Budget Promises of Goa Governement 2008/09
As per report published last week on Gomantak Today.
Govt. has given 50 lacs to 3 Educational Institutions completing 100 years
they are Mustifund High School, Panaji, Dyanaprasarak High School from Mapusa
and St. Joseph High School from Hadfade. Rs. 25 lacs were given to 7 school
completing 75 years. They are Saraswat Vidhyalay, Khorlim, St. Thomas Boys High
School, Aldona, GVM High School, Ponda, Popular High School and Samaj Seva
Sangh from Margao, New Education Institute, curchorem and Damodar Vidhyalay,
Lolaye-Canacona.
Mid day meal was to be extended to Secondary School has not fulfilled.
Farmers to get 50% subsidy and 50% loan at 4% to buy tractors, Power Tillers,
Fertiliser and Pestisides has not implemented.
Farmers to get 75% subsidy on manufacture of organic fertilizer has been used
by only 3 or 4 farmers.
Farmers to get Rs.30000 for Banana Plantation per hector. They were to get
Rs.15000/- in the first year itself. Promise not fulfilled.
“Kanyadan” program Rs.15000 for marriage of girl from poor family started.
Special package for schools of Special Children (deaf and dump, Mentally
retarded) started.
Most of the schemes under Art and Culture are implemented as per Director
Prasad Lolienkar. Tiatra Academy with Industry status will give boost for
Tiatra in Goa.
No steps has been taken for Auditorium, Art Gallery, Audio Visual Recording
facility etc. for Film Industry near Kala Academy.
1654 Artist were given financial help through ‘Kala Sanman’ Puraskar.
Land acquisition steps for Ravindra Bhavan at Pernem and Mapusa has started.
Steps to give Two D. D. Kosambi scholarships for research has initiated.
Water preservation scheme: Rs. 50000 subsidy to preserve water has not been
implemented. It was suppose to be made compulsory for every construction.
However it require changes in Town and Country planning act.
ITI from states were to get Rs.4.65 Crore for up gradation. There is shortage
of Goan Skilled laborer FM Narvekar has told to house in a Bang. Nothing was
provided.
Shrikant Vinayak Barve
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