Goemkarponn desk
PANAJI: Revenue Minister Babush Monserrate today informed the proposed amendments to the Code of Comunidades are unlikely to come up in the upcoming assembly elections.
“Proposed amendments to the Code of Comunidades are unlikely to come up in the upcoming assembly elections; there are many things to be added,” said Monserrate.
He further said that the process of amending the Code of Comunidades has been going on for some time. Nothing has been finalised so far.
“We have sought suggestion from the Comunidade bodies,” he said.
The amendment has given powers to the government to procure or acquire land for government projects with the consent of the Managing Committee and also to acquire land up to 5000 sq metres for public projects without the consent of Comunidade.
Under Secretary (Revenue – I) Girish Sawant had, on May 27, circulated a draft of the amendments to the Administrators of Comunidades of North, South and Central, seeking feedback or consultation with the managing committees of various Comunidades before submitting it for government approval.
The amendments, which are most unlikely to be introduced in the upcoming Monsoon Session, seek to alter six articles of the Code of Comunidades, besides inserting a new article which enables the “grant of land for public projects” to the State government.
