The 15-day long monsoon session of the State Legislative assembly concluded on Friday evening with House rejecting the No Confidence Motion against the Laxmikant Parsekar led government moved by the opposition. The last day also saw House resolving to give official language status to Marathi in consultation with public.
“We managed to save nearly 1.43 crore papers by going paperless. It also helped us to save an expenditure up to Rs 2.45 crores during the 15 days” Shet said informing the House that nearly 70 per cent of the questions tabled during the Session were sent and replied online.
Goa is the first legislative assembly in India to go entirely paperless.
During the session, House passed the crucial bill on Regularisation of Unauthorised structures, amendment to the Goa Excise Act for promotion of Feni and to declare certain areas as no drinking zone and Bill to set up Solid Waste Management Corporation.
The House also unanimously passed ‘the Goa Succession, Special Notaries and Inventory Proceeding Bill, 2012,’ wherein the Government proposes to replace the age old Portuguese Civil Code on the subject of succession, inventory and notarial Law, with the State Laws, to meet the present day requirements and to make it workable.
The important bill on Staff Selection Commission for recruitment of class C and D government servants was referred to select committee.
The session witnessed much uproar from the opposition on various issues including casinos, state finances, investment promotion board, illegal mining, Goa State Co-operative bank scam, etc. Opposition staged a walk out three times, and also moved breach of privilege motion against Ministers including Chief Minister for misleading replies or non furnishing replies to the Questions tabled.
The session was attended by 3069 students from various schools and colleges.
