeal over compounding of offences to the appellate authority. The government said it was making sincere efforts to implement the reforms envisaged in the Business Reforms Action Plan, 2024, and the Reducing Compliance Burden Plus 2024 (RCB 2024+) initiative. 'It is essential to decriminalise the offences under the Tamil Nadu Shops and Establishments Act, 1947, by replacing punishments of imprisonment and fine with penalties and to establish adjudication and appellate mechanism for ease of doing business,' the Bill read. The RCB 2024+, decriminalisation has been clarified as reducing the severity of punishments by removal of imprisonment, introduction of penalty mechanisms, proportionate or graded punishments, and establishing adjudication and appellate mechanisms, it said.
