PANJIM: Panjim Hotel and Traders Association (PHATA) on Monday demanded that Panjim should be reverted back to a council and cease to be a corporation.
Speaking to the media, PHATA president Barnabe Sapeco justified the demand of scrapping CCP because they don’t have the jurisdiction as envisaged in the original Corporation Act.
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“CCP Act clearly shows that areas such Penha de Franca, Sucorro, part of Pilerne, Bambolim, St Cruz, Taleigao, Merces etc are to be included as part of the corporation,” the traders body said.
“Given this, Panjim should either revert to a municipality status or all areas, as defined in the original act, should be brought under CCP,” PHATA demanded.
The association recently slammed the City Corporation for failing to provide proper service to the businessmen and the residents in the capital.
“Licensing policy should be simple and business friendly. We hoteliers and small businessman are taking due care of safety and hygiene so unnecessarily the authorities should not bring any hurdles in renewing the trade licences,” Sapeco said.
