Government will get revenue from Mopa Airport Project (GMR) from Dec 7 instead of May: CM Sawant
Panaji : Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Thursday said that the government’s share of 36.99% of the gross revenue from the Manohar International Airport will be payable with effect from December 7, 2024, instead of May 2024.
Chief Minister Pramod Sawant was addressing the media after chairing the State cabinet meeting.
“The government’s share of 36.99% of the gross revenue from the Manohar International Airport will be payable with effect from December 7, 2024, instead of May 2024,” said Sawant.
Sawant further said that taking into consideration the 6 months of the COVID pandemic, the concessional agreement date stands revised for revenue sharing.
He said, that before this, a two-year delay was caused as a result of a petition filed in the Supreme Court that had an overall impact on the construction of the airport and also commencement.
Itmay be recalled that the Goa Forward Party (GFP) Chief and Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardesai has yesterday alleged that the state government is planning to extend the revenue holiday period to the GMR Goa International Airport Ltd (GGIAL), Mopa, from May 2024 till December 2024, which stands to create a loss of Rs 18 crore a month to the state exchequer.
The State Cabinet also today has granted a nod for the Goa Legislative Assembly session from July 15.
As per the information, the assembly session will have a total of 21 working days.
“Cabinet has given nod for Goa Legislative Assembly session from July 15, assembly to have total 21 working days,” said Sawant in a press conference
