The promise by this writer to expose the goings on in the "ONLY FOR DEVANAGIRI script" lobby, consituted body of the Government of Goa viz Goa Konkani Akademi, Opp the KTC Bus terminus in Panaji formed in 1984 has finally resulted in the Secretary Finance, Mr Dharmendra Sharma IAS, Govt of Goa pointing a finger at one Prof Bhushan Bhave a lecturer at the Ponda Education Society College Farmagudi Ponda who in addition to drawing his own salary as Prof. in the college is also receiving a remmuneration of Rs 4000/ p.m.from the GKA as its Vice President.
This is in gross contravention of the government finance rules which prohibits a person to receive salary from two posts while permitting TA/DA. The obvious repercussion is that either Prof Bhave will have to refund the same to the Government since the time he was in receipt of this amount from 7.4.2003?? or the government will be compelled to recover the same through legal means. But that is not the only such instance of skeletons rolling out from the cupboard. According to an inside source on yet another ocassion Mr Pundalik N Naik (not Nayak as listed on the GKA website www.goakonkaniakademi.org ) President and Prof Bhushan Bhave Vice President of GKA proceeded to Delhi from 26th to 31st October 2004 unauthorisedly (i.e without the prior permission or sanction of the Goa Government as is the normal procedure ) by air and incurred an expenditure of Rs 60,000/- when their normal entitlement ought to be on par with a Senior Grade Officer of Goa Civil Service cadre i.e 1st class rail fare and TA DA as applicable,to participate in the "Literary seminar" at Goa Diaspora - and an exhibition of Goan books mainly depicting "Goan Cultural Heritage" (pre 25 November 1510 and post 19 December 1961 only ???is not known } However as a special case and apparently without precedent the sanction was accorded ex-post facto by the Goa Government Directorate of Official Languages order DOL/621/L/2004-05/20 dated 12.04.2005 (during President's rule) and the excess amounts were to be recovered from their honorarium Rs 7000/- paid to President and Rs 4000/- paid to the Vice President and with a strict directive that their travel outside the State should invariably be with prior permission of the Government. Now with the development in the case of Prof Bhave it is worth watching how the Government riggles out of this dilema. It could however not be confirmed from the Goa Konkani Akademi tele no: +91 832 2437385 or the Directorate of Official Languages + 91 832 2420071 Mr Gopalkrishna D Padgaonkar (which oversees the disbursement of funds --- to both the Goa Marathi Akademy and the Goa Konkani Akademy) whether the amounts have since been recovered from them. Both telephones remained unattended despite frantic calls by this writer. Incidentally this years budget promises 1.30 crores for fiscal year 2005 -2006 as passed in the just concluded Budget session 30.08.2005 . Unfortunately Konkani in Roman script which is written by mainly the Catholic community gets only some "assistance" in reality "doles" as appeasement at the whimsical will of the Goa Government. For just 60 books published by the Goa Akademi on an average most of which hardly have sellers but the writers manage to get assitance as the same is written in Konkani Devanagiri being recognised as the Official script by the Goa Government enactment of the Official Languages Act, 1987 As if this is not enough, there are other allegations about liberal spendings on food bills at the Circuit House Canteen Altinho Panaji. Activities carried out beyond the office hours in the premises, claim of TA DA bills from GKA to Institute Menezes Braganza Kala Academy and Directorate of Arts and Culture all within the Corporation limits of Panaji use of own vehicle etc. Several letters of complaints are lying with the Directorate of Official Languages. One really wonders whether the Goa Government really needs to continue the Goa Konkani Akademy which has literally turned out to be a "hot spot" of a few literates to pass their time even beyond office hours sometimes on Sundays and Holidays with the bills of power water supply etc footed by the Goa Government. There are also reports about the unauthorised engagement and termination of services of a supervisor Mr Anthony Vaz vide order No: 3/21/2004/GKA/248 dated 4/7/2005, but he still continues in the GKA While all this goes on it is interesting to have a fresh look at the office bearers Executive Board - (2002-2005) Shri. PUNDALIK NARAYAN NAIK (not NAYAK) - President Prof. BHUSAN BHAVE - Vice President Secretary, Education Goa Government Members 4. Shri. DAMODAR MAUZO 5. Shri. TOMAZHINO CARDOZO 6. Dr. TANAJI HALANKAR 7. Prof. PRIYADARSHINI TADKODKAR 8. Prof. PRAKASH VAJRIKAR 9. Prof. ARUN SAKHARDANDE Secretary - nominee of the Goa Government Finance Committee 1. Shri. PUNDALIK N. NAIK - President 2. Secretary, Finance Mr Dharmendra S Goa Government 3. Dr. TANAJI HALANKAR - Member, Executive Board 4. Shri. ANTON D PIEDADE MORIAS Member, General Council General Council - (2002-2005) 1. Mr PUNDALIK NARAYAN NAIK (NOT Nayak) - President 2. Prof. BHUSAN BHAVE - Vice President 3. Finance Secretary, Goa Government 4. Education Secretary, Goa Government 5. Director, Art And Cultural Directorate, Goa Government 6. President,Govt Sec & Higher Sec Edu Board, Goa 7. Prof. PRIYADARSHINI TADKODKAR, Rep of Vice Chancellor, Goa univ 8. Shri. DAMODAR MAUZO - Konkani Representative, Executive Board 9. Shri. TANAJI HALANKAR - Representative, All India Konkani Literature Council 10. President /Vice President , Kala Academy Does this not ring a bell of alarm. According to some well meaning persons this writer spoke today, they demand nothing short of dissolution of the entire Governing Council and appointment of an Administrator to re - look into its functioning. In any case with the confidence of an official amendment being introduced in the House in the forthcoming session and other plans on the anvil to ensure that Roman script is given nothing short of official status this is the time for the Goa Government to act before political parties get into the fray and vitiate the atmosphere, now that demands to do away with MOPA and retain Dabolim after relocating the Naval base there to Sea Bird Anjediva off Karwar gains momentum. from the Pato - Panaji end GODFREY J I GONSALVES [EMAIL PROTECTED] 9822158584 __________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Matrimony: Find your partner now. Go to http://yahoo.shaadi.com