The ordinance was approved by circulation to all ministers, sources in the Secretariat said. The ordinance will be sent to the Governor for approval before it is notified.
Dy Chief Minister Francis D’Souza said that after the notification Goans who have built structures on private properties can get them regularised after paying a certain fee as prescribed by the government.
Regarding structures on government land, he said, it has to now be vetted by the chief minister and the Cabinet before it comes up in the Assembly. “The Assembly will decide on the structures on government and comunidade land,” he stated.
Asked how many illegal structures exist in Goa in both categories, he said, “There is no study carried out as such.”
Officials say over 30,000 to 40,000 unauthorised houses in Goa, including those on government land, will be regularised as a “one-time measure of relief” with one-time fee/penalty for the house owners.
