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North Goa Mining-Affected Areas Receive Rs 6.5 Crore Welfare Boost
- •The North Goa District Mineral Foundation Trust has approved development projects worth over Rs 6.5 crore for mining-affected regions.
- •Allocations include rooftop solar subsidies, support for farmers, waste management infrastructure, education, and healthcare upgrades.
- •About 500 households will receive extra financial aid for rooftop solar installations under a convergence scheme.
- •Farmers holding Krishi Cards in mining regions will get a subsidy of up to Rs 20,000 via direct benefit transfer.
- •The trust sanctioned Rs 2.22 crore for waste management facilities including a dry waste management shed and a rapid composter for Sanquelim.
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The North Goa District Mineral Foundation Trust approved development projects worth over Rs 6.5 crore, which include rooftop solar installations, farm subsidies, waste management infrastructure, healthcare initiatives, and educational support for mining-affected areas.
Eligible beneficiaries in mining-affected areas will receive Rs 10,000 per kW, up to a maximum of Rs 30,000 per household, funded under a convergence scheme with the Centre's PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana for around 500 households.
Mining activity in Goa first came to a standstill in 2012 following illegalities pointed out by the Justice M B Shah Commission, partially resumed in 2014, was shut down again in February 2018 after the Supreme Court quashed 88 leases, and gradually resumed in 2024.
