Goa Gazette, No. 1718-24, 14 September 2017

RNI No. GOAENG/2002/6410 Reg. No. G-2/RNP/GOA/32/2015-2017

Panaji, 14th September, 2017 (Bhadra 23, 1939) SERIES I No. 24 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

NOTE

There is one Extraordinary issue to the Official Gazette, Series I No. 23 dated 7-9-2017 namely, Extraordinary dated 12-9-2017 from pages 1335 to 1338 from Department of Law & Judiciary, Not. No. 7/21/2017-LA regarding the Goa Town & Country Planning (Amendment) Act, 2017 (b) The Goa Preservation of Trees (Amendment) Act, 2017 Not. No. 7/15/ /2017-LA (c) The Goa Appropriation Acts (Repeal) Act, 2017 Not. No. 7/14/2017-LA (d) The Goa Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Act, 2017 Not. No. 7/7/2017-LA.

INDEX

Department Notification/Addendum Subject Pages

1.a. Agriculture Not.- 3/CIN/Crops/Sug. Amendment of Notification dated 21-3-2017. 1339 Dir. & ex officio Jt. Secretary Support Price/20/2017-18/

/D.Agri/470

b. —do— Addm.- 3/CIN/Crops/50/Prom. Addendum.

1340 Tech.in Food Grain Crops/ /2017-18/D.Agri/489

2. Civil Supplies and Consumer Not.- DCS/ENF/NFSA- Draft Rules— Goa Food Security (Grievance 1340 Affairs -GRM Rules/17-18 Redressal Mechanism, Transparency and Dir. & ex officio Jt. Secretary Accountability) Rules, 2017.

3. Co-operation Add.- 1-30-2013-14/PLG/ Continuation of Scheme. 1344 Registrar & ex officio Jt. Secy. /RCS/156/2305

4. Finance Not.- 2/6/2013-FIN(DMU)/ Amendment of CMRY Scheme. 1345 Additional Secretary /686

5. Industries Not.- 3/40/2003-IND(Part) Extension of Validity of Scheme. 1347 Under Secretary (Vol. I)/227

6. Information and Publicity Not.- DI/INF/Jour-Wel- Goa State Working Journalist Welfare Scheme 1348 Dir. & ex officio Jt. Secretary -Fund(7)/2002/2218 (Fourth Amendment) Rules, 2017.

GOVERNMENT OF GOA

Department of Agriculture

Directorate of Agriculture

Notification

from the Grants-in-Aid kept in their custody by the Government. Both the price announced by Sanjivani Sahakari Sakhar Kharkhana Ltd., and balance Government share totalling to full Assured Price for Sugarcane shall be paid together to the Sugarcane Cultivators". 3/CIN/Crops/Sug.Support Price/20/2017-18/ /D.Agri/470

Read: Notification No. 3/3/Hort/AP/2/2012-

This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Department under their U. O. No. 1400031840 dated 09-08-2017.

-13/D.Agri/475 dated 21-03-2013.

By order and in the name of Governor

of Goa.

Ulhas B. Pai Kakode, Director & ex officio Jt.

Secretary (Agriculture).

The words at (4) Pattern of Assistance (v) Pattern of Assistance for Sugarcane "be paid by Department of Agriculture directly to the farmers" shall be replaced by "also be paid by Sanjivani Sahakari Sakhar Kharkhana Ltd., Caranzalem, 21st August, 2017.

Addendum

3/CIN/Crops/50/Prom.Tech.in Food Grain Crops/2017-18/D.Agri/489

Read: Notification No. 3/4/Agron/PPG/3-2(4)/

2013-14/D.Agri.

The word "only" before the words "groups/ /individuals at 4. Eligibility, Para IV shall be deleted and the words "Institutions/Societies with agriculture development as mandate" shall be added af ter words "groups/ /individuals" followed by "," at 4. Eligibility, Para IV.

This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Department under their U. O. No. 1400039130 dated 09-08-2017.

By order and in the name of Governor

of Goa.

Ulhas B. Pai Kakode, Director & ex officio Jt.

Secretary (Agriculture).

Caranzalem, 4th September, 2017.

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Department of Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs ___

Notification

DCS/ENF/NFSA-GRM Rules/17-18

GOA GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL MECHANISM, TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY RULES, 2017

The following draf t rules which the Government of Goa proposes to make in exercise of the powers conferred by section 40 of the National Food Security Act, 2013 (Central Act 20 of 2013)(hereinafter referred to as the "said Act") are hereby pre-published as required by the sub-section (1) of section 40 of the said Act for the information of all persons likely to be affected thereby and notice is hereby given that the said rules shall be taken into consideration by the Government after the expiry of a period of 30 days from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette.

All objections and suggestions to the said draft rules may be forwarded to the Director of Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, 2nd floor, 1st lift, Junta house, Panaji-Goa before the expiry of the said period of 30 days so that they may be taken into consideration at the time of finalization of the said rules.

DRAFT RULES

1. Short title and commencement.— (1) These rules may be called the Goa Food Security (Grievance Redressal Mechanism, Transparency and Accountability) Rules, 2017.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of

their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. Definitions.— (1) In these rules, unless the

context otherwise requires,—

(a) "Act" means the National Food Security Act, 2013 (Central Act 20 of 2013);

(b) "Appellant" means a party which makes an appeal against the order of the District Grievance Redressal Officer;

(c) "Civil Supplies Department" means the Depar tment of Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs of the Government of Goa;

(d) "Commission" means the Goa Food Commission designated as such under section 18 of the Act;

(e) "Complaint" means a representation in writing or through electronic means containing a grievance alleging deficiency/ /shortcomings in the implementation of the Act;

(f)"Chairperson" means the Chairperson

of the Commission;

(g) "member" means a member of the

Commission;

(h) "Member-secretar y " means a

member-secretary of the Commission;

(i) "Official Gazette" means the Official

Gazette of the Government;

(2) Words and expressions used in these rules and not defined but defined in the Act shall have the same meaning as assigned to them in the Act.

3. Internal Grievance Redressal Mecha- nism.— (1) For the purpose of redressing grievances, as part of internal grievance redressal mechanism under section 14 of the Act, the Joint Mamlatdars in-charge of the Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs in each Taluka shall act as Nodal Officers at taluka level.

(2) Any person or Institution may lodge a complaint with concerned Nodal Officer at his office in writing or through toll free helpline numbers 1967, 18002330021 or PDS portal www.goacivilsupplies.gov.in. Every complaint so received shall be assigned an unique complaint number with date and such number shall be informed to the complainant.

(3) After verification of the allegation made in the complaint the Nodal Officer shall take necessary steps and dispose of the complaint within 30 days from the date of receipt thereof.

4. District Grievance Redressal Officer.— (1) The Deputy Collector and Sub-Divisional Magistrate of the respective District shall be designated as the District Grievance Redressal Officer under section 15 of the Act.

(2) The Government shall, immediately upon designation of District Grievance Redressal Officers give wide publicity through atleast two local newspapers and other means about District Grievance Redressal Officers including name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, facsimile number and other means of contacting him, in respect of each district for which the District Grievance Redressal Officer has been designated and thereafter republish the same at regular intervals:

Provided that any change in the designation of the District Grievance Redressal Officer, his address and telephone number, e-mail address, and other means of contacting him, shall be also intimated to the public by following the aforesaid mode of publication.

(3) The details about the name of the District Grievance Redressal Officers, their addresses and telephone numbers, e-mail addresses and other means of contacting them shall be displayed at a conspicuous place in every office of Civil Supplies Department, fair price shop, school, anganwadi, other public place, website and at the office of the Grievance Redressal Officer and the Commission.

5. Procedure for registering complaints.— (1) Any aggrieved person may lodge his complaint with the District Grievance Redressal Officer in writing or through e-mail or by dropping his written grievance in grievance box at the office of District Grievance Redressal Officer, fair price shop, and other public place such as school, anganwadi, etc.

(2) The complaint boxes shall be opened at 4:00 p.m. everyday to retrieve the complaints and immediate action shall be taken for their redressal.

(3) Complaint shall be specific and with other details including address and contact number of the complainant, no anonymous complaint shall be entertained.

(4) Where a complainant is unable to make a complaint in writing, the District Grievance Redressal Officer shall render all reasonable assistance to him for reducing his complaint in writing.

(5) All complaints shall be assigned unique complaint number with date and such number shall be informed to the complainant.

6. Procedure for disposal of complaints.— (1) Upon receipt of a complaint, the District Grievance Redressal Officer shall verify whether there is a prima-face substance in the complaint to proceed in the matter.

(2) If the District Grievance Redressal Officer is satisfied, that there is prima-face substance in the complaint, he shall seek explanation in the matter from concerned officer or person or agency against whom complaint has been made, along with relevant1341 OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 24 14TH SEPTEMBER, 2017 documents. The requisite explanation and documents shall be furnished by the concerned officer or person or agency against whom complaint has been made to the District Grievance Redressal Officer, within fifteen days.

(3) If upon assessing the explanation and the available documents, the District Grievance Redressal Officer is satisfied about the veracity of the grievance, he shall issue necessary order for its redressal within thirty days from the date of receipt of the complaint. District Grievance Redressal Officer shall dismiss the complaint, incase no merit is found.

(4) If the District Grievance Redresssal Officer feels that the matter needs to be further examined, he may,—

(i) get the matter enquired by any officer of the Government at the District level and decide on the basis of report so received, within 45 days from the date of receipt of the complaint, or

(ii) if he considers necessary, give an opportunity to the complainant and officer/ /person/agency concerned to present their case on a fixed date and after having heard them and taking into consideration the evidence submitted, decide the matter within 45 days from the date of receipt of the complaint.

(5) On the date fixed for hearing, if the complainant is absent, the District Grievance Redressal Officer may dismiss the complaint or decide the matter ex-parte. If, however, the officer/person/agency concerned, called by the District Grievance Redressal Officer is absent on the date fixed by him, he may decide the matter ex-parte.

(6) The complainant shall be informed of the decision on his complaint in writing or through electronic mode, with a system for confirmation of its receipt by complainant.

(7) If the District Grievance Redressal Officer is of the opinion that the disposal of the complaint requires more time than prescribed under sub-rules (3) and (4) above, the complainant shall be sent an interim order citing the reasons for delay.

7. Powers of District Grievance Redressal Officer.— The District Grievance Redressal Officer, while enquiring into complaint, shall have power to require any concerned official/ /person/agency,—

(a) to produce before him such books, accounts, documents or any other material in his custody or under his control as may be specified in the requisition;

(b) to furnish such information as may be

required.

8. Monitoring the disposal of complaints.— Disposal of complaints shall be monitored by the Secretary in charge of the Department of Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs of the Government, at least once in every quarter.

9. Appeal.— A complainant or the officer or person or agency who is aggrieved by the order passed by the District Grievance Redressal Officer, may file an appeal before the Commission, within thirty days from the date of issuance of the order by the District Grievance Redressal Officer.

10. Periodical Reports.— District Grievance Redressal Officer shall send a monthly report on complaints received and disposed of by him to the Director of Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs by 15th day of the succeeding month. The Government shall send a quar terly consolidated report for the State as a whole to the Depar tment of Food and Public Distribution, Government of India, within thirty days after the quarter is over.

11. Meetings of the Commission.— The meetings of the commission shall be convened by the Member Secretary, on the directions of the Chairperson, as per the requirement of1342 OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 24 14TH SEPTEMBER, 2017 work, but at least once in six months. The Commission shall formulate its own procedure for holding such meetings.

12. Review and Monitoring.— For review and monitoring of implementation of the Act, the Commission shall hold regular meetings with the officers of the Department of Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, other concerned agencies of the Government, reputed NGO and member of the civil society, and give its advice to the Government for effective implementation of the Act.

13. Procedure for filing of complaint or appeal.— (1) A complaint regarding violation of entitlements under the Act and appeal against the order of the District Grievance Redressal Officer shall be presented by the complainant or appellant to the Commission in person or by registered post or by an electronic mode, addressed to the Member- Secretary of the Commission.

(2) An appeal against the order of the District Grievance Redressal Officer shall be filed before the Commission within a period of thirty days from the date of issuance of such order.

(3) Every appeal shall be accompanied by the certified copy of the order of the District Grievance Redressal Officer and such documents as may be required to support grounds of appeal.

(4) Every complaint or appeal shall be specific and with other details including addresses and contact number of the complainant. No anonymous complaint shall be entertained.

14. Procedure for Disposal of complaint and appeal by the Commission.— (1) The Commission shall, on receipt of a complaint seek a report on it from the District Grievance Redressal Officer, along with suppor ting documents who shall be required to furnish it within fifteen days from the date on which such report is sought.

(2) Taking into consideration the report of the District Grievance Redressal Officer, and the available documents, the Commission shall issue appropriate orders within fifteen days from the date of receipt of the report of the District Grievance Redressal Officer.

(3) In case of an appeal against the order of the District Grievance Redressal Officer, the Commission shall give an opportunity to the District Grievance Redressal Officer and the appellant to present their case in person on a fixed date, time and place and after having heard them and taking into consideration the evidence submitted by them, decide the appeal within thirty days from the date of receipt of appeal.

(4) On the date fixed for hearing, it shall be obligatory for the District Grievance Redressal Officer and the appellant to appear before the Commission, and in case of failure to do so, the Commission may in its discretion either dismiss the case or proceed to enquire the matter ex-parte and decide the appeal within a period of thirty days from the date of receipt of appeal.

(5) The order of the Commission shall be authenticated by the Member-Secretary or any other officers of the Commission duly authorized by the Commission in that behalf.

(6) The Commission shall arrange to deliver copy of the decision to the concerned parties within a period of fifteen days from the date of such decision.

(7) If the Commission is of the opinion that the disposal of the appeal requires more than thirty days, the appellant shall be sent an interim order citing the reasons for delay.

15. Maintenance of records.— The Commission shall maintain all the records of the complaints and appeals and records related to their disposal.

16. Vigilance Committees.— (1) The Vigilance Committee(s) shall comprise as under:—

(I) At State Level.— The State Consumer Protection Council constituted under sub- -section (1) of section 7 of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 (Central Act of 68 of 1986) shall also function as the State Level Vigilance Committee under sub-section (1) of section 29 of the Act:

Provided that whenever such Council meets, to discuss the complaints/ /grievances or undertakes a review of the implementation of the Act, it shall invite all the members of the Parliament as special invitees to the State Level Vigilance Committee meetings.

(II) At District Level.— The District Consumer Protection Council constituted under section 8/A of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 (Central Act 68 of 1986) shall function as the District Vigilance Committee under sub-section (1) of section 29 of the Act.

(III) At Taluka Level.— The Nodal Grievance Redressal Officer shall be the Chairperson of the Taluka Level Vigilance Committee and there shall be minimum 5 consisting 2 elected Representatives from local body, 1 women member, 1 member from SC community and 1 member from ST community as provided under sub-section (1) of section 29 of the Act:

(3) The Vigilance Committees at Taluka and Fair Price Shop Level shall meet at least once every quarter.

(4) The date of the meeting shall be fixed by the Chairperson. The action taken on issues discussed in the meeting of Vigilance Committees shall be reviewed in the next meeting.

(5) A statement on number of meetings held during the financial year i.e up to 31st March may be sent to the Director of Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Panaji-Goa, within a week after the end of financial year.

(6) The Taluka and Fair Price Shop Level Vigilance Committees may also, in cases where it finds a matter to be of utmost impor tance, send the information to the District Grievance Redressal Officer.

17. Social Audit.— The Social Audits of the Fair Price Shops shall be conducted every year by the concerned local body.

18. Keeping records in public domain.— All the matters as far as possible, related to Public Distribution System shall be placed on the website of the Department of Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs for general information and awareness of the public.

By order and in the name of the Governor

of Goa.

Mahesh V. Corjuenkar, Director & ex officio Joint Secretary (Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs).

Panaji, 8th September, 2017.

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Department of Co-operation

Office of the Registrar of Co-operative Societies ___

Addendum

(IV) At Fair Price Shop Level.— The Sarpanch/Chairperson of the local body i.e. Panchayat or Municipality shall be the Chairman of the Fair Price Shop Level Vigilance Committee and there shall be minimum 3 (three) members which shall consist of 1 elected representative of the local body, 1 women member and 1 member of SC/ST community within whose jurisdiction the Fair Price Shop is located.

(2) The State Level and District Level Vigilance Committees shall meet at least twice in a year or more as decided by the Chairperson.

1-30-2013-14/PLG/RCS/156/2305

Read: (1) Notification No. 1-30-2013-14/PLG/ /RCS/709 dated 11-10-2013 published in the Official Gazette, Series I No. 29 dated 17-10-2013.

(2)Addendum No. 1-30-2013-14/PLG/ /RCS/122 dated 17-6-2016 published in the Official Gazette, Series I No. 26 dated 29-9-2016.

Approval of the Government is hereby conveyed to continue the scheme called "Financial Incentives to the Primary Agricultural Credit/Consumer/Taluka Farmers/Processing and Marketing Co- -operative Societies for their development/ /smooth functioning of business and other allied activities" for further period of two years i.e. up to 31-3-2020.

This has been issued with the concurrence of Finance (Expenditure) Department vide their U. O. No. 1479203 dated 21-8-2017.

By order and in the name of the Governor

of Goa.

Gurudas P. Pilarnekar, Registrar & ex officio

Joint Secretary (Co-operative Societies).

Panaji, 6th September, 2017.

(CMRY)" (hereinaf ter referred to as the "Scheme") read above as follows:—

1. In clause (1) of the scheme, sub-clause (a), (c) and (d) shall be substituted by the following.—

(i) "(a) Age: For all educated unemployed 18 to 45 years in general; relaxable by 5 years in case of widow, disabled person, scheduled caste, scheduled tribe, other backward class person.";

(ii) "(c) Family Income: The income of the beneficiar y along with spouse and dependents, and children of minor age, shall not exceed Rs. 10,00,000/- p.a.";

(iii) "(d) Residence Proof: Permanent resident of the area for at least 15 years. Documents required–Residential Certificate or School Leaving Certificate or passing Certificate from Goa Board/Goa University or any document to the satisfaction of the sanctioning authority.

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Department of Finance

Those who do not fulfill the domicile condition, but are married to a person of Goan origin, and whose spouse is a resident of Goa for atleast 15 years, shall also be eligible for assistance, provided he/she is settled in Goa for a minimum period of one year.".

Debt Management Division

—

Notification

2/6/2013-FIN(DMU)/686

Read: (i) Notification No. 2/6/2013-FIN(DMU) dated 19-9-2014 published in the Official Gazette, Series I No. 26 dated 25-9-2014.

(ii) Notification No. 2/6/2013-Fin(DMU) dated 15-1-2016 published in the Official Gazette, Series I No. 43 dated 21-1-2016.

(iii) Notification No. 2/6/2013-FIN(DMU) dated 21-6-2016 published in the Official Gazette, Series I No. 13 dated 30-6-2016.

In partial modification to the above read Notifications, Government of Goa, further amends the "Chief Minister's Rozgar Yojana 2. In clause (3) of the scheme, sub-clause (g) and (h) shall be substituted by the following.—

(i) "(g) Collateral.— (1) Loans upto Rs. 2.00 lakh: Personal guarantee by the applicant and spouse, as a Confirming Party, in case of married person and of parent/relative, in case of unmarried person, to be provided for loan amount upto Rs. 2.00 lakh; and also for non transport loans, where minimum 75% (50% in case of SC/ST applicant) of the loan amount is secured by way of hypothecation/mortgage of the fixed assets being financed.

(2) Loans above Rs. 2.00 lakh and upto Rs. 6.00 lakh: For loans up to Rs. 6.00 lakh, the applicant has to provide third party personal guarantee of one or more guarantors1345 OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 24 14TH SEPTEMBER, 2017 depending upon the loan amount in addition to the guarantee of the spouse in case of married person and of parent/relative in case of unmarried person. Such a guarantor could be one of the following:

(a) A person owning an unencumbered immovable property in Goa, the value of which should commensurate to the loan amount.

(b) An employee of the Government of Goa/Corporations of Government of Goa/ /Autonomous Body/Government Aided and other Institutions controlled by the Government of Goa.

(c) An employee of Companies of repute to the satisfaction of the TFC provided they are regular employees working for more than 10 years.

(d) A person with taxable income of minimum Rs. 5.00 lakh for preceding 3 years, with take-home salar y commen- surate to the EMI of the loan.

(3) Loan above Rs. 6.00 lakh: Notarised copy of ownership documents of the unencum- bered immovable property owned by the guarantor/s, commensurate to the loan amount to be provided.

The guarantor should not be a defaulter with

any financial institution/bank";

(ii) "(h) Loans up to Rs. 1.00 lakh: The Task Force Committee could consider proposals upto Rs. 1.00 lakh depending upon genuine- ness of the applicant and the project, based on an affidavit of self declaration of having obtained/in the process of obtaining all clearances from competent authorities, as applicable to their proposed venture:

(1) The General Manager (MFD/Sanctions & Disbursements), EDC Ltd., is authorized to sanction proposals of loans upto Rs. 2.00 lakh and vehicle loans upto Rs. 6.00 lakh, with the approval of Managing Director, EDC Ltd. The said proposals shall subsequently be submitted to the TFC for ratification, at the meeting immediately following such sanctions.".

3. Clause (4) of the scheme, shall be

substituted by the following.—

"(4) Repayment Schedule: Maximum 10 years (including moratorium of maximum 1 year) in monthly installments. In case of loans against vehicles, and certain other activities involving assets having shorter life span the maximum repayment may be restricted to 5 years for loan upto Rs. 5.00 lakh and 7 years for loan above Rs. 5.00 lakh.

(The repayment period in case of SC/ST applicant could be extended upto 20 years, based on nature of activity, strictly on the approval of the CMRY Appraisal Committee/ /Task Force Committee).".

4. Clause (5) of the scheme, shall be

substituted by the following.—

"(5) Group Activity/Self Help Groups: More than one person (not exceeding five) joining together to form a partnership, LLP will also be eligible for the assistance, subject to maximum of Rs. 25.00 lakh, with the approval of TFC and above Rs. 25.00 lakh to Rs. 75.00 lakh with prior approval of the Government. The amount of assistance in this case shall be multiples of individual eligible amount under the Scheme, of respective partners.

Self Help Groups (SHGs) will also be eligible for loan assistance under the Scheme. The loan amount in such cases may extend upto Rs. 75.00 lakh depending upon the type of business activity to be undertaken. However, prior approval of the Government will be required for loan amount exceeding Rs. 25.00 lakh. Further, if and only if, all the Members of the Self Help Group belong to a particular category, viz. SC or ST or disabled or OBC or women; then the SHG will be eligible for additional benefits under the scheme as eligible for an individual belonging to the said category.".

5. Clause (9) of the scheme, shall be

substituted by the following.—

"(9) Subsidy: An amount equal to 20% of the equated monthly installments (EMIs) (which corresponds to approximately 25% of the principal component of the EMIs) paid towards Capital investment, within the due date, on the EDC term loan and share capital under *DITC Scheme, shall be credited to the loan account of the beneficiary, as subsidy, on receipt of the amount from the Government under "Goa State 25% Subsidy For Self Employed–2015", subject to fulfilling terms and conditions for availing the said subsidy and subject to the continuation of the Scheme by the Government of Goa.

Subsidy shall be available only on fixed Capital investment and shall not be paid on working capital investment and on the defaulted EMIs. Subsidy can be resumed on payment of defaulted EMIs but only for the balance amount or for fresh EMI.".

6. "Clause (10) of the scheme, shall be

omitted.

7. Clause (12) of the Scheme, shall be

substituted by the following.—

"12 Task Force Committee: A Task Force Committee (TFC) comprising of the following will scrutinize applications under the Scheme:

1. Vice Chairman of EDC or any other Chairman of

Director of EDC, as approved by TFC the Government

2. Representative of Directorate of Member

Industries, Trade & Commerce

3. Representative of Finance Member

Department (not below the rank of Under Secretary)

4. Director, EDC Board Member

5. Government Nominee Member.".

8. Clause (13) of the Scheme, shall be

substituted by the following.—

"13 Appraisal Committee: A 4-member Appraisal Committee comprising of the following will appraise applications prior to scrutiny by the Task Force Committee:

1. Additional Secretary, Finance (DMU) or his/her representative to be deputed by the Finance Secretary.

2. General Manager (MFD), EDC Ltd.

3. General Manger (DITC) or his represen-

tative.

4. A Professional in the field (Ex-Banker/

/Technical person).".

This notification shall be deemed to have

come into effect from the date of its issue.

By order and in the name of the Governor

of Goa.

Michael M. D'Souza, Additional Secretary

(Finance).

Porvorim, 1st September, 2017.

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Department of Industries — Notification

3/40/2003-IND(Part)(Vol.I)/227

Read: (1) Notification No. 3/40/2003-IND (Part) dated 31st December, 2008 regar- ding "Preferential Purchase Incen- tives for Micro and Small Enterprises Scheme, 2008."

(2) Notification No. 3/40/2003-IND (Part) dated 31st December, 2008 regar- ding "Goa State Expor t Market Development Scheme, 2008."

(3) Notification No. 3/40/2003-IND (Part) dated 31st December, 2008 regar- ding "Capital Contribution Scheme, 2008."

(4) Notification No. 3/40/2003-IND (Part) dated 31st December, 2008 regar- ding "Interest Subsidy Scheme, 2008."1347 OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 24 14TH SEPTEMBER, 2017 (5) Notification No. 3/40/2003-IND (Part) dated 31st December, 2008 regar- ding "Incentives to Encourage Consumption of Local Raw Material Scheme, 2008."

(6) Notification No. 3/40/2003-IND (Part) dated 31st December, 2008 regar- ding "Goa State Employment Sub- sidy Scheme for the Industries, 2008."

(7) Notification No. 3/40/2003-IND (Part) dated 31st December, 2008 regar- ding "Incentives to Women Entre- preneurs Scheme, 2008."

(8) Notification No. 3/40/2003-IND (Part) dated 31st December, 2008 regar- ding "Goa State Financial Incentives to the Industries for Certification and Patenting Scheme, 2008".

The above Notifications have been published in the Official Gazette, Series I No. 42 dated 15th January, 2009.

The validity period of the above cited Notifications is extended up to 31st March, 2018.

This issues with the concurrence of the Finance (Exp.) Department vide their U. O. No. 1400038591 dated 25-7-2017.

By order and in the name of the Governor

of Goa.

Georgina Saldanha, Under Secretar y

(Industries).

Porvorim, 1st September, 2017.

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Department of Information and Publicity — Notification

DI/INF/Jour-Wel-Fund(7)/2002/2218

In exercise of the powers conferred by the Goa State Working Journalist Welfare Scheme Rules, 2002 and all other enabling powers under it, the Government of Goa hereby makes the following rules to amend the Goa State Working Journalist Welfare Scheme Rules, 2002, namely:—

1. Short title and commencement.— (i) These rules may be called the Goa State Working Journalist Welfare Scheme (Fourth Amendment) Rules, 2017.

(ii) They shall come into force from the date

of publication in the Official Gazette.

2. Amendment of Rule V.— In rule V of the Goa State Working Journalist Welfare Scheme Rules, 2002 (hereinafter referred to as the "Principal Rules"), the clause (b) of sub-rule (2) shall be deleted.

3. In the Principal Rules, in Rule VI, the

clause (2) shall be deleted.

4. In the Principal Rules, the Rule VIII shall

be deleted.

5. In the Principal Rule XII, the words and figures "Rs. 6000/- p.m." shall be substituted as "Rs. 7500/- p.m." (Rupees seven thousand and five hundred only) per month.

6. In the Principal Rules, for Rule "XVIII",

the following shall be substituted:—

"XVIII" Family Welfare.

"50% of the pension of the Journalist to

the family".

By order and in the name of the Governor

of Goa.

T. S. Sawant, Director & ex officio Joint

Secretary (Information & Publicity).

Panaji, 4th September, 2017.

www.goaprintingpress.gov.in

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