BLACK HOLES OF GOAN MLAs (rs136 crores)

RICHEST: Deputy chief minister Francis D’Souza, who is also the Town and Country Planning Minister, has the largest number of commercial and residential buildings valued at rs18.86 crores

Black money is not stored under the bed or in the toilet behind the tiles but invested in real-estate and jewellery. The Deputy Chief Minister Francis D’souza has over 15 shops and 20 flats, while the Santa Cruz MLA, Babush Monserrate has half a dozen of bungalows besides flats not only in Goa but in Bangalore and Mumbai. We bring you the black real-estate of the 17 most greedy MLAs of Goa.

By RAJAN NARAYAN

TOP economists, including Nobel Prize winner Amartya Sen, have been insisting that prime minister Narendra Modi has closed the door of the stable after the horses have bolted. Even international business magazines like the Wall Street Journal and the Economist have pointed out that the bulk of the black money is kept not as cash, but invested in real-estate and gold.

In the last issue of the Goan Observer, we gave you details of the quantity of gold in the possession of our honourable MLAs. This time we will look at the number of commercial and residential buildings that our aamdars and khasdars own and the value of their real estate holdings as declared in their affidavits during the 2012 elections. We would like to caution you that many of the properties may be grossly undervalued. For instance, many MLAs claim that their ancestral houses have no value because they were inherited and not purchased. They have also taken advantage of the Uniform Civil Code, stating that the figure cited is half of the married MLA’s assets and even 1/8 of their inherited ancestral property. Francis D’Souza has made this claim for the 20-odd flats he owns. The 20 MLAs, for which Goan Observer has information, owned commercial and residential buildings valued at rs136,28,83,767 (rs136 crores).

TCP MINISTERS

NOT surprisingly, ministers holding the Town and Country Planning portfolio and are chairmen of various planning and development authorities (PDA) have the largest number of flats and houses. Whenever a builder applies to the TCP minister or chairman of PDA for conversion of land from agriculture to commercial and residential, they inevitably asked for their share in the form of a flat or a plot. If the concerned MLA is also the revenue minister, it is even more profitable as he can facilitate large scale conversion and demand flats or plots of land in exchange.

The affidavits reveal that politicians are the biggest new bhatkars who have replaced the old bhatkars. The politician who has admitted to owning a large number of flats and houses is deputy chief minister and Town and Country Planning minister, Francis D’Souza. Happily for him, he also is revenue minister. D’Souza has admitted to owning 12 residential flats distributed between Braganza building which he had once attacked and Kamat Garden complex in Mapusa. He lives in a building with a built up area of 518 square metrs in a plot area of 2125 sq m. In addition, he has a bungalow with a built up area of 300 sq m in a plot of 1500 sq m. His hobby is gardening and he invites the better three-quarters to visit his garden whenever he meets her.

Historically the biggest landlords in Goa have been the Monserrate couple. Babush and Jennifer. Babush and Jennifer have declared commercial and residential property valued at rs17,55,09,000 (rs17.5 crores), which is suspiciously lower than the market value of his known properties. To be fair, not all real estate in the form of commercial and residential buildings owned by Babush are necessarily due to the misuse of his office as Town and Country Planning minister in the Manohar Parrikar cabinet.

Babush is the author of the notorious Regional Plan 2011 which was subsequently scrapped. He has also been the biggest money lender to builders in Goa. Whenever a builder is unable to return the loan which carries an interest of 20 per cent a month or 240 per cent year, Babush simply takes over the building, or a few flats depending on how much the builder owes him.  

To the best of our knowledge, besides his ancestral house in Taleigao, Babush owns an eight-storey building on the Miramar-Dona-Paula road and eight-storey hotel in the same area. Babush also has a very large bungalow in Dona Paula. This is of course besides the many flats he owns in Kamat Complex opposite Dhempe College which was allegedly the base for his prostitution racket operated through a cyber café in a building next to the Temptations restaurant in Tonca. Babush also has bungalows and flats in Bangalore and Mumbai.

calanugte bhatkar

THE third biggest bhatkar is Michael Lobo, chairman of the North Goa Planning and Development Authority (NGPDA). Lobo is very close to Manohar Parrikar and in fact organised the latter’s birthday celebration in his constituency which included the village Parra where he was born.

Lobo has also managed to get the golden geese of Calangute and Candolim brought under the jurisdiction of the NGPDA. He has admitted to owning commercial and residential buildings valued at rs47,57,92,610 (rs47.5 crores). This includes several hotels and restaurants. It is not clear if the hotels represent only 50  per cent of his wealth.

The next highest in the list of political landlords is Pandurang Madkaikar who has diversified into construction. Madkaikar has virtually taken over a large part of Old Goa and the Kadamba Plateau. But he also owns several flats in Panjim. He declared real estate worth rs4,88,87,500 (rs4.8 crores) in 2012 which must have multiplied at least five times since. On record, even the Ranes are poor cousins having real estate worth only rs18,29,18,705 (rs18.2 crores). Senior Rane has admitted to real estate worth rs2,38,72,483 (rs2.3 crores) while junior Rane has revealed assets worth rs15,90,46,222 (rs15.9 crores). The bungalow captured by Vishwajit Rane in Dona Paula itself must be worth over rs5 crore. A part of the land for the bungalow was forcibly taken from a leading builder.

Thanks to the efforts of Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), which has posted the affidavits of all successful MLAs in the 2012 election, we have been able to further analyse the data to bring you details of 17 of the 40 MLAs. Perhaps the Income Tax Authorities will help voters by locating the source of income for real estate purchased by Goa’s honourable MLAs.

HOW MUCH LAND?

HOW much land does a man need? There is a story by Russian author Leo Tolstoy.

A generous king announced that the amount of land the residents of his kingdom could cover by foot within 24 hours would be presented to them free. One of the citizens was very greedy. So he ran as fast as his legs could take him to ensure that he got the largest share of the land. When he fulfilled his ambition, he was so tired that he had heart attack and died. He was buried in a grave that was four feet by six feet.

The moral of this story is that in the end, all the land that all of us need is four feet by six feet, or even less if you are cremated. Even Jaylalitaa whose wealth is reported to be over rs50,000 crores needed only four feet by six feet for her final resting place on Marina Beach.

PRATAPSINGH RANE (PORIEM)

Commercial buildings

NAME AMOUNT
Kulan property rs62,12,490 (62 lakhs)
Industrial property Kulan rs12,95,618 (rs12.9 lakhs)
Shop in Mapusa rs1,44,000 (rs1.4 lakhs)
Property in Panjim rs30,42,250 (rs30 lakhs)

 

TOTAL rs1,06,94,358 (rs1.06 crores

Residential buildings

NAME AMOUNT
Property at Kulan rs2,90,500 (rs2.9 lakhs)
Property at Querim & Karapur rs86,27,625 (rs86 lakhs)
Property in Panjim rs42,60,000 (rs42 lakhs)
TOTAL rs1,31,78,125 (rs1.3 crores)

 

GRAND TOTAL Rs 2,38,72,483/- Crores

 

VISHWAJIT RANE ( VALPOI)

Commercial building

NAME AREA AMOUNT
Sapna Residency Panjim 419 sqm rs37,50,000 (rs37.5 lakhs)
TOTAL 419 sqm rs37,50,000 (rs37.5 lakhs)

Residential building

NAME AREA AMOUNT
Flat Prithvi Apts Mumbai 1623 sqm rs13,97,67,017 (rs13 crore)
Kamat Kinara Miramar 2988.40 sqm rs1,55,29,205 (rs1.5 crore)
TOTAL 4611.4 sqm rs15,52,96,222 (15 crore)
GRAND TOTAL 5030.4 sqm rs15,90,46,222 (rs15.9 crore)

 

LAXMIKANT PARSEKAR ( MANDREM)

Commercial building

NAME AREA AMOUNT
Giriraj Shankar Saw Mill Arambol 180 sqm rs40,00,000 (rs40 lakhs)
TOTAL 180 sqm rs40,00,000 (rs40 lakhs)

 

Residential building

NAME AREA AMOUNT
Arambol SNo.95/29 500 sqm rs20,00,000 (rs20 lakhs)
Arambol SNo. 300/1 3408 sqm rs25,00,000 (rs25 lakhs)
Arambol SNo. 274/1 2289 sqm (Not given)
TOTAL 6197 sqm rs45,00,000 (rs45 lakhs)

 

GRAND TOTAL 6377 sqm rs85,00,000 (rs85 lakhs)

 

MANOHAR PARRIKAR (PANJIM)

Commercial building

NAME AREA AMOUNT
Shop in Mapusa 242.10 sqm rs11,25,000 (rs11 lakhs)
TOTAL 242.10 sqm rs11,25,000 (rs11.2 lakhs)

 

Residential building

NAME AREA AMOUNT
Flat on Chogm road Porvorim 216 sqm rs85,80,000 (rs85.8 lakhs)
Ancestral house in Corlim 600 sqm rs80,00,000 (rs80 lakhs)
TOTAL 816 sqm rs1,65,80000 (rs1.65 crore)

 

GRAND TOTAL 1058.1 sqm rs1,77,05,000 (rs1.77 crore)

 

DIGAMBAR KAMAT ( MARGAO)

Commercial buildings

NAME AREA AMOUNT
Office in Margao 194 sqm rs2,48,625 (rs2.4 lakhs)
Garage Elveira

Bld Margao

1021 sqm rs2,46,500 (rs2.4 lakhs)
TOTAL 1215 sqm rs4,95,125 (rs4.9 lakhs)

 

Residential buildings

NAME AREA AMOUNT
Matriz Taleigao 270.26 sqm rs1,15,60,050 (rs1 crore)
Moroda Aquem 779 sqm rs3,35,00,000 (rs3.3 crore)
TOTAL 1049.26 sqm rs4,50,60,050 (rs4.5 crore)

 

GRAND TOTAL 2264.26 sqm rs4,55,55,175 (rs4.5 crore)

 

ROHAN KHAUNTE ( PORVORIM)

Commercial buildings

NAME AREA AMOUNT
Office in Panjim 227.26 sqm rs7,33,160 (rs7.3 lakhs)
TOTAL 227.26 sqm rs7,33,160 (rs7.3 lakhs)

 

Residential buildings

NAME AREA AMOUNT
FNo-301 Prabhu Residency Socorro 1366.52 sqm rs57,29,350 (rs57 lakhs)
FNo-304 Prabhu Residency Socorro 1054.48 sqm rs44,19,350 (rs44 lakhs)
Skylark Apt Panjim 757.72 sqm rs62,70,000 (rs62 lakhs)
Kamat classic Caranzalem 632.12 sqm rs71,36,324 (71 lakhs)
TOTAL 3811.14 sqm rs2,35,55,024 (rs2.3 crore)

 

GRAND TOTAL 4038.4 sqm rs2,42,88,184 (rs2.4 crore)

 

CAETANO R SILVA (BENAULIM)

Commercial buildings

NAME AREA AMOUNT
Cyrus Kingdom at Benaulim 30.42 sqm rs16,38,820 (rs16 lakhs)
Caroline guest house 150 sqm rs30,17,160 (rs30 lakhs)
TOTAL 180.42 sqm rs46,55,980 (rs46 lakhs)

 

Residential buildings

NAME AREA AMOUNT
Village Benaulim 490 sqm rs70,34,320 (rs70 lakhs)
Village Benaulim 125.88 sqm rs52,35,500 (rs52 lakhs)
Village Benaulim 137.08sq m (Not given)
TOTAL 752.96 sqm rs1,22,69,820 (rs1.2 crore)

 

GRAND TOTAL 933.38 sqm rs1,69,25,800 (rs1.6 crore)

 

CHANDRAKANT KAVLEKAR (QUEPEM)

Commercial buildings

NAME AREA AMOUNT
Shop & garage at Shirvodem ————— rs15,34,240 (rs15 lakhs)
Office premises at Quepem ————– rs8,90,550 (rs8.9 lakhs)
Factory building ————- rs36,48,700 (rs36 lakhs)
TOTAL ————- rs60,73,490 (rs60 lakhs

 

Residential buildings

NAME AREA AMOUNT
Flat at Navelim  —- rs17,17,500 (rs17 lakhs)
Flat at Navelim —– rs3,85,000 (rs3.8 lakhs)
Apt at Benaulim    — rs19,87,300 (rs19 lakhs)
TOTAL —- rs40,89,800 (rs40 lakhs)

 

GRAND TOTAL —– rs1,01,63,290 (rs1.01 crore)

 

NILESH CABRaL (CURCHOREM)

Commercial buildings

NAME AREA AMOUNT
Curchorem 56 sqm rs25,20,000 (rs25 lakhs)
Margao 143 sqm rs75,35,200 (rs75 lakhs)
TOTAL 199 sqm rs1,00,55,200 (rs1 crore)

 

Residential buildings

NAME AREA AMOUNT
Margao 92.35 sqm rs56,37,000 (rs56 lakhs)
Curchorem 114 sqm rs43,19,000 (rs43 lakhs)
Nagao 175 sqm rs15,00,000 (rs15 lakhs)
TOTAL 381.35 sqm rs1,14,56,000 (rs1.1 crore)

1111111,14,56,000/-crore

 

GRAND TOTAL 580.39 sqm rs 2,15,11,200 (rs2.15 crore)

 

GANESH GOANKAR ( SANVORDEM)

Commercial buildings

NAME AREA AMOUNT
TiscaPonda 41.33 sqm rs18,08,000 (rs18 lakhs)
Ponda 23.33 sqm rs20,82,400 (rs20 lakhs)
Ponda 20.04

sqm

rs16,57,400 (rs16 lakhs)
Ponda 27.39 sqm rs21,98,700 (rs21 lakhs)
Ponda 26.27sqm rs21,75,900 (rs21 lakhs)
Ponda 43.26 sqm rs32,80,200 (rs32 lakhs)
TOTAL 181.62 sqm rs13,20,2600 (rs13.2 lakhs)

 

Residential buildings

NAME AREA AMOUNT
Belgaum 92.33 sqm rs30,30,851 (rs30 lakhs
Farmagudi Bandora 218.73 sqm rs2,20,45,600 (rs2.2 crore)
Ponda 90.58 sqm rs28,26,400 (rs28 lakhs)
Kirlapal Codli Sanguem 540 sqm rs75,40,000 (rs75 lakhs)
Silvanagar Ponda 61 sqm rs9,27,300 (rs9.2 lakhs)
TOTAL 1002.64 sqm rs3,63,70,151 (rs3.6 crore)

 

GRAND TOTAL 1184.26 sqm rs4,95,72,751 (rs4.9 crore)

 

PANDURANG  MADKAIKAR (CUMBARJUA)

Commercial buildings

NAME AREA AMOUNT
Madkaikar steel shop at Panjim 3164

sqm

rs1,76,20,000 (rs1.7 crore)
Shop at Old Goa 3164

sqm

rs26,95,000 (rs26 lakhs)
Office at Panjim 3388

sqm

rs1,49,75,500 (rs1.4 crore)
TOTAL 9716

sqm

rs3,52,90,500 (rs3.5 crore)

 

Residential building

NAME AREA AMOUNT
Ashiyana house at Old Goa 12496.66

sqm

rs79,58,000 (rs79 lakhs)
Flat at Model Caranzalem 3075.63

sqm

rs56,39,000 (rs56 lakhs)
TOTAL 15572.29

sqm

rs1,35,97,000 (rs1.3 crore)

 

GRAND TOTAL 25288.29

sqmtr

rs4,88,87,500 (rs4.8 crore)

 

MAUVIN GODHINO ( DABOLIM)

Residential building

NAME AREA AMOUNT
Mangor hill Vasco 895 sqm rs2,05,29,525 (2 crore)
Flat at Dona Paula 220 sqm rs1,76,40,000 (rs1.7 crore)
Mangor hill Vasco       —- rs15,00,000 (rs15 lakhs)
Queen reality house at Vasco 345.24

sqm

rs69,04,800 (rs69 lakhs)
TOTAL 1460.24

sqm

rs4,65,74,325 (rs4.6 crore)

 

NARESH RAJARAM SAWAL

(BICHOLIM)

Commercial buildings

NAME AREA AMOUNT
Bicholim 69.60 sqm rs38,28,000 (rs38 lakhs)
TOTAL 69.60 sqm rs38,28,000 (rs38 lakhs)

Residential buildings

NAME AREA AMOUNT
Madel 371sqm rs73,67,000 (rs73 lakhs)
Mencure 3050sqmtr rs16,16,671 (rs16 lakhs)
Bicholim 101.76 sqm rs40,44,000 (rs40 lakhs)
TOTAL 3522.76  sqm rs1,30,27,671/- crore

 

GRAND TOTAL 3592.36

sqm

rs1,68,55,671  (rs1.6 crore)

 

MICHAEL LOBO ( CALANGUTE)

Commercial buildings

NAME AREA AMOUNT
Property 41789

sqm

rs13,78,92,610 (rs13.7 crore)
TOTAL 41789

sqm

rs13,78,92,610 (rs13.7 crore)

 

Residential building

NAME AREA AMOUNT
Residential house 1936 sqm rs65,00,000 (rs65 lakhs)
TOTAL 1936 sqm rs65,00,000 (rs65  lakhs)

 

GRAND TOTAL 43725

sqm

rs14,43,92,610 (rs14 crore)

 

FRANCIS  D’SOUZA  ( MAPUSA)

Commercial buildings

NAME AREA AMOUNT
Natalina Apt Mapusa 22 sqm rs6,60,000 (rs6.6 lakhs)
Braganza house Mapusa 30.92 sqm rs1,71,777 (rs1.7 lakhs)
Braganza house Mapusa 28.60 sqm rs1,58,888 (rs1.5 lakhs)
Braganza house Mapusa 2nd floor 280.56 sqm rs4,67,597 (rs4.6 lakhs)
TOTAL 362.08 sqm rs14,58,262 (rs14 lakhs)

Residential building

NAME AREA A,MOUNT
Kamat garden house at Mapusa 1500 sqm rs84,14,250 (rs84  lakhs)
Flat at Kamat garden Mapusa 200 sqm rs28,00,000 (rs28 lakhs)
Flat at Kamat garden Mapusa 100 sqm rs14,00,000 (rs14 lakhs)
Flat at Kamat garden Mapusa 100 sqm rs14,00,000 (rs14 lakhs)
Flat at Kamat garden Mapusa 100 sqm rs14,00,000 (rs14 lakhs)
Flat at Kamat garden Mapusa 100 sqm rs14,00,000 (rs14 lakhs)
Ansabhat Mapusa 2125 sqm rs2,65,625 (rs2.6 lakhs)
TOTAL 4225 sqm rs1,70,79,875 (rs1.7 crore)

 

Grand Total 4587.08 sqm rs1,85,38,137 (rs1.85  crore)

 

RAMKRISHNA ALIAS SUDIN DHAVALIKAR (MADKAI)

Residential building

NAME AREA AMOUNT
Dhavali Kavlem Village 240 sqm rs16,43,000 (rs16 lakhs)
Flat at Dr Lourenco Almeida complex Ponda 66 sqm rs18,64,000 (rs18 lakhs)
House at Bandora 663 sqm rs36,00,000 (rs36 lakhs)
Grand Total 969 sqm rs71,07,000 (rs71 lakhs)

 

FRANCISCO PACHECO ( NUVEM)

Commercial building

NAME AREA AMOUNT
House at Betalbatim 360 sqm rs1,84,00,000 (rs1.8 crore)
TOTAL 360 sqm rs1,84,00,000 (rs1.8 crore)

Residential building

NAME AREA AMOUNT
Flat at Betalbatim 760 sqm rs2,21,20,000 (rs2.2 crore)
TOTAL 760 sqm rs2,21,20,000/- crore

 

Grand total 1120 sqm rs4,05,20,000 (rs4  crore)

 

JENNIFER& BABUSH MONSERRATE (TALEIGAO)

Commercial buildings

NAME AREA AMOUNT
Kamat Mansion Miramar 720 sqm rs2,77,20,000 (rs2.7 crore)
Shop pooja Apt 59.2 sqm rs23,68,000 (rs23 lakhs)
Shop at Kamat Classic 55 sqm rs23,68,000 (rs23 lakhs)
FF3 at Velhi trade Centre 24 sqm rs9,60,000 (rs9.6 lakhs)
Office at Rizvi 862.2 sqm rs44,88,000 (rs44 lakhs)
TOTAL 1646.2 sqm rs3,79,04,000 (rs3.7 crores)

Residential building

NAME AREA AMOUNT
House at Taleigao 330 sqm rs1,15,50,000 (rs1.1 crore)
Bungalow at Taleigao 480 sqm rs1,68,00,000 (rs1.6 crore)
Small house at taleigao 948 sqm rs3,31,80,000 (rs3.3 crore)
Kamat Mansion 421 sqm rs2,94,70,000 (rs2.9 crore)
Campala Miramar 280 sqm rs98,00,000 (rs98 lakhs)
Flat at kamat classic 252 sqm rs88,20,000 (rs88 lakhs)
Flat at Central Park 166 sqm rs2,00,00,000 (rs2 crore)
Flat at Raheja Residency 318 sqm rs79,85,000 (rs79 lakhs)
TOTAL 3195 sqm rs13,76,05,000 (rs13.7 crore)

 

Grand Total 4841.2 sqm rs17,55,09,000 (rs17 crore)

 

20- PANDURANG DEEPAK DHAVALIKAR(PRIOL)

Commercial buildings

NAME AREA AMOUNT
2 shop at Ponda 78 sqmtr Rs 15,00,000/- lakhs
Godowm 38 sqmtr Rs13,50,000/- lakhs
Village Kavelem 20 sqmtr Rs 3,20,000/- lakhs
Visa Plaza at Margao 19 sqmtr Rs 6,00,000/- lakhs
TOTAL 155 sqmtr Rs 37,70,000/- lakhs

 

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