GOA AND DELHI WERE MILES APART EVEN DURING CONGRESS RULE

On buffer Zone a) Centre fixed a buffer zone of 1 km from Wild Life Sanctuaries as No development zones, especially mining State wanted 500 metres b) Centre wanted all mining activities including mining, to be stopped immediately within the buffer zone State wanted a phased out closure On the mining package Parrikar said that the Centre always had a disproportionate share of mining to its advantage. Rehabilitation efforts need support and contribution by way of a generous Special Financial Package from the Central.

Centre has refused to consider any financial package. The RBI too hasn’t given a go ahead to banks to restructure loans to truck and barge owners On Special Status The Goa Assembly passed a resolution in May 2013 that the State should get a Special Status to protect its land,
identity and culture The Central Government has rejected Goa’s demand for Special Status for the State, saying that it “has not been
found justifiable and hence not agreed to”.

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