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Goa: NAKSHA Won’t Impact Property Ownership, Boundaries

Representative AI image PANAJI: All current property titles, boundaries, and official land records are completely secure and remain unchanged due to the National Geospatial Knowledge-based Land Survey of Urban Habitations (NAKSHA) pilot project. In light of concerns surrounding the mapping initiative, the Directorate of Settlement and Land Records (DSLR) and the Centre’s Department of Land Resources have issued a clarification to dispel “groundless rumors”. DSLR assured that the rights of non-resident landowners and those living abroad are fully protected. “Being physically absent during a survey visit does not jeopardize property rights or ownership. The program features multiple verification stages and…

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NAKSHA Phase Two Starts in Panaji & Margao; Title Papers Needed

Representative AI image MARGAO: The Directorate of Settlement and Land Records (DSLR) has announced the commencement of the second phase of the NAKSHA pilot project, which focuses on land inquiry proceedings in Panaji and Margao to confirm property ownership. Notices have been distributed in the jurisdictions of the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP), Margao Municipal Council, and Cuncolim Municipal Council, including peri-urban Tiswadi. Property owners have been requested to present their title documents to the inquiry officers. This follows the completion of ground-truthing to verify property boundaries from the first phase. Frederick Gonsalves, inspector of survey and land…

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Citizens’ Group Calls for Pause on NAKSHA Land Check in Cuncolim

MARGAO: The Citizens for Democracy Goa group has called for the government to halt the NAKSHA property verification exercise in Cuncolim until formal guidelines and the legal foundation of the process are made public. The group expressed that the ongoing initiative has instilled anxiety among numerous residents. Convener Elvis Gomes criticized a notice from the Directorate of Settlement and Land Records, which requires residents to validate land titles within 30 days for the ‘urban property card.’ He described the timeline as a “mathematical absurdity and a logistical nightmare,” noting that it aims to verify approximately 18,545 property holdings in Cuncolim…

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300+ Homes Regularized Under Goa’s Mhaje Ghar Scheme

PANAJI: The state government has regularized 300 illegal houses built on government, comunidade, and private land under the Mhaje Ghar scheme. Officials are urging residents who have not yet applied for house regularization to do so. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant mentioned that over 10,000 applications are currently pending, and sanads will be issued to homeowners as soon as possible. Sawant encouraged those with concerns to step forward and submit applications for the regularization of their homes, following the issuance of sanads to 300 owners. In October 2025, Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched the Majhe Ghar scheme aimed at regularizing…

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Goa CM: Over 5,000 Applications for Majhe Ghar Scheme

PANAJI: Chief Minister Pramod Sawant announced on Wednesday that over 5,000 applications have been approved under the Majhe Ghar scheme, with approximately 3,000 orders ready for distribution to homeowners. On Thursday, 1,000 orders will be delivered in Margao at Ravindra Bhavan, catering to house owners in South Goa. According to Sawant, more than 95% of houses located on government land are owned by Goans. He reiterated that the state government will not permit the construction of illegal houses by migrants. “My government is against illegal construction in Goa. We have revised the process to prevent such structures,” the CM stated.…

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Consumer Commission Orders Aditya Builders to Finalize Sale Deed

PANAJI: The North Goa District Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission has instructed a construction firm to execute a deed of sale within two months for a flat bought by a couple from Margao in 2004, for which they paid the full price. If the construction firm fails to adhere to this order within the specified timeframe, the consumers have the right to get the sale executed through the commission. According to the law, the firm was obliged to register the sale deed within 18 months after the building’s construction, but it did not do so. This prompted the complainants, Santosh Joshi…

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Goa to Launch Land Survey 50 Years After Last One

PANAJI: Over 50 years after the state’s inaugural land survey in 1972, the government is set to initiate a new land survey this month aimed at updating land records and issuing urban property cards (UrPro) to landowners. The survey will begin in three municipal areas, including the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP), and the Margao and Cuncolim municipal councils. Unlike the first manual survey, this will utilize digital tools. The Goa (National Geospatial Knowledge Based) Land Survey of Urban Habitations Rules, 2025, has been established to facilitate this initiative. Under Secretary (Revenue-I) Vrushika Kauthankar stated, “When a land…

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HC Issues Notice to Goa’s Planning Dept on Building Rule Changes

PANAJI: The Bombay High Court on Thursday issued notices to the Town and Country Planning (TCP) Department and its scrutiny committee regarding amendments to the Goa Land Development and Building Construction Regulations, 2010. These changes enable the Goa government to approve applications for relaxations on height and floor area ratio (FAR) restrictions, diverging from the current standards outlined in the regulations. The division bench comprising Justices Bharti Dangre and Ashish S. Chavan issued the notice in response to a petition from the Goa Foundation and residents from Margao, Panaji, Chimbel, and Pernem. The petition challenges the building relaxations granted to…

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Margao House Tax Soars 300% with New Council Method

MARGAO: The Margao Municipal Council (MMC) has introduced a new capital value method for calculating house taxes, resulting in over a 300% hike for new residential and commercial properties. The transition to this new formula was prompted by a directive from the Directorate of Municipal Administration and formalized through a council resolution on January 3, according to MMC sources. This method significantly increases the tax burden on new property owners. For instance, the annual house tax for a 100sqm residential flat has surged from Rs 2,000 under the previous system to Rs 6,600 under the new capital value method—marking a…

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Two Unsafe Margao Buildings to Be Demolished After Delay

After significant delays and legal hurdles, the demolition of the unsafe ‘Cabecca de Calconde’ building in Margao is on the horizon. This follows an order from the collector due to public safety concerns. The Public Works Department (PWD) has identified potential agencies for the demolition, which awaits the final evacuation of occupants and the resolution of a high court issue. However, there are ongoing concerns regarding potential redevelopment plans once the demolition is completed.