Goa BJP also reduces mining lease fee, from 100% to 5%
PTI, PANAJI | 08 May 2015 22:26 IST
The BJP-led Goa government today decided to drastically reduce the registration fee for mining leases from 100 per cent to five per cent of the stamp duty.
"The registration fee related to grant of renewal and transfer of mining leases has been brought down to five per cent of the stamp duty from the earlier 100 per cent," Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar said, speaking to reporters.
Manohar Parrikar, Parsekar's predecessor, had increased the registration fee which worked out to hundred percent of the stamp duty.
"The mine owners had refused to pay the fees, and requested the government to cut them. We have taken this decision for speedy resumption of industry," Parsekar said.
The mining industry in Goa came to a grinding halt two years ago with a Supreme Court ban; the ban has now been revoked and the Union Ministry of Environment and Forest recently also revoked the suspension of environmentalclearances of most of the mines.
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BJP failed to recover 35 Thousand Cores from Congress. Congress and BJP enjoy each other support. They are making public fool. No Lokayukta and No Citizens Charter. AAP is the only hope of Aam Aadmi of Goa.
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