Can’t sell regularised houses on Goa govt land for 20 years: Draft rules

Panaji: The draft rules on the regularisation of houses on govt land, notified on Saturday, state that beneficiaries of the regularisation will not be able to sell or transfer the land, or any portion of it, until 20 years have passed from the date of regularisation.

State govt said that even after 20 years, any transfer of the land shall be subject to govt decision.The draft Goa Land Revenue (Disposal Of Govt Land) (Amendment) Rules, 2025, also state that applicants may face jail term of up to two years or a fine of up to Rs 1 lakh in case they furnish a false declaration or document for the allotment of govt land.“All objections and/or suggestions to the said draft rules may be forwarded to the revenue secretary to govt, secretariat, Porvorim, before the expiry of the said period of 15 days, so that they may be taken into consideration at the time of finalisation of the said draft rules,” said under secretary, revenue, Vrushika Kauthankar.The terms and conditions for the grant of land state that every land regularised by issuing an order and granting occupancy shall be subject to the provisions of the Goa Land Revenue Code and rules.“The grantee shall use the land solely for his dwelling house and not for any other purpose,” the draft rules state, adding, “the grantee shall not sell, assign, or otherwise transfer the land or any portion thereof till the expiry of a period of 20 years from the date of such grant except by way of gift in favour of his/her family member.”

The draft rules also state that if a grantee breaches the conditions, he could be evicted from the land, and the deputy collector will take possession of it. “In such eventuality, the amount of occupancy price paid by the grantee shall be forfeited to govt,” they state.