RNI No. GOAENG/2002/6410
Reg. No. G-2/RNP/GOA/32/2015-2017
Panaji, 6th April, 2017 (Chaitra 16, 1939) SERIES I No. 1 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
NOTE
There are three Extraordinary issues to the Official Gazette, Series I No. 52 dated 30-3-2017, namely:—
(1) Extraordinary dated 30-3-2017 from pages 2097 to 2100 from (a) Department of Finance (Revenue & Control
Division) (i) Not. No. 3/2/2006-Fin (R&C)(23) dated 30-3-2017 regarding amendment of Schedule 'E' of the Goa
Entertainment Tax Act, 1964 (ii) Not. No. 4/5/2005-Fin (R&C)(145) dated 30-3-2017 regarding amendment of Schedules
'C', 'D' and 'G' of the Goa Value Added Tax Act, 2005 (iii) Not. No. 4/5/2005-Fin(R&C)(146) dated 30-3-2017 regarding
amendment of the Goa Value Added Tax Rules, 2005 (b) Department of Revenue (i) Order 3-5/4/2016-RD dated
30-3-2017 regarding reduction and remittance of Stamp Duty charges.
(2) Extraordinary (No. 2) dated 31-3-2017 from pages 2101 to 2124 from (a) Department of Finance (Revenue & Control
Division) (i) Not. No. 1/3/2017-Fin(R&C) dated 30-3-2017 regarding amendment of the Goa, Daman and Diu Excise Duty
Rules, 1964 (ii) Not. No. 1/2/2017-Fin(R&C) dated 31-3-2017 regarding fixation of rates of excise duty, license fee etc.
(b) Department of Home (General Division) (i) Not. No. 21/3/2013-HD(G)/908 dated 30-3-2017 regarding amendment of
the Government Not. No. 2-20-92-HD(G) dated 9-11-1995 (c) Department of Law & Judiciary (Establishment Division)
(i)Not. No. 8-5-2017/LD(Estt.)(B)/405 dated 31-3-2017 regarding fees charged in respect of marriages & other matters and
relevant certificate thereof (ii) Not. No. 8-5-2017-LD(Estt.)(A)/406 dated 31-3-2017 regarding amendment of table of fees
of the Registration Act, 1908 (iii) Order No. 8-5-2017-LD(Estt.)(C)/407 dated 31-3-2017 regarding levy of non-refundable
processing fee on registration of Partnership Firm (iv) Order No. 8-5-2017-LD(Estt.)(D)/408 dated 31-3-2017 regarding levy
of non-refundable processing fee on registration of other societies.
(3) Extraordinary (No. 3) dated 31-3-2017 from pages 2125 to 2220 from (a) Department of Finance (Revenue & Control
Division) Not. No. 1-49-2016-17/DSSL/Part dated 31-3-2017 regarding framing of Weekly Lottery Schemes.
INDEX
Department Notification/Order Subject Pages
1. a. Law & Judiciary Not.- 10/4/2016-LA The Constitution (One Hundred and First 1 Under Secretary Amendment) Act, 2016. b. —do— Not.- 10/4/2016-LA The Specified Bank Notes (Cessation of Liabilities) 6
Ordinance, 2016.
2. NRI Not.- Comm/NRI/294/ The Goa Welfare/Pension (Amendment) Scheme 9 Secretary /16-17/65 for Seafarers, 2017.
3. Panchayati Raj and Not.- 25/7/DEV/Vol/ The Deendayal Panchayat Raj Infrastructure 10 Community Development /2016/1423 Development (Golden Jubilee) Scheme, 2017. Director & ex officio Jt. Secy.
4. Personnel Not.- 10/1/2014-PER MoA, Rules & Regulators of (GIPARD). 14 Under Secretary (Part)
5. Science, Tech. & Environment Not.- 229-10-2016/STE- Scheme for Researches in field of Science and 24 Director & ex officio Jt. Secy. -DIR/1279 Technology.
6. Transport Not.- D.Tpt/STA/1237/ Extension period for the Goa State Subsidy for Yellow/ 31 Director & ex officio Jt. Secy. /2017/709 /Black Motorcycles, Autorickshaw, Taxis and Tourist Taxi (Single Taxi Owners before Sept. 2013) Scheme, 2013.
Department of Law & Judiciary Legal Affairs Division
on 08-09-2016 and published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 1 dated 08-09-2016 is hereby published for the general information of the public.
Notification 10/4/2016-LA
Julio Barbosa Noronha, Under Secretary
(Law).
The Constitution (One Hundred and First Amendment) Act, 2016, which has been passed by Parliament and assented to by the President Porvorim, 4th November, 2016.
OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 1 6TH APRIL, 2017THE CONSTITUTION (ONE HUNDRED AND FIRST AMENDMENT) ACT, 2016
AN
ACT
the words "with respect to", the words, figures and letter "goods and services tax provided under article 246A or" shall be inserted.
further to amend the Constitution of India.
Be it enacted by Parliament in the Sixty- -seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows:—
1. Short title and commencement.— (1) This Act may be called the Constitution (One Hundred and First Amendment) Act, 2016.
(2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint, and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act and any reference in any such provision to the commencement of this Act shall be construed as a reference to the commencement of that provision.
2. Insertion of new article 246A.— After article 246 of the Constitution, the following article shall be inserted, namely:—
"246A. Special provision with respect to goods and services tax.— (1) Notwith- standing anything contained in articles 246 and 254, Parliament, and, subject to clause (2), the Legislature of every State, have power to make laws with respect to goods and services tax imposed by the Union or by such State.
(2) Parliament has exclusive power to make laws with respect to goods and services tax where the supply of goods, or of services, or both takes place in the course of inter-State trade or commerce.
Explanation.— The provisions of this article, shall, in respect of goods and services tax referred to in clause (5) of article 279A, take effect from the date recommended by the Goods and Services Tax Council.".
3. Amendment of article 248.— In article 248 of the Constitution, in clause (1), for the word "Parliament", the words, figures and letter "Subject to article 246A, Parliament" shall be substituted.
4. Amendment of article 249.— In article 249 of the Constitution, in clause (1), after 5. Amendment of article 250.— In article 250 of the Constitution, in clause (1), after the words "with respect to", the words, figures and letter "goods and services tax provided under article 246A or" shall be inserted.
6. Amendment of article 268.— In article 268 of the Constitution, in clause (1) the words "and such duties of excise on medicinal and toilet preparations" shall be omitted.
7. Omission of article 268A.— Article 268A of the Constitution, as inserted by section 2 of the Constitution (Eighty-eighth Amend- ment) Act, 2003 shall be omitted.
8. Amendment of article 269.— In article 269 of the Constitution, in clause (1), after the words "consignment of goods", the words, figures and letter "except as provided in article 269A" shall be inserted.
9. Insertion of new article 269A.— After article 269 of the Constitution, the following article shall be inserted, namely:—
"269A. Levy and collection of goods and services tax in course of inter-State trade or commerce.— (1) Goods and services tax on supplies in the course of inter-State trade or commerce shall be levied and collected by the Government of India and such tax shall be apportioned between the Union and the States in the manner as may be provided by Parliament by law on the recommendations of the Goods and Services Tax Council.
Explanation.— For the purposes of this clause, supply of goods, or of services, or both in the course of import into the territory of India shall be deemed to be supply of goods, or of services, or both in the course of inter-State trade or commerce.
(2) The amount apportioned to a State under clause (1) shall not form part of the Consolidated Fund of India.
(3) Where an amount collected as tax levied under clause (1) has been used for OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 1 6TH APRIL, 2017 payment of the tax levied by a State under article 246A, such amount shall not form part of the Consolidated Fund of India.
(4) Where an amount collected as tax levied by a State under article 246A has been used for payment of the tax levied under clause (1), such amount shall not form part of the Consolidated Fund of the State.
(5) Parliament may, by law, formulate the principles for determining the place of supply, and when a supply of goods, or of services, or both takes place in the course of inter-State trade or commerce.".
10. Amendment of article 270.— In article
270 of the Constitution,—
(i) in clause (1), for the words, figures and letter "articles 268, 268A and 269", the words, figures and letter "articles 268, 269 and 269A" shall be substituted;
(ii) after clause (1), the following clauses
shall be inserted, namely:—
"(1A) The tax collected by the Union under clause (1) of article 246A shall also be distributed between the Union and the States in manner provided in clause (2).
(1B) The tax levied and collected by the Union under clause (2) of article 246A and article 269A, which has been used for payment of the tax levied by the Union under clause (1) of article 246A, and the amount apportioned to the Union under clause (1) of article 269A, shall also be distributed between the Union and the States in the manner provided in clause (2).".
11. Amendment of article 271.— In article 271 of the Constitution, after the words "in those articles", the words, figures and letter "except the goods and services tax under article 246A," shall be inserted.
12. Insertion of new article 279A.— After article 279 of the Constitution, the following article shall be inserted, namely:—
"279A. Goods and Services Tax Council.— (1) The President shall, within sixty days from the date of commencement of the Constitution (One Hundred and First Amendment) Act, 2016, by order, constitute a Council to be called the Goods and Services Tax Council.
(2) The Goods and Services Tax Council shall consist of the following members, namely:—
(a) the Union Finance
Minister ............................... Chairperson;
(b) the Union Minister of State in charge of Revenue or Finance ................................. Member;
(c) the Minister in charge of Finance or Taxation or any other Minister nominated by each State Government ........ Members.
(3) The Members of the Goods and Services Tax Council referred to in sub- -clause (c) of clause (2) shall, as soon as may be, choose one amongst themselves to be the Vice-Chairperson of the Council for such period as they may decide.
(4) The Goods and Services Tax Council shall, make recommendations to the Union and the States on—
(a) the taxes, cesses and surcharges levied by the Union, the States and the local bodies which may be subsumed in the goods and services tax;
(b) the goods and services that may be subjected to, or exempted from the goods and services tax;
(c) model Goods and Services Tax Laws, principles of levy, apportionment of Goods and Services Tax levied on supplies in the course of inter-State trade or commerce under article 269A and the principles that govern the place of supply;
(d) the threshold limit of turnover below which goods and services may be exempted from goods and services tax;
OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 1 6TH APRIL, 2017(e) the rates including floor rates with
bands of goods and services tax;
(f) any special rate or rates for a specified period, to raise additional resources during any natural calamity or disaster;
(g) special provision with respect to the States of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Jammu and Kashmir, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand; and
(h) any other matter relating to the goods and Services tax, as the Council may decide.
(5) The Goods and Services Tax Council shall recommend the date on which the goods and services tax be levied on petroleum crude, high speed diesel, motor spirit (commonly known as petrol), natural gas and aviation turbine fuel.
(6) While discharging the functions conferred by this article, the Goods and Services Tax Council shall be guided by the need for a harmonised structure of goods and services tax and for the development of a harmonised national market for goods and services.
(7) One-half of the total number of Members of the Goods and Services Tax Council shall constitute the quorum at its meetings.
(8) The Goods and Services Tax Council shall determine the procedure in the performance of its functions.
(9) Every decision of the Goods and Services Tax Council shall be taken at a meeting, by a majority of not less than three-fourths of the weighted votes of the members present and voting, in accordance with the following principles, namely:—
(a) the vote of the Central Government shall have weightage of one-third of the total votes cast, and
(b) the votes of all the State Governments taken together shall have a weightage of two-thirds of the total votes cast,
in the meeting.
(10) No act or proceedings of the Goods and Services Tax Council shall be invalid merely by reason of—
(a) any vacancy in, or any defect in,
the constitution of the Council, or
(b) any defect in the appointment of a person as a Member of the Council; or
(c) any procedural irregularity of the Council not affecting the merits of the case.
(11) The Goods and Services Tax Council shall establish a mechanism to adjudicate any dispute—
(a) between the Government of India
and one or more States; or
(b) between the Government of India and any State or States on one side and one or more other States on the other side; or
(c) between two or more States,
arising out of the recommendations of the Council or implementation thereof.".
13. Amendment of article 286.— In article
286 of the Constitution,—
(i) in clause (1),—
(A) for the words "the sale or purchase of goods where such sale or purchase takes place", the words "the supply of goods or of services or both, where such supply takes place" shall be substituted;
(B) in sub-clause (b), for the word "goods", at both the places where it occurs, the words "goods or services or both" shall be substituted;
(ii) in clause (2), for the words "sale or purchase of goods takes place", the words "supply of goods or of services or both" shall be substituted;
(iii) clause (3) shall be omitted.
OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 1 6TH APRIL, 201714. Amendment of article 366.— In article
366 of the Constitution,—
(i) after clause (12), the following clause
shall be inserted, namely:—
'(12A) "goods and services tax" means any tax on supply of goods, or services or both except taxes on the supply of the alcoholic liquor for human consumption;';
(ii) after clause (26), the following
clauses shall be inserted, namely:—
'(26A) "Services" means anything
other than goods;
(26B) "State" with reference to articles 246A, 268, 269, 269A and article 279A includes a Union territory with Legislature;'.
15. Amendment of article 368.— In article 368 of the Constitution, in clause (2), in the proviso, in clause (a), for the words and figures "article 162 or article 241", the words, figures and letter "article 162, article 241 or article 279A" shall be substituted.
16. Amendment of Sixth Schedule.— In the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution, in paragraph 8, in sub-paragraph (3),—
(i) in clause (c), the words "and"
occuring at the end shall be omitted;
(ii) in clause (d), the word "and" shall
be inserted at the end;
(iii) after clause (d), the following clause
shall be inserted, namely:—
"(e) taxes on entertainment and
amusements.".
17. Amendment of Seventh Schedule.— In the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution,—
(a) in List I—Union List,—
(i) for entry 84, the following entry
shall be substituted, namely:—
"84. Duties of excise on the following goods manufactured or produced in India, namely:—
(a) petroleum crude; (b) high speed diesel; (c) motor spirit (commonly known
as petrol); (d) natural gas; (e) aviation turbine fuel; and (f) tobacco and tobacco products.";
(ii) entries 92 and 92C shall be omitted;
(b) in List II—State List,—
(i) entry 52 shall be omitted;
(ii) for entry 54, the following entry
shall be substituted, namely:—
"54. Taxes on the sale of petroleum crude, high speed diesel, motor spirit (commonly known as petrol), natural gas, aviation turbine fuel and alcoholic liquor for human consumption, but not including sale in the course of inter- -State trade or commerce or sale in the course of international trade or commerce of such goods.";
(iii) entry 55 shall be omitted;
(iv) for entry 62, the following entry
shall be substituted, namely:—
"62. Taxes on entertainments and amusements to the extent levied and collected by a Panchayat or a Municipality or a Regional Council or a District Council.".
18. Compensation to States for loss of revenue on account of introduction of goods and services tax.— Parliament shall, by law, on the recommendation of the Goods and Services Tax Council, provide for compen- sation to the States for loss of revenue arising on account of implementation of the goods and services tax for a period of five years.
19. Transitional provisions.— Notwith- standing anything in this Act, any provision of any law relating to tax on goods or services OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 1 6TH APRIL, 2017 MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE
(Legislative Department)
New Delhi, the 30th December, 2016/
/Pausha 9, 1938 (Saka)
or on both in force in any State immediately before the commencement of this Act, which is inconsistent with the provisions of the Constitution as amended by this Act shall continue to be in force untill amended or repealed by a competent Legislature or other competent authority or until expiration of one year from such commencement, whichever is earlier.
THE SPECIFIED BANK NOTES (CESSATION OF LIABILITIES) ORDINANCE, 2016
No. 10 of 2016
Promulgated by the President in the Sixty-
-seventh Year of the Republic of India.
20. Power of President to remove difficulties.— (1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of the Constitution as amended by this Act (including any difficulty in relation to the transition from the provisions of the Constitution as they stood immediately before the date of assent of the President to this Act to the provisions of the Constitution as amended by this Act), the President may, by order, make such provisions, including any adaptation or modification of any provision of the Constitution as amended by this Act or law, as appear to the President to be necessary or expedient for the purpose of removing the difficulty:
Provided that no such order shall be made after the expiry of three years from the date of such assent.
(2) Every order made under sub-section (1) shall, as soon as may be after it is made, be laid before each House of Parliament.
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An Ordinance to provide for cessation of liabilities on the specified bank notes and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Whereas, the Central Government, on the recommendations of the Central Board of the Reserve Bank,vide notification No. S.O. 3407(E), dated the 8th November, 2016, declared the then existing series of the bank notes of the denominational value of five hundred rupees and one thousand rupees to cease to be legal tender with effect from the 9th November, 2016 to the extent specified therein;
And whereas, a part of the series of bank notes in circulation which have ceased to be legal tender on account of the said notification has come back to the Reserve Bank of India;
Notification
10/4/2016-LA
The Specified Bank Notes (Cessation of Liabilities) Ordinance, 2016 (Ordinance No. 10 of 2016), which has been promulgated by the President in the Sixty-seventh Year of the Republic of India and published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section I, dated 30-12-2016 is hereby published for the general information of the public.
Julio Barbosa Noronha, Under Secretary
(Law).
Porvorim, 30th January, 2017.
And whereas, such bank notes which have ceased to be legal tender are a liability in the books of accounts of the Reserve Bank of India under section 34 of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934;
And whereas, it is necessary to have clarity and finality to the liabilities of the Reserve Bank of India and the Central Government arising from such bank notes which have ceased to be legal tender on the basis of the said notification;
And whereas, Parliament is not in session and the President is satisfied that OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 1 6TH APRIL, 2017 circumstances exist which render it necessary for him to take immediate action;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by article 123 of the Constitution, the President is pleased to promulgate the following Ordinance:—
1. Short title and commencement.— (1) This Ordinance may be called the Specified Bank Notes (Cessation of Liabilities) Ordinance, 2016.
(2) It shall come into force on the 31st day
of December, 2016.
2. Definitions.— (1) In this Ordinance,
unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a)"appointed day" means the 31st day
of December, 2016;
(b) "grace period" means the period to be specified by the Central Government, by notification, during which the specified bank notes can be deposited in accordance with this Ordinance;
(c)"notification" means a notification
published in the Official Gazette;
2 of 1934.
(d) "Reserve Bank" means the Reserve Bank of India constituted by the Central Government under section 3 of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934;
(e) "Specified bank note" means a bank note of the denominational value of five hundred rupees or one thousand rupees of the series existing on or before the 8th day of November, 2016.
2 of 1934.
10 of 1949.
(2) The words and expressions used and not defined in this Ordinance but defined in the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 or the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 shall have the meanings respec- tively assigned to them in those Acts.
3. Specified bank notes to cease to be liability of Reserve Bank or Central Government.— On and from the
2 of 1934.
appointed day, notwithstanding anything contained in the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 or any other law for the time being in force, the specified bank notes which have ceased to be legal tender, in view of the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance, number S.O. 3407(E), dated the 8th November, 2016, issued under sub- -section (2) of section 26 of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934, shall cease to be liabilities of the Reserve Bank under section 34 and shall cease to have the guarantee of the Central Government under sub- -section (1) of section 26 of the said Act.
4. Exchange of specified bank notes.— (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in section 3, the following persons holding specified bank notes on or before the 8th day of November, 2016 shall be entitled to tender within the grace period with such declarations or statements, at such offices of the Reserve Bank or in such other manner as may be specified by it, namely:—
(i) a citizen of India who makes a declaration that he was outside India between the 9th November, 2016 to 30th December, 2016 subject to such conditions as may be specified, by notification, by the Central Government; or
(ii) such class of persons and for such reasons as may be specified, by notification, by the Central Government.
(2) The Reserve Bank may, if satisfied, after making such verifications as it may consider necessary that the reasons for failure to deposit the notes within the period specified in the notification referred to in section 3, are genuine, credit the value of the notes in his Know Your Customer compliant bank account in such manner as may be specified by it.
(3) Any person, aggrieved by the refusal of the Reserve Bank to credit the value of the notes under sub-section (2), may make a representation to the Central Board of the OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 1 6TH APRIL, 2017 Reserve Bank within fourteen days of the communication of such refusal to him.
10 of 1949.
Explanation.— For the purposes of this section, the expression "Know Your Customer compliant bank account" means the account which complies with the conditions specified in the regulations made by the Reserve Bank under the Banking Regulations Act, 1949.
5. Prohibition on holding, transferring or receiving specified bank notes.— On and from the appointed day, no person shall, knowingly or voluntarily, hold, transfer or receive any specified bank note:
Provided that nothing contained in this section shall prohibit the holding of specified bank notes—
(a) by any person—
(i) up to the expiry of the grace period;
or
(ii) after the expiry of the grace period,
(A) not more than ten notes in total,
irrespective of the denomination; or
(B) not more than twenty-five notes for the purposes of study, research or numismatics;
(b) by the Reserve Bank or its agencies, or any other person authorised by the Reserve Bank;
(c) by any person on the direction of a court in relation to any case pending in that court.
6. Penalty for contravention of section 4.— Whoever knowingly and wilfully makes any declaration or statement specified under sub- -section (1) of section 4, which is false in material particulars, or omits to make a material statement, or makes a statement which he does not believe to be true, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to fifty thousand rupees or five times the amount of the face value of the specified bank notes tendered, whichever is higher.
7. Penalty for contravention of section 5.— Whoever contravenes the provisions of section 5, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees or five times the amount of the face value of the specified bank notes involved in the contravention, whichever is higher.
8. Offences by companies.— (1) When a person committing a contravention or default referred to in section 6 or section 7 is a company, every person who, at the time the contravention or default was committed, was in charge of, and was responsible to, the company for the conduct of the business of the company, as well as the company, shall be deemed to be guilty of the contravention or default and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly:
Provided that nothing contained in this sub- section shall render any such person liable to punishment if he proves that the contravention or default was committed without his knowledge or that he had exercised all due diligence to prevent the contravention or default.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), where an offence under this Ordinance has been committed by a company and it is proved that the same was committed with the consent or connivance of, or is attributable to any neglect on the part of, any director, manager, secretary, or other officer or employee of the company, such director, manager, secretary, other officer or employee shall also be deemed to be guilty of the offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.
Explanation.— For the purpose of this
section,—
(a) "a company" means any body corporate and includes a firm, trust, a co-operative society and other association of individuals;
(b) "director", in relation to a firm or trust, means a partner in the firm or a beneficiary in the trust.
9. Special provisions relating to offences.— Notwithstanding anything contained in section 29 of the Code OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 1 6TH APRIL, 2017 2 of 1974.
of Criminal Procedure, 1973, the court of a Magistrate of the First Class or the court of a Metropolitan Magistrate may impose a fine for contravention of the provisions of this Ordinance.
10. Protection of action taken in good faith.— No suit, prosecution or other legal proceeding shall lie against the Government, the Reserve Bank or any of their officers for anything done or intended to be done in good faith under this Ordinance.
11. Power to make rules.— (1) The Central Government may, by notification, make rules for carrying out the provisions of this Act.
(2) Every rule made under this Ordinance shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each House of Parliament while it is in session for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both Houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both Houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule.
12. Power to remove difficulties.— (1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Ordinance, the Central Government may, by order published in the Official Gazette, make such provisions not inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance, as may appear to it to be necessary or expedient for removing the difficulty.
(2) Every order made under this section shall, as soon as may be after it is made, be laid before each House of Parliament.
PRANAB MUKHERJEE, Department of NRI
Office of Commissioner for NRI Affairs — Notification
Comm/NRI/294/16-17/65
Read: (1) Government Notification No. Comm/ / N R I / 2 9 4 / 2 0 1 2 - 1 3 / 9 2 4 dated 17-09-2012, published in the Official Gazette, Series I No. 27 dated 04-10-2012.
(2) Government Notification No. Comm/ /NRI/294/12-13/149 dated 20-02-2013, published in the Official Gazette, Series I No. 47 dated 21-02-2013.
The Government of Goa is hereby pleased to amend the Goa Welfare/Pension Scheme for Seafarers, 2012, published in the Official Gazette, Series I No. 27 dated 04-10-2012, as follows, namely:—
1. Short title and commencement.— (1) This scheme shall be called the Goa Welfare/ /Pension (Amendment) Scheme for Seafarers, 2017.
(2) It shall come into force from the date of
its publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Amendment of clause 3.— In clause 3 of the Goa Welfare/Pension Scheme for Seafarers, 2012, for sub-clause (2), the following sub-clause shall be substituted, namely:—
"(2) The beneficiar y should have rendered a total of one hundred and twenty months of actual service on board the ship, so however, that the break in service upto the period of six months shall be condoned while computing the total period of service:
Provided that the limit of one hundred and twenty months of actual ser vice shall not apply to beneficiary invalidated from sea-service on medical grounds before retirement and widow of a deceased beneficiary on compassionate grounds."
By order and in the name of the Governor
President.
Dr. G. NARAYANA RAJU, Secretary to the Govt. of India.
of Goa.
Padma Jaiswal, IAS, Secretary (NRI).
Porvorim, 23rd March, 2017.
OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 1 6TH APRIL, 2017Department of Panchayati Raj & Community Development
Directorate of Panchayats
—
(c) "Director" means the Director of Panchayats appointed under section 2(9) of the Goa Panchayat Raj Act, 1994;
Notification
25/7/DEV/Vol/2016/1423
Whereas, section 244-A of the Goa Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 empowers the Government to exercise the functions enumerated in the Schedules I and II appended to the said Act without consultation with the Panchayat.
And whereas, as per the decision of the Government to celebrate Golden Jubilee year of existence of PRIs in Goa from 24-10-2012 to 24-10-2013 and to commemorate the Golden Jubilee Celebrations, the Government has implemented the Scheme called "The Deendayal Panchayat Raj Infrastructure Development (Golden Jubilee) Scheme, 2013 for upgrading the infrastructure in the rural areas of Goa.
And whereas, the Government has decided to extend the validity of the said scheme by another five years w.e.f. 01-04-2017 to 31-03-2022.
Now therefore, in pursuance of the provisions of the said section 244-A of the Act and to upgrade rural infrastructure in public interest, the Government of Goa hereby makes the following scheme, namely:—
1. This Scheme may be called "The Deendayal Panchayat Raj Infrastructure Development (Golden Jubilee) Scheme, 2017.
2. Definitions.— In this Scheme, unless the
context otherwise requires.—
(a) "Act" means the Goa Panchayat Raj Act,
1994 (Goa Act 14 of 1994);
(b) "Block Development Officer" means the Block Development Officer appointed by the Government in the concerned Block;
(d) "functions" means any of the functions specified in Schedule I and II appended to the Act.
(e) "Government" means the Government
of Goa.
(f) "Panchayat" means a Village Panchayat
established under section 3 of the Act.
(g) "schedule" means the schedules
appended to the Act.
(h) "Golden Jubilee Project" means and includes any developmental work which is selected to be under taken as per the provisions of this Scheme.
(i) "Executing Agency" means any of the following agencies:– GSIDC, GTDC or any other agency to be prescribed under this scheme by the Scrutiny and Sanctioning Committee.
(j) Words and expression used but not defined in this Scheme, shall have the same meaning as defined in the Goa Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 and/or the Rules framed under the Act.
3. Identification of infrastructure project by Village Panchayat.— The infrastructure development project to be undertaken under this Scheme shall be identified by the concerned Village Panchayat by adopting necessary resolution at the meeting of the Village Panchayat.
4. Preparation of proposal by Village Panchayat Secretary.— Once the Village Panchayat identifies the infrastructure development project to be undertaken under this scheme, within 30 days therefrom the Village Panchayat Secretary shall prepare and submit to executing agency of its choice a complete proposal consisting of:
OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 1 6TH APRIL, 2017(a) certified copy of Form I and XIV of the land on which the project is proposed;
(b) certified copy of survey plan of the land on which the project is proposed;
(c) a detail statement listing all the facilities/infrastructure currently available within jurisdiction of the Village Panchayat and bringing out in detail the need of the project proposed and the extent of its utility for the public;
(d) a certified copy of Annual Budget of the Village Panchayat;
(e) a certified copy of the resolution of Village Panchayat adopted as per clause (3) above;
(f) giving such other details as may be felt necessary.
5. Acquisition of land for taking up infrastructure projects.— In case if the land for the proposed infrastructure project is not available with the Village Panchayat and the same is required to be acquired under the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 then Village Panchayat Secretary shall also submit a separate proposal for land acquisition consisting of all the necessary documents as per the circulars in force pertaining to submission of land acquisition proposals.
6. Identification of infrastructure project by Government.— Notwithstanding anything contained in clause (3) above, the Government may in the public interest identif y any infrastructure development project which in its opinion is required to be taken-up within the jurisdiction of any Village Panchayat and direct the Director of Panchayats to issue necessary instructions to concerned Village Panchayat Secretary to submit proposals as per clauses (4) and (5) above and the same shall be binding on the Secretary/Panchayat.
7. Procedure to be followed by executing agency.— Upon receipt of the proposal from Village Panchayat Secretary, the executing agency shall scrutinize the same and submit the same to Director of Panchayats either with or without their recommendations within 30 days from the date of its receipt along with complete detailed report and estimates.
8. Scrutiny and inspection by Director of Panchayats.— Upon receipt of the proposal from the executing agency, the Director of Panchayats shall scrutinize the same and with his recommendations place it before the scrutiny and sanctioning committee for consideration.
9. Constitution of scrutiny and sanctioning committee.— There shall be a scrutiny and sanctioning committee which shall consider every proposal received under this Scheme and shall scrutinize and take decision on whether the proposal is to be approved or rejected and also to decide on the mode of its execution. The scrutiny and sanctioning committee shall consist of:—
(a) Minister of Panchayati Raj, Govern- ment of Goa — Chairperson;
(b) Secretary (Finance), Government of Goa or his representative not below the rank of Additional Secretary — Member;
(c) Secretary (Panchayati Raj), Govern- ment of Goa — Member;
(d) Secretary (Rural Development), Government of Goa — Member;
(e) Executing Agency — Managing Director — Member;
(f) Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer/Jt. Managing Director, GSIDC or his representative — Member;
(g) Any two representatives to be appointed by the Government — Members;
(h) Director of Panchayats — Member Secretary.
OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 1 6TH APRIL, 201710. Meetings of scrutiny and sanctioning committee.— The scrutiny and sanctioning committee shall meet as required regularly.
11. Sanctioning of proposals.— The scrutiny and sanctioning committee at its meeting shall consider the proposals received under this Scheme and may either approve any proposals or reject the same or may differ the decision to the further meetings. The decision of the committee in respect of every proposal received shall be final.
12. Procedure upon approval of the proposal.— If the scrutiny and sanctioning committee approves the proposal of any Village Panchayat then the committee shall also decide the mode of execution of the project and shall accordingly select the executing agency preferably the agency which had received the application for executing the approved Golden Jubilee Project.
13. Director of Panchayats to convey approval.— Once the project is approved by the scrutiny and sanctioning committee and the executing agency is selected, the Director of Panchayats shall convey the sanction of the committee to the concerned Village Panchayat through respective Block Development Officer and also to the executing agency selected for further action.
14. Executing agency to prepare detail estimates.— The executing agency within 90 days from the date of receipt of sanction order from Director of Panchayats shall prepare detailed estimates of the proposed Golden Jubilee Project.
15. Executing agency to give time schedule.— The executing agency shall submit to Director of Panchayats, the detailed estimates with technical sanction order and a detail chart giving the time frame for execution of the Golden Jubilee Project stating.—
(a) the total amount of expenditure to be incurred on the project giving the time of making payments as per the progress of various phases of the project;
(b) detail time table from inviting of tenders, issuing of work order, starting of work, completion of work and handing over completed project site to Director of Panchayats;
(c) giving all such details as the scrutiny
and sanctioning committee desires.
16. Executing agency to follow normal procedure.— The executing agency shall follow the codal procedures/procedure that have been adopted by them.
17. Funds to be placed with executing agency.— The funds will be placed at the disposal of executing agency in 3 installments. The 1st installment amounting to 30% of the cost will be released to the agency within 30 days after receiving detail proposal under clause 15 above. The 2nd installment of 40% of the cost will be released after submitting the Utilization Certificate of the funds already released to the agency and the final installment will be released on completion of the project.
18. Procedure upon rejection of the proposal.— If the scrutiny and sanctioning committee rejects any proposal of any Village Panchayat, then the Director of Panchayats shall convey the same to the concerned Village Panchayat through respective Block Development Officer.
19. Nature of projects that may be undertaken and ceiling of cost.— Any developmental work consisting of civil work, electrical work, any other type of work, etc. may be undertaken under this Scheme, if the scrutiny and sanctioning committee deems it fit in the interest of upgrading the rural infrastructure in the concerned Village Panchayat. The estimated cost of each Golden Jubilee Project to be undertaken under this Scheme shall not be less than rupees 20 lakhs and shall not exceed rupees two crores:
Provided that in deser ving cases, the scrutiny and sanctioning committee may sanction an amount of upto rupees 2.5 crores OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 1 6TH APRIL, 2017 for one infrastructure project with prior approval of Finance Department:
Provided further that such cases shall not exceed more than 20% of the total consolidated proposals received under the Scheme.
20. Permitting the Village Panchayat to execute the projects in certain cases.— The scrutiny and sanctioning committee, while considering and sanctioning the proposal of any Village Panchayats under clauses (11) and (12) above may instead of selecting any executing agency, decide to sanction the amount equal to estimated cost of the project to the concerned Village Panchayat as grant- in-aid and the Village Panchayat may execute the work by following the procedure as prescribed for execution of works from Village Panchayat funds. Provided further that such grants shall not be sanctioned in cases where the estimated cost of the project is more than rupees 20 lakhs.
21. Executing agency to plan the project.— Whenever the Director of Panchayats conveys the sanction of scrutiny and sanctioning committee to the executing agency, the said executing agency, for preparation of detailed estimates and road map, may engage the service of any Engineers/Architects duly registered with it or such other expert agency and the fees payable to such Engineers/ /Architects/Experts not exceeding 5% of the estimated cost may be paid from the project cost under this scheme.
22. Utilization of funds and utilization certificate.— The executing agency on completion of the project shall furnish the completion certificate as well as the utilization certificate in respect of the funds placed at their disposal by the Director of Panchayats and unspent balance amount if any shall be refunded to Director of Panchayats under respective Budget Head within 30 days from the date of completion of the projects.
23. Utilization of funds by Village Panchayat.— In cases, where the project cost is less than rupees 20 lakhs and where grant- -in-aid is sanctioned to concerned Village Panchayat under clause (20) above, the Director of Panchayats shall issue the order sanctioning the amount of estimated cost as grant-in-aid to the concerned Village Panchayat and the Block Development Officer shall draw and disburse the grants to the Village Panchayat. The project shall be completed by Village Panchayat by following the normal prescribed procedure for execution of works by Village Panchayat within a period of 1 year from the date of receipt of grants and the concerned Block Development Officer shall submit utilization certificate to Director of Panchayats within 30 days from the date of completion of project.
24. Maintenance and management of the Golden Jubilee Project.— It shall be obligatory for the concerned Village Panchayat to maintain in good condition the Golden Jubilee Project and repair/renovate it from time to time and manage the same properly so as to ensure its maximum and optimum utility and use to the public. The Village Panchayat shall promptly follow all such instructions/ /directions as may be issued by Director of Panchayats relating to management and use of the Golden Jubilee Project from time to time. The executing agency shall create a separate fund of 10% towards maintenance of the work undertaken for period of atleast 7 years as a part of project cost and maintain the assets as per schedule maintained for 7 years.
25. Director of Panchayats to maintain inventory of projects.— The Director of Panchayats shall maintain inventory of all the Golden Jubilee Projects taken up and completed under this Scheme from time to time.
26. Government to provide special funds.— The Government may provide a special fund to Director of Panchayats for implementation of this Scheme under Budget Head:
2515 — Other Rural Development Progra- mmes;
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Village (plan);
— Golden Jubilee Projects.
27. Sanctioning Authority.— The scrutiny and sanctioning committee shall be the sanctioning authority for sanctioning any Golden Jubilee Project under this Scheme and the decision of the committee shall be final.
28. Power to remove difficulties.— The scrutiny and sanctioning committee shall be empowered to take such decisions as may be deemed fit to remove any practical difficulties faced in implementation of this scheme.
29. Commencement and validity of the scheme.— This scheme shall apply to all Village Panchayats in the State of Goa and shall come into force immediately on its publication in the Official Gazette and shall remain in force till 31-03-2022. However, the Government may extend the validity of the Scheme for such further period as deemed fit by issuing a Notification in the Official Gazette.
30. This Scheme is published with the concurrence of the Department of Finance, Government of Goa conveyed vide U. O. No. 7320 dated 28-12-2016.
By order and in the name of the Governor
of Goa.
Gurudas P. Pilarnekar, Director & ex officio
Joint Secretary (Panchayats).
Panaji, 27th March, 2017.
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Department of Personnel ——— Notification
10/1/2014-PER (Part)
The Memorandum of Association, Rules & Regulations of the Goa Institute of Public Administration and Rural Development (GIPARD) which is a Society registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (Act 21 of 1860) on 1st January, 2014 duly approved by the Government is hereby published for the general information of the public.
Meghana V. Shetgaonkar, Under Secretary
(Personnel-I).
Porvorim, 20th, March, 2017.
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MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION
1. Title.— The name of the society shall be "Goa Institute of Public Administration and Rural Development (GIPARD)".
2. Registered office.— The registered office of the society shall be at Old Extension Training Centre building, Ela Farm Complex, Ela, Old Goa.
3. Objectives of the society.— The objects
for which the society is established are:—
(i) to achieve excellence in the admini-
stration;
(ii) to train Government officers/employees to be responsive to the needs of the citizens;
(iii) to update knowledge of the Government officers/employees on latest technologies and processes for good governance;
(iv) to promote better understanding of professional requirements including the need for value based management;
(v) to develop effective methods, so as to change the attitude of the Government employees towards efficient service delivery;
(vi) to offer a wide range of high quality training and capacity building services to the Government officers/employees;
(vii) to organize and conduct special training courses, symposia, workshops, seminars, departmental examinations, etc.;
OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 1 6TH APRIL, 2017(viii) to undertake various other activities like consultancy, model pilot projects, research, etc.;
(ix) to undertake systematic policy oriented research to assist and support the Government in evolving more effective and evidence based policies, programmes and public sector management systems in Goa; and
(x) to serve as a policy making body to formulate, test, validate and implement training strategies for all employees of the Government of Goa.
4. Functions of the society.— In order to achieve the above objectives, the society may conduct various types of programmes and activities on such subjects, for the benefit of such persons, areas and sectors of activity as are indicated below, namely:—
(a) Programmes and activities:
(i) Education programmes of long duration, post graduate courses at masters and doctoral levels in subjects related to any aspect of public governance including rural development, subject to meeting the standards set up by the affiliating and recognizing bodies;
(ii) Training programmes of short duration for officers and non-officers, directly or indirectly, connected with different aspects of administration including rural development;
(iii) Research activities in areas related to public administration including rural development;
(iv) Consultancy and extension services;
and
(v) Publications.
(b) Subjects and areas of activities:
(i) The programmes covering concepts, principles and techniques related to management and training of public administration and rural development activities of the States and the Union of India; and
(ii) The programmes covering all functionaries of the Government and rural development related departments and others directly or indirectly connected with the implementation of Government and rural development schemes, including non- officers.
(c) The society may:
(i) Plan and formulate training programmes on public administration and rural development;
(ii) Organize conferences, seminars, workshops, exhibitions, meetings, discussions, etc., on subjects related to its functions;
(iii) Publish research papers, treatises, periodicals, books and other literature to disseminate up-to-date information relating to public administration and rural development;
(iv) Establish and maintain libraries of books, teaching aids, audio-visual equipments, etc.;
(v) Establish collaborative linkages with the National Institute of Rural Development, Administrative Staff College of India and such other institutions of other States in India having similar objectives, by exchange of faculty and scholars, by conducting joint research and training programmes and generally in such manner as may be conducive to the development of public administration and rural development;
(vi) Function generally as the apex institution of Goa on public administration and rural development to provide knowledge and services to set standards of proficiency;
OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 1 6TH APRIL, 2017(vii) Establish, administer and maintain local branches or institutions at suitable places in Goa; and
(viii) Do such other deeds and acts conducive or incidental to the achievement of all or any of the above objectives.
(d) The society shall consist of a residential campus as well as non-residential centers. It shall be open to persons of either sex of whatever race, creed, caste, class, religion, nationality, etc. and no test or condition per taining to religion or region shall be imposed in admitting students or in appointing members, teachers and staff of the society, provided, however, that the Board of Governors may make special provisions for the advancement of scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and socially and educationally back- ward classes of citizens in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Constitution of India.
5. Board of Governors.— The management of the affairs of the society shall vest in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the society, in the Board of Governors and the Executive Committee of the society. The names and addresses of the first members of the Board of Governors are as follows, namely:—
1. Chief Secretary, Ex-officio
Secretariat, Porvorim-Goa. President.
2. Pr. Secretary/Secretary (Revenue), Ex-officio
Secretariat, Porvorim-Goa. Vice-President.
3. Secretary (Rural Development), Ex-officio
Secretariat, Porvorim-Goa. Member.
4. Secretary (Finance), Ex-officio
Secretariat, Porvorim-Goa. Member.
5. Secretary (Agriculture), Ex-officio
Secretariat, Porvorim-Goa. Member.
6. Secretary (Panchayat), Ex-officio
Secretariat, Porvorim-Goa. Member.
7. Secretary (Education), Ex-officio
Secretariat, Porvorim-Goa. Member.
8. Addl. Secretary/Jt. Secretary Ex-officio
(Personnel), Secretariat, Member. Porvorim-Goa.
9. Representative of Govt. of India, Ex-officio
Ministry of Rural Development, Member. New Delhi.
10. Representative of National Ex-officio
Institute of Rural Development, Member. Hyderabad.
11. Director–General (GIPARD), Ex-officio
Ela Farm, Old-Goa. Member.
The names and addresses of the first members of the Executive Committee are as follows, namely:—
1. Chief Secretary, Secretariat, Ex-officio
Porvorim-Goa. Chairperson.
2. Addl. Secretary/Jt. Secretary Ex-officio Member.
(Personnel), Secretariat, Porvorim-Goa.
3. Director, Rural Development Ex-officio Member.
Agency, Panaji-Goa.
4. Director (Panchayat), Ex-officio Member.
Panaji-Goa.
5. Addl. Secretary/Jt. Secretary Ex-officio Member.
(Finance), Secretariat, Porvorim-Goa.
6. Secretary (GIPARD), Ex-officio Member.
Secretariat, Porvorim-Goa.
7. Director-General (GIPARD), Ex-officio Member.
Ela Farm, Old-Goa.
We, the several persons whose names and
addresses are given below, having associated
ourselves for the purposes described in this
Memorandum of Association, do hereby
subscribe our names to this Memorandum of
Association and set out our several and
respective hands hereunto and form ourselves
into a society under the Societies Registration
Act, 1860 (Act 21 of 1860), this 23rd day of
December, 2013.
OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 1 6TH APRIL, 2017Sr. No. Names and Addresses Signatures
1. Shri B. Vijayan, Chief Secretary,
Secretariat, Porvorim-Goa
2. Shri Parimal Rai, Pr. Secretary
(Revenue), Secretariat, Porvorim Goa
3. Shri Hage Khoda, Secretary
(Rural Development)/Secretary (Panchayat), Secretariat, Porvorim Goa
4. Shri P. Krishnamurthy, Secretary (Finance), Secretariat, Porvorim Goa
5. Shri D. P. Dwivedi, Secretary (Agriculture)/Secretary (Education)/Director-General (GIPARD), Secretariat, Porvorim Goa
6. Shri Y. M. Maralkar, Addl. Secretary
(Personnel), Secretariat, Porvorim Goa
RULES AND REGULATIONS
1. Short title.— These Rules and Regulations shall be called "the Rules and Regulations of the Goa Institute of Public Administration and Rural Development (GIPARD)".
2. Definitions.— In these Rules and Regulations, unless the subject or context otherwise requires,—
(a) "Act" means the Societies Registra-
tion Act, 1860 (Act 21 of 1860);
(b) "Board" means the Board of Governors
of the society;
(c) "Chairperson" means the Chairperson
of the Committee;
(d) "Committee" means the Executive
Committee of the society;
(e) "Director- General" means the Director-General of the society appointed by the State Government from time to time;
(f) "Financial year" means budget year commencing on first day of April and ending on thirty-first day of March of the subsequent year;
(g) "President" means the President of the
Board;
(h) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the society appointed by the State Government from time to time;
(i) "Society" means the Goa Institute of Public Administration and Rural Development (GIPARD);
(j) "State Government" means the
Government of Goa.
3. The authorities of the Society.— The
authorities of the Society shall be—
(i) the Board of Governors;
(ii) the Committee; and
(iii) such other committees as may be
constituted by the Board.
4. General Body and membership.— The members of the Board shall constitute the General Body of the society and shall consist of not more than thirteen members.
5. Roll of members.— The society shall maintain a register of members giving their names, occupations and addresses and every member shall sign the register. Any change in such address shall be promptly notified to the Secretary.
6. The Board may co-opt more members, from time to time, for such specific periods, as it deems desirable and necessary subject to the limit prescribed in rule 4.
7. Tenure of the non-official members of the Board shall be five years from the date of appointment.
8. When a person, including the President and Vice-President is a member of the Board by virtue of his office or appointment, he shall cease to be such member when he relinquishes or vacates the said office and the vacancy so arising shall be filled up by his successor in that office. Such member shall, OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 1 6TH APRIL, 2017 however, be eligible for re-nomination in another vacancy, if any, on the Board.
9. Cessation of membership.— Notwith- standing anything contained in these Rules and Regulations, a member of the Board shall cease to be such member if, during his tenure of office he resigns or becomes insolvent or otherwise unable or incompetent to hold office or his membership is terminated by the Government.
10. Resignation.— A member of the Board, other than an ex-officio member, may resign his membership by a letter addressed to the President and such resignation shall take effect from date of its acceptance by the President.
11. Casual vacancies.— Any casual vacancy arising on the Board by resignation, death or otherwise of a non-official member, may be filled up by the Government by appointing a new member and the member so appointed shall hold office so long as the member in whose place he is appointed would have held it, if the vacancy had not occurred.
12. The Board shall function notwithstan- ding any vacancy on the Board, and any defect in the appointment or nomination of any of its members or change of designation of its ex- officio members and no act or proceedings of the Board shall be invalidated, nullified or called in question merely by reason of the existence of any vacancy on the Board or by reason of any defect in the appointment or nomination of any of its members.
13. Subject to the provisions of the Act and subject to any general directives issued by the State Government in fur therance of the objectives of the society or in public interest, the Board shall be ultimate authority for the conduct of the affairs of the Society.
14. Meetings of the Board.— Subject to the provisions of the Act, the Board shall meet at least twice in a year, of which one shall be the Annual General Meeting.
15. Annual General Meeting.— The President shall convene Annual General Meeting within four months of the closure of the financial year,—
(i) to receive and consider the annual report and audited accounts of the society of the preceding financial year;
(ii) to appoint auditors and fix their
remuneration;
(iii) to review progress of work during the year ended and consider and approve generally the budget demands and programmes for the ensuing year; and
(iv) to discuss any other business as may
be necessary.
16. Special meetings.— The President may convene special meetings to discuss any matter of special importance or urgency or on written requisition of not less than six members of the Board specifying the purpose for which the meeting is proposed to be called.
17. Venue of the meeting.— Meeting of the Board shall ordinarily be held at the registered office of the society. However, a meeting may be held at other place also as may be deemed expedient or necessary by the Board.
18. Notice of the meeting.— (1) Ever y meeting of the Board shall be convened by a notice issued by the Secretary or any other officer of the society so authorized in this behalf by the Secretary.
(2) Every notice calling for a meeting of the Board shall be issued to every member not less than fifteen days before the day scheduled for the meeting, except in the case of a special meeting, when the notice shall be issued at least seven days before the day fixed for the meeting. A summary of the business to be transacted at the annual general meeting shallbe communicated to the members at least seven days before the day of the meeting.
OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 1 6TH APRIL, 2017(3) The accidental omission to give notice to or non receipt of the notice of any meeting by any member shall not invalidate the proceedings of that meeting.
19. Presiding Officer.— The President shall ordinarily preside over all meetings of the Board. In the absence of the President, the Vice-President shall preside and in case the Vice-President is also absent, the members present shall choose one amongst them to preside over that meeting.
20. Quorum-Six members including the presiding officer shall constitute the quorum for any meeting of the Board, provided that, if a meeting is adjourned for want of quorum, a subsequent meeting called on the basis of same agenda shall not be required to have a quorum.
21. Attendance.— No member shall attend a meeting of the Board otherwise than in person, provided that a member who is an ex- officio representative of Government of India or an organization is unable to attend the meeting, such member may authorize his substitute to attend that meeting on his behalf who shall have the rights and privileges of a member for that meeting.
22. Invitation to attend the meeting.— The President may invite any person other than a member of the Board to attend a meeting of the Board but such person shall not be entitled to vote at the meeting.
23. Voting.— In case of any difference of opinion amongst the members on any matter under discussion in a meeting, the opinion of the majority present at the meeting shall prevail. Every member present at the meeting including the President shall have one vote and if there be an equality of votes, the Presiding Officer shall have second or casting vote.
24. Voting by circulation.— Any business, which may be necessary for the society to perform and which is of an urgent nature and cannot be held over till the next meeting of the Board, may be transacted by circulation among all members of the Board and any resolution so circulated and approved by a majority of the members forming quorum shall be as effective and binding as if such resolution had been passed at a meeting of the Board; provided, that any business so transacted shall be reported at the subsequent meeting of the Board.
25. Service of notice.— A notice may be served upon any member of the Board in person or through post addressed to such member at the address mentioned on the roll of members. Any notice so served through post shall be deemed to have been served on the day following that on which it was posted.
26. Committee.— Subject to the overall superintendence and policy directions of the Board, the Committee shall be responsible for the management, administration and control of the affairs of the society and its income and properties in accordance with these Rules and Regulations, orders and instructions issued by the Government from time to time and shall have and exercise powers which may be necessary, incidental, conducive or expedient for the said purpose.
27. Composition of the Committee.— The Committee shall comprise of not more than nine members including the Member Secretary of the Committee.
28. Meetings of the Committee.— The Committee shall meet at least once in every three months. The meetings of the Committee shall ordinarily be held at the Registered Office of the Society. However, a meeting may be held at any other place also as may be deemed expedient or necessary by the Committee.
29. Notice of the meeting.— (1) Ever y meeting of the Committee shall be convened by notice issued by the Secretary or any other officer of the Society so authorized in this behalf by the Secretary.
OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 1 6TH APRIL, 2017(2) Every notice calling for a meeting of the Committee shall set the date, time and venue of the meeting and shall be issued to every member not less than seven days before the day scheduled for the meeting, provided that the Chairperson may, for reasons to be recorded, convene a meeting at such shorter notice as he may deem it fit. A summary of the business to be transacted at the meeting shall be communicated to the members not less than five days before the day of the meeting.
(3) The accidental omission to give notice to or non-receipt of the notice of any meeting by any member shall not invalidate the proceedings of that meeting.
30. Presiding Officer.— Every meeting of the Committee shall ordinarily be presided over by the Chairperson. In the absence of the Chairperson, the senior most member shall preside over the meeting. The Chairperson may invite any person or persons to attend a meeting but such person or persons shall not have the right to vote.
31. Quorum.— Four members including the Presiding Officer shall constitute the quorum for any meeting of the Committee, provided that, if a meeting is adjourned for want of quorum, a subsequent meeting called on the basis of the same agenda shall not be required to have a quorum.
32. Voting.— In case of any difference of opinion amongst the members on any matter under discussion in a meeting of the Committee, the opinion of the majority present at the meeting shall prevail. Every member present at the meeting including the Chairperson shall have one vote and if there be an equality of votes, the Presiding Officer shall have second or casting vote.
33. Voting of circulation.— Any business of an urgent nature may be transacted by circulation among all members of the Committee and any resolution so circulated and approved by a majority of members shall be as effective and binding as if such resolution had been passed at a meeting of the Committee; provided that at least the number of persons constituting a quorum had recorded their views on the resolution; and provided further that any business so transacted shall be reported at the subsequent meeting of the Committee.
34. Powers of the Committee.— The Committee shall have the following powers, namely:—
(i) to prepare and execute detailed plans and programmes for establishment and development of the society and for carrying out its administration and management;
(ii) to receive grants-in-aids and accept other grants of money, gifts, donations, securities, negotiable instruments and other forms of assistance from the State Government and the Government of India and from other sources, Indian and foreign Government and private and enter into any agreement or arrangement for receiving such assistance which are not inconsistent or in conflict with or repugnant to the objectives of the Society; provided that in respect of external sources of assistance prior approval of the State Government and the Government of India shall be obtained;
(iii) to impose and recover fees and charges for the services rendered by the society; raise moneys and funds as deemed fit and necessary for accomplishment of the objectives of the Society;
(iv) to keep custody of and expand the funds and moneys, invest, deal with and appropriate account for such funds and moneys and manage that income and proper ties, movable and immovable, according to the bye-laws formulated in this behalf, provided that for all capital expenditure exceeding rupees fifty lakhs at a time, prior sanction of the State Government shall be obtained;
(v) to receive, acquire, take over and hold moveable and immoveable property of any OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 1 6TH APRIL, 2017 kind by means of purchase, transfer, hire, lease, gift, donation or other lawful means from Government, public or private bodies or individuals and to construct, build, alter, improve, maintain, repair, equip, furnish any building, develop lands and execute works necessary or convenient for purposes of the society, and suitably manage and deal with property of any kind in the best interests and for purposes of the Society:
Provided that no moveable properties costing more than rupees five lakhs and no immoveable properties shall be transferred by sale, mortgage or otherwise without prior sanction of the State Government;
(vi) to enter into arrangements/contracts with national and international organiza- tions, corporations, foundations and research institutions and other agencies, governmental or private, for technical assistance, for the development of sectors and for undertaking projects on their behalf, for training and development and research in the fields of public administration including rural development:
Provided that in respect of arrangements with foreign governments or international organizations, prior approval of the State Government and the Government of India, as the case may be, shall be obtained;
(vii) to pay all preliminary or incidental costs, charges and expenses of study, training and for undertaking research and consultancy in pursuance of the objectives enunciated in the Memorandum of Association;
(viii) to recommend to the Board the grant of degrees, diplomas, certificates, distinctions and prizes to students and participants, who have successfully completed the prescribed course of study and training;
(ix) to institute and award fellowships, scholarships, stipends, free ships, loans and other forms of financial assistance to students to facilitate their study;
(x) to approve the nomination of faculty for courses of higher studies, training and teaching assignments, for participation in conferences, visiting fellowships, etc. in India and abroad under such terms and conditions as may be laid down in the bye- -laws framed in this behalf, provided that for tours outside India prior approval of the State Government shall be obtained;
(xi) to provide for and supervise the residence, health amenities, discipline and the general well-being of the students and other participants in training programmes;
(xii) to print, publish, issue, acquire and circulate books, papers, periodicals, exhibits, films, slides, CDs, pamphlets and other audio-visual materials dealing with or having a bearing upon the activities and programmes of the Society;
(xiii) to create academic, administrative, technical and other posts (other than the Director) for which the prior sanction of the State Government shall be obtained;
(xiv) to appoint, retain, engage for the time being, professional and technical advisers, consultants, experts to further the objectives and programmes of the society and to pay them such honorariums, fees, remuneration or compensation as may be deemed fit and commensurate with performance;
(xv) to invite scholars and eminent professionals from any part of the country or abroad to take advantage of the facilities offered by the society in order that the society may benefit by their knowledge, wisdom and experience; provided that prior approval of the State Government shall be obtained for inviting guest faculty from outside India;
(xvi) to establish contributory provident fund, pension fund and gratuity schemes, welfare fund and other financial assistance schemes for the benefit and welfare of the staff of the society and their families;
OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 1 6TH APRIL, 2017provided that prior approval of the State Government shall be obtained for the purpose;
(xvii) to prepare annual reports, financial statements of accounts, financial estimates of the society and submit them at the Annual General Meeting for the approval of the Board, approve expenditure within the limits of sanctioned budget subject to the bye-laws framed in this behalf;
(xviii) to appoint sub-committees for the disposal of any business of the society or for tendering advice in any matter pertaining to the conduct of the affairs of the society and to delegate to such Committee such powers as it may deem necessary and expedient;
(xix) to enter into agreement for and on behalf of the Society with any Government or authority, municipal, local or otherwise, and to obtain from such authority any rights, privileges or concessions fiduciar y or other wise that the society may deem necessary and desirable;
(e) budgeting;
(f) recruitment rules, the terms and
conditions of service of the faculty;
(g) the pay and allowances and other benefits to be given to the staff and other officers of the society;
(h) rules of discipline and code of conduct for the employees and students of the society;
(i) maintenance of library;
(j) purchase and maintenance of stores,
stocks and ledgers;
(k) delegation of powers;
(l) such other matters as may be
necessary; and
(xxii) to do all other acts as may be appropriate and necessar y for the achievements of any or all of the objectives of the Society.
35. Powers and functions of the Director-
(xx) to sue and defend all legal
proceedings on behalf of the society;
(xxi) to make, frame and adopt rules, bye- laws and regulations for the proper and effective administration and management of the affairs of the Society and amend, vary, add or rescind such rules, bye-laws from time to time as may be deemed necessary. Such bye-laws may provide for matters such as:—
(a) norms and guidelines for the conduct of courses of study and training and standards of proficiency;
(b) norms and procedures for
admission of students;
(c) levy of fees, commissions and
charges for service;
(d) maintenance of accounts, audit and other financial regulations regarding custody and operation of funds;
-General.— The Director-General shall–
(i) oversee the day-to-day working of the
society as head;
(ii) be the appointing and the disciplinary authority for the Group "C" and "D" employees though selection for posts in these categories shall be made by the recruitment committee nominated by him and the final approval shall be accorded by the Committee;
(iii) incur expenditure within the sanctioned budget, as delegated to him by the Committee;
(iv) submit proposals for creation and appointment to Group "A" and "B" posts to the State Government;
(v) oversee the working of both the administrative staff and the academic faculty;
OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 1 6TH APRIL, 2017(vi) recommend specific research
projects to the Committee; and
(vii) approve the organization of various
seminars and workshops.
36. The powers of the Chairperson of the Committee.— The Chairperson shall have all such powers as may be delegated to him by the Committee.
37. Duties of the Secretary.— The Secretary
shall be responsible for,—
(i) maintenance of the records of the meetings and their circulation to members;
(ii) maintenance of the register of the roll
of members of the society;
(iii) assisting the Director-General in the day-to-day supervision of administrative and financial matters of the society; and
(iv) performance of such other duties as may be authorized by the Board or the Committee or the Director-General.
38. Funds, accounting and audit.— The
funds of the society shall consist of,—
(i) Grants-in-aid received from the State
Government and/or Government of India;
(ii) donations and contributions from
other sources; and
(iii) other incomes and receipts;
(iv) the funds and the income of the society shall be solely utilized for achievement of the objects of the Society and no payment shall be made to the members by way of profit, interest, dividends etc.
39. Books of Accounts of the Society.— The society shall maintain such books of accounts and other related records in such form and in such manner as may be necessar y and prescribed in consultation with the auditors of the Society and in accordance with the bye- -laws framed in this behalf by the Committee.
The accounts of the society shall be audited annually by the auditors who shall be qualified Chartered Accountants appointed for the purpose and the audited statement of accounts shall be submitted along with the annual report at the Annual General Meeting for the consideration and approval of the Board. After approval of the audit report by the Board, it shall be submitted to the State Government and issued along with the annual report to members of the Board, State Government and other concerned. The accounts of the society shall be open to inspection by the Director of Accounts, Goa and the Comptroller and Auditor General of India or their authorized representatives. The accounts shall be closed by 31st March of every year.
40. Suits by and against the society.— Subject to the provisions of the Act, the person in whose name the society may sue or be sued shall be the Director-General.
41. Remuneration of the non-official members of the Board and Committee.— The non-official members of the Board and of the Committee or of any sub-committee shall not be entitled to any remuneration from the Society for their services as such members, but they shall be paid such travelling and daily allowances as may be provided in the bye- laws to be framed in this behalf by the Board for the journeys, for attending meeting or in connection with other business of the society.
42. Bank account.— The bank account of the society shall be opened in any nationalized bank and shall be operated jointly by the Secretary who shall act as the "Drawing and Disbursing Officer" and the Director-General. The funds of the Society shall be invested in the modes specified under the provisions of Section 13(1)(d) read with section 11(5) of the I.T. Act, 1961, as amended from time to time.
43. Amendments.— Any amendment to the Memorandum of Association and/or Rules and Regulations may be made by the Board at the Annual General Meeting or Special Meeting by three–fifth majority after giving a minimum OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 1 6TH APRIL, 2017 of ten days notice of the proposed amendment(s) in writing to the members of the Board. The amendment to the Memorandum of Association and/or Rules and Regulations approved by the Board shall be submitted to the State Government for its concurrence. Such amendments as concurred to by the State Government shall be notified to the Registrar of Societies. Provided that no amendment to the Memorandum of Association/Byelaws/Rules & Regulation shall be made which may prove to be repugnant to the provisions of section 2(15), 11, 12 & 13 and 80G of the I.T. Act, 1961, as amended from time to time. Further no amendment shall be carried out without the prior approval of the Director of Income-tax/Commissioner of Income-tax.
44. Until the bye-laws are framed by the Committee, the corresponding rules and customs adopted by the State Government shall be followed by the society.
similar to those of this society and which is duly registered under the Act and which enjoys recognition u/s 80G of the I.T. Act, 1961, as amended from time to time.
We, the following members of the Board hereby certify that the above is a true and correct copy of the Rules and Regulations of the societies.
Sr. No. Names and Addresses Signatures
1. Shri B. Vijayan, Chief Secretary,
Secretariat, Porvorim-Goa
2. Shri D. P. Dwivedi, Secretary
(Agriculture)/Secretary (Education)/ /Director-General (GIPARD), Secretariat, Porvorim-Goa
3. Shri Y. M. Maralkar, Addl. Secretary
(Personnel), Secretariat, Porvorim Goa
This is in supersession of Government Notification No. 10/1/2014/PER (Par t) published in Official Gazette Series I No. 15 dated 10-07-2014.
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45. Removal of difficulties.— In the event of any doubt or difficulty to give effect to any of the provisions of these Rules and Regulations, the Committee shall take appropriate decision keeping in view the overall objectives of the society.
Department of Science, Technology &
Environment
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Notification
229-10-2016/STE-DIR/1279
46. Notwithstanding any of the provisions of the Memorandum of Association or these Rules and Regulations, it shall be lawful for the State Government to give any directions to the Board in the overall interest of the society and it shall be incumbent upon all the societies to comply with such directions with due diligence.
47. Dissolution.— Dissolution or merger shall be carried out as per the provisions of the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (Act 21 of 1860). On dissolution of the society, the assets remaining as on the date of dissolution shall under no circumstances be distributed among the members of the Committee or Board but the same shall be transferred to the State Government or another society as directed by the State Government whose objects are Scheme for Reseachers in field of Science and Technology and for Projects of Students as part of Academic Curriculum
The Government of Goa is pleased to frame the scheme to provide financial assistance to researchers/students/group of students of Goa State for carrying out research projects in the field of Science & Technology.
1. Short title and commencement.— (i) This scheme may be called as Grant in aid to the Researcher in the field of Science & Technology and for students/group of students OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 1 6TH APRIL, 2017 for carrying out projects which are mandatory r e q u i r e m e n t s i n t h e C u r r i c u l u m o f Polytechnics, Engineering and other Science Colleges including Goa University.
(ii) It shall come into force with immediate
effect.
(iii) The scheme shall be implemented by
the Department of Science & Technology.
2. Introduction to the scheme.— (i) The scheme envisages extending support to the Researchers/Individual as well as from Research or other Institutes of repute and to students/group of students from Polytechnics, Engineering and other Science Colleges including Goa University to undertake Projects/Research Projects in Science & Technology for pursuing their Diploma/ /Degree/Post Graduation as a part of their academic curriculum.
3. Objectives of the scheme.— (i) This
scheme is formulated with the objectives:–
(a) To extend support to the Researchers/ /Individual as well as from Research or other Institutes of repute of the relevant field for undertaking research projects and to extend support to the students/group of students from Polytechnics, Engineering and other Science Colleges including Goa University for undertaking Projects/ /Research Projects as a par t of their academic curriculum in the field of Science & Technology.
(b) To provide Financial Assistance for
the subject scheme.
academic curriculum in Polytechnics, Engineering and other Science Colleges including Goa University for pursuing their Diploma/Degree/Post Graduation in the field of Science & Technology.
(iii) Financial assistance for Researchers working in Organisation/Institutions of repute will be provided in the form of grant to promote Science & Technology on submission of a request letter from the authorized official of the Organisation/Institution. The financial assistance will be provided to the Organization/Institution.
(iv) Incase of students/group of students, financial assistance will be provided in the form of grants, subject to the condition that students from Polytechnics, Engineering and other Science Colleges including Goa University for pursuing their Diploma/ /Degree/Post Graduation should submit a request letter from the Principal of the College concerned. The financial assistance will be provided to the concerned college.
(v) The grant for carr ying out project activities shall be limited purchase of necessary equipments/parts/assemblies/ /accessories etc. that are required for carrying out the research projects and will include the expenditure for travel, stationery etc., for attending the seminar or programme for researchers.
(vi) In case of as for students/group of students, the grants will be limited to purchase of necessary equipments/parts/assemblies/ /accessories etc. that are required for carrying out the research projects.
5. Eligibility for availing benefits under the
4. Scope of the scheme.— (i) The scope of the scheme is to provide financial assistance to the Researchers/Individual as well as from Research or other Institutes of repute to undertake research projects.
(ii) Incase of students/group of students to undertake Projects/Research Projects in Science & Technology as a part of their scheme.— (i) Project Review Committee—
The detail Project Repor t will be fair appraised by the DSTE by referring the same to various authorities/institutions who are competent to analyse such reports and their recommendations will be placed before the committee comprising of:
OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 1 6TH APRIL, 2017(i) Principal Secretary (Science & Technology).
(ii) Director, Department of Science and Technology.
(iii) Member Secretary, GSCST.
(iv) Environmental Engineer/Represen- tative of GSPCB.
(ii) The applicant whose Research Projects is approved by Committee will be eligible to receive a grant of maximum of Rs. 2,50,000/- per year. The maximum period of the Research Project will be for 3 years. The approval of the Government in specific cases for higher amount can be considered upto a maximum of Rs. 3,00,000/- per year.
(iii) Incase of students/group of students from Polytechnics, Engineering and other Science Colleges including Goa University for pursuing their Diploma/Degree/Post Graduation will be eligible to get the grant of maximum of Rs. 2,50,000/- for the project. However with the approval of Government in specific cases higher amount could be granted.
(iv) Residents of Goa will be eligible for seeking grant to carry out the Research Projects in the field of Science & Technology. Not more than 5 such cases shall be provided a grant for a financial year on first come first serve basis for researchers. (Proforma for submitting application for seeking grant in aid for financial assistance for carrying out research project activites in "FORM I").
(v) Incase of students/group of students from Polytechnics, Engineering and other Science Colleges including Goa University for pursuing their Diploma/Degree/Post Graduation will be eligible for seeking grant only once in the financial year and not more than 10 such students/group of students shall be provided a grant for a financial year on first come first serve basis. (Proforma for submitting application for seeking grant in aid for financial assistance for carrying out project as a requirement of academic curriculum in "FORM II").
(iv) The Depar tment of Science & Technology shall maintain a database record of the project researcher to whom the grants have already been provided with the details of the grantee. The Department shall also endeavor and maintain database record of researchers to avoid duplication.
(v) Researchers will be eligible for seeking the grant only once in the financial year and not be eligible for the grants of additional project until the first project is completed to the satisfaction of review Committee.
6. Quantum of financial assistance under the Scheme.— (i) An amount upto Rs. 2,50,000/- per annum upto Rs. 3,00,000/- per annum shall be provided to a researcher (not exceeding five in a year) through the Institution/ /Organisation on case to case basis. The total grant will not be exceeding Rs. 12,50,000/- per year.
(ii) Incase of student/group of students the quantum of grant in aid for undertaking projects for an amount upto Rs. 2,50,000/- shall be provided to the eligible grantees to the college on case to case basis and for fulfillment for academic requirements to grantee will not be exceeding Rs. 25,00,000/- in a financial year limited to 10 Nos. of students/group of students in a financial year. However in deserving cases with the approval of Government, the amount and the number students/group of students could be enhanced.
(iii) Government reserves the right to stop future grants and also modify the financial quantum, so also the conditions of the scheme, depending upon the budgetary provisions. Government also reserves the right to sanction the grant to the Institution/Individuals as well as hold in abeyance or suspend or cancel the scheme, at any point of time and no claim or OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 1 6TH APRIL, 2017 appeal or challenge shall lie with any authority or tribunal or court, in respect of this decision of the Government.
7. Pattern of Assistance of the Scheme.— (i) The Researcher/Grantee shall be entitled for Rs. 2,50,000/- per annum to carry out the Research Project based on the estimate approved by the Government in the budget estimate during that financial year for the scheme and will be sanctioned as per the terms and conditions laid by the Government.
(ii) Incase the students/group of students from Polytechnics, Engineering Colleges and other Science Colleges including Goa University for pursuing their Diploma/Degree/ /Post Graduation shall be entitled to Government grants based on the estimate approved by the Government in the budget estimate during that financial year for the scheme and will be sanctioned as per the terms and conditions laid by the Government.
(iii) The grants shall be disbursed in two installments i.e. 60% on receipt of the proposal duly vetted by Committee and 40% on submission of statement of expenditure, directly on case to case to grantee. (Proforma for seeking Grants in Aid to undertake projects/ /research projects "Form I").
(iv) The entire amount of the grants should be utilized only for the purpose for which it is sanctioned. Any portion of the grant which is not ultimately required for the purpose for which it is sanctioned will be refunded to the Government Treasury. After 'utilizing/ /refunding' the sanctioned amount, an Utilization Certificate should be furnished to the sanctioning authority as required under Form GFR–19A.
(v) The account of the grantee in respect of this grants should be audited by the government approved Auditor/Chartered Accountant and such certificate shall be submitted along with report which is to be submitted for the claims being made for the subsequent year grants. The accounts of the grants shall be maintained separately and properly from its normal activities.
(vi) The audited statement of accounts showing the expenditure incurred by the grantee from the grants should be furnished to the Government within a period of one year from the date of sanction and should certify that expenditure incurred is only for the purpose for which it is sanctioned.
(vii) A performance-cum-achievement report specifying in detail the achievements made by the grantee with the Government grants/amount sanctioned should be furnished to the Department of STE annually.
(viii) The grantee/researcher must exercise reasonable economy, observe all financial proprietary and the financial rules as issued by the Government from time to time while incurring the expenditure.
(ix) In case of portion of grants being utilized for the purpose for which it is not sanctioned, the amount so utilized shall be recovered from the grantee in a manner as decided by the Government and in terms of the provisions and in accordance to the law in force. The Government shall also initiate appropriate criminal proceedings against the perpetrators.
(x) Any equipment/asset created out of the grant in aid provided by the Department shall be the property of the Department of Science & Technology, Government of Goa.
(xi) The amount remaining unspent out of this grant on or before the month of September of the subsequent year of grants, shall be refunded back to the Government Treasury by challan within 03 (three) months from the date of submission of report.
(xii) The grantee shall duly acknowledge the grant provided by the dept. in its report as well as any publications of such report for which the dept. has provided grants.
OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 1 6TH APRIL, 2017(xiii) The grantee shall ensure that no unlawful activities, propaganda in consistent with the Government illegal Policy, Rules and Regulations should be undertaken.
8. Relaxation of the provisions of the scheme.— The Government shall be empowered to relax any or all of the clauses or conditions of this scheme in genuine case(s) for sanction of the grant.
9. Interpretation of the provisions of this scheme.— If any question arises regarding interpretation of any clause, word, expression of the scheme, the decision about the interpretation shall lie with the Government, which shall be final and binding on all concerned.
10. Redressal of grievances and dispute.— Grievances or disputes if any, arising out of implementation of this scheme, shall be referred to the Secretary (S&T)/Secretary of Government who shall hear and decide such matters and the decision of the Secretary to the Government in this regard shall be final and binding on all concerned:
Provided no grievance or dispute regarding the decision of the Government shall lie with any authority or tribunal or court, in respect of the decision.
11. This scheme has been issued with the concurrence of the Finance (Exp.) Department vide their U. O. No. 7134/F dated 20-12-2016 and administrative approval of the Govern- ment under U. O. No. 313 dated 13-10-2016.
By order and in the name of the Governor
of Goa.
Levinson J. Martins, Director & ex officio Jt.
Secretary (S&T).
Porvorim, 27th March, 2017.
FORM I
Proforma for seeking Grants in Aid to undertake Projects/Research Projects
Sr. No. Particulars
1. Name of the Researcher/Institution
Answers
2. Name of the Professor/Assistant Professor under whose guidance
the project will be carried out
3. Name of the Researcher who proposes to undertake the project
4. Proposed Title of the Research Project
5. Time duration of the Project
6. Whether Grant in Aid has been sought from any other Organization/ /Government Department and has been provided for the project Y/N
7. Whether Grants in Aid was provided for any other project to the
Researcher YES/NO, if Yes, Name of the Project
8. If Yes, enclose copy of the Utilization Certificate, if No, What is the
current status & reason for non completion of the project
9. Total amount sought for the project and the time duration of the
project with breakup of the cost estimates
10. Whether any other Researcher carried out project on the same
subject for which Grants in Aid is sought. YES/NO, if Yes the title and name of the Researcher OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 1 6TH APRIL, 2017 11. Total break up details of the funding requirement to be provided
in the Annexure "A"
12. Whether any publication of the Project is proposed, YES/NO,
if Yes, provide the details
13. The project proposal should be submitted in the following
Proforma (Annexure "B")
14. Any other cost
(Signature of the Researcher)
Signature of the Professor/Asst. Professor with seal
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FORM II
Proforma for Students seeking GIA to undertake Projects/Research Project for Academic Curriculum
Sr. No. Particulars
Answers 1. Name of the Institutions
2. Name of the Professor/Assistant Professor under whose guidance
the project will be carried out
3. Name of the Students/Group of Students who are proposing to
undertake the project
4. Proposed title of the Research Project
5. Time duration of the Project
6. Whether Grant in Aid has been sought from any other Organization/ /Government Department and has been provided for the project Y/N
7. Whether Grants in Aid was provided for any other project to the
Institutions YES/NO, if Yes, name of the Project
8. If Yes, enclose copy of the Utilization Certificate, if No, What is the
current status & reason for non completion of the project
9. Total amount sought for the project and the time duration of the
project with breakup of the cost estimates
10. Whether any other Students/Group of students carried out
project on the same subject for which Grants in Aid is sought. YES/NO, if Yes the title and name of the Institution
11. Total break up details of the funding requirement to be provided in
the Annexure "A"
12. Whether any publication of the Project is proposed, YES/NO,
if Yes provide the details OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 1 6TH APRIL, 2017 13. The project proposal should be submitted in the following Proforma
(Annexure "B")
14. Any other cost
(Signature of the Students/Group of Students)
Signature of the HoD/Professor/Asst. Professor/Lecturer with seal
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ANNEXURE "A"
Total break up details of the funding requirement to be provided year wise
(I) Summary of the Budget Estimates
Sr. No.
Item Budget (in Rupees)
1. Consumables/simple equipment/assemblies/
/parts/accessories etc.
2. Other costs (Contingencies)
3. Total costs (Rs.)
4. Grand total
(Signature of the Researcher)
Signature of the Professor/Asst Professor with seal
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ANNEXURE "B"
Proforma for a Project Proposal
Sr. No. Particulars
1. Title of the Project
2. Particulars of the Institution/Department/Organisation
endorsing the Project
3. Name of the Researcher who proposed to undertake
the project
4. Project summary (Max. 150 words)
5. Objectives of the Research Project
6. Importance of the proposed research project in the
context of the academic curriculum
7. Description of the target group/area OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 1 6TH APRIL, 2017 8. Available past information on the subject from other
similar areas
(i) Work Plan (max: 1000 words)
a: Methodology:
b: Statistical analysis wherever applicable:
(ii) Utilization and/or benefits of the expected output:
(iii) References:
(iv) Financial assistance required:
(Signature of the Researcher)
Signature of the Professor/Asst. Professor with seal
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Department of Transport
Directorate of Transport
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Notification
D.Tpt/STA/1237/2017/709
Read: (1) Notification D.Tpt/STA/1237/2013/3950 dated 23-10-2013.
(2) Notification D.Tpt/STA/1237/2016/1652 dated 13-05-2016.
The validity of the "Goa State Subsidy for Yellow/Black Motorcycles, Yellow/Black Autorickshaws, Yellow/Black Taxis and Tourist Taxi (Single Taxi Owners before September, 2013) Scheme, 2013" is hereby extended for a further period of three years upto 31st March, 2020.
By order and in the name of the Governor of Goa.
Sunil Masurkar, Director & ex officio Joint Secretary (Transport).
Panaji, 3rd April, 2017.
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