TCP Act amended in order to alter contentious Regional Plan 2021

Team Herald

PORVORIM: The State government has decided to undertake a revision of the Regional Plan 2021 by way of making 

necessary alterations or modifications in the plan. 

The government has brought in an amendment to the Goa Town and Country Planning Act, 1974, to undertake alterations or modification of the errors in the Regional Plan 2021 and correct inconsistent or incoherent zoning proposals. 

Town and Country Planning Minister Vishwajit Rane on Tuesday introduced an amendment to the Act through a Bill. 

“If the government, at any time after a Regional Plan has been published in the Official Gazette, is of the opinion that a revision of such a Regional Plan is necessary, it may direct the Chief Town Planner to 

undertake the revision of the plan,” the Bill mentioned. 

“Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), if the government is of the opinion that alteration or modification is necessary to be carried out to the Regional Plan for purpose of rectifying any inadvertent error that has occurred in the Regional Plan and for correction of inconsistent or incoherent zoning proposals in the Regional Plan,” the Bill stated. 

The Bill proposes to direct the Chief Town Planner to carry out all alterations or modifications to the Regional Plan.