RNI No. GOAENG/2002/6410 Reg. No. G-2/RNP/GOA/32/2015-2017
Panaji, 28th September, 2017 (Asvina 6, 1939) SERIES I No. 26 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
NOTE
There are two Extraordinary issues to the Official Gazette, Series I No. 25 dated 21-9-2017 as follows:—
(1) Extraordinary dated 21-9-2017 from pages 1377 to 1378 from Department of Finance, Not. No. 38/1/2017-Fin(R&C)(14)/ /2406 regarding Goa Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017.
(2) Extraordinary No. 2 dated 26-9-2017 from pages 1379 to 1390 from Department of Finance regarding Goa GST notifications.
INDEX
Department Notification/Order Subject Pages
1. Civil Supplies & Consumer Not.- DCS/S/Ker/PF/ Revised wholesale & retail price of superior 1391 Affairs /2017-18/314 kerosene oil. Dir. & ex officio Jt. Secretary
2.a. Education, Art & Culture Ord.- 9/389/2017/DHE/1861 Pattern of Assistance to (Bursary Scheme) Sant 1392 Dir. & ex officio Jt. Secretary
Sohirobanath Ambiye Dyanvrudhi Shishyvrutti.
b. —do— Not.- 9/389/2017/DHE/1862 Rules and Regulation for the Corpus Fund for 1393
Bursary Scheme.
3. Home Not.- 1/72/2013-HD(G)/ Declaration of new Police Station at Fatorda 1395 Under Secretary /Fatorda/2791 (Margao) with its jurisdiction.
4. Information Technology Not.- 4(84)/2017-18/DOIT/ The Goa Start-Up Policy, 2017. 1396 Dir. & ex officio Jt. Secretary /Start-Up Policy/759
5.a. Law & Judiciary Ord.- 12/10/2017/LD(Estt.)/ Revival of post.
1403 Dir. & ex officio Jt. Secretary /1362
b. —do— Ord.- 12/10/2017/LD(Estt.)/ Revival of post.
1404 /1364
6. Public Health Not.- 38/164/2013-I/PHD/ Amendment of Deen Dayal Swasthya Seva 1404 Under Secretary /Part-VII)/1786 Yojana Scheme.
GOVERNMENT OF GOA
Department of Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs
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Notification
DCS/S/Ker/PF/2017-18/314
In pursuance of clause 3 read with sub-clause (d)(i) of clause 2 of Kerosene Fixation of Ceiling Price Order (1993), the Government of Goa hereby directs that maximum wholesale & retail price for domestic purpose of Superior Kerosene Oil stands revised as under with effect from 16-09-2017. This Notification supersedes earlier Notification No. DCS/S/KER/PF/ /2017-18/252 dated 22-08-2017.
OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 26 28TH SEPTEMBER, 2017
Sr. Taluka Wholesale Price Wholesale Price Retail Price Retail Price
No. per Kilo litre per Kilo litre per litre per litre
including GST including GST including GST including GST
& Green Cess & Green Cess & Green Cess & Green Cess
Existing Revised Existing Revised
1 2 3 4 5 6
1. Tiswadi Rs. 21997.89 Rs. 22742.59 Rs. 24.25 Rs. 25.00
Chorao Rs. 22029.39 Rs. 22774.09 Rs. 24.25 Rs. 25.00
Diwar Rs. 22029.39 Rs. 22774.09 Rs. 24.25 Rs. 25.00
2. Salcete Rs. 21505.52 Rs. 22250.22 Rs. 23.75 Rs. 24.50
3. Bardez Rs. 22153.37 Rs. 22898.07 Rs. 24.50 Rs. 25.25
Corjuvem Rs. 22153.37 Rs. 22898.07 Rs. 24.50 Rs. 25.25
4. Mormugao Rs. 21317.64 Rs. 22062.35 Rs. 23.50 Rs. 24.25
5. Ponda Rs. 21609.18 Rs. 22353.88 Rs. 23.75 Rs. 24.50
6. Quepem Rs. 21758.18 Rs. 22502.89 Rs. 24.00 Rs. 24.75
7. Bicholim Rs. 22166.33 Rs. 22911.03 Rs. 24.50 Rs. 25.25
8. Pernem Rs. 22457.86 Rs. 23202.56 Rs. 24.75 Rs. 25.50
9. Canacona Rs. 22056.19 Rs. 22800.90 Rs. 24.25 Rs. 25.00
10. Sanguem Rs. 21900.71 Rs. 22645.41 Rs. 24.00 Rs. 25.00
11. Satari Rs. 22056.19 Rs. 22800.90 Rs. 24.25 Rs. 25.00
12. Dharbandora Rs. 21900.71 Rs. 22645.41 Rs. 24.00 Rs. 25.00
By order and in the name of the Governor of Goa.
Mahesh V. Corjuenkar, Director & ex officio Jt. Secretary (Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs).
Panaji, 22nd September, 2017.
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Department of Education, Art & Culture
Directorate of Higher Education ___
Order
9/389/2017/DHE/1861
Pattern of Assistance to (Bursary
Scheme) "Sant Sohirobanath Ambiye Dyanvrudhi Shishyvrutti
Background and objective
The Government of Goa and Department of Higher Education has laudable objective in universalizing Higher and Technical Education in the State there by raising the enrollment ratios. It is desired that Higher Education does not become privilege of selective class with sole objective in mind. The scheme for financial assistance towards fees paid for various cases have been formulated.
(1) The scheme has come into force from
the Academic year 2014-15.
(2) The scheme shall be admissible to the beneficiar y students as per the General conditions prescribed in the scheme.
(3) All the beneficiaries fulfilling the general conditions and eligibly prescribed in the scheme shall be eligible for the benefits.
(4) The eligible students shall submit their application in prescribed format alongwith required documents to GEDC.
(a) The eligible student shall submit the application in the prescribed format along with required documents to the head of the institution.
(b) The application forms shall be scrutinizes/verified by the administrative staff of the institution. Forms shall be signed by the administrative staff and counter signed by the head of the institution.
OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 26 28TH SEPTEMBER, 2017(c) Application forms duly filled shall be submitted to GEDC along with annexures in soft and hard copy.
(d) Application forms shall be issued by Director of Higher Education to all colleges. Same shall be collected by the institution.
(5) The GEDC shall constitute committee and shall disburse the benefits after verifying all the documents and completing the required procedure.
(6) The grants shall be disbursed/ /sanctioned as per the budgetary provision for that particular financial year.
(7) The funding of the scheme shall be through interest on the corpus fund of the Sant Sohirobanath Ambiye Dnyanvrudhi Shishyvruthi (Bursar y Scheme) specially created for the purpose.
(8) Sant Sohirobanath Ambiye Dyanan- vrudhi Shishvruthi (Bursary Scheme) corpus fund of Rs. 10.00 crores shall be created. Initially, allotment of Rs. 2.00 crore shall be made to the fund. Subsequently, the funds shall be allotted on annual basis.
(9) Till the time the ultimate target is met, the annual allotment to the corpus fund shall be decided by the Government.
(10) Additional annual allotment shall be
made by Government through Budget.
(11) The voluntary contribution from Industrialists Philanthropy, individuals and from public as donated shall be accepted.
(12) The voluntary refund from beneficiary students after gainful employment shall be encouraged.
(13) The grants shall be used exclusively for the purpose for which it is sanctioned/ /disbursed by GEDC.
(14) Performance cum Achievement report specifying the detailed achievement made with the Government grants/amount sanctioned should be furnished to the Director of Higher Education by GEDC as soon as possible.
(15) The GEDC must exercise reasonable economy and observe all the Rules framed by the Government from time to time while incurring the expenditure within the scheme approved.
(16) The grants are subject to rules and regulations for the corpus fund for Sant Sohirobanath Ambiye Dyananvrudhi Shishvruthi (Bursary Scheme).
(17) The accounts of the grantee in respect of the grants shall be audited by the Government approved Auditor/Chartered Accountant immediately after closing of the financial year. The accounts shall be maintained as per Government Rules prescribed.
(18) The utilization certificate as per prescribed format alongwith financial report/ /accounts may be submitted to the sanctioning authority. The sanctioning authority reserves the right to check all documents pertaining to maintaining books of Accounts.
(19) The amount shall be drawn on presentation of bill in prescribed format and counter signed by Department authority.
(20) This issued with the concurrence of Finance Department vide U. O. No 1400041366 dated 14-09-2017.
By order and in the name of the Governor
of Goa.
Diwan N. Rane, Under Secretary (Higher
Education).
Porvorim, 22nd September, 2017.
———— Notification
9/389/2017/DHE/1862
RULES AND REGULATION FOR THE CORPUS FUND FOR BURSARY SCHEME
Corpus:
The Government of Goa pleased to frame the rules and regulation for the corpus fund OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 26 28TH SEPTEMBER, 2017 for Goa Education Development Corporation for Sohirobanath Ambiye Dnyanvrudhi Shishavruti (Bursary Scheme).
I. Preamble.—
The Government of Goa through the Directorate of Higher Education is committed for development of higher education. The quality of Higher Education is the area of concern for State Government The Government has laudable objective to universalize the Higher Education and Technical Education in state by increasing enrolment ratio. With this sole objective in mind, the scheme for grant of financial assistance towards fees paid for various courses was published/formulated.
II. Short title & commencement.— These shall be called the rules and regulations for the corpus fund towards reimbursing fees for various courses under Higher & Technical Education known as Sohirobanath Ambiye Dnyanvrudhi Shishavruti (Bursary Scheme). They shall come in to force from the date of notification in the Official Gazette.
III. Scope for corpus fund.— (1) The corpus fund envisages creating patronage to Goa Education Development Corporation whereby the principal amount shall remain intact and kept invested in fixed deposit with the nationalized bank and 80% of the interest accrued on the investment of the corpus fund is the fund available for GEDC to incur the expenditure on financial assistance towards the fees paid for various courses under Higher and Technical Education.
(2) The corpus fund shall be created in a nationalized bank in the name of Government of Goa and shall be administered by the managing committee. Initially, the interest accrued shall be reinvested in the corpus fund until corpus is fully created so as to match annual requirement of the schemes. The GEDC shall carry out their objective from the interest accrued out of the fund created, once the target is meet.
(3) The GEDC constituted by the Government will be recipient of annual grant in aid from the Government for formation of the corpus fund.
(4) The corpus fund shall be administered and managed for growth by the committee constituted under the chairmanship of the chairman GEDC, Director of Higher Education, Member Secretar y (GEDC), Director of Technical Education and 2 members nominated by the Government.
(5) The initial quantum/size of the corpus fund has been fixed by the Government as Rs. 10 crores and shall be refixed by Government from time to time if required, duly assessed. The funds for corpus shall be provided through budgetary support.
(6) Once the corpus is fully created, interest accrued there to shall be utilized as per the rules.
IV. Sources of the corpus of fund.— (a) The corpus fund shall be established by the Government of Goa out of the budget allocation made for the par ticular purpose by the Department to GEDC.
(b) Voluntary contribution from Industries, philanthropists, individuals doners as well as public, shall be also permitted within legal parameter.
(c) The voluntary refund from beneficiary students after gainful employment shall be encouraged.
V. Administration of the corpus fund.— (a) Money available in the corpus fund shall be invested as fixed deposit in any Nationalized bank and the same shall be not be allowed to be withdrawn to incur expenditure at any point of time. However, the corpus fund invested in a fixed deposit shall be allowed in any bank offering the better rate of interest, to maximize income.
(b) Only interest accrued out of the corpus fund shall be accessible to be utilized by the GEDC to meet the aim as per the terms and condition of the scheme and approved Pattern of Assistance and Government rules in force from time to time.
OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 26 28TH SEPTEMBER, 2017(c) The Interest accrued out of the corpus fund shall be deposited in a separate bank account to be opened in the name of GEDC and shall be managed by the Chairman - GEDC, member secretar y of the GEDC, Finance Officer of GEDC and Director of Higher Education. The signature of Director of Higher Education or any nominee of the Director of Higher Education shall be mandatory.
(d) Upto 80% of the annual interest accrued shall be available to the GEDC to provide assistance to the students towards fees or various courses as per schemes. 20% of the annual interest shall be re-invested back in the bank account into the corpus fund.
(e) The disbursement of the sanctioned amount shall be made annually from the bank account interest accrued from the bank account by the direct transfer to the eligible beneficiary bank account with the approval of sanctioning authority.
(f) The corpus fund amount invested shall not be allowed to be used in any way as a security towards securing any form of loan or collateral guarantee.
Note: Notwithstanding anything above, GEDC will ensure that maximum income is derived from investment of funds in different instruments of investment available with nationalized bank.
VI. Relaxation.— The Government shall be empowered to relax any or all the clauses of the rules and regulations of the corpus fund in exceptional circumstances to be recorded in writing with the concurrence of Finance Department.
VII. Interpretation.— If any question arises regarding interpretation of any clause towards expression of the corpus fund the decision of the Government shall be final and binding on all concerned.
VIII. Redressal of Grievances and Disputes.– Grievances if any arises out of the interpretation of the rules and regulation of the corpus fund shall be heard and decided by the Government and decision of Government shall be final and binding on all concerned.
This issued with concurrence of Finance Department vide its U. O. No. 1400041366 dated 14-09-2017.
By order and in the name of the Governor
of Goa.
Diwan N. Rane, Under Secretary (Higher
Education).
Porvorim, 22nd September, 2017.
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Department of Home
Home—General Division ___
Notification
1/72/2013-HD(G)/Fatorda/2791
Read: (1) Government Notification No. HD- -34-1410/1966-A dated 5th Oct.1966 published in the Official Gazette, Series I No. 29 dated 28th October, 1966.
(2) Government Notification No. 1/53/ /88-HD(G) dated 18th August, 1989 published in the Official Gazette, Series II No. 33 dated 16th Novem- ber, 1989.
In exercise of the powers conferred by clause(s) of section 2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Central Act 2 of 1974), the Government of Goa hereby declares the place Fatorda at Margao to be a Fatorda Police Station with jurisdiction over local areas of Old Market, Pajifond, areas near Nanutel, Modsai, Borda, Mungul, Madel, Davande, Ambaji, Chandrawaddo, Murida, Fatorda, Behind Don Bosco, Agali, Cupangalli, Amrutnagar, Gogal, Jivottam Matt Housing Board, Gogal, Munjvihar, areas near Anuradha Apartment and Vidhyanagar.
The Government of Goa further declares that the areas now brought within the jurisdiction of Fatorda Police Station shall cease to be within the jurisdiction of Margao Town Police Station.
This Notification shall come into force with
immediate effect.
By order and in the name of the Governor
of Goa.
Neetal Amonkar, Under Secretary (Home).
Porvorim, 25th September, 2017.
OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 26 28TH SEPTEMBER, 2017Department of Information Technology
— Notification
4(84)/2017-18/DOIT/Start-Up Policy/759
The "Goa Start-Up Policy 2017" as adopted by the Government is hereby published for information of the public.
By order and in the name of the Governor
of Goa.
Ravi Jha, IAS, Director & ex officio Joint
Secretary (IT).
Panaji, 20th September, 2017.
Index
Sr. No. Contents
1. Preamble 2. Definitions 3. Vision 4. Objectives 5. State Support 6. Human Capital Development 7. Other Aspects Goa Start-up Policy-2017
1. Preamble.— (a) Demographic dividend is one of India's biggest strengths. However, our demographic dividend can be leveraged only when a suitable eco-system is made available for the youth to meaningfully deploy their energies, skills and talents towards the nation building and economic development processes. Hence facilitating entrepreneur- ship, which in turn leads to value creation and job creation, is governance and a moral imperative which the Government of Goa is unflinchingly committed to. Hence the Government of Goa has released this start-up policy, which pertains to proliferation of technology star t-ups and unleashing of economic opportunities across the State of Goa.
Key Statistics about Goa
Statistics Value
Area (in sq. km.) 3702
Population 1458545
Literacy 1165487
Number of undergraduate 1520 B.E under & Postgraduate students graduate & 25 M.E graduating in Technical Postgraduate streams
Local Engineering Colleges 5
National Engineering 3 colleges
Per Capital Income 2014-15 Rs. 3,17,809
Number of IT Companies 65
**Source of above information.- Department
of Planning and Statistics**
(b) Goa is a popular urban state with the highest per-capita GDP and enviable human development indices. Goa's cosmopolitan culture, impressive infrastructure, quality manpower, picturesque landscape, clean environment and development orientation, not only makes Goa an ideal base for entrepreneurs to realise their dreams, but will also play a key role in facilitating an environment that is supportive and makes the start-ups both technologically innovative and globally competitive. It is towards this objective that this policy has been drafted.
(c) One of the transformative factors of technology start-ups is its matchless potential to exponentially scale up, leading to large scale job creation. While the Government is committed to promoting entrepreneurs from Goa and generating employment for Goans, the Government is equally committed to inviting the best and the brightest OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 26 28TH SEPTEMBER, 2017 entrepreneurial and technology minds from outside Goa in order to build a robust start-up eco system within the State.
(d) The Government recognises that education and skill development that is aligned to the requirements of the industry are vital for a robust start-up eco-system. Hence the Government is committed to continuously improving the Goan education system, and promoting aspects such as Do-It-Yourself, as part of the school curriculum.
(e) In order to incentivise promising start- ups to be registered in Goa, the Government of Goa, on a case to case basis, can grant any exemption beyond the scope of this policy, to start-ups operating in the following areas with a special focus on areas such as smart cities, urban management, waste management, renewable energy, education, health care, communication and entertainment:
1. Internet of things 2. Artificial intelligence 3. Machine Learning 4. Interaction Design 5. Big Data Analytics 6. Robotics 7. 3-D Printing 8. Data Sciences 9. Drones
10. Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality/Merged Reality.
(f) Building a lasting institutional framework that changes the start-up landscape of Goa, and makes the state an attractive start-up base for technology entrepreneurs, involves a concentrated strategy and robust imple- mentation. Based on the changing dynamics of the technology industry, entrepreneurs, human capital, and other aspects related to the start-up eco-system, this policy will keep evolving and remain proactively responsive to put Goa on top of the start-up game.
2. Definitions.— The definitions stated below are only applicable to the contents of the Goa Start-up Policy 2017, and shall be void beyond the scope specified herein.
(a) IT Industr y means and includes development, production and services related to Information Technology products and software.
(b) Information Technology (IT)/Information Technology Enabled Services (ITES) include the services detailed in Annexure A to this policy.
(c) ESDM means Electronics System Design
and Manufacturing.
(d) Cell means Start-up Promotion Cell, a Goa Government appointed governing body.
(e) State means State of Goa.
(f) Local refers to a person satisfying at
least one of the following criteria:
1. Person born in the State of Goa; or,
2. Person having domicile for 10 years or
more in the state; or,
3. Spouse of a person covered under any of the conditions mentioned in f(1) and f(2), through marriages registered in Goa.
(g) Start-up means an entity meeting the
following criterion:
1. Up to seven years from the date of incorporation/registration in the State of Goa; and
2. With annual turnover not exceeding INR 25 crore in any of the preceding financial years; and
3. Working towards pure-play innovation, development, or improvement of products or services, powered by engineering or internet based software or technology.
(h) Local start-up means start-up in which at least 50% equity/share is held by one or more Goans continuously since the time of inception. Unless and until explicitly mentioned as a local start-up, start-up herein refers to any entity meeting the conditions detailed above (paragraph g).
(i) Fresher's means IT professionals who have completed their graduation within the OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 26 28TH SEPTEMBER, 2017 stipulated period of study, and not more than two years have elapsed since the completion of study.
(j) Start-ups need to provide a distinct value addition to the product or service they provide, through commercialization of an innovative idea. Star t-ups in Goa would broadly be grouped into three major categories:
1. Product: involves IT/ITES/ESDM based
product development.
2. Service: involves IT/ITES/ESDM based
service delivery.
3. Hybrid: involves combination of the
above two categories.
(k) Entities that are into retailing/ /wholesaling/distributing of sof tware, hardware, and IT peripherals will not be considered as a start-up for availing the incentives under this policy.
3. Vision.— (a) To make Goa one of the most preferred start-up destinations of India, and make it feature in the top 25 star t-up destinations in Asia by 2025.
4. Objectives.— (a) To make Goa an aspirational geographical and human resources base for high value start-ups.
(b) To invite the best entrepreneurial minds to make Goa their professional base, and thereby build a robust start-up eco-system in the state.
(c) To provide assistance to the Goan
entrepreneurs and local start-ups.
(d) To endeavour to create at least 100 successful start-ups in Goa in the next 5 years, targeting generation of employment for atleast 5000 Goans.
(e) To develop minimum 2,00,000 lakh sq. f t. area for technology innovation and incubation centers in the next 5 years.
(f) To infuse technology-enabled real-world problem-solving skills into the Goan education system through collaboration between industr y, academia, and through the introduction of DIY modules as part of school curriculum, and Massive Online Open Courses as part of University curriculum.
(g) To create an eco-system that makes it easy for Goan students to acquire technical skills required for employability and professional growth in the start-up space.
(h) To ensure continuous evolution of policy measures and creation of a responsive policy framework for accelerating growth of the start-up ecosystem, and incorporating new frontiers of technology enablement on an ongoing basis.
(i) To facilitate creation of dedicated funds for providing various types of support and impetus to start-ups:
1. Idea to P-o-C (Proof of Concept) Fund
2. Seeds Capital Fund
3. Working Capital Fund
4. One-time Grant Fund
5. Research and Development Fund
6. Student Innovation Fund
7. Skill Development Fund
5. State Support
5.1 Start-up Promotion Cell under the
Department of IT (Goa):—
(a) A Start-up Promotion Cell will be formed, which would serve as the nodal agency to register/recognise/cer tify, the star t-ups established in the state. Secretary IT will be the convenor of the cell.
(b) The cell would report to a high powered start-up promotion committee, comprising of the Chief Minister, IT Minister, Chief Secretary, IT Secretary, and Industries Secretary, and four nominated personnel from the industry.
(c) The cell would be headed by a CEO, and dedicated team of professionals to carry out the following functions:
OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 26 28TH SEPTEMBER, 20171. Incubation 2. Finance 3. Operations/Administration 4. Eco-system building 5. Due diligence
(d) The CEO will be responsible for determining the char ter of the cell, and setting-up the cell within 3–6 months from the date of her/his appointment.
(e) The cell would also engage profe- ssionals/agencies for the following functions, who would provide services to the start-ups on a shared services model, at notified rates:
1. Management 2. Human Resources 3. Technical 4. Legal 5. Finance
5.2 Regulatory Compliance Enablement.
(a) All start-ups registered in Goa will be
allowed to operate 24/7.
(b) Star t-ups registered with the Government of India under the Start-up India program, and registered with the cell will be exempted from inspection under the following acts:
1. Factories Act, 1948 2. Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 3. The Contract Labour/Regulations and
Abolition Act, 1970
4. The Payment of Wages Act, 1936 5. The Minimum Wages Act, 1948 6. The Employment Exchange Act, 1959.
However, start-ups will need to confirm
compliance based on self-certification.
(c) As part of the Government of Goa's endeavour to promote EoDB in the state, the cell will set-up an internet based single- window portal exclusively for start-ups.
(d) The portal will enable registration of the start-ups, facilitate two-way communication with the Government for updates and reminders on regulatory matters, and access to the repository of information on all state- -level as well as national regulatory compliances that are required for new and existing start-ups. Through the single window portal, the cell will also provide a channel for the start-ups to provide policy inputs to the Government.
(e) In addition, each Government department having a regulatory or administrative interface with start-ups shall designate a senior officer of the Department as a Nodal Officer, to serve as the single point of contact in respect of all permissions/ /grievances/queries per taining to the Department concerned.
5.3. Infrastructure-Incubators and
Accelerators:—
As part of Goa Government's commitment to promoting start-ups and incubators in the State, the Government would strive towards developing world-class infrastructure through the following models:
5.3.1 Government Developed Incubators:— (a) The cell would set up one state-of-the-art, fully equipped, plug-and-play innovation and incubation centre in Goa, of an appropriate size, within the next year from the date of notification of this policy. Satellite centres of an appropriate size would also be set-up across various locations in Goa, based on demand.
(b) Through the incubation centres outlined above, the Government would provide the following at subsidised rates:
(1) Fully functional and semi-functional plug & play working spaces for start-ups and incubators.
(2) High-speed internet connectivity.
(3) Shared IT infrastructure such as printers, projectors, fax machines, photo copiers, etc.
OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 26 28TH SEPTEMBER, 2017(4) Other infrastructure like meeting
rooms, server rooms, QA/QC labs, etc.
(c) In the next two years, the cell would aim to mentor a minimum of 50 start-ups operating out of such Government developed facilities.
5.3.2 Privately Run Incubators.— (a) The cell would enter into a tie-up with established incubators who would be admitting start-ups registered with the cell. The start-ups will be selected by the incubators as per their extant admission rules. The cell will subsidize part of the cost per seat provided by the incubator and the rest would be collected from the start- up. The rate charged per-seat, by the incubator, will be as per agreed terms between the cell and the incubator.
5.3.3 Incubation within Government leased
space.—
(b) The cell may lease fully functional and semi-functional spaces, and appoint an incubator to manage the incubation process in those spaces. The leased premises and the incubation cost will be borne on a per-seat basis. Funds for the same would be provisioned from the Working Capital Fund.
5.3.4 Incubators within educational institutes.— (a) All educational institutes in Goa, affiliated to a recognized public university, can avail a one-time grant of up to Rs. 10 lacs towards capital expenses, for setting up of an incubator within their institute campuses, for the purpose of nurturing start-ups founded by students enrolled in these institutes. Such incubators will also be provided a grant of up to Rs. 3 lacs per year, for a period of three years, towards operational expenses. Funds for the same would be provisioned from the Working Capital Fund.
5.4. Incentives.— (a) Government of Goa intends to actively suppor t the set-up, operations and growth of eligible start-ups based in Goa through various incentives listed in this section.
5.4.1 Financial Incentives.— Through the online single-window, the cell shall receive, process, approve and disburse the following incentives eligible under this policy.
(a) In case of land/developed area purchased/leased by start-ups/incubators/ /accelerators, the stamp duty for land/built up area lease/sale transaction for start-ups will not exceed Rs. 100/-, and the excess amount paid to the authorities concerned will be reimbursed. This incentive is available only once in the life time of a start-up. Funds for the same would be provisioned from the Onetime Grant Fund.
(b) Development of green field/brown field incubators and accelerators with dedicated facilities either in the form of fully functional or semi functional office spaces for start-ups operating in the areas listed under paragraph (e) of the preamble, would be eligible for loans for infrastructure development through the Economic Development Corporation or banks, equalling the contribution of the promoters, subject to a cap of Rs. 1 Crore.
(c) All start-ups in Goa will be eligible for interest subsidised loan from the Government. The extant norms of the Chief Minister's Rozgar Yojana will be modified for this purpose.
(d) A maximum of 3 projects which show immense promise and potential, as recommended by the cell, will be eligible for grant of 30% of a loan interest amount, for the purpose of repayment of the interest component of a loan availed, subject to maximum amount of Rs. 5 lacs per annum, for an initial period of two years only. Other start- ups can avail an interest repayment grant of 10% of the interest amount of a loan availed, up to Rs. 2 lacs per year, for a period of two years. This amount and grant will be in addition to any other interest subsidy or loan provided under CMRY Scheme. Funds for the same would be provisioned from the Working Capital Fund.
OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 26 28TH SEPTEMBER, 2017(e) Start-ups that raise funds from a registered/recognized funding source prior to the product launch phase will be provided 25% of the matching funds, at propor tionate ownership of stock, subsequent to due diligence by and subject to discretion of the cell. Funds for the same would be provisioned from the Idea-to-PoC Fund.
(f) Start-ups with a promising Minimum Viable Product can get a onetime grant of up-to Rs. 10 lacs, as determined by the cell. Funds for the same would be provisioned from the Seed Capital Fund.
(g) The cell would also provide a onetime loan of up to Rs. 10 lacs, for start-ups that have developed a Minimum Viable Product. While the loan will be treated as a debt payable by the start-up as per agreed terms, the cell can convert it into a equity of up to a certain percentage of ownership, as determined mutually between the cell and the start-up, at the time of disbursement of the loan. Start- ups availing the one-time grant detailed in paragraph (f) above, will not be eligible for this fund. The loan amounts would be provisioned from the Seed Capital Fund.
(h) For start-ups registering patents at National and International levels, the cell will reimburse up to 50% of the cost incurred by the start-up concerned in fees and all other costs associated with patent application, if the patent is registered successfully, subject to a cap of Rs. 2 lacs for national patents and Rs. 5 lacs for international patents. Funds for the same would be provisioned from the Research and Development Fund.
(i) For start-ups that have successfully entered the production/ser vice delivery phase, 50% of the cost of trade-mark registration of their company name and logo, will be reimbursed by the cell. Funds for the same would be provisioned from the One-time Grant Fund.
(j) For start-ups hiring local talent, 50% of the salary of freshers will be reimbursed, subject to a cap of Rs. 10,000 per month per recruit. Freshers for the purpose of this incentive provision are defines as professionals who have completed their graduation in the last two years. For start-ups whose work force comprises of 60% of locals, a matching grant of up to 25% of salary of the local workforce will be reimbursed. Funds for the same would be provisioned from the Working Capital Fund.
(k) For start-ups that operate from their own premises or rented premises, and do not use the Government developed facilities, cost towards inter net connectivity, software license fees, and cloud services fee, will be reimbursed subject to a maximum limit of Rs. 1,00,000 per quarter. Funds for the same would be provisioned from the Working Capital Fund.
(l) For such start-ups lease rental subsidy of up to Rs. 20/- square feet per month, will be provided for a period of two years. This is applicable only for local start-ups. This incentive is subject to a cap of Rs. 3 lacs per annum. Funds for the same would be provisioned from the Working Capital Fund.
(m) In order to promote innovation amongst the Goan start-ups, 50% of R&D expenses, including salaries of Ph.D holders employed by startups will be reimbursed for a period of two years, subject to a cap of Rs. 5 lacs per annum. Salary component must not be in excess of Rs. 2 lacs of this incentive. In order to avail the benefits under this particular scheme, a separate application must be made to the cell and a prior-approval needs to be obtained. Funds for the same would be provisioned from the Research and Development fund.
(n) Adequate budgetary provision will be made and transferred into the respective fund heads, through which benefits/incentives envisaged under this policy will be disbursed by the cell to applicants/beneficiaries, thereby ensuring continuous availability of funds for the smooth and uninterrupted operationaliza- tion of this policy.
OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 26 28TH SEPTEMBER, 2017(o) Requirements of all Government departments for Information and Technology solutions will be routed centrally through an agency nominated for this purpose. The agency so nominated shall necessarily outsource a minimum of 50% of the anticipated requirements in terms of the total estimated contract value, to Goan Start-ups only. In cases where Goan Start-ups are not in a position to provide the product or service, then in such cases, the agency may, subject to other conditions, avail the product or service from any other source.
6. Human Capital Development.— (a) The cell will focus on bringing about a targeted transformation in the education system, by ensuring that certain skills (such as Do-it Yourself, coding, interface design, etc.) can be imparted to students studying at primary and secondary school levels. This will ensure that the State builds a highly skilled and technology oriented human capital. For this purpose, a high level committee will be constituted by the Government to suggest curriculum changes for students who need to be skilled to undertake such activity.
(b) Retail educational institutes that impart programming and technical skills will be encouraged in Goa. Institutes registered with the cell and providing courses at pre-fixed rates, will be provided internet subsidy (up to Rs. 5 lacs per year), power subsidy (up to Rs. 1 lac per year), 25% capital investments reimbursement (on all capital procurement for a period of two years), and 10% salary cost subsidy for a period of two years. Funds for the same would be provisioned from the Skill Development Fund.
(c) The cell will determine the standard market rates for the various on-demand and industr y relevant programming courses, which will be widely publicised. Students, who are currently pursuing their graduation or are within two years from the time of their graduation within the original stipulated period of study, can enrol for these programs. On successful completion of the training program, 50% of the fees paid will be reimbursed to the student by the cell. This is available only to students who are enrolled in a Goan educational institute. Funds for the same would be provisioned from the Skill Development Fund.
(d) The cell will seek the services of institutes of excellence such as IITs/IIMs, to review and suggest changes to the curriculum at the Engineering and other graduate level courses in Goa, and make it contemporary and market relevant. The cell would also ensure inclusion of course curriculum pertaining to entrepreneurship, corporate finance, organizational theory and design, with a specific emphasis on founding and running of start-ups.
(e) The cell would also come out with a list of courses that must be imparted through the Massive Online Open Courses format, in all colleges in Goa.
(f) Each year the cell will organize a 'Goa Start-Up Ideas' competition, for students from class VIII up to graduation, from which five promising Start-up ideas will be identified, incubated and fully funded by the cell for a period of three years. Additional incentives including stipend, equity distribution, etc. will be spelt out under a separate scheme for this purpose. Funds for the same would be provisioned from the Student Innovation Fund.
(g) The cell would run a technology fellowship program to identify technology educators in technical educational institutes under Goa University who are keen to further their expertise in the following areas:
1. Internet of things 2. Artificial intelligence 3. Machine Learning 4. Interaction Design 5. Big Data Analytics 6. Robotics 7. 3-D Printing 8. Data Science 9. Drones
10. Vir tual Reality/Augmented Reality/ /Merged Reality.
OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 26 28TH SEPTEMBER, 2017(h) Such selected educators/fellows would be sent to centres of excellence within the country and abroad to undertake summer school and short term training programs to fur ther their learning in their area of specialization. The Department of IT will endeavour to set-up Centres of Excellence/ /Advanced Maker Labs, in the technologies outlined above, in select technical educational institutes. Such selected educators/fellows will be required to function as Master Trainers/ /Principal Mentors to students and student start-ups that would be incubated in such facilities. The educators/fellows upon selection would receive an educational grant of Rs. 10 lacs per year, for a period of five years. In case such educators/fellows generate and get any business and value driven patents registered, in her/his area of specialisation, either through individual research or in collaboration with students, such fellows shall be eligible to receive a patent specific grant of upto Rs. 15 lacs, subject to certification by the cell. Funds for the same would be provisioned from the Student Innovation Fund.
(i) The Government will set-up IT labs and Maker-labs, with state of the art facilities for school students to experiment and familiarise with emerging technologies. Funds for the same would be provisioned from the Student Innovation Fund.
7. Other Aspects.— (a) This policy shall remain in operation for a period of three years from the date of notification of the policy.
(b) In case of any doubt/ambiguity/lack of clarity regarding the meaning or interpretation of any of the provisions of the policy stated above, which may arise during the implementation of the policy, the same shall be clarified in terms of the contents of the Preamble, Vision and Objectives stated above.
(c) In case of any disagreement regarding meaning/implementation of any of the provisions of the policy, the same shall be decided by the Government and the decision of the Government in this regard shall be final and binding on all parties.
(d) The Government, through the committee headed by Chief Minister shall be authority in disbursing and deciding the incentives, which will be done as per schemes and details rolled out pertaining to every incentive detailed in this policy.
ANNEXURE - A
Information Technology and Information
Technology Services include the following:
1. IT software 2. IT services 3. Call Centres 4. Medical Transcriptions 5. Back Office Operations 6. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) 7. Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO) 8. Website Services and Development 9. AVGC (Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and
Comics)
10. IT System Audit Services 11. Legal Database Processing 12. Bioinformatics 13. IT enabled banking, non-banking services
including insurance, pension asset manage- ment and market related services.
14. IT solution provider/Implementers (including server data banks, application service provider, internet/web based e-commerce service provi- ders and system integrators)/Visual Effects/ /Digital Entertainment and IT Engineering Services Companies.
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Department of Law & Judiciary
Law Establishment Division — Order
12/10/2017/LD(Estt.)/1362
Sanction of the Government is hereby accorded for revival of one post of Civil Judge, Junior Division and Judicial Magistrate First Class (Gram Nyayalaya) in the Pay Scale of Rs. 27700-770-33090-920-40450-1080-44770/- under the control of the District & Sessions Court, South Goa, Margao.
OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 26 28TH SEPTEMBER, 2017This issues with the concurrence of Finance (R&C) Depar tment vide their U. O. No. 1400041180 dated 14-9-2017.
By order and in the name of the Governor of Goa.
Diwan N. Rane, Under Secretary (Law).
Porvorim, 21st September, 2017.
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12/10/2017/LD(Estt.)/1364
Sanction of the Government is hereby accorded for revival of two posts of Civil Judge, Junior Division and Judicial Magistrate First Class (i.e. one post in North Goa District and one post in South Goa District) in the Pay Scale of Rs. 27700-770-33090-920-40450-1080- -44770/-.
This issues with the concurrence of Finance (R&C) Depar tment vide their U. O. No. 1400041180 dated 14-9-2017.
By order and in the name of the Governor of Goa.
Diwan N. Rane, Under Secretary (Law).
Porvorim, 21st September, 2017.
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Department of Public Health
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Notification
38/164/2013-I/PHD/(Part-VII)/1786
Read: Notification No. 38/164/2013-I/PHD(Part-III) dated 12-12-2016.
Government is pleased to further amend the scheme "Deen Dayal Swasthya Seva Yojana" published in the Official Gazette, Series I of No. 38 dated 22-12-2016 (hereinafter called "the
said scheme" as follows, namely:—
In the said Notification, the title of the clause 6 shall be corrected to read as "ADDITIONAL
BENEFICIARY & OTHER INFORMATION" and the following sub-clause 6(i) shall be substituted to read as under:
"Goa Government employees and their dependents that are governed under the existing Medical Attendance Rules shall be entitled to opt for enrollment under the scheme, by giving
the required option in the form appended, to be submitted by the concerned employee to his/her Head of Office/Department. Option once exercised shall not be changed for a period
of one year".
This Notification shall come into force with immediate effect.
By order and in the name of the Governor of Goa.
Maria Seomara Desouza, Under Secretary (Health-II).
Porvorim, 18th September, 2017.
OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 26 28TH SEPTEMBER, 2017FORM OF OPTION UNDER UNDER DEEN DAYAL SWASTHYA SEVA YOJANA SCHEME FOR GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE
I hereby opt for enrollment under Deen Dayal Swasthya Seva Yojana Scheme along with my following dependent family members and will not claim under Government medical reimbursement facility.
Sr. No. Name of family member Age Relationship with Government Official
I declare that option once exercised shall not be changed for a period of one year.
Date:
Place:
Signature: ............................ Name of Government Official Designation Name of the Department to which attached:
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