PANAJI, OCT 29: Goa Chief Minister Luizinho Faleiro has assured trawler owners that he would study the feasibility of giving sales tax exemption to them after studying the results of similar facilities being provided in neighouring states of Maharastra and Karnataka.The Chief Minister was speaking after disbursing subsidy amounting to 107 beneficiaries for trawlers at Kutband in Salcete on Thursday. Faleiro appealed to the fishing community to ensure supply of fish to people during all seasons at reasonable rates. Referring to problems of trawler owners in the area, Faleiro said, the tender for reclamation work at Kutband would be opened soon. He instructed concerned officials to prepare estimates for civil works. Dredging of Sal river would be taken up soon, he added.Faleiro also told the trawler owners from the state to submit programmes of their development through their associations.
