Registered with the Registrar of Newspapers for India under No. 10410
Registered No. PY/44/2018-20 WPP No. TN/PMG(CCR)/ WPP-88/2018-20 Dated : 24-3-2020 Price : ` 3-00
La Gazette de L' État de Poudouchéry
The Gazette of Puducherry
PART - II
➢ EXTRAORDINAIRE EXTRAORDINARY
➢ Publiée par Published by
➢ Autorité Authority
` 3-00 Prix : ` 3-00 Price : ` 3-00
▪ ➢ 2020 } | 24 { No. 10 Poudouchéry Mardi 2 4 Mars 2020
No. Puducherry Tuesday 24th March 2020
(4 Chaitra 1942)
GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY
ADI DRAVIDAR WELFARE AND
SCHEDULED TRIBES WELFARE SECRETARIAT
(G.O. Ms. No. 03/2019-20/Wel./SCW-II/387,
Puducherry, dated 11th March 2020)
NOTIFICATION
The Hon'ble Lieutenant-Governor is pleased to notify the rules
appended hereunder for the implementation of the Scheme "Grant of
Financial Assistance to the families of fire/fatal accident victims of
[ 119 ] 120 LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT [PART–II
S ch e d ul e d C a st e / Sc h ed u l ed T r i b e s Pe o p l e a n d P e r so n s/People
engaged in Unclean Occupation as defined in section 2 (1) (d) of Manual
Scavengers Act" in the Union territory of Puducherry.
(By order of the Lieutenant-Governor)
S. YESVANTHAIYAH,
Under Secretary to Government (ADW&STW).
Rules for grant of Financial Assistance to the Families of Fire/Fatal
Accident Victims of Scheduled Caste /Scheduled Tribes People and
Persons/People Engaged in Unclean Occupation
1. Short title, extent and commencement.— (i) These rules may
be called the Government of Puducherry, Grant of Financial assistance
to the Families of Fire/Fatal Accident Victims of Scheduled Caste/
Scheduled Tribes People and Persons/People Engaged in Unclean
Occupation without employer as defined in section 2 (1)(d) of Manual
Scavengers Act.
(ii) Road accident shall not be covered under these rules.
(iii) They shall come into force at once.
(iv) They shall extend to the whole of the Union territory of
Puducherry.
2. Definitions.—In these rules, unless the context otherwise
requires.–
(i) "Department" means, the Adi Dravidar Welfare and
Scheduled Tribes Welfare Department;
(ii) "Director" means, the Director of the Department;
(iii) "Family" includes the spouse and unmarried children;
Explanation: In this clause, children includes both natural and
adopted children.
(iv) "Government" means, the Administrator of the Union
territory of Puducherry appointed under Article 239 of the
Constitution;
121
PART–II] LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT
(v) "Hut" means, temporary, made of thatch, mud, plastic sheets,
etc., traditionally recognized as hut by Union Territory Administration/
District Authorities.
(vi) "Poor Scheduled Caste people" means, a poor family
belongs to Scheduled Caste, the income of family from all sources does
not exceed rupees two lakh;
(vi) "Scheduled Castes" means, the castes which have been so
declared in relation to the Union territory of Puducherry under Article
341 of the Constitution;
(vii) "Scheduled Tribes" means, the castes which have been so
declared in relation to the Union territory of Puducherry under Article
342 of the Constitution;
(viii) "People engaged in unclean occupation" means, a person
engaged in hazardous cleaning as defined in Prohibition of Employment
as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013;
Note: The damaged house should be dwelling Unit duly
authenticated and certified by the Competent Authority of the
Union territory of Puducherry.
3. Eligibility and Conditions.—A poor Scheduled Castes/
Scheduled Tribes family of Puducherry and all community manual
Scavengers are eligible under these rules for financial assistance subject
to the following conditions namely:–
(i) The family member(s) shall produce caste certificate from an
Officer of the Revenue Department and not below the rank of a Deputy
Tahsildar, in respect of the victim;
(ii) The total annual income of the family from all sources shall
not exceeding rupees two lakh and this should be supported by a
certificate issued by an Officer of the Revenue Department not below
the rank of a Deputy Tahsildar;
(iii) The fire/fatal accidents victimes family shall be a citizen of
India and a native of Puducherry and a certificate to that effect shall be
furnished from an Officer of the Revenue Department not below the rank
of a Deputy Tahsildar;
122 LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT [PART–II
(iv) The family member(s) shall produce a report obtained from
an Officer of the Revenue Department not below the rank of a Deputy
Tahsildar relating to the incident/accident occurred for claiming the
financial assistance and shall also produce a certificate for not claiming
the financial assistance from the Department of Revenue and Disaster
Management for the same incident/accident;
Explanation-I: In this clause, the expression "native of
Puducherry" means,–
(a) a person, he/she was born in Puducherry, or resided in
Puducherry for a period not less than five years preceding the date of
application;
(b) a person, who has resided in Puducherry for a period of less
than five years but, who has chosen the Union territory of Puducherry
as a permanent residence, which fact shall be borne out by material
evidence like Aadhaar Card, Family Ration Card, Electoral Identity Card,
etc., undertaking of a permanent employment or possession of property
in the Union territory of Puducherry.
Explanation-II: If, any doubt arises whether a person is a
permanent resident of the Union territory of Puducherry under
sub-clause (b) of Explanation-I, the matter shall be referred to the
Secretary to Government in-charge of the Welfare and the decision
thereon shall be final.
4. Quantum of financial assistance.— The amount of financial
assistance that can be granted under rules shall be:
(i) ` 50,000 (Rupees fifty thousand only) for reconstruction of
thatched houses which is completed damaged due to fire accident
subject to certification regarding cause of accident from appropriate
authority.
(ii) ` 10,00,000 (Rupees ten lakh only) per deceased person
including those involved in relief operations or associated in
preparedness activities subject to certification regarding cause of death
from appropriate authority.
123
PART–II] LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT
5. Procedure for grant of assistance.—(1) Any person desiring to
avail the abovesaid assistance under these rules shall submit an
application in Form-I to the Director within one month from the date of
occurrence with the following certificates, namely:–
(a) The certificates specified under clause (i) to (iv) under
rule 3 above;
(b) On receipt of the application, the Director shall satisfy
himself of the veracity of the particulars furnished in the application
in such manner and by making such inquiries as the Director may
deem it fit.
(c) Where the Director decides that the applicant is not eligible
for the financial assistance under these rules, he shall inform the
applicant furnishing reason therefor.
(d) Where the Director decides that the applicant is eligible for
the financial assistance under these rules, he may forward the
application to the Government for sanction.
(e) On receipt of the sanction from the Government, the Director
shall draw the amount so sanctioned and disburse the sum to the
applicant through DBT mode.
(f) In case, the grantee of the assistance has obtained the same
by fraud or by misrepresentation or by suppression of material
facts, the applicant shall, on demand by the Director, forthwith
refund the amount granted to him within 30 days from the date of
issue of the notice together with interest at the rates applicable to
the Government loans.
(g) All moneys recoverable from the grantee under the
foregoing sub-rule may be recovered as if, they were arrears of
land revenue.
S. YESVANTHAIYAH,
Under Secretary to Government (ADW&STW).
————
124 LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT [PART–II
FORM-I
[See rule 5(1)]
Application for Financial Assistance to the Families of Fire/Fatal
Accident Victims of Scheduled Caste /Scheduled Tribes People and
Persons/People Engaged in Unclean Occupation
1. Name of the applicant
:
2. Aadhaar No.
:
3. Relationship to the deceased :
4. Address
:
5. Age
:
6. Profession :
7. Total annual income including the :
income of his/her spouse.
I. (1) Name of the deceased person :
(2) Aadhaar No.
:
(3) Age
:
(4) Date of death :
(5) Cause of death : Fatal Accident/Fire Accident/
(Certificate to be attached) Sewerage Cleaning
(6) Religion :
(7) Caste/Community :
(8) Place of occurrence happened :
II. (1) Type of hut
:
(2) Address in which fire accident :
occurred.
(3) Date of accident
:
(4) Cost of damage :
(Certificate to be attached) 125
PART–II] LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT
III. Savings Bank account details of the
Applicant. (enclose copy of the Bank
Passbook)
(1) Account No.
:
(2) Name and address of the Bank :
(3) IFSC and MICR Code :
UNDERTAKING
The particulars furnished above are correct and true to the best
my knowledge and belief.
Signature of the applicant.
————
online publication at "https://styandptg.py.gov.in" Published by The Director, Government Press Printed at: Government Central Press, Puducherry. Posted at: Puducherry HPO on every Tuesday