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Time of India
06-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
After govt names new chief town planner, Rane names own person
Panaji: In an unprecedented administrative showdown between ministries led by chief minister Pramod Sawant and town & country planning minister Vishwajit Rane , two different orders from the personnel ministry and TCP ministry appointed two different people to the same post of chief town Monday, the personnel department under CM Sawant issued an order appointing senior town planner R K Pandita to the post. However, the very next day, the Rane-led TCP ministry issued an order appointing Vertika Dagur as chief town post had had fallen vacant as on April 30, chief town planner Rajesh Naik, who was granted an extension in service, was suspended on the last day of his extension 'with immediate effect' in connection with the alleged underassessment of fees for land conversion under Section 17(2) of the TCP Act, causing a loss of crores to the are three chief town planners in the TCP department. A senior govt official said that Naik was chief town planner (planning), Ranjit Borkar is chief town planner (land use), and Dagur (administration).A senior govt official said that the personnel department issues orders to appoint heads of departments, civil service, and Goa police officers above the rank of superintendent of personnel department order issued on Monday said, 'R K Pandita, senior town planner, town & country planning department, shall hold the charge of the post of chief town planner (planning), TCP department, with immediate effect in addition to his own duties and until further orders'. Durga Kinlekar, under-secretary, personnel, signed the second order, issued on Tuesday by TCP department deputy director (admin) Nadia Ashraf Ali Shekoli, said, 'As directed, the undersigned hereby conveys the decision of govt to give additional charge of the chief town planner (Planning) to Vertika Dagur, in addition to her own duties, with immediate effect, until further orders'.
Time of India
30-04-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Fee shortfall recovered in 40 zone-change cases, HC told
Panaji: To deal with the underassessment of zone-change fees , 47 assessment orders for the recovery of the fee shortfall have been issued, the town and country planning (TCP) department has told the high court. Of these, in 40 cases, additional fees as stipulated by the revised assessment orders have already been recovered, Vertika Dagur, holding the additional charge of the chief town planner (administration), submitted to the high court. In the remaining cases, the TCP department has rescinded the notifications issued under Section 17(2) of the TCP Act after the parties did not pay even after the expiry of the seven-day deadline, she said. The TCP department told the HC that of the 120 cases in which petitioners have alleged irregularities, only 47 applications were received prior to the notification in March 2024 when the fees were hiked from Rs 200 per sqm to Rs 1,000 per sqm. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like If you have a mouse, play this game for 1 minute Navy Quest Undo The fees were assessed after the notification, the department added. The high court is hearing a PIL alleging that the TCP department underassessed fees for the conversion of zones under Section 17 (2), causing a loss of crores to the exchequer. The petitioners told the court that the TCP department deliberately underassessed fees, applying the old rate of Rs 200 per sqm instead of Rs 1,000 per sqm. The high court last month directed the chief secretary to examine the allegations, observing that if found to be correct, they are 'quite serious as they directly affect the revenue of the state, ultimately the public exchequer'. Moreover, the high court called for a thorough inquiry into the matter, considering the huge loss of revenue that could have occurred but for the timely objection of the finance department.
