----------------------------------------------------- Do GOACAN a favour, circulate this email to your family members, relatives, neighbours and friends. Help other CONSUMERS to be better informed. ----------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- Labourer makes truck cabin 'home' ------------------------------------- With no shelter to protect him from the rains, a labourer is using an abandoned cabin of the unusable PWD truck at the Kadamba bus stand at Mapusa. The cabin of the unusable truck (GDT 9967) is being used as a room by the labourer.
This fact came to light when GOACAN along with the traffic controller of KTC Vishnu Naik, Assistant Director of Transport Ivo Rodrigues and health officials inspected the Kadamba bus stand on Thursday. When the officials opened the door of the truck cabin, a labourer, who was found sleeping, jumped out of the cabin and fled from the scene. His clothes and food items were also found in the cabin. Traffic Controller Vishnu Naik feigned ignorance about it when questioned by GOACAN Convenor Roland Martins. Speaking to Herald, Martins said there are no security personnel at the Kadamba bus stand, due to which the bus stand is being misused by some people. “There are offices of Regional Transport Authority and Public Works Department, besides numerous shops and kiosks at the Kadamba bus stand premises. Hence, it becomes the responsibility of KTC to depute security guards, especially during night to take care of the property within its premises,” said Martins. The KTC traffic controller said he has informed his senior officials about the requirement of security personnel at the bus stand during the night. ----------------------------- HERALD 17/9/10 page 2 ----------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- Self-employment scheme misused; kiosks sub-let -------------------------------------------------- They were meant to provide self-employment to the unemployed, but many kiosks under the Deendayal Swayam Rojgar Yojna (DSRY) are being sublet to non-Goans. Taking advantage of the lethargic attitude of authorities, many beneficiaries of the DSRY have rented out their kiosks, thereby defeating the very purpose of the scheme. It may be recalled that the State government had started the DSRY scheme, which was later renamed as ‘Goa Youth Rojgar Yojna Scheme’, aimed at providing self- employment to the unemployed youth. As per conditions of the scheme, kiosks are to be operated by the allottee only. All beneficiaries were issued photo identity cards by the Goa Handicrafts Rural and Small Scale Industries Development Corporation (GHRSSIDC), which are non-transferable. As per the scheme, the GHRSSIDC is supposed to carry out inspection of the units/projects once in 6 months and certify that the beneficiary is running the allotted kiosk. A copy of the Identity Card is required to be displayed in the kiosk. During inspection, if it is established that the kiosk is operated by any other person, it shall be sufficient ground for termination of lease/allotment. It appears that authorities have failed to inspect the kiosks as required under the scheme, due to which many beneficiaries have rented out their kiosks. Speaking to Herald, some people opined that the government should survey the kiosks allotted under the Deendayal Swayam Rojgar Yojna Scheme and should terminate the allotment of those renting out the kiosks to others. -------------------------- HERALD 18/9/10 page 2 -------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- FDA raids shops in Mapusa, seizes 'illegal' goods -------------------------------------------------- The inspectors of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Metrology Department on Friday inspected shops at Kadamba bus stand Mapusa and confiscated goods, which did not have labels. The FDA inspectors confiscated goods which did not have information like the price, name of the manufacturer, date of manufacture, date of expiry and the weight on the packages of the food products. The inspectors also issued notices to the shopkeepers. Speaking to Herald, Food and Drug Administration Department Inspector Rajaram Patil said adulteration, including misbranding and mislabeling, is being treated as criminal offence under the Act and the guilty can be punishment with imprisonment. “Lately, one of the shopkeepers from Mapusa, who was booked under the Food Adulteration Act, was awarded punishment of six months imprisonment by the Court,” informed Patil. Metrology Department Inspector D N Mapari informed that he has confiscated 62 packets of food items, including chewable Supari worth Rs 5,000 from the shops. “The punishment prescribed under Standards of Weight and Measures Act is that penalty to the extent of Rs 10,000 can be imposed on the shopkeeper for the first offence. The second offence carries the punishment of both penalty and imprisonment,” said Mapari. ----------------------------- HERALD 18/9/10 page 2 ----------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- GOA CIVIC AND CONSUMER ACTION NETWORK ---------------------------------------------------------- promoting civic and consumer rights in Goa ---------------------------------------------------------- GOACAN Post Box 187 Margao, Goa 403 601 GOACAN Post Box 78 Mapusa, Goa 403 507 mail: *goa...@gmail.com* Visit: *http://goacan.blogspot.com * ----------------------------------------------------------