Overview

• The Union Home Minister formally launched the Mhaje Ghar scheme, billed as granting ownership rights to Goans whose homes face legal complications.
• He inaugurated development works and laid foundation stones for 19 projects valued at Rs 2,411 crore in the state.
• Calling for a Diwali pledge, he urged households and retailers to use and sell only Indian-made goods unless imports are essential.
• He credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi with cutting GST on 395 items, saying several food staples are now at 0% and many daily-use goods at 5%.
• He forecast Goa could become fully developed by 2035–2037 and argued Make in India can help tackle unemployment.