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Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday told the Legislative Assembly that his government was exploring the possibility of putting to use the water from Mhadei river for the benefit of people in the state. At present, Goa does not have any significant project on the Mhadei river that utilises its water for purposes like agriculture and power generation. Presenting the state Budget in the House, Sawant said his government was closely monitoring the activities of Karnataka and issues pending before the central government authorities. “In the meanwhile, we are also exploring and coming out with appropriate…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday told the state assembly that he has written to the embassies of some foreign countries with a request to popularise and import ‘Feni’ to their countries. Feni, a drink commonly and socially consumed by the local residents of the coastal state, was notified as the state heritage drink by the Goa government in 2016. Cashew feni is also the country’s first indigenous liquor to obtain the Geographical Indication tag, a process which was initiated by local manufacturers of the brew in 2009. “In order to promote the Heritage Drink ‘Feni’,…

Goemkarponn desk FATORDA: Goa Football Association (GFA) President Caetano Jose Fernandes has praised Chief Minister Pramod Sawant for announcing six crore Budget in Assembly for (GFA). “Dr Pramod Sawant made History by announcing the Six Crore Budget in Assembly for Goa Football Association; he also said by this Six Crore, we can Change the entire football future grassroots Level in Coming years,” said GFA President. He further said that he would like to thank Chief Minister Pramod Sawant for granting Rs 6 crores for football development. “He made history for Goan football by making this announcement in the budget,” he…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant today presented a revenue surplus Budget of Rs. 26,844.40 crore for the FY 2023-24 which is a rise of 9.71% over the estimates for 2022-23. A surplus of 669.4 crore is estimated for FY 2024. Our first reaction to the Budget is that the Govt., is not really serious to improve the manufacturing sector in the State. As per the Economic Survey presented by the Govt., yesterday, it clearly shows that the manufacturing industry is contributing 72.4% of the State’s income in Secondary Sector. Also, it is highly alarming to note from…

HIGHLIGHTS Swayampurna Budget : Establishment of Swayampurna Board International Summits : G-20 :Rs. 300 crore allocation National Games : Rs. 225 crores allocation Formulation of Green Policy to promote Green Sources of energy Mhaji Bus Yojana : Hiring of Pvt Buses : Rs. 25 crores allocation Job to Sportsperson : Gold Medallist in National Games or National Awardee. Creation of new Department of Empowerment of Person with Disabilities. Levy Green-cess for non-Goan Vehicles entering Goa “Mukhyamantri Gurudakshina Yojana”: Grants to all educational institutions through online system. 10% reservation for Staff of GHRDC and Agniveers in Police Constable, Forest Guard, Fire…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Chief MInister Dr Pramod Sawant said that his Government will leave no stone unturned to see that Mhadei is protected. “When my Government took over, one of the major issues was the Mhadei Water Dispute. We were faced with the Award of the Tribunal, permitting diversion of 3.9 tmc of water outside the basin. I took immediate steps to challenge the Award, in the supreme Court. As of today, we have favourable orders from the Supreme Court, stopping Karnataka from carrying out any further work/diversion unless permissions under the environmental laws are obtained,” he said. He said…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Goa Forward Party (GFP) and Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardesai today called the budget disappointing while claiming that it has nothing to beat the financial crunch. “Goa is already facing a bigger fiscal deficit due to the massive fiscal mismanagement of the Pramod Sawant government, and to add to our woes, nothing quantifiable to add to our woes, nothing quantifiable has been granted to Goa,” said Vijai. He further slammed Chief Minister Pramod Sawant’s failure to fulfil and implement last year’s budget. Sardesai claimed that there are 18 departments which have zero fulfilment, and the action taken report…