Union Home Minister Amit Shah will launch a government housing scheme in Goa and inaugurate infrastructural projects in the state on October 4, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Tuesday.
Talking to reporters, Sawant said Shah will arrive in Goa on the evening of October 4 and will address a public meeting at Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Stadium.
The Union minister will unveil the state government's ambitious Mhaje Ghar housing scheme, which will give ownership rights to beneficiaries in different categories, he said.
Mhaje Ghar is an umbrella scheme comprising various initiatives, including regularisation of houses on government land and community-owned land, the chief minister said.
He said that Shah will also virtually inaugurate infrastructure projects, including Prashasan Sthamb, Unity Mall, upgradation of Harvalem waterfall and others.
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Meanwhile the Goa government on Tuesday said casinos operating in the state will remain shut on October 2 on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti.
The Department of Home (General) has informed that as a mark of respect and in order to pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi, all gaming operations at casinos in the state will remain closed on October 2, the state government spokesman said.
"All the casino licensees shall stop the operations of the casinos for 24 hours in the state with effect from 12 am of October 2 to 12 am of October 3," he said.
Goa has six off-shore casinos and other on-shore casinos operating in five-star properties.
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