Subsidy of Rs 100 per idol announced for Ganesh clay idol makers
Digital Goa, July 15- A subsidy of Rs 100 per idol is offered by Goa Handicraft to eligible Ganesh Clay Idol Makers (Artisans) for making Ganesh idols. Goa Handicrafts has invited applications from eligible Goan Clay Idol Makers for this year. The subsidy aims to encourage traditional clay idol making and preserve ancient art form and facilitate effective implementation...
BJP’s Sadanand Tanavade elected unopposed as Rajya Sabha MP
Digital Goa, July 13 - BJP State President Sadanand Shet Tanavade has been elected Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament to the lone seat for Goa. The formal announcement will come on July 24, which was scheduled to be the day of polling. Since only one nomination of Tanavade was received by the returning officer before the end of time...
State to crack down on single use plastic sellers
Digital Goa, July 13 - In an effort to enforce single use plastic ban in the state, state govt has directed the authorities to conduct exhaustive inspection drives at regular intervals in the area under their jurisdiction to identify manufacturers and suppliers of banned SUP items including the plastic coated SUP items through contact tracing. They have been also...
Low Income Group power consumers in Goa exempted from duty on energy consumed; Electric charging stations to pay 70 paise per unity duty
Digital Goa, July 13 – Goa govt today issued notification exempting Low Tension Low Income Group(LIG) power consumers in Goa from paying duty on energy consumed. Duty levied for other types of power consumers in the state is more or less unchanged and varies from 20 paise per unit to 70 paise per unit. Low tension domestic consumers will...
South Goa Court sentences Delhi based pimp to one & half years in jail for pushing a girl into prostitution
Digital Goa, July 13 - South Goa Additional Session Court today sentenced one Delhi based pimp Abhishek Mehra to one and half years of imprisonment for forcing a girl from Bihar into prostitution in Goa. Colva Police had rescued the girl from Sernabatim, Colva in October 2020. The accused was arrested after the victim girl had complained that Abhishek...
ICAI to help State Tax Dept officials keep abreast with latest developments related to GST
Digital Goa, July 13 - With the objective of keeping the state tax dept office abreast with the latest GST Development, Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between Department of State Tax, Government of Goa and The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), today. The collaboration will help the officials to be in a better position to interpret...
Goa govt signs MoU with Paytm to go cashless
Digital Goa, July 13 - Goa government departments will go cashless using Paytm services, informed CM Pramod Sawant today. MoU has been signed between the Govt. of Goa and One97 Communications Ltd. in this regards . The company will offer Goa govt the option of providing e-Government services on Paytm application for online payments. As part of MoU Paytm...
CGTMSE to administer Credit Guarantee Schemes for MSMEs in Goa
Digital Goa, July 13- Govt of Goa has nominated the Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE) for administering the Credit Guarantee Scheme for the credit facilities extended by the Lending Institutions. Goa govt has signed MoU with CGTMSE to this effect today. To facilitate flow of credit to MSME borrowers in Goa, the govt has...
Goa does not fit in criteria set by NTCA for Tiger Reserves claims CM
Digital Goa, July 13 – Goa State does not fit in the criteria set by National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) for announcement of wildlife habitat as Tiger Reserve, claimed CM Pramod Sawant today. Even if the state applies, approval will not come, he added. CM was briefing the media about the State Board of Wildlife (SBWL) meeting held yesterday....
Report on draft Land Development & Building Construction Regulations discussed
Digital Goa, July 13- Steering committee constituted under the Goa Land Development and Building Construction Regulations Act, discussed the report of the sub-committee on the draft regulations in its meeting held yesterday. The meeting was chaired by CM Pramod Sawant. “During the meeting, a comprehensive discussion took place regarding the report of the sub-committee on the draft regulations. Several...
