panaji the town and country planning tcp department will on wednesday move three amendments to the tcp act before the state cabinet one is an amendment to section 496 of the act which will criminalise selling of plots in orchard property without the permission of the tcp board tcp minister vijai sardesai told reporters that it has come to the notice of the state government that nonplanned plots on orchard property have been sold without an noc from planning authorities he added that there is a need for such a certificate he also said that as per the real estate regulatory authority rera act it is mandatory for every transaction to have approved subdivisionsall three amendments will be introduced in the forthcoming winter session which starts on december 13 the tcp department will also move a file to amend sections 16a and 17a of the tcp act to stop development on orchard land sardesai said that under section 16a any person developing orchard land without permission would now have a first information report fir lodged against him as of now the minister said no fir has been filed against anyone however after the amendment the government would have the power to impose a fine of up to rs 10 lakh and imprisonment of one year his department will also move a file for the exemption of infrastructure tax to single dwelling houses constructed within an area of 250 sq m by persons of goan origin the amendment sardesai said will define goan as a person who has domicile of fifteen years and whose parents were born in the state