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Panaji, 28th September, 2017 (Asvina 6, 1939)

SERIES I No. 26

Reg. No. G-2/RNP/GOA/32/2015-2017

RNI No. GOAENG/2002/6410

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

Suggestions are welcomed on e-mail: dir–[email protected]

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.

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.

INDEX

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.

NOTE

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Sr.

Taluka

Wholesale Price

Retail Price

No.

per Kilo litre

per litre

including GST

& Green Cess

Existing

Revised

Existing

Revised

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

Salcete

Rs. 21505.52

Rs. 22250.22

Rs. 23.75

Rs. 24.50

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

Mormugao

Rs. 21317.64

Rs. 22062.35

Rs. 23.50

Rs. 24.25

Ponda

Rs. 21609.18

Rs. 22353.88

Rs. 23.75

Rs. 24.50

Quepem

Rs. 21758.18

Rs. 22502.89

Rs. 24.00

Rs. 24.75

Bicholim

Rs. 22166.33

Rs. 22911.03

Rs. 24.50

Rs. 25.25

Pernem

Rs. 22457.86

Rs. 23202.56

Rs. 24.75

Rs. 25.50

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.

———ttt———

Department of Education, Art & Culture

Directorate of Higher Education

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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

beneficiary 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.

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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 (Bursary 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.

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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

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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 Secretary (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 particular 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.

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.

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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 secretary 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.

———ttt———

Department of Home

Home—General Division

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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.

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Department 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.

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

colleges

Per Capital Income 2014-15

Rs. 3,17,809

Number of IT Companies

**Source of above information.- Department

of Planning and Statistics**

Index

Sr. No.

Contents

Preamble

Definitions

Vision

Objectives

State Support

Human Capital Development

Other Aspects

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 start-ups and unleashing of

economic opportunities across the State of

Goa.

(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.

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

Goa Start-up Policy-2017

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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 Industry 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.

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

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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. Start-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 software,

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 start-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.

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.

ft. 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

industry, 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

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.

dedicated team of professionals to carry out

the following functions:

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1. Incubation

2. Finance

3. Operations/Administration

4. Eco-system building

5. Due diligence

(d) The CEO will be responsible for

determining the charter 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)

Start-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.

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

regulatory

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 pertaining 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.

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(4) Other infrastructure like meeting

rooms, server rooms, QA/QC labs, etc.

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 support 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.

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.

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(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 proportionate

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/service 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 internet 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.

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(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.

market rates for the various on-demand and

industry 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. Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality/

/Merged Reality.

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(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

further 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.

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.

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This issues with the concurrence of Finance

(R&C) Department 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.

————

Order

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) Department 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

—

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.

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FORM 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

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