It appears that the issues that the IGO of Ontario identified to the Hon. Eduardo Faleiro were tabled at the NRI meeting held in Goa recently ---unfortunately no updates are provided.....see below

- Cellie Gonsalves

Navhind Times

Panaji

The second meeting of the state-level committee for NRIs of Goan origin was held recently at the Secretariat, Porvorim. Senior officials of the central and state government participated in the meeting.

Commissioner for NRI Affairs, Mr Eduardo Faleiro presided over the meeting. The committee deliberated on several matters relating to Goan expatriates and concerning land disputes, trespass into property, fraudulent transactions etc.

The committee decided that all awardees of the Community Service Leadership awards will hence forth be ex-officio members of the committee.

They will be entitled to participate in the meeting of the committee whenever in Goa and when abroad they may send their suggestions which will be considered by the committee.

The committee expressed concern at the slow progress of cases filed against recruiting agents who have duped various people for lakhs of rupees with the promise of providing them with jobs abroad. About 20 such cases have been registered in various police stations in Goa.

The Protector General of Emigrants, Government of India, had urged last year that Police Department of Goa take necessary action under the Emigration Act, 1982 but the progress continues to be slow.