CORRECTED AS ON 22.07.2019 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF GOA TENTH SESSION, 2019 LIST OF STARRED QUESTIONS FOR ANSWER ON 22ND JULY, 2019 TOTAL NO. OF QUESTIONS: 42 DEPARTMENTS INDEX ANIMAL HUSBANDRY & VETERINARY 004C SERVICES EDUCATION 002A, 003C, 006A, 006B, 007B**, 008C, 009B, 009C, 013A, 015A, 016C**, 017C FISHERIES 014B INFORMATION & PUBLICITY 001A, 007A, 008B PANCHAYATI RAJ 002C, 003A, 008A, 011A, 014A, 015C, PERSONNEL 016A TRANSPORT 004A*, 009A, 010C**, 015B, 016B, 017A**, 017B WATER RESOURCES 002B, 003B, 004B, 006C, 010A**, 010B**, 011B 1 SL. MEMBER QUESTIO DEPARTMENT NO. N NOS 1. SHRI RAMKRISHNA 001A INFORMATION AND PUBLICITY DHAVALIKAR 002A EDUCATION 2. SHRI CHURCHILL ALEMAO 002B WATER RESOURCES 002C PANCHAYATI RAJ 003A PANCHAYATI RAJ 3. SHRI FRANCISCO SILVEIRA 003B WATER RESOURCES 003C EDUCATION 004A* TRANSPORT 004B WATER RESOURCES 4. SHRI ISIDORE FERNANDES 004C ANIMAL HUSBANDRY & VETERINARY SERVICES SHRI CHANDRAKANT 005A EDUCATION(DELETED) 5. KAVALEKAR 005B PERSONNEL (DELETED) 006A EDUCATION 6. SHRI PRASAD GAONKAR 006B EDUCATION 006C WATER RESOURCES 007A INFORMATION AND PUBLICITY 7. SHRI PRATAPSINGH RANE 007B** TRANSFERRED 008A PANCHAYATI RAJ 8. SHRI DIGAMBAR KAMAT 008B INFORMATION AND PUBLICITY 008C EDUCATION 009A TRANSPORT SHRI NILKANTH 9 009B EDUCATION HALARNKAR 009C EDUCATION 010A** TRANSFERRED 10 SHRI ATANASIO 010B** TRANSFERRED MONSERRATE 010C** TRANSFERRED 011A PANCHAYATI RAJ 11. SHRI WILFRED D’SA 011B WATER RESOURCES 12. SHRI FILIPE NERY 012A GENERAL RODRIGUES ADMINISTRATION(DELETED) 012B WATER RESOURCES(DELETED) 13. SHRI CLAFASIO DIAS 013A EDUCATION 2 014A PANCHAYATI RAJ 14. SHRI ANTONIO FERNANDES 014B FISHERIES 015A EDUCATION 15. SHRI ALEIXO R.LOURENCO 015B TRANSPORT 015C PANCHAYATI RAJ 016A PERSONNEL 016B TRANSPORT 16. SHRI RAVI NAIK 016C** TRANSFERRED 017A** TRANSFERRED 17. SHRI SUBHASH SHIRODKAR 017B TRANSPORT 017C EDUCATION *The names of S/Shri Wilfred D’Sa and Clafasio Dias are bracketed and shown in Starred Question No. 004A. **Transferred to other days. #The names of Shri Chandrakant Kavalekar and Smt. Jennifer Monserrate brackets to Starred LAQ No. 004A, stands deleted. ## Starred LAQ No. 005A and 005B tabled by Shri Chandrakant Kavalekar stands deleted. ### Starred LAQ No. 012A and 012B tabled by Shri Filipe Nery Rodrigues stands deleted. 3 CORRECTED AS ON 22.07.2019 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF GOA TENTH SESSION, 2019 LIST OF STARRED QUESTIONS FOR ANSWER ON 22ND JULY, 2019 SHRI RAMKRISHNA DHAVALIKAR ADVERTISEMENTS 001A*WILL the Minister for Information and Publicity be pleased to state: (a) the details of advertisements from 1st January, 2017 till date issued by various Departments through Information Department; and (b) the details of advertisements issued from 1st January, 2017 till date only by the Information Department including cost of each advertisement? SHRI CHURCHILL ALEMAO HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN GOA 002A. *WILL the Minister for Education be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government will increase the number of colleges for D.Ed and B. Ed in Goa; (a) whether the Department is aware that students have to go to other States due to less seats in D.Ed and B. Ed in Goa; and (c) the reasons for not granting permission for new Higher Secondary Schools in Goa? 4 SHRI CHURCHILL ALEMAO TENDERED WORKS/PROJECTS IN BENAULIM CONSTITUENCY 002B. *WILL the Minister for Water Resources be pleased to state: (a) the number of works/projects tendered from the year 2017-2019 in Benaulim Constituency; furnish the copies of the same; (b) the number of projects retendered from the year 2017-2019 in Benaulim Constituency with reason and furnish copies of the same; and (c) the solution which the Department has come up with to stop retendering of works in Benaulim Constituency? SHRI CHURCHILL ALEMAO SCHEMES OF STATE AND CENTRAL GOVERNMENT 002C. *WILL the Minister for Panchayati Raj be pleased to state: (a) the number of Schemes of State and Central Government executed through Panchayats: (b) the copies of these Schemes and the criteria to avail the same; (c) whether the Panchayats are charging high fees to set up new Hotels in the Village; and (d) if so, the rationale behind it and whether the Government is planning to curb the said fees in order to promote Tourism? SHRI FRANCISCO SILVEIRA GRANTS OF OCTROI FOR PANCHAYATS OF ST. ANDRE 003A. *WILL the Minister for Panchayati Raj be pleased to state: (a) whether the grants in lieu of Octroi has been released to the Village Panchayats for the last five years; (b) if so, furnish details of the grants released year-wise/Panchayats- wise in St. Andre for last 5 years; (c) if not, time frame by which same will be disbursed; (d) the mechanism/criteria followed by the Government in determining the share of grants to the Panchayats in St. Andre; and (e) whether the Panchayats will be compensated for non release of such grants? 5 SHRI FRANCISCO SILVEIRA WORKS UNDERTAKEN IN ST. ANDRE 003B. *WILL the Minister for Water Resources be pleased to state: (a) the number of works undertaken by the Government in St. Andre Constituency from 2017 till date; (b) whether the estimates have been prepared for the works; and (c) if so, furnish details of the estimates prepared, Administrative approval, date of tender and sanction obtained and number of works completed? SHRI FRANCISCO SILVEIRA MID-DAY MEALS 003C. *WILL the Minister for Education be pleased to state: (a) the action the Government has taken to improve the quality and quantity of food supplied for mid-day meals for Schools in the State; (b) whether the Government will enhance the financial assistance for the provision of nutritious and tasty Mid-day meals to students of Schools; (c) whether the proper and regular checks are being conducted to check the quality food supplied under mid-day meals; (d) whether most of the students of higher classes rejected the mid-day meals, if so, the reasons thereof; and (e) the remuneration paid to helper of School for mid-day meals in Schools? 6 SHRI ISIDORE FERNANDES SHRI WILFRED D’SA SHRI CLAFASIO DIAS GOA MILES 004A. *WILL the Minister for Transport be pleased to state: (a) whether taxis under web APP Goa miles are given licenses to operate in Goa, if so the number of taxis that have been issued the licenses till date; (b) whether issuing such licenses in the interest of the State, local drivers/operators, if so, the details thereof; (c) whether the Government promotes Self- Employment Scheme to buy and operate as commercial taxi in the State; (d) the categories of taxi business in the State; (e) the details as to how the Government is currently supporting and would continue to support Taxi business in the State; (f) whether the license for taxi business are issued only to Goans by birth; (g) the details of the grievances that the local taxi operators are agitating against the Government and demanding withdrawal of Goa Miles Application/Management System; (h) the details of the actions initiated by the Government to address their concerns; (i) whether the Government will commit and ensure to protect the livelihood of the existing local taxi operators, if so, provide the details in terms of steps /schemes that are initiated by the Government till date to protect the business of the local taxi operators? SHRI ISIDORE FERNANDES WORKS IN CANACONA CONSTITUENCY 004B. *WILL the Minister for Water Resources be pleased to state: 7 (a) the total number of proposal of works received from Canacona Constituency from March, 2016 till date; (b) furnish the details of works, such as name of the work and its estimated cost; (c) whether works are tendered, name of work tendered, number of names of works with work order issued, number of works undertaken but incomplete work order issued but work not started, number and names of those that were completed; furnish the details along with name of agency, amount/cost of each work; (d) whether any works/projects are awaiting for expenditure sanctioning; if so, furnish the name of works; (e) if so, whether it is due to shortage of fund; (f) if not, the reasons for pendency of all works to be tendered; and (g) the list of works pending with reasons thereof? SHRI ISIDORE FERNANDES KAMDHENU SCHEME 004C. *WILL the Minister for Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that the total milk requirement of Goa is approximately 4 lakhs litre/day; (b) whether milk production of Goa is approximately 168000 litre/day; (c) if so, the total milk imported/purchased from outside Goa to meet shortfall; (d) whether the milk purchased from outside Goa is thoroughly checked for its quality; (e) if yes, furnish the details thereof; (f) whether it is a fact that milk production has increased after introduction of Kamdhenu Scheme; (g) whether Kamdhenu Scheme still exists; if so, the details thereof; (h) the total number of applications received from Canacona Constituency for Kamdhenu Scheme since inception till date; (i) the total number of applications sanctioned; (j) the total number of applications pending and reasons for the pendency; 8 (k) the time frame by which the pending applications will be cleared; (l) the steps taken to encourage farmers to go for dairy farming; furnish the details thereof; and (m) whether the milk produced by Goa Dairy farmer is supplied to Co- operative Societies or locally supplied by Kamdhenu registered dairy farms; furnish details thereof? 005A & 005B - DELETED SHRI PRASAD GAONKAR DETAILS OF INFRASTRUCTURE OF SCHOOLS IN SANGUEM CONSTITUENCY 006A. *WILL the Minister for Education be pleased to state: (a) whether there is proper infrastructure in all the Schools in Sanguem Constituency including Government Primary Schools, Government Middle Schools, Government High Schools, Government Higher Secondary Schools; (b) if so, furnish details regarding up-gradation of schools; (c) if not, furnish details such as name, requirement of up-gradation of Schools; (d) whether there is any proposal to upgrade this Infrastructure; and (e) if so, furnish details such as estimates prepared, Administrative approval, expenditure sanctioned, date of tendered, name of Contractor, date of commencement, date of completion ? SHRI PRASAD GAONKAR DETAILS OF SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS IN SANGUEM CONSTITUENCY 006B.