Goa Legislative Assembly

“This House unanimously resolves the Government that self-defence training classes by qualified trainers should be introduced for female students at the grassroot level, tailored to fit into School and College curriculum within the NCERT/SCERT and within NEP framework so that the goal of women empowerment will be achieved.”

“This House unanimously resolves that the Government frames necessary policies to conserve and promote traditional kumeri agricultural activities in Goa. This traditional agricultural practice has been instrumental in maintaining ecological balance, biodiversity conservation, besides providing livelihood and food security to indigenous farmers in forest regions. Hence the need to implement measures to conserve, modernise and make this traditional agricultural practice economically viable and this traditional knowledge be preserved for future generations.”

“This House unanimously resolves to urge the Government to take necessary steps for construction of Water Reservoirs and Dams at various locations in the State to sort out the water scarcity and fulfil the future demands.”

“The Attention of the House is drawn to the serious concerns regarding the safety of the people due to the continued erosion of the embankment along the NH-748 AA road at Tulshimal caused by the heavy flow of the Valvanti River.”

“Attention of the House is drawn as regards the steps taken by the Government or proposed to be taken for providing infrastructure support schemes such as fencing, irrigation facilities and agricultural machinery especially to small, marginal farmers, including the women farmers engaged in paddy, vegetable cultivation and general farming in Sattari Taluka. The steps the Government intends to take in this matter.” 

“Attention of the House is drawn as regards the apprehension of the residents and shopkeepers of the Donmad area in Village Panchayat at Poriem Constituency, due to the alarming rise in thefts. The steps the Government has taken in this regard, by way of identification and apprehending the culprits and intensifying night patrolling and conducting surprise checks.”

To call the attention of the Hon. Minister for Power, as regards the tragic death of Late Shri Chandru Gaonkar, linesman from V.P. Morlem, sattari and recent deaths of other linesmen due to electric shocks while on duty. The steps the Government has taken to conduct a thorough investigation, implement safety protocols and collaborate with technical experts for sustainable solutions”.

Calling Attention admitted for answer on 23.7.2025 postponed and answered on 25/7/2025.

“Fear and anxiety in the minds of the people of the State, that due to incessant rains, flooding/inundation, landslides and water logging, has been witnessed in several parts of the State and also due to the incessant rains and the heavy flow of the Valvanti River on the NH 748 AA road at Tulshimala, several trees have been uprooted and embankments along the roadsides have also been washed away. The steps the Government has taken in the matter.”

Zero Hour mention for 01/09/2026 under “Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business of the Goa Legislative Assembly”

I would like to make a zero-hour mention on the following subject: 

Lack of adequate public transportation adversely affecting residents of Sattari taluka, especially students and commuters 

Sattari is one of the largest talukas in Goa, where people reside in remote villages and are completely dependent on public mode of transportation. 

Rural commuters, particularly school children and people living in interior villages in the Poriem Constituency are facing serious hardship due to lack of adequate public transportation facilities.  

I wish to bring to the attention of the Hon. Minister for transportation the various issues that are adversely impacting the people in Poriem Constituency:

• Decline in student strength because there are not enough buses to get them to school.
• Students are wasting valuable study hours due to infrequent bus services. 
• Lack of a reliable transportation network are forcing students to miss their remedial classes, sports and other extra-curricular activities. 
• People are unable to attend to their household chores and family responsibilities, due to time wasted every day waiting for public transportation, specially when commuting to work.
• KTCL buses do not service interior villages and neither buses operated by private owners, as they find the remote routes unprofitable, forcing the people to walk long distances to avail the bus services.

Fear and anxiety in the minds of people from Sattari Taluka

For the past so many years, residents in Sattari Taluka have been living on Alvara/Government land. Over time, the number of these households has also increased. As a result, they constructed a new home with an EHN number, but only after the year 2021 they are not able to get Water and Electricity connections.

The beneficiaries are still not receiving electricity and water connections due to procedural issues, which is causing significant hardship to the affected families.

The very purpose of issuing EHN is to facilitate obtaining water & electricity connections and to register existing houses in panchayat records thereby generating revenue of the concerned local authority in the form of House tax collection. Now the Panchayat has already issued the EHN Number and has collected House tax from the applicants. Subsequently panchayat has also provided the No Objection Certificate (NOC) for obtaining both tap water and electricity connections. However, departments have stopped releasing water/electricity connections thereby depriving locals from the basic necessity of life. 

Despite fulfilling all required formalities and obtaining the necessary approvals from the Panchayat, the concerned departments are not releasing the electricity and water connections. As a result, the beneficiaries are unable to access basic amenities even after completing all mandated procedures.

Immediate intervention is requested to resolve the issue and ensure that the eligible households receive electricity and water connections without further delay.

I would like to make a Zero-hour mention on the following subject:

Non-Payment of Compensation to the Village Panchayats of the Notified Area in the Industrial Estate

I hereby bring to your kind attention that as per the Notifications on \"Schemes to provide Grant-in-Aid to the Village Panchayats in Industrial Estate\", the said panchayats are entitled for compensation (90% Taxes & 95% License Fees). Regrettably, V.P. Pissurlem has not received the entitled compensation towards House Taxes & License Fees collected by the Goa-IDC from the industrial houses located in the Industrial Estate of the notified area under the jurisdiction of V.P. Pissurlem. 

The last compensation that was paid to V.P. Pissurlem vide Sanction Order dated 18/06/2021 for Rs. 7,89,492/- (Rupees Seven Lakh Eighty Nine Thousand Four Hundred Ninety Two only), which is total 90% of the Village Panchayat share for the Financial Year 2015-2016 and FY 2016-2017 and thereafter till date no compensation has been received by V.P. Pissurlem.

However, Village Panchayat Honda has not received the entitled compensation for Rs. 16,85,549/- (Rupees Sixteen Lakh Eighty Five Thousand Five Hundred Forty Nine only), which is total 90% of the Village Panchayat share for the Financial Year 2015-2016 and FY 2016-2017 and till date.

All the village panchayats of Sattari Taluka comes under Weaker Section Panchayat and are solely dependent on Government Grant-In-Aid for its administrative functions and development works within village panchayat jurisdiction. Regrettably, due to non-receipt of compensation from Goa-IDC till date, the village panchayats in Poriem constituency are not able to increase their own source of revenue, enhance their financial position and boost the administrative functions and overall development in Village panchayats. 

I seek the kind intervention of the Hon. Minister of Industries, Trade & Commerce to look into the serious matter of non-payment of compensation till date by Goa-IDC to the V.P. Pissurlem and V.P. Honda and ensure the entitled compensations are paid on ‘top priority’ in the interest of the people of the affected village panchayats. 

I rise to bring to the attention of this House the rise in alarming number of vehicular accidents caused by drunken driving, most commonly by domestic tourists in their private vehicles or self-driven rental cars, endangering the lives of people in the State of Goa. 

Cars and two-wheeler rental companies cannot be allowed to operate as neutral vendors, as tourists opt to rent vehicles as it is economical vis-a-vis taxi service available. Tourists are not familiar with roads in Goa, which are narrow and winding in villages with blind turns and very different from the metropolitan city roads. As they are enjoying their vacation, it is observed that they consume alcohol and drive and often flee the state when an accident occurs; before they can be held accountable by law. 

It is the fundamental duty of the State to prioritise safety and protect the lives of the people by strictly implementing road safety measures. 

Rental companies should be made accountable for traffic violations and offences, including drunken driving, as there should be an agreement between them to strictly follow guidelines by signing a Declaration to cover a brief on safety & local traffic rules, penalty clause in case of accident to cover damages and suspension/cancellation of driving licence in case of major accidents. 

The current checks (nakabandhi) carried out by the Police are good practices, but are not yielding the desired results, as most of these nakabandhis are on weekends and at predictable locations, making it difficult to book the offenders. 

Additionally, strict enforcement of breath analyzer tests by police personnel at every nakabandhi and checkpoint must be made mandatory, without exception, to ensure effective detection of drunken driving at all times.

The locations of nakabandhis should be changed regularly by shifting them to strategic points for better effectiveness. Permanent checkpoints should be established at locations identified through the overlap of areas where alcohol is easily available, high movement of rental vehicles are seen, and accident-prone zones.

There is a need to establish a dedicated helpline, integrated with the police control room, as this will enable quick reporting of violations and reduce police response time for swift action.

AI-powered surveillance cameras maybe installed on major roads, as it will help the police to detect suspicious behavior\'s, identify traffic violations and read number plates in the night.  

Enforce accountability on rental agencies by way of a substantial fine for renting vehicles to unlicensed drivers. 

Create awareness and organize safety briefing for tourists renting vehicles. 

Promote road safety through digital media and other channels.

Encourage locals to report reckless driving and reward them.

Attention of the house is drawn as regards the shortage of staff in the office of the Sattari, which is causing delay in completion of development works and other administrative functions, The steps the Government has taken in this regards.