ACTION TAKEN REPORT ON BUDGET ASSURANCES FOR THE YEAR 2020-21 PART – A Sr. Description of the Budget Department Action Taken No. Assurances 1 2 3 4 1 Agriculture Intend to establish an “Organic The administrative procedure is initiated. Agricultural University” in order to encourage the Organic farming in Goa. Emphasis on establishing Food The administrative procedures initiated Processing Unit in order to in the matter which will continue during attract the locals towards current year. farming and to provide assistance. To help the local vegetable 2341.47 kgs of vegetable seeds of local cultivators to purchase seeds and hybrid varieties and 120 tonnes of and fertilizers, and so also to fertilizers is sold to all categories of prepare the cultivable land. farmers / SHG till date. Announcement of the Approval of the Government is obtained „Western Ghats Development for implementation of Western Ghats Programme‟ in order to Development Programme (WGDP) strengthen the Reservoir and during the financial year 2020-21 under Water conservation. which digging of trenches and other components under the said scheme has been approved. Intend to start „Shram- Administrative procedure is initiated in Sanmaan‟ scheme in order to the matter. A letter has been sent to encourage the locals to take District Rural Development Agency the initiative to work in the (North) for convergence. fields and cultivable lands. 2 Animal Intend to implement The scheme is presently under Husbandry “Dudhgram Scheme” at Saal, modification and is being put up to Cuncolim and Canacona on Government approval. experimental basis to attract more farmers towards milk production. Intend to give financial Scheme is still under consideration. assistance to increase milk production of the societies working on co-operative basis. 1 Sr. Description of the Budget Department Action Taken No. Assurances 1 2 3 4 Animal Intend to build a new As per the decision of the Council of Husbandry Veterinary Hospital at Ministers, it is resolved to transfer land Bicholim. admeasuring 17,280 sqmts in acquired area of award SL AO/TIP/5 dated 11/03/1983 of Survey No. 203 at Mulgao, Bicholim for construction of Veterinary Hospital, Bicholim on payment of ₹ 4.73 lakh to Water Resources Department. 3 Archives Propose to restore the historic Work of fort of Cabo-de-Rama will be forts and fortresses in the completed shortly. Restoration work of State. Fort of Khorjuve, Chapora Fort and Fort of Alorna is still under progress. Archival records will be The administrative approval was digitized in order to facilitate obtained for digitization of archival faster public access and records by floating an Expression of delivery. Interest. Data Entry Operators have been employed on contract basis through ITG for scanning and data entry of land records of North Goa. Till date, 219 Land Registration Volumes comprising 87,100 folios have been digitized. ITG has submitted estimates for digitization of archival records. Propose to conserve 1 lakh Work of conservation of 30,000 archival archival records for posterity. folios has been accomplished. Tender has been uploaded on work of conservation of 50,000 archival folios. 4 Art & Culture Kala Bhavans have been Mapusa: The process of suitable land proposed to be established at identification is under process. Mapusa, Pernem, and Pernem: The land earmarked for the Sanguem. project is not suitable and as such the Art and Culture Department has requested Sports Department to provide suitable land at Sports City Venue, Dhargal. Sanguem: The GSIDC has been entrusted the work of executing the project. Kala Mandir at Cortalim will The project has to be transferred to the be made operational soon. Department of Art & Culture from GSIDC. 2 Sr. Description of the Budget Department Action Taken No. Assurances 1 2 3 4 Art & Culture Propose to strengthen the Various existing Ravindra Bhavans have existing infrastructure at approached the department towards Ravindra Bhavan. strengthening the infrastructure. Once such proposals proposals received from the Ravindra Bhavans, the Department will initiate the process of obtaining necessary Government approvals. Propose to revive the scheme The scheme has been notified in the to provide musical instruments Official Gazette. to cultural troops like Bhajani Mandal, Choir Groups and Shigmotsav Mandals. 5 Captain of Propose to introduce Proposal of Solar Hybrid Ferry Ports environment-friendly Solar submitted to Finance department for Hybrid Ferry in the next expenditure sanction, pending due to financial year. present financial status. Propose to complete the One floating concrete Jetty at Panaji construction of four floating completed and commissioned. Other jetties; three in Mandovi river three Jetties are to be completed. delay is and one in Chapora River. due to Covid -19 pandemic Propose to take up Government approval obtained for reconstruction of lighthouse at demolition of existing structure subject Campal and reconstruct the to construction of new structure taken up same for navigation simultaneously. Plan for new construction under preparation with PWD. 6 Civil Aviation Propose to set up a skill Government has given approval to GMR development center at Mopa Goa International Airport Limited for for providing training to youth setting up of Aviation Skill in order to equip them with Development Centre within the Airport necessary skills for area. employment at airport 7 Civil Supplies Intend to increase the The Department has already increased percentage of profit margin in percentage of profit margin in the year order to encourage the Fair 2018-19. Price Shopkeepers Intend to curb the malpractices The installation of GPS system is under by installing GPS System to process. the vehicles used for transportation of the grains 3 Sr. Description of the Budget Department Action Taken No. Assurances 1 2 3 4 Civil Supplies Intend to make provision to No land acquired by the Department for build two new warehouses for warehouses. the storage of grains 8 Commercial Nearly 3000 litigations are The Government of Goa has already Tax pending at appellate and notified The Goa (Recovery of Arrears various courts under the earlier of Tax through Settlement) laws of VAT, CST, Luxury (Amendment) Act 2020 (Goa Act 12 of tax, Entry Tax and 2020) effective from 20/05/2020 vide Entertainment Tax. The Notification No. 7/13/2020-LA, dated limitation to finish assessment l7/08/2020, published in the under these Acts is up to June, Extraordinary Official Gazette No.2, 2020. In order to expedite the Series I No.20 dated 17/08/2020. legacy assessments and recovery of arrears in litigated cases, Government propose to introduce Settlement Scheme as declared by many other States and Sabka Vishwas (Legacy Dispute Resolution) by Government of India. Propose to introduce The Draft Bill for introduction of professional tax under local Professional Tax has been submitted. bodies to augment the revenue sources of these local self- governance bodies along with revamping of the District Planning Boards. 9 Co-operation Intend to issue instructions to A provision of ₹ 50 lakh made in the make an insurance upto ₹ 1.00 budget for the year 2020-21 is classified lakh if any of Credit Society is as non-essential expenditure and hence on the way to closure, with the deferred to the next financial year 2021- intention that no one should 22. have to bear the loss Intend to make provision to A provision of₹ 15.00 crore made in the strengthen the co-operative budget for the year 2020-21, of which movement by providing ₹14.00 crore is classified as non- Institutions from the essential expenditure and hence Co-operative sector with deferred. suitable means of share capital 10 District Rural Construct Goa Bazaar will be The construction of Goa Bazar in Development taken up in next financial year property surveyed under No. 42, 43 and Agency, North 44 at Morombi-o-Pequeno, V.P Merces, Tiswadi Goa has been entrusted to Goa State Infrastructure Development Corporation (GSIDC). 4 Sr. Description of the Budget Department Action Taken No. Assurances 1 2 3 4 11 Electricity Propose to upgrade and The Department has already tendered the improve the current power important works of upgrading the distribution system existing power distribution network by replacing the existing overhead conductors with higher current carrying capacity HTLS conductors. The works are as follows: (i) Conversion of existing overhead ACSR Raccoon conductor to HTLS conductor of 33KV Double circuit lines from 33/11KV Nachinola Substation to 33/11KV Saligao Substation via 33/11KV Porvorim Substation. (ii) Conversion of existing overhead ACSR Raccon conductor to HTLS conductor of 33KV Porvorim-I and Porvorim-II Double Circuit line from 220/110/33/11KV Tivim Substation to 33/11KV Nachinola Substation. (iii) Conversion of existing OH ACSR Raccoon conductor to HTLS conductor of 33KV Mapusa I &Mapusa II feeders from 220/110/33/11KV Tivim SS to 33/11 KV Mapusa Substation. (iv) Conversion of overhead existing ACSR Panther conductor to HTLS conductor from 110/33/11KV Verna Sub-Station to 33/11KV Kadamba Sub- Station at Vasco via 33/11KV Sancoale Sub-Station. After tendering and evaluation of the financial bids, the same have been processed for approval of the Goa State Works Board (GSWB) in respect of (i), (ii) and (iii). Regarding the Verna to Vasco tender, the financial bid evaluation has been completed, however not yet submitted for approval. Propose to complete (i) The major underground cabling underground cabling in works in progress in towns/cities are on general and also overhead verge of completion, however some bunch cabling in remote areas minor works and dismantling of to ensure un-interrupted overhead lines etc have to be completed. quality power supply to (ii) The overhead aerial bunched cabling domestic, commercial and work of around 750 kms has been industrial units completed and the balance works have 5 Sr.