Dears,
Placed below are:
1. News item in the Navhind Times dated 15 June, 2009
2. Extracts of the Constitution of India, Article 243 as well as Eleventh and
Twelfth Schedules thereof [all inserted vide the 73rd and 74th amendments of
1992]
3. GBA Press Note of 12 June, 2009, issued as per the decisions of the meeting
held on 09 June, 2009.
Some Village Panchayats like Navelim and Nuvem had their Special Gram Sabha
meeting to finalise the "Village Plan" at the eleventh hour, Sunday 14 June,
2009, and are expected to submit the same to the BDO or TLTT or TCP on the very
last date. Except the Village of Benaulim, it is hoped that all the remaining
188 village panchayats and 13 Municipalities and the CCP would have submitted
their village/town plans with resolutions supporting them.
Mog asundi
Miguel
VPs fail to submit village plans to TCP department
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Posted on 2009-06-15
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sources informed that even after the third extension of the submission date,
till June 15, only two-third of the panchayats have submitted their village
plans. These plans, to be submitted to the Town and Country Planning
Department, are part of the people?s interaction on the draft Regional Plan
2021.
The date had been extended to June 15 from a ?final? date of April 15.
The state expert committee, that is the members of the Task Force minus the
representatives of GCCI, the GBA and GCHI, is expected to incorporate the
changes that are likely to crop up, based on the socio-economic plan prepared
by the people.
Sources also informed that in cases where disputes persist between the village
committees and the panchayat body on RP 2021, the TCP will call both the
parties and try to facilitate a settlement in those villages, while boundary
disputes between villages would be sorted out by the respective BDO.
Sources allege that there are cases where some wards of some villages pay taxes
to one panchayat and have voting rights in a different panchayat. They also say
that all ODP areas will be part of the regional plan and even those panchayats
falling in ODP areas could submit their plans and suggestions and the VP status
1, 2,or 3 would be decided as per the questionnaires filled and the gram sabha
resolutions
thereto.
Meanwhile, the delegation of GBA called on the office of the Chief Town Planner
on June 4, and met the Senior Town Planner, Mr S T Putturaju and Deputy Town
Planner, Mr Vinod Kumar, and sought to know the time frame in which the RP 2021
would be ready. The GBA also reiterated its demand that the RP 2021 be kept
open for 30 days before the notification of the Final Regional Plan 2021 for
Goa.
Secondly it brought to the notice of the TCP that the public was not informed
that in case of conflicting opinions, the forms and not the gram sabha
resolution would be considered, as indicated by the Senior Town Planner.
Several village committee members have also opposed such a change in the
process of the village plans, as the resolutions of the gram sabha, which are
according to the laws in force are legally binding on the village panchayats.
GBA has demanded that the elected representatives of the panchayat, zilla
panchayat and a representative of the village committee on RP 2021, should be
members of Taluka committees to ensure peoples? participation in the planning
process.
It may be recalled that the GBA had raised several queries about the RP 2021
process in its letters addressed to the Chief Minister, Nodal Officers of the
Task Force on RP 2021and Chief Town Planner, since the interim report was
issued in April 2008.
The GBA press note says that it informed the TCP that it had conducted a
village planning workshop in one village, which made socio-economic plans based
on which land use was planned, and pointed out that though the Directorate of
Panchayats had sent the format for socio-economic plans to each panchayat, the
required plans have not been made by the panchayats. The GBA impressed upon the
TCP to urge Directorate of Panchayats to make these plans soon, so that the
socio-economic needs of the people get reflected in the RP 2021.
--- On Sun, 14/6/09, Miguel Braganza <miguelbraga...@yahoo.co.in> wrote:
> RP 2021:Last Day for "Village Plans" today
>
> Only two-thirds of the Village
> Panchayats have submitted their "Village Plans" as
> required by the Goa Town & Country Planning
> Department in response to the Draft Regional Plan 2021
> prepared by the Task Force headed by the Chief Minister of
> Goa and having well-known Town Planners, Architects,
> representatives of GCCI, GCHI, GBA and others. The date for receipt of > the
> village plans was extended twice and now is fixed for today, i.e. 15
> June, 2009.
>
>
> As per Article 243G "Powers, Authority and Responsibilities of
> Panchayats" and Eleventh Schedule of the
> Constitution of India,"1. Agriculture",
> "2.Land Improvement" , "8. Small
> scale industry, including food processing industry",
> "10 Rural Housing", "13.Roads,culverts,
> bridges, ferries, waterways and other means of
> communication", "17.Education, including
> primary and secondary schools", "23. Health
> and Sanitation including hospitals, primary health centres
> [PHCs] and dispensaries" are part of the village
> panchayat's jurisdiction.
>Urban Planning, including Town Planning are the very first item of the >
>Twelfth Schedule under
> Article 243W and Article 243ZD gives these powers to the
> District Planning Committee [DPC] which, incidentally have
> been notified in Goa but now empowered thus far. Article 243
> ZD (3) (a) is unambiguously clear about the DPC jurisdiction
> over "(i) Matters of common interest between the
> Panchayats and Municipalities, including spatial [relating
> to space or land] planning, sharing of water and other
> physical and natural resources, the integrated development
> of infrastructure and environmental conservation."
> Sub-section (4) states "The Chairperson of
> every DPC shall forward the development plan, as
> recommended by such committee, to the Government of the
> State."
>
> SOURCE; Constitution of India
> Authorized Copies ...parallel in English and Konkani .... available at > GKA,
> Patto-Panaji, for just Rs.150/-
> Mog asundi,
>
> Miguel
>
> --- On Fri, 12/6/09, GBA office <goabachaoabhi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> From: GBA office <goabachaoabhi...@gmail.com>
> Subject: Press note- meeting with TCP on RP 2021
> To: "Sabina Martins" martinssab...@gmail.com>
> Date: Friday, 12 June, 2009, 4:58 PM
>
>
> GOA BACHAO ABHIYAN
> 77, Defence Colony, Lane 4,
> Alto – Porvorim, Bardez, Goa – 403521
> Tel :(Mob: 9767701245), E- Mail: goabachaoabhi...@gmail.com
>
> No. GBA/2009/17 12th June 2009
>
>
> PRESS RELEASE
>
> The Goa Bachao Abhiyan has raised several queries
> with respect to the RP 2021 process in letter
> addressed to the Chief Town Planner. The GBA had earlier
> sent a letter seeking an appointment with Chief Town Planner
> of Goa TCP Dept but it did not receive any response,
> ostensibly due to the election code of conduct.
>
>
> When the delegation of GBA called on the office of
> the Chief Town Planner on the date and time for which the
> appointment was sought, 04 June, 2009, the Senior
> Town Planner Mr. S. T. Putturaju and Deputy. Town
> Planner Mr. Vinod Kumar, informed them that 115 village
> plans and 5 municipal plans had been.submitted to the TCP
> office by the Village Panchayats/Municipalities and the last
> date for submission of the plans had been extended to 15th
> June, 2009 [instead of 15 April, 2009 fixed earlier].
>
> The TCP will call both the parties and facillitate a
> settlement in those villages where disputes persist
> between the village committees on RP 2021 and the panchayat
> body.The boundary disputes between villages wiould be sorted
> out by the respective BDO. In case of some villages some
> wards pay taxes to one panchayat and has voting rights in a
> different panchayat.
> He informed that all ODP areas will be part of the regional
> plan. Even those Panchayats falling in ODP areas could
> submit their plans and suggestions
>
> Mr Putturaju
> stated that VP status 1, 2,or 3 will be decided as per the
> questionnaires filled and the gram sabha resolutions
> thereto. In case of conflicting opinion the status as per
> forms will be taken.
>
> It was brought to the notice of the TCP that fraud has been
> alleged in some villages in taking signatures on the
> Questionnaires which would have to be addressed. Secondly
> public was not informed that in case of
> conflicting opinions, the forms and not the gram sabha
> resolution would be considered. This amounts to shifting
> goal posts while the game is in progress.
>
> To ensure transparency, it was suggested that all the
> requests/ suggestions made by individuals and local bodies
> [that is Panchayats and municipalities] will be put up on
> the government website with a specific assigned number. A
> remark on the status of request will also be put.
>
> Mr. Putturaju indicated that all the village plans will be
> finalised and
> then will be put together to make the Taluka plans.The GBA
> sought to know the composition of the Taluka committees as
> well as the methodology it would follow to process the
> Village Plans as recommended by each village as per the
> directive of the Goa government. The role of the District
> Planning Committees, as set up in Goa, in the RP 2021
> planning process also needs to be stated.
>
>
> The Taluka committees that have been notified by the
> Government of Goa comprises of Dy Town planner,Dy Director
> of Panchayats, BDO, Assistant Engineer, Health Officer,
> and GIRDA representative. Mr. Vinod Kumar is the
> designated Member-Secretary for each and every Taluka Level
> Technical Team [TLTT]
>
> GBA has demanded that the elected representatives of the
> Panchayat, Zilla Panchayat and a representative of the
> village committee on RP 2021 should be members of
> Taluka Committees to ensure peoples participation in the
> planning
> process.
>
> GBA has asked the TCP to make public the methodology
> that will be followed to make Taluka plans as well as to
> keep open the Taluka plans so that the villages know
> of the modifications, if any, made to their proposals
> and/or recommendations endorsed by the respective Gram Sabha
> and Panchayat body.
>
> The GBA delegation also sought to know the time frame in
> which the RP 2021 would be ready. Before the
> notification of the Final Regional Plan 2021 for Goa , the
> GBA has demanded in writing several times before that the RP
> 2021 be kept open for 30 days. The GBA delegation reiterated
> this demand. The people of Goa need to know what is going to
> be the Regional Plan 2021 before it is notified for
> implementation.
>
> GBA pointed out that since the 73rd and 74th amendment of
> the Constitution of India incorporated as Article 243,
> which details the legal frame work for
> people's
> participation, is not yet made to the Goa TCP Act,
> 1975, now in force with amendments, the people are made to
> agitate for their participation at each stage of the
> planning process. GBA reiterated its demand for
> incorporating the spirit of Article 243 of the Constitution,
> and Schedules XI and XII thereto, in the Goa TCP Act. and
> withdrawal of amendments to Section 16 & 16
> A, which puts govt projects outside regional plan
> process
>
> GBA informed the TCP that the GBA conducted a village
> planning workshop in one village which made socio economic
> plans based on which land use was planned..THe RP2021 land
> use is based on the socio economic plans made by the
> government and not the people at the Panchayats The GBA
> pointed out that though the Directorate of Panchayats had
> sent the format for socio eco plans to each panchayat, these
> plans have not been made.The GBA impressed upon
> the TCP to urge Directorate
> of Panchayats, make these plans soon so that the
> socio economic needs of the people get reflected in the RP
> 2021.GBA is willing to provide assistance in this process.
>
> GBA in its meeting held on 9th June has decided to keep the
> people informed about the status of RP2021 and organise a
> village planning workshop for village committees to
> enable them make socio economic plans.
>
> Reboni Saha
> Secretary
> GBA
> --
> Tel: +91-9767701245
> Visit www.savegoa.com
>
>
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