Govt will implement EODB to attract green industry: Goa CM

Times of India | 1 week ago | 13-05-2022 | 08:55 pm

PANAJI: Chief minister Pramod Sawant on Friday said that to attract environmentally-friendly industries to the state, the government has to implement ease of doing business. “We have to grant permissions within a month or a month-and-a-half to establish environmentally-friendly industry in Goa,” Sawant said, adding that the government would take steps in this regard. Sawant said that it should not take one or two years to grant permission to set up an industry in the state. He stressed that his government would be an industry-friendly one. Industries minister Mauvin Godinho has started the consultation process for the framing of the new industrial policy, that is aimed at streamlining processes to encourage new investors and industries to come to the state. Godhino said that he has also sought the opinion of industry stakeholders. “Right now, I am in the process of consulting and getting the opinion of various stakeholders. I held a detailed discussion with the Goa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) on several matters, including how to streamline the process to allot land to industries,” the minister had said. The state government is in discussions to find a way to allot land to industries in a transparent manner. “My thrust would be on encouraging Goan industry. We will give first preference to Goans who want to expand their industry in the industrial estate. However, while giving them preference, we have to also bring in new industry to the state. Both these things have to happen simultaneously,” Godinho had said.

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Will protect mining workers interest: CM

Times of India | 23 hours ago | 20-05-2022 | 01:21 am

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Bicholim: Following a demand by mining union workers to know their fate after June 6 when the government will take over lease areas, chief minister Pramod Sawant assured to protect their interest. Sawant was responding to a delegation that met him at the Sanquelim Ravindra Bhavan and submitted a memorandum calling upon the government to take care of workers’ interests. The workers demanded that existing workers get the opportunity to work even after the leases are handed over to a third party. They also said that they should continue to get salaries and those without salaries should be aided through the workers' security fund. “The government should extend full cooperation towards the education of workers’ children, and workers should get employment at the same place after the corporation is formed,” they said.

BJP and Revolutionary Goans fight for credit over Goa Shipyard Ltd ‘jobs to locals’

Times of India | 23 hours ago | 20-05-2022 | 01:18 am

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23 hours ago | 20-05-2022 | 01:18 am

Vasco: Revolutionary Goans (RG) and BJP are engaged claiming credit for getting locals employment at the Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL). Even as RG said that GSL has assured them of giving jobs to Goans, Vasco BJP MLA Krishna ‘Daji’ Salkar and BJP functionaries stated that it was their efforts that played a major role in highlighting the employment issue. On Wednesday, RG’s Tukaram ‘Manoj’ Parab and St Andre MLA Viresh Borkar met the management of GSL to discuss the matter of employment opportunities for Goans. Parab and Borkar said that the shipyard’s management has assured them to give priority to recruiting Goans. They said that, according to available information, over 600 jobs had opened up at GSL, but only 30% Goans were employed. In other central government shipyards in other states, local people with knowledge of the local language are given preference during recruitment, but at GSL this is not happening, RG said. Parab and Borkar also stressed on the need for imparting training in technical skill to Goan youth. Meanwhile, the Vasco MLA posted on his official social media page: “Grateful to chief minister Goa Pramod P Sawant for calling this meeting on our request with T N Sudhakar CMD (addl charge) and HR head Goa Shipyard Ltd to address long-pending issues pertaining to local employment.”

CM: Will remove laws that create hurdles for biz, in ease of living

Times of India | 23 hours ago | 20-05-2022 | 01:15 am

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Panaji: Chief minister Pramod Sawant on Thursday said that laws that create hurdles in ease of doing business and ease of living will be eliminated during the monsoon session of the state legislative assembly. The law department is already in the process of identifying the laws which need to be eliminated, he said. Sawant launched the Goa Mission Karmayogi to prepare government employees for the future and to bring reforms in bureaucracy. He said that big reforms will be introduced for ease of doing business and ease of living. The capacity building commission of the government of India had organised a half-day workshop for IAS officers and heads of departments. The chief minister said that training for government employees will continue. Sawant said that reforms will be done for the industries sector, forest sector and revenue sector among others so that people can benefit from ease of living. “In the next assembly session, the government will bring in a lot of reforms. Many laws that are creating hurdles and those which are not required will be eliminated,” he said. Chief secretary Puneet Kumar Goel said that all employees will be given training to implement ease of doing business and ease of living so that public delivery will be improved. Goel said that the government will see where there is delay and how it can be improved. “Public work which has to be completed in seven days should not take two months,” the chief secretary said. He said that government employees will be trained to provide online services to the public. “We have to reduce paperwork and through IT we have to improve public delivery. It is a duty of each and every government employee for public delivery and unless training is given in proper tools public delivery cannot be improved,” Goel said.

Goa govt to seek time from state election commission to ready OBC quota for panchayat polls

Times of India | 23 hours ago | 20-05-2022 | 01:06 am

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Panaji: Panchayat elections in the state are likely to be delayed as the state government on Thursday decided to seek some time from the state election commission (SEC) to obtain a detailed report from the OBC commission on OBC reservation. The tenure of the present panchayats ends on June 19. After receiving the advocate general’s opinion on OBC reservation for panchayat elections, chief minister Pramod Sawant said that the state government will write to the SEC seeking time so that the OBC commission can prepare a report on reservations for OBCs. He said that if the SEC agrees, then the panchayat elections will have to be postponed. “As per the Supreme Court verdict and advocate general’s opinion, if we have to hold panchayat elections at this point then we will have to do it without OBC reservation. We do not want to hold it in that manner. We want to give reservation to OBC as there is 27% OBC population in the state.” “We will refer the file to the OBC commission to give us a detailed report and that report will be sent to the SEC and thereafter the SEC will take a decision on the date,” Sawant said.

Govt will requisition pumps from mining firms to dewater pits: Goa CM

Times of India | 1 day ago | 19-05-2022 | 01:57 pm

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1 day ago | 19-05-2022 | 01:57 pm

PANAJI: Chief minister Pramod Sawant said the state government will requisition water pumps from mining companies to drain water from mining pits during the monsoon in order to prevent any mishaps. He was speaking after meeting with the chief secretary, the directorate of mines and the disaster management authority to discuss safety measures that need to be taken up at mining pits. “If mining companies are not ready to take safety measures at mining leases during the monsoon, the water resources department and public works department will take over and manage the matter,” Sawant said. The chief minister said that after the state ordered mining companies to vacate their leases before June 6, they had begun removing water pumps from the mining pits. “We have, however, told them not to remove the pumps that are utilised for dewatering the pits,” he said. Sawant had on Tuesday said new pumps would be installed, pipes would be laid and electricity would be provided to dewater mining pits during the fast-approaching monsoon. On May 4, the state government had initiated the process to take over 88 mining leases from lessees whose second renewal was quashed by the Supreme Court in February 2018. The directorate of mines and geology had issued notices to all 88 mining companies to vacate the leases within a month. On April 20, chief minister Pramod Sawant had held a meeting with Union home minister Amit Shah over the mining issue and a decision was taken to auction the 88 mining leases.

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