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Goa Budget highlights, June 14, 2002
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* Revenue deficit Rs 886.0 million (Rs 88.60 crore)
Primary deficit Rs 1662.0 million (Rs 166.20 crore)
Fiscal deficit Rs 4586.4 million (Rs 458.64 crore) <<<<<<
[FISCAL deficit is a measure of net borrowings required to
fund current consumption and investment expenditure.
PRIMARY deficit is the Fiscal Deficit less interest payments.]
* Under a Cyberage Student Scheme, computers to all Science
Students in Std XII "at a nominal cost". Government in negotiations
with some companies. Rs 100 million earmarked for scheme.
* Government claims "sufficient number of computers were provided
to all the schools during the course of last year".
* In current year, an "extended campus" of IIT Bomby in Goa is
"on the anvil".
* Number of seats in GMC and various engineering colleges increased
by 30 and 400 respectively.
* Financial assistance to "meritorious students" to travel
abroad "for seminars".
* 18 bridges promised in "various parts of the state"
* Feasibility reports on 11 bridge plans in progress (Aldona-Corjuem,
Corjuem-Poira, Sanvordem-Curchorem, Pirna-Vajrem, Ugem, Amona-Virdi,
Cavelossim-Asolna, Amdai, Khareband and at Chorao).
* Bridges intended to be "taken up": Gaundalim-Cumbarjua, Mungul
bridge (old bridge replaceme~nt), Rassai-Durbat, Tivim-Moira,
Alorna(Halarna)-Sal, Bicholim (near KTC bus stand) and Ambeshi-Ganje.
* Plan for parking lot at Panjim on BOOT/BOLT basis "nearing
completion".
* "Redevelopment" of Old Goa Medical College Complex "while
simultaneously preserving its unique architectural character" and
the market complex has made "considerable progress".
* Chief Minister Parrikar "proposes to undertake" upgradation of
infrastructure in the coastal belt of Majorda-Cavelossim in
Salcete, Sinquerim-Baga in Bardez and Morjim-Keri in Pernem.
* Motorcycle 'pilots' (two-wheeler taxi riders) to be recognised
as 'small scale entrepreneur', getting 25% subsidy on
purchase of new vehicles.
* Sops to industry, mining sector, tourism.
* Housing policy promised to offer "small plots to homeless Goans".
Policy to "include a mechanism by which vacant apartments could
be safely leased out without fear of getting vacated on time
outside the purview of Rent Control Act". (Shouldn't this read
"without fear of not" getting vacated on time.)
* Parrikar announces plans for career guidance cell with NGOs help.
* Rs 4 million each for Konkani, Marathi. Rs 1 million for
"development of Sanskrit".
* Goa to set up a Sangeet Academy (music academy) in current year.
* PARRIKAR QUOTE: "Sir, all my efforts have been made keeping this
timeless philosophy of the Bhagwad Gita in mind ("do not give up,
leave the results to the hand of God") and I pledge to carry on
with a firmer determination to serve my people -- my Goa -- my God."
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