FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 2024
Team Herald
PORVORIM: Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant said that the Goa Bhumiputra Adhikarini (GBA) Bill, 2021 and the Goa House Tax Bill will give relief to houses, which are constructed in ancestral, private, Comunidade and other properties.
Sawant was speaking to the media persons wherein he described how the Goa Bhumiputra Adhikarini Bill will go on to provide relief to the common people of Goa. Earlier, during the Assembly session on Friday, Aldona MLA Glen Ticlo moved two amendments to this bill.
Sawant explained that the GBA Bill that was passed in the House -- provides for a mechanism to give ownership right to the self-occupied dweller of a small housing unit to enable him to live with dignity and self-respect and exercise his right to life.
He added that a 'Bhumiputra' is defined as a person who has been residing in the State of Goa for at least 30 years.
He further stated that such persons shall not be evicted from the dwelling unit occupied by him and the dwelling unit shall not be demolished during the pendency of any proceedings under this Act.
