Goa government simplifies process for bifurcation of house numbers
PANAJI: State govt on Wednesday directed the panchayats to issue bifurcation of house numbers of existing houses without partitioning the plot. This will allow separate families living in the same house to avail themselves of basic amenities like separate water and electricity connections in their names. The issuance of a house number to an applicant is to give a separate identity to the said portion of the house and is merely fiscal in nature for taxation purposes. It does not confer upon the applicant any title to the property or portion of the house. The application shall be disposed of…