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Time of India
3 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Contentious session ends, House adjourned
Porvorim: The Goa legislative assembly was adjourned sine die by speaker Ramesh Tawadkar on Friday, bringing to a close a hectic 15-day monsoon session. The session, which saw frequent clashes between the opposition and the treasury benches, resulted in the passage of several laws. During the session, 4,226 questions were taken up, with 896 being starred questions and 3,330 being un-starred questions. Some questions were deferred to the next session. The House also witnessed debates on 30 calling attention motions moved by legislators, said Tawadkar. The most contentious bill to be passed was the Goa Legislative Diploma No. 2070 dated April 15, 1961, (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which paves the way for govt to regularise unauthorised houses constructed before Feb 28, 2014, on comunidade land. The passage of the bill saw the angriest protests in the well of the House and prompted Tawadkar to adjourn the House twice during the discussions that went into the dead of the night. Despite the acrimony witnessed over the two days, opposition leader Yuri Alemao and chief minister Pramod Sawant acknowledged the contributions of each side towards Goa's development. 'Let us take Goa in a direction that it needs to be taken,' said Alemao. Stay updated with the latest local news from your city on Times of India (TOI). Check upcoming bank holidays , public holidays , and current gold rates and silver prices in your area. Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Raksha Bandhan wishes , messages and quotes !
Time of India
4 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Amid oppn protests, govt passes bill to legalise houses on comunidade land
Porvorim: Amidst vociferous protests by the opposition, the state legislative assembly on Thursday passed a bill that paves the way for govt to regularise unauthorised houses constructed before Feb 28, 2014, on comunidade land. The bill, introduced by revenue minister Atanasio Monserrate, sparked a furore in the state assembly as the opposition questioned govt's legal standing to compel a private entity to hand over comunidade land to encroachers. The opposition said that the amendment — Goa Legislative Diploma No. 2070 dated April 15, 1961 (Amendment) Bill, 2025 — is nothing but a reintroduction of the Goa Bhumiputra Adhikarini Bill in a new garb by BJP. The opposition MLAs rushed to the well of the House twice to protest against the bill, forcing speaker Ramesh Tawadkar to adjourn the House twice for five minutes each time. Monserrate said that the amendment aims to provide 'legal security' to 'landless persons' who built houses on land owned by a comunidade. According to the bill, the area eligible for regularisation is the plinth of the dwelling house plus two metres on all sides, subject to a maximum of 300sqm. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 15 Beautiful Hairstyles For Women Over 30 Undo If an application for regularisation is not filed within six months of the notification by govt or is rejected, the administrator of comunidades shall initiate proceedings for the removal of the structure. Comunidades will have 30 days to decide on the applications. The one-time measure is a 'humanitarian gesture', said Monserrate, but Aldona MLA Carlos Ferreira demanded a strict approach and demolition of unauthorised structures on comunidade land. 'Over the years, it was observed that a significant number of landless persons who have been residing in Goa for a very long time have constructed dwelling houses on lands belonging to the comunidades without any formal authorisation or legal right,' said the bill. There are several homes built on comunidade land without legal ownership and permission from authorities. The absence of legal recognition has rendered such occupants vulnerable to eviction, which would deprive them of shelter and basic civic amenities. Monserrate said that the main objective of the amendment is to also protect comunidade lands from further encroachment and to enable the comunidades to reclaim land that was encroached upon. 'It also seeks to deter future unauthorised construction by clarifying that regularisation is a one-time measure,' said Monserrate. RGP MLA Viresh Borkar said the regularisation will benefit migrant workers who have encroached on comunidade land. He said that the bill should have specified that only landless persons of Goan origin would be able to apply for regularisation of houses. Chief minister Pramod Sawant tried to intervene to quieten the protesting opposition MLAs. During the uproar, the House also passed the Goa Regularisation of Unauthorised Construction (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which provides a fresh window of two years for individuals to apply to regularise illegal homes and structures in villages and in towns. The structures or homes will be regularised as long as they are within a limit of 500sqm in villages and 600sqm in towns or in the capital city. Stay updated with the latest local news from your city on Times of India (TOI). Check upcoming bank holidays , public holidays , and current gold rates and s ilver prices in your area.
Time of India
7 days ago
- General
- Time of India
Now, Goa govt introduces bill to regularise houses on comunidade land
Panaji: A proposed amendment to the Goa Legislative Diploma No. 2070 to to regularise unauthorised dwelling houses constructed on comunidade land before Feb 28, 2014 was approved by the cabinet on Monday and introduced in the legislative assembly later in the day. According to the bill, the area eligible for regularisation is the plinth of the dwelling house plus two metres on all sides, subject to a maximum of 300sqm. If an application for regularisation is not filed or is rejected, the administrator of comunidades shall initiate proceedings for removal of the structure. Regularisation is not permissible on agricultural tenant's land as described under the Agricultural Tenancy Act, protected forests, wildlife sanctuaries, Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) if constructed after Feb 19, 1991, no-development zones, eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) I, khazans, road setbacks or right-of-way, filled water bodies or natural water channels, and land other than cultivable areas or orchards in ESZ II. Regularisation is permissible if the land falls under settlement, institutional, industrial, cultivable or orchard zones. Any excess land must be surrendered to the comunidade through the administrator, and possession of the excess land must be taken before the final order is issued. Applications must be made within six months of the commencement of the amended act, and must be accompanied by relevant documents and the prescribed fees. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Blood cancer is taking our curious baby away from us! Donate For Health Donate Now Undo The bill states that applications shall be disposed of within six months from the date of receipt, and only one application per dwelling house will be allowed. The proposed amendment empowers an officer not below the rank of a senior scale officer of the Goa Civil Service, to issue orders for regularisation of such unauthorised dwellings upon receiving from the applicant an application, compensation to be paid to the comunidade concerned, and the explicit consent of the comunidade to regularise the land in question. An applicant must be a landless person who constructed a dwelling house before Feb 28, 2014, on land belonging to the comunidade without such land being lawfully granted to him/her. The applicant must have been a resident of Goa for at least 15 years prior to Feb 28, 2014. In case of his/her death, a family member may apply, but this does not include a person or kin who owns a plot of land, a house, flat, or apartment, or an undivided share in ancestral property which, on the date of making an application, was separately allotted to him/her.
