Digital Goa, Jan 4- Goa govt issued draft notification specifying several amendments to the Goa, Daman and Diu Agricultural Tenancy (Discharge of Joint Responsibility of Tenants) Rules, 1975. All the persons likely to be affected have been given a period of fifteen days from the date of publication of the Notification in the Official Gazette to raise their objections and suggestion. All objections and suggestions to draft rules are to be forwarded to the Secretary to the Government of Goa, Revenue Department, Secretariat, Porvorim, before the expiry of the period of fifteen days so that they may be taken into consideration at the time of finalization of the said draft rules.
“The entire auction amount shall be deposited with the Tenants Association before signing the agreement in Form VIII. The Government shall have 20% of the income accrued from the lease of fishing rights of the sluice gates, lease of trees, to be deposited in Government treasury,” proposes the draft amendment. The amendment also suggests strict action and heavy fine on Managing Committee member proved to be involved in misappropriation and also specify detailed rules for inclusion for new members in the tenants associations.
Notification https://goaprintingpress.gov.in/downloads/2324/2324-40-SI-OG-0.pdf
