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There are three Extraordinary issues to the Official Gazette, Series I No. 27 dated 4-10-2018 namely:–

(1) Extraordinary dated 4-10-2018 from pages 1545 to 1546 from Department of Revenue, Notification No. 16/55/2015-RD

regarding appointment of date on which the provisions of Act shall come into force.

(2) Extraordinary No. 2 dated 5-10-2018 from pages 1547 to 1548 from Department of Finance (R&C), Notification

No. 4/5/2015-Fin (R&C)/1574 regarding Amendment of Goa Value Added Tax Act, 2005.

(3) Extraordinary No. 3 dated 10-10-2018 from pages 1549 to 1552 from Department of Finance (R&C), Notifications

regarding Amendment of Goa Goods and Services Tax Rules, 2017.

INDEX

Department

Notification/Order

Subject

Pages

1.a. Agriculture

Not.- 3/2/1/CIN/Agron/CFG/

Assitance for Community Farming

1554

Dir. ex officio Joint Secy.

/D.Agri/447

b. —do—

Not.- 3/CIN/INM/Org-Govt/4/

Promotion of Organic Farming, 2018 scheme

1558

/2018-19/D.Agri/452

2.a. Finance

Ord.- 12/2/2002-Fin(R&C)/Part/1569

Amendment of Payment of Pensions of

1561

Under Secretary

Pensioner Scheme.

b. —do—

O. M.- 12/3/82-Fin(R&C)/Vol.I

Grant of Dearness Relief to Central Govt.

1562

Pensioner/Family Pensioner

Fisheries

Not.- DF/OFFS/SCHEME/F.T.C/

Short Term Training in Fisheries

1563

Under Secretary

/S.T.T/2018-19

4.a. Labour

Not.- 24/24/2010-LAB/657

The Goa Building & Other Construction Workers

1564

Under Secretary

(Regulation of Employment and Conditions of

Service) (Amendment) Rules, 2018

b. Factories & Boilers

Not.-VI/BLR/(2)/A-117/(a)/2574

Draft Rules— The Goa Boiler (Fourth

1572

Chief Inspector

Amendment) Rules, 2018.

ex officio Joint Secy.

Personnel

Not. 1/21/87-PER (Pt.I)

RR—Directorate of Education.

1575

Spceial Secretary

6.a. Revenue

Ord.- 26/07/02/2018-RD/1876

Final Sanctioned Staff Strength

1578

Under Secretary

b. —do—

Ord. 26/07/02/2018-RD/1877

Creation of posts

1579

Social Welfare

Ord.- 3-31-2015-16-ADMN/3584

Creation of posts

1581

Under Secretary

Urban Development

Not.- 10/661/2015/DMA/NGT/

Holistic Policy on Solid Waste Management.

1583

Municipal Adm.

VOL.III/PART FILE

Dir. ex officio Joint Secy.

NOTE

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GOVERNMENT OF GOA

Department of Agriculture

Directorate of Agriculture

___

Notification

3/2/1/CIN/Agron/CFG/D.Agri/447

Sub: Assistance for Community Farming

Government is pleased to introduce the

new scheme “Assistance for Community

Farming” to tackle the problem of lands being

kept fallow and promote group farming.

The details of the scheme and pattern of

assistance are given below:

1. Short title and commencement.— (a) The

scheme shall be called “Assistance for

Community Farming, 2018”.

(b) It shall come into force from the date of

its approval by the Government and shall

remain in force till it is withdrawn.

the State of Goa.

2. Objectives.— (a) To ensure a greener

Goa by reducing the trends of fields being

kept fallow.

(b) To make agricultural activity more

viable due to better economics of scale for

cultivation and more efficient marketing of

produce.

ment through expertise of some of the

members of the group.

(d) Overcome the fear of another

individual being giving right to cultivate

land staking his claim as tenant since a

farmers group is considered a safer option.

(e) More effective use of infrastructure

created with assistance of Government as

cost of creating multiple individual

infrastructures such as fencing, irrigation,

machinery, etc. is much higher. This will

lead to some savings for Government, e.g.

Fencing on outer periphery of a block of

fields versus fencing individual plots.

(f) Reduction in nuisance for moving

material

and

machinery

due

obstructions of individual fencing.

3. Eligibility criteria for assistance.— (a)

Group claiming assistance from Community

Farming may be of two types:-

(i)Joint Community Farming:— Here the

entire area of all the members together

shall be cultivated as one block in the

name of the group i.e. all expenditure for

creating infrastructure i.e. onetime costs

and cultivation costs (recurring expenses)

shall be in the name of the group.

The produce also shall be sold in the

name of the group and the proceeds are

proportionately shared among farmer

members as per terms and conditions

agreed at the time of group formation.

(ii) Loosely Amalgamated Community

Farming:— In this group, the permanent

costs on infrastructure such as fencing,

wells pump sets, compost preparation

units, etc. shall be borne in the name of

the group. However, recurring expenses

for cultivation shall be borne by members

separately and the produce sold in each

individual member’s name.

(b) The Community Farming Group (CFG)

should have a Krishi Card in its name.

furnish a copy of its first meeting giving

details of the group formation, its authorized

signatories and list of group members with

details of land held or in their possession in

the format given at Annexure–I.

(d) The Community Farming Group should

have a bank account in a scheduled bank in

its own name jointly operated by minimum

two members.

(e) A Community Farming Group shall have

a minimum of 10 members with total

combined land holding exceeding one

hectare (10000 sq. mtrs.) in a compact block.

(f) Members comprising the group should

preferably have a Krishi Card issued by the

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Directorate of Agriculture, Goa. In the event

of a member not having a Krishi Card, the

Chairman of the Community Farming Group

shall certify that the agricultural land in

question is in the possession of/being

cultivated by the member concerned through

a self declaration in the format specified in

Note No. 3/5/EXT/26/2015-16/D.Agri/159 dtd.

06-07-2015 of the Directorate of Agriculture

preferably the said member shall also furnish

a similar declaration as per sample at

Annexure II.

(g) The Community Farming Group shall

be registered with the Directorate of

Agriculture. There will be no objection for

such a group to be also registered under the

Societies Act, 1860 or with the National Bank

for Agriculture and Rural Development

(NABARD).

(h) The Community Farming Group shall

submit a project report listing various

agricultural infrastructure facilities proposed

to be developed, crops to be grown,

marketing plans etc.

(i) A Community Farming Group would

normally be expected to engage in double or

triple cropping of field crops. However,

groups proposing horticultural development

in fallow lands shall also be considered.

(j) The Community Farming Group would

have to submit an undertaking stating that it

would carry on agricultural activities in the

area under the project for atleast five years

from date of availing benefits under

this scheme failing which the entire

assistance provided shall be refunded to

Government.

4. Pattern of Assistance:— A Community

Farming Group shall be entitled to a project

based assistance as under:

(A) Assistance of 100% in case of

Community Farming Group wherein 50%

or more of the area brought under

cultivation has been fallow for more than

five years or 90% in other cases on the

standard cost/relevant GSR as fixed by the

relevant Cost Estimation Committee of the

Directorate of Agriculture from time to time

on creation of following infrastructure in

common for the entire group:-

a. Fencing of various types.

ii. Digging of wells including bore

wells.

iii. Construction of water storage

tanks.

iv. Installation of pump sets.

v. Installation of Micro Irrigation

systems.

vi. Construction of compost units of

various types.

vii. Construction of biogas unit.

viii. Purchase of machinery for

various

agricultural

operations

including post harvest processing/

/value addition as per minimum area

applicable for each type.

ix. Construction of pump house with

provision for storage of agricultural

inputs and produce, threshing/drying

yards, small warehouses etc.

x. Repairs/construction of non-

notified internal bunds, drainage

channels, passages for transport of

machinery and produce, conserve soil

and water etc.

The assistance for infrastructure above

will be limited based on area covered as

given below:

Sr.

Area (Ha.)

Maximum assistance

No.

(Lakhs Rs./Ha.)

1.00-2.00

3.00

2.01-5.00

2.50

5.01-10.00

2.25

10.01-20.00

2.00

Above 20.00

1.50

A. Assistance as per scheme pattern of

assistance as under:-

i. Purchase of quality seeds/seedlings/

/planting material grain of food crops,

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vegetables, sugarcane and horticulture

crops.

ii. Assured Price for Agricultural

Produce, 2016.

iii. Area expansion on horticultural crops

i.e. fruits, flowers and spices including

plantation crops.

iv. Purchase of agricultural machinery

for land preparation, planting interculture

and harvesting under State Sector Scheme

“Agriculture”.

B. The restrictions of maximum area

eligible per beneficiary will be relaxed

subject to limits on pro rata basis on total

area cultivated in case of Joint Community

Farming Group.

C. Preference as applicable will be given

to Community Farming Group’s in schemes

with 100% assistance such as desilting of

ponds/tanks, assistance for cultivation of

vegetables by Self Help Group’s (SHG);

distribution of seed, minikits, trainings,

demonstrations etc.

(A) Procedure:— a. A Community Farming

Group desiring to avail benefit under the

scheme shall apply to the Zonal Agricultural

Officer under whose jurisdiction the area is

located in the specified format given.

i. Krishi Card abstract of the group.

ii. List of all members with details of

agricultural land held/in their possession

and their individual Krishi card number.

Copy of resolution selecting members to

operate bank account.

iii. Copy of first page of bank passbook.

iv. Certificate of registration of

Community Farming Group with the

Directorate of Agriculture/Registrar of Co-

-operative Societies.

v. A Project Report listing various

agricultural

infrastructure

facilities

proposed to the developed, quotations/

estimates for the same, cropping pattern,

marketing plans, etc.

vi. An undertaking that the Community

Farming Group will undertake agricultural

activities in the area brought under

cultivation for atleast 10 years and that in

case of default agreeing to refund back to

the Government the entire amount of

assistance as decided by the Directorate

of Agriculture.

The

Zonal

Agricultural

Officer

concerned will evaluate the proposal for

feasibility and forward it to the District

Agricultural Officer concerned to put it up

for decision of the High Power Committee

along

with

his

detailed

report

recommendation.

c. The District Agricultural Officer

concerned will evaluate the project including

likely financial assistance admissible and

forward it to concerned Section of the

Directorate of Agriculture to place before the

High Power Committee.

d. A High Power Committee consisting of

Hon’ble Mininister for

– Chairman

Agriculture

Secretary (Agriculture )

– Member

Director of Agriculture

– Member

Dy. Director of Agriculture – Member

shall examine the project for feasibility and

accordingly decide on approval.

e. The Community Farming Group shall

take up the project once approval is conveyed

and submit completed project file with

Invoices/Receipts of payment for settlement

to concerned Zonal Agricultural Officer.

f. The Zonal Agricultural Officer shall

forward

completed

cases

after

due

verification and scrutiny to the concerned

District Agriculture Officer for settlement.

(B) Relaxation: The Government shall be

empowered to relax any or all clauses or

conditions of the scheme in genuine cases.

However for release of financial assistance

in such case will be considered only with

the approval of the Minister of Agriculture.

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regarding interpretation of any clause, word,

expression of the scheme, the decision shall

lie with the Government, which shall be final

and binding on all concerned.

(D) Redressal of Grievance and disputes:

Grievances if any, arising out of the

implementation of this scheme, shall be

heard and decided by the Minister of

Agriculture and his decision in this regard

shall be final and binding on all concerned.

This issues with the concurrence of the

Finance Department under their U. O.

No. 1400054147 dated 08-08-2018.

By order and in the name of the Governor

of Goa.

Nelson Figueiredo, Director & ex officio Jt.

Secretary (Agriculture).

Tonca-Caranzalem, 1st October, 2018.

ANNEXURE-I

DETAILS OF LAND HELD/IN POSSESSION OF COMMUNITY FARMING IN POSSESSION

Sr.

Name of the member

Krishi Card No.

Land coming under Community

Signature

No.

Farming in possession

Survey

Sub-Division

Total Area

Area in

No.

sq. meter

Possesion

sq. meter

ANNEXURE-II

SELF DECLARATION

I, the undersigned Shri./Smt.___________________________resident of_________________Indian

National do hereby solemnly affirm as below:-

1. That I am in possession of/cultivating/intending to cultivate agricultural property/properties bearing

survey number _________ sub/division number _______________ of Village___________________of

Taluka____________ admeasuring __________ square metres wherein Shri./Smt. ____________is

shown as the Occupant/Tenant on Form I & XIV.

2. That the said Shri./Smt._______________________________________ is/are related to me being

my________________________________________________ (mention relationship)

That the above said agricultural land is being cultivated by me based on written/oral lease

with__________ who is/are the owners/heirs of the owners.

3. That I intend to cultivate the above said agricultural land individually as a member of _____________a

community farming group.

That I authorize____________________________ a community farming group of which I am a member

to cultivate the above said agricultural land on my behalf at mutually agreed terms and conditions.

4. That I indemnify the Government of Goa, the Directorate of Agriculture and its Sub-Offices of any

financial or legal responsibility/liability should any dispute arise due to this declaration.

I am aware of the fact that if the information given by me is proved false/not true, I will have to face

the punishment as per the law. Also all the benefits availed by me shall be summarily withdrawn.

Self

Signature:_____________________

Signed

Name: ________________________

Photograph

Contact No. ____________________

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Notification

3/CIN/INM/Org-Govt/4/2018-19/D.Agri/452

Increasing health consciousness and

concern for environment is drawing attention

to organic farming. Application of chemical

pesticides is increasing associated with the

negative impact to human health and

environment. There is a need to promote

organic farming for healthy food, ecology and

pollution free environment, while maintaining

the soil and environment, with the process

to reduce the dependence on harmful agro

chemical and to supplement them with viable

alternatives.

Organic agriculture is a production system

that sustains the health of soils, ecosystem

and people. It relies on ecological processes,

biodiversity and cycles adapted to local

conditions rather than the use of inputs with

adverse

effects.

Organic

agriculture

combines tradition, innovation & service to

benefit the shared environment and promotes

fair relationships and a good quality of life

for all involved.

Therefore the Government is pleased to

launch and notify a scheme for the same as

under:

1. Short title & commencement:— (i) The

scheme shall be called as “Promotion of

Organic Farming 2018”.

(ii) This scheme shall come into force from

the date of its notification in the Official

Gazette and shall be in force till the same is

amended or terminated by the Government.

2. Objective of the scheme:— (1) To

promote Organic farming in the state and to

benefit economically and ecologically.

(2) To promote and help farmers to

substitute harmful agro chemical like

fertilizer/pesticides with Bio-fertilizers/bio-

controls for clean environment and health of

human and animals.

(3) To promote and assist conversion of

organic waste into organic manure.

(4) To make available healthy foods for

healthy living and enhance farm income

through premium rates in organic markets.

(5) To create greater awareness and

motivation for organic farming and organic

foods among producers and consumers.

(6) To conserve and make available

traditional local varieties for organic farming.

3. Components of the scheme.— The

scheme would be implemented with

following components:

(1) Assistance for purchase of organic

inputs.

(2) Organic inputs to encourage Organic

farming.

(3) Organic farming demonstrations.

(4) Assistance for conservation of

traditional seed varieties for organic

farming.

(5) Awareness and publicity in Organic

farming.

(6) Assistance for setting up of Organic/

/Bio input production unit.

(7) Model organic farms.

(8) Promotion of local farmers markets.

4. Eligibility.— (1) All categories of farmers/

individuals/institutions/Self Help Groups/

NGOs/Farmers Club, who are carrying out

agricultural activity or directly involved in

Agriculture activity in the State and are

having a Krishi card.

(2) For availing assistance for items shown

at Sr. No. 4, 6 and 8 Krishi card is desirable.

5. Pattern of assistance.— (1) Assistance

for purchase of Organic inputs:

(a) Assistance towards purchase for

inputs such as Organic manures, City

compost, Vermi-compost, Press-mud, Neem

cake, Edible/Non edible ground oilseed

cakes, bone-meal, enriched organic

manures, and all those bulky organic

fertilizers recommended for use in organic

farming or by National Programme for

Organic Production (NPOP)/National

Centre for Organic Farming (NCOF) to the

extent of 50% cost limited to Rs. 10,000/-

per hectare and maximum up to 2 hectare

per beneficiary.

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(b) Assistance would be provided for

purchase of Bio-fertilizers, Bio-pesticides,

Bio-insecticides, Bio-stimulants, Bio-control

agents, Bio-control aids, pheromone traps,

light traps, etc. to the extent of 75% of the

cost on all the products covered under

National

programme

for

Organic

Production (NPOP)/National Centre for

Organic Farming (NCOF)/Fertilizer Control

Order, 1985/Insecticide Act, 1968 limited

to Rs. 5,000/- per hectare with maximum

up to 2 hectare per beneficiary.

Products under the category “all other

products certified for use in organic

agriculture” shall be assisted up to 50% of

cost, limited up to Rs. 5000/- per hectare

with maximum up to 1 hectare per

beneficiary.

(2) Organic inputs to encourage Organic

farming.— Organic farming inputs for

Nutrient management, Pest management,

Disease management, Moisture management,

Composting cultures, Composting/Vermi-

composting units, Composting aid/tools/kits,

etc. shall be supplied as per norms and

pattern

assistance

approved

Government in order to boost organic

farming

and

help

change

from

conventional farming to organic farming.

(3) Organic farming demonstrations.—

Assistance shall be provided for conducting

demonstration on 0.4 hectare area to promote

organic farming techniques and concepts,

demonstration of farm machinery and

equipments used for organic farming, etc. at

multi locations for field level acceptance and

shall be proposal based. Such demonstration

shall be undertaken by Zonal Agriculture

Offices, Farm Superintendent, Mechanical

Cultivation Offices, Krishi Vigyan Kendra,

Agriculture Technology Management Agency

(ATMA) Institutions, Self Help Groups,

Societies involved in agriculture, Sugar

factory, etc. on Government farms/Institution

farms/Progressive farmers field or farm,

community cultivation, etc.

The

assistance

provided

for

one

demonstration shall cover 100% cost towards

purchase of inputs for nutrient, pest, disease,

weed management, cost of demonstration

of farm machinery/equipments for aiding in

organic farming.

The total cost of one demonstration shall

be limited to maximum up to Rs. 20,000/-.

(4) Assistance for conservation of

traditional seed varieties for Organic

farming.— Assistance shall be provided to

Government

farm/recognised

bodies

involved in Biodiversity/registered farmer/

grower/conservators of traditional local

varieties of the State for crops like Paddy,

Ragi (finger millets), pulses, brinjal, bhendi,

chillie, sweet potato, watermelon and all

other crops and varieties as approved by

the Committee set up by Department of

Agriculture. The traditional varieties should

not have cultivation area in the State of more

than, in case of field crop 100 hectares and

in case of vegetable/other crops 20 hectare.

As an incentive to preserve the cultivation

of these traditional varieties which are on

the verge of extinction and make available

these seeds for organic farming, financial

assistance provided is;

1. For field crops like paddy/pulse, etc.

the minimum area shall be 250 sq. mts. and

maximum area shall be 500 sq. mts. with

financial assistance at the rate of Rs. 20/-

per sq. mts. on prorata basis. The farmer

shall give 5 kgs. of his/her seeds to the

Department of Agriculture at the time of

claim.

2. For vegetables crops the minimum area

shall be 50 sq. mts. and maximum area shall

be 500 sq. mts. with financial assistance at

the rate Rs. 30/- per sq. mts. on prorata basis.

The farmer at the time of claim shall give

his/her seeds to the Department of

Agriculture as: (1) Varieties with small seeds

minimum quantity shall be 50 gms. (2)

Varieties with larger seeds minimum

quantity shall be 100 gms.

3. For any other crops/varieties the area

and pattern of assistance shall be decided

by the Committee set up by Department of

Agriculture.

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(5) Awareness and Publicity for organic

farming: Promotion for creating mass

awareness about organic farming techniques,

methods, knowledge on best organic practice

guide, organic based nutrient/pest/disease/

weed/moisture management, compost

making techniques, etc. for the producers and

importance of healthy foods through organic

farming

the

consumers

through

pamphlets, leaflets, banner, bill boards,

exhibition stall, print and electronic media.

(6) Assistance for setting up of organic/bio

input production unit: Assistance shall be

provided for project based organic/bio input

production unit with capacity to cover 10

hectare area at village level for production of

locally available bio inputs to meet the

requirement of the farmers undertaking

organic cultivation. Financial assistance for

the project shall cover the fixed cost towards

laying of concrete ground platform, cost of

hardware items, plasticware, necessary tools,

equipments, etc. and recurring cost of items

shall be @ 50% cost with maximum

assistance maximum up to Rs 25,000/unit.

The cost of laying of PCC (1:2:4) with 12

mm. cement finished plaster (1:3) ground

platform having a size of 3mt. x 4mts. is

estimated at Rs 15,000/-.

(7) Model organic farms:— Government

farms/institutional farms/progressive farmers

shall be encouraged to convert to organic

farms where the farms shall act as hubs of

excellence for scientific demonstrations,

training and learning aspects in organic

cultivation. Assistance shall be provided to

farms on project basis to cover minimum area

of 1.0 hectare with financial assistance for

purchase of nutrients, soil conditioner, set up

bio-production unit, composting unit, practise

green manuring, rotation with nitrogen fixing

Vesicular Arbuscular Mycorrhiza (VAM)

promoting crops, mulching, etc. Assistance

for Government farms assistance @ 100% of

cost, maximum upto Rs. 1.5 lakhs/farm to

be released in 3 annual instalments of

80:10:10 over 3 years and for institutional/

progressive farmers farms @ 90% cost,

maximum upto Rs. 1.0 lakhs/farm to be

released in 3 annual instalments of 80:10:10

over 3 years. The cost of labour shall not

exceed 15% of the total cost.

(8) Promotion of Local Farmers Market:

Support to local/weekly farmers market

including web based or App based market

for sale of local produce to the local

community. NGO’s/Self Help Groups/ Farmers

Club involved in direct selling of local produce

to the local community can be assisted for

promotion of these markets through

material,

dismantable

temporary sale counters (canopies), cost

towards web/App based (online), etc. upto

90% of the total cost with maximum limit up

to Rs. 1,00,000/- per market. The cost of

labour shall not exceed 15% of the total cost.

The assistance provided by Government

of India towards above programme under

any other scheme would be adjusted within

the total subsidy and balance subsidy shall

be paid by the State Government.

(6) Guidelines and procedure.—(i) The

applicant shall submit their application/

proposal for availing assistance under the

scheme to the Zonal Agriculture Officer

(ZAO).

(ii) The Zonal Agriculture Officer shall

process the cases and forward the cases

to the District Agricultural Officer North/

South for sanction and payment.

(iii) The Dy. Director of Agriculture (CIN)

shall fix the norms and pattern of

assistance for supply of organic inputs with

Government approval.

(iv) Proposal received under Organic

farming

demonstrations

shall

scrutinized by the Zonal Agricultural

Officer.

This

proposal

along

with

recommendation shall be submitted to Dy.

Director of Agriculture (CIN) for approval.

(v) Under Conservation of traditional

seeds component, the Zonal Agricultural

Officer shall identify and register the seed

grower with Dy. Director of Agriculture

(CIN). The Zonal Agricultural Officers shall

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receive the claim and submit his detail

report along with the seed to Dy. Director

of Agriculture (CIN) for approval.

(vi) Dy. Director of Agriculture (CIN) shall

approve from Director of Agriculture all

expenditure to be incurred under the

component awareness and publicity for

organic farming.

(vii) Proposal received towards setting

up of organic/bio input production unit

shall be scrutinized by the Zonal

Agricultural Officer and along with

feasibility report and recommendation to

be submitted to Dy. Director of Agriculture

(CIN) for approval by Director of

Agriculture.

(viii) Proposal received of institution

farms/progressive farmers under Model

organic farms shall be scrutinized by the

Zonal Agricultural Officer for feasibility,

centre for demonstration and learning

aspect, etc. The proposal along with the

recommendation shall be submitted to Dy.

Director of Agriculture (CIN) for approval

by Director of Agriculture.

Proposals of Government Farms shall be

submitted to Dy. Director of Agriculture

(CIN) for approval by the concern Farm

Superintendent through the Asst. Director

of Agriculture (Farms).

(ix) Proposal received under promotion

of “local farmers market” shall be

scrutinized by the Zonal Agricultural

Officer for feasibility, cost benefit, public

accessibility, local requirement, etc.

Proposal meeting this requirement only

should be submitted to Dy. Director of

Agriculture (CIN) for approval by Director

of Agriculture. Proposals for web/App

based markets shall be scrutinized by Dy.

Director of Agriculture (CIN) for approval

by Director of Agriculture.

(x) The subsidy will be disbursed to the

applicant

only

through

Electronic

Clearance System (ECS).

7. Relaxation.— The Government shall be

empowered to relax any or all clauses or

conditions of the scheme in genuine cases.

However, for release of financial assistance

in such case will be considered only

with the approval of Finance (Exp.)

Department.

8. Interpretation.— If any question arises

regarding interpretation of any clause, word,

expression of the scheme, the decision shall

lie with the Government, which shall be final

and binding on all concerned.

9. Redressal of Grievances and Disputes.—

Grievances if any, arising out of the

implementation of this scheme, shall be

heard and decided by the Minister for

Agriculture and the decision of the Minister

of Agriculture in this regard shall be final

and binding on all concerned.

This issues with the concurrence of the

Finance Department under their U. O.

No. 1400055502 dated 07-09-2018.

This supersedes the earlier notification

No. 3/CIN/INM/Org-Govt./4/2016-17/D.Agri/

144 dated 27-05-2016.

By order and in the name of the Governor

of Goa.

Nelson Figueiredo, Director & ex officio,

Jt. Secretary (Agriculture).

Tonca-Caranzalem, 5th October, 2018.

———ttt———

Department of Finance

Revenue & Control Division

___

Order

12/2/2002-Fin(R&C)/Part/1569

The Government of Goa is hereby pleased

to further amend the “Scheme for Payment

of Pensions of Pensioners of the Government

of Goa through Public Sector Banks”

as published vide Government Order

No. 12/6/67-Fin.(R&C) dated 08-04-1993, in

the Official Gazette, Series I No. 13, dated

24-06-1993, as follows, namely:—

In the Annexure I appended to the

“Scheme for Payment of Pensions of

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Pensioners of the Government of Goa through

Public Sector Banks”, after item 8, the

following item shall be inserted, namely:—

“9. Corporation Bank.”.

This order shall come into force with

immediate effect.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

Sushama D. Kamat, Under Secretary,

Finance (R&C).

Porvorim, 3rd October, 2018.

_________

Office Memorandum

12/3/82-Fin(R&C)/Vol.I

A copy of the under mentioned Office

Memorandum received from the Government

of India, Ministry of Personnel, Public

Grievances & Pensions, Department of

Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare, New Delhi,

is forwarded herewith for being published

in the Official Gazette.

Sushama D. Kamat, Under Secretary,

Finance (R&C).

Porvorim, 5th October, 2018.

________

Government of India

Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances &

Pensions Department of Pension &

Pensioners’ Welfare

3rd Floor,

Lok Nayak Bhavan

Khan Market,

New Delhi - 110003

Dated the 18th Sept., 2018.

Office Memorandum

42/06/2018-P&PW(G)

Subject: Grant of Dearness Relief to Central

Government pensioners/family

pensioners—Revised rate effective

from 01-07-2018.

The undersigned is directed to refer to this

Department’s OM No. 42/06/2018-P&PW(G)

dated 22-03-2018 on the subject mentioned

above and to state that the President is

pleased to decide that the Dearness Relief

admissible

Central

Government

pensioners/family pensioners shall be

enhanced from the existing rate of 7% to 9%

w.e.f. 01-07-2018.

2. These rates of DR will be applicable to

(i) Civilian Central Government Pensioners/

/Family Pensioners including Central Govt.

absorbee pensioners in PSU/Autonomous

Bodies in respect of whom orders have been

issued vide this Department’s OM No. 4/34/

/2002-P&PW(D) Vol.II dated 23-06-2017 for

restoration of full pension after expiry of

commutation period of 15 years (ii) The

Armed Forces Pensioners, Civilian Pensioners

paid out of the Defence Service Estimates.

(iii) All India Service Pensioners (iv) Railway

Pensioners/family pensioners (v) Pensioners

who are in receipt of provisional pension (vi)

The Burma Civilian pensioners/family

pensioners and pensioners/families of

displaced Government Pensioners from

Burma/Pakistan, in respect of whom orders

have been issued vide this Department’s OM

No. 23/3/2008-P&PW(B) dated 11-09-2017.

3. The payment of Dearness Relief

involving a fraction of a rupee shall be

rounded off to the next higher rupee.

4. Other provisions governing grant of DR

in respect of employed family pensioners and

re-employed Central Government Pensioners

will be regulated in accordance with the

provisions contained in this Department’s OM

No. 45/73/97-P&PW(G) dated 2-7-1999 as

amended vide this Department’s OM No. F.

No. 38/88/2008-P&PW(G) dated 9th July,

2009. The provisions relating to regulation of

DR where a pensioner is in receipt of more

than one pension will remain unchanged.

5. In the case of retired Judges of the

Supreme Court and High Courts, necessary

orders will be issued by the Department of

Justice separately.

6. It will be the responsibility of the

pension disbursing authorities, including the

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nationalized banks, etc., to calculate the

quantum of DR payable in each individual

case.

7. The offices of Accountant General and

authorised Pension Disbursing Banks are

requested to arrange payment of relief to

pensioners etc. on the basis of these

instructions without waiting for any further

instructions from the Comptroller and Auditor

General of India and the Reserve Bank of

India in view of letter No. 528-TA,II/34-80-II

dated 23-04-1981 of the Comptroller and

Auditor General of India addressed to all

Accountant Generals and Reserve Bank of

India Circular No. GANB No. 2958/GA-64 (ii)

(CGL)/81 dated the 21st May, 1981 addressed

to State Bank of India and its subsidiaries

and all Nationalised Banks.

8. In their application to the pensioners/

/family pensioners belonging to Indian Audit

and Accounts Department these orders issue

after consultation with the C&AG.

9. This issues with the concurrence with

Ministry of Finance, Department of

Expenditure’s OM No. 1/2/2018-E.II(B) dated

7th September, 2018.

Sd/-

CHARANJIT TANEJA,

Under Secretary to the

Government of India.

———ttt———

Department of Fisheries

Directorate of Fisheries

___

Notification

DF/OFFS/SCHEME/F.T.C/S.T.T/2018-19

Sub.: Short Term Training in Fisheries

The details of the scheme are as follows:

I. Short title & commencement.— This

Scheme may be called as “Short Term

Training in Fisheries”.

II. It shall come into force from Financial

Year 2018-19.

1. Introduction.— This Scheme has been

introduced to educate the Fishermen/Farmer/

/Entrepreneurs/Students on recent advances

in Shrimp farming, Ornamental Fisheries,

Seafood value added product preparation,

Safety and Communication Equipments,

Open Sea Cage Culture, Mussel and Oyster

Farming, Reservoir and Inland Cage Culture,

Fresh Water Fish Culture, Advancement in

craft and gear technologies etc.

2. Objective.— The main objective of the

scheme is:

• To provide technical and general

knowledge about the Aquaculture and

Fishing techniques to the Fishermen/

/Farmer/Entrepreneurs/Students.

• To uplift the skill of the enthusiastic

youth who are eager to take fishery

for self employment and enabling them

to profitably manage their respective

business.

3. Details of Scheme.— Under the scheme

of training programme the following details

can be considered:

(a) Duration: The training will be for the

duration of 2 days, the target of training

will be 10 training in a year.

(b) Advertisement: The news about the

training programme will be announced in

local newspaper and on Departmental

website.

selected based on the first come first serve

basis.

(d) Venue of training: Fishermen training

center Ela Duaji Old Goa and other places

as per the requirement.

4. Eligibility.— (a) Candidate should be 18

years and above.

(b) Candidate should be Fishermen/

/Farmer/Entrepreneurs/Students.

5. Physical Target.— The target proposed

for the financial year is 20 students per

training and maximum 10 training per year.

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6. Pattern of Assistance.— The cost per

training will be amounting to Rs. 24,000/-.

The detail breakup is as follows:

Sr.

Particulars

Amt.

Total Amt.

No.

(Rs.)

1. Honorarium to Resources

3000/-

Person

2. Training Materials @

Rs. 150/- Participants

20 x 150

3000/-

3. Food & Refreshment @

Rs. 250/- Participant/day

20x250x2 10000/-

4. Miscellaneous (Purchase

of material for sea food

value added product

preparation Banner, etc.)

8000/-

Total

24,000/-

7. Budget Head:

2415 – Agriculture

Research

Education

05 – Fisheries

277 – Education

01 – Training in Fisheries (Plan)

20 – Other Administrative Expenses

This issued with the concurrence of the

Finance Department vide their FMS

No. 1400050779 dated 20-06-2018.

By order and in the name of Governor of

Goa.

Shri Vinesh Arlenkar, Director of Fisheries.

Panaji, 24th September.

_________

Department of Labour

Notification

24/24/2010-LAB/657

In exercise of the powers conferred by

Section 62 read with Section 40 of the Building

and Other Construction Workers (Regulation

of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act,

1996 (Central Act 27 of 1996) and after

consultation with the Expert Committee

constituted vide Notification No. 24/24/2010-

Lab/530 dated 02-08-2013, the Government of

Goa hereby makes the following rules so as to

amend the Goa Building and Other

Construction

Workers

(Regulation

Employment and Condition of Service) Rules,

2008 (hereinreferred as the “Principal Rules”)

namely:—

1. Short title and commencement.— (1)

These rules may be called the Goa Building

and Other Construction Workers (Regulation

of Employment and Conditions of Service)

(Amendment) Rules, 2018.

(2) They shall come into force at once.

2. Amendment of Rule 272 – (Contribution

to the Fund).— In Rule 272 of the “principal

rules” for the words “twenty rupees per

mensem” the words “Ten rupees per

mensem” shall be substituted. The entire

content of Rule 272 (2) remains the same.

3. Amendment of Rule 276.— (Maternity

Benefit).— In rule 276 of the (First

Amendment) Rules, 2015 for the expression

“Rs. 2000”, the expression “Rs. 10,000” shall

be substituted.

4. Amendment of Rule 277 – (Eligibility for

pension).— In rule 277 of the “principal

rules” the entire contents may be read as

follows:

A member of the Fund who has been

working as a building workers for not less

than one year after the commencement of

these rules shall on completion of 55 years of

age for men and 50 years of age for women

be eligible for pension. The pension will

become payable from the first day of the

succeeding month to the month in which he

completes of 55 years of age for men and 50

years of age for women.

5. Amendment of rule 278 (5) (Procedure

for payment of pension).— In rule 278 of the

(First Amendment) Rules, 2015 the entire

contents of clause (5) may be read as follows:

The amount of pension shall be One

thousand rupees, per mensem. An increase

of twenty five rupees shall be given for every

completed year of service beyond two years.

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The Board may, with the previous approval

of the Government revise the pension. The

beneficiary however shall not be entitled to

the benefits under any identical schemes

introduced by the Government with the

exception of the benefits admissible under

the statutes in force.

6. Amendment of rule 279 (Grant for

purchase or construction of house).— In Rule

279 of the (First Amendment) Rules, 2015,

the title shall be read as: “Grant for Repair

and interest rebate for construction of new

House” and the entire contents should be

read as follows:

The Board may on application made by a

member, in Form XXIX sanction/grant an

amount of rupees one lakh for repairs of

existing house and an amount upto rupees

five lakh towards the interest rebate on loans

sanctioned to the beneficiary by banks,

financial institutions etc. for construction of

new house or reconstruction of an existing

ancestral house. The interest paid to the

Bank/financial institutions will be reimbursed

to the beneficiary over a period of his

repayment of Housing loan. The amount

reimbursed would depend on the certificate

issued by the bank annually subject to

maximum total of five lakhs. Upon the death

of the beneficiary pending repayment of loan,

the spouse or dependent or legal heirs of the

beneficiary shall be entitled to reimburse-

ment of the interest payable on under the

scheme. The member shall produce along

with the application such documents as may

be specified by the Board.

7. Insertion of rule 279 (2) and (3) (Grant

for purchase or construction of house).— In

rule 279 of the (First Amendment) Rules, 2015,

the following sub-rule shall be inserted:

No grant under sub-rule (1) shall be

sanctioned to those who do not have less

than 3 years of service and having fifteen

years service as superannuation. A

sanctioning committee comprising:

1) Under Secretary (Labour).

2) Commissioner, Labour & Employment

& the Secretary of the Board.

3) Representative of CREDAI.

4) Representative of worker.

shall decide and scrutinize the

documentation for the scheme.

(3) A completion certificate shall be

submitted to the Secretary of the Board

within six months from the date of sanction

of grant.”

8. Amendment of rule 280 (Disability

pension).— In rule 280 of the principal rules,

the entire contents of clause (1) shall be read

as follows:

“Subject to the certification by competent

medical authority in Government hospital

the Board may sanction an amount of

Rs. 2,000/- per month for partial disability

and Rs. 5,000/- per month for total disability

to the beneficiary who is disable due to

paralysis, leprosy, TB, accident, etc. this

benefit is over and above the benefit

that may be accrued under Employees

Compensation Act, 1923. In addition to the

pension he will be eligible for one time ex-

gratia payment of not more than one lakh

rupees depending upon the percentage of

disability and subject to such conditions as

may be fixed by the Board.”

9. Amendment of rule 281 (Loan for the

purchase of tools).— In rule 281 of the

principal rules, for the words “Loan for” in

the title shall be substituted by the words

“Grant for” Further, the entire contents shall

be replaced by the following para:

“An amount of five thousand rupees will

be sanctioned as grant to the members of

the Fund, for the purchase of tools. Those

who

have

completed

three

months

membership in the Fund and those who

remit contribution regularly will be eligible

for this grant. An application in Form No. XL

shall be made for this grant with such other

documents as may be specified by the

Board.”

10. Amendment of rule 282 – (Payment of

Funeral Assistance).— In Rule 282 of the

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principal rules for the words “five thousand

Rupees” the words “ten thousand rupees”

shall be substituted.

11. Amendment of rule 283 – (Payment of

Death Benefit).— In Rule 283 of the principal

rules for the words “thirty thousand rupees”

the words “fifty thousand rupees” and for

the words “one lakh rupees” the words “two

lakh rupees” shall be substituted.

12. Amendment of rule 285 (Medical

Assistance to beneficiaries).— In Rule 285 of

the principal rules for the words “four

hundred Rupees”, the words “one thousand

rupees”, for the words “forty rupees” the

words “one hundred fifty rupees”, for the

words “two thousand rupees” the words

“five thousand rupees” and for the words

“five thousand rupees” the words “fifteen

thousand rupees” shall be substituted.

13. Amendment of rule 287 (Financial

assistance for Marriage).— In rule 287 of the

principal rules the entire content shall be

replaced by the following para:

“The building workers having continuous

membership for three months shall be eligible

to get financial assistance of ten thousand

rupees for the marriage of their children. A

male/female member of this Fund is also

eligible for this assistance for his/her own

marriage. This assistance shall be sanctioned

for the marriage of two children of the

beneficiary. An application in Form No. XLIV

shall be submitted alongwith such other

documents as may be specified by the

Board.”

14. Amendment of rule 288 (Family

pension).— In rule 288 of the principal rules

for the words “two hundred rupees”, the

words “five hundred rupees” only shall be

substituted.

15. Insertion of new Rule 288 (B)

(Treatment of mentally challenged and spastic

children of building worker).— In Rule 288,

Rule No. 288 (B) may be inserted for giving

benefit to workers. The detailed scheme is

as Annexure I.

16. Amendment of Rule 290 (2) – (Refund

of the contribution of deceased member).—

In Rule 290 (2) principal rules for the words

“one year” words “three months” shall be

substituted. And after the word “fund” the

words “subject to having an Aadhar Card”

shall be inserted.

17. Insertion of new Rule 297 (3) –

(Expenditure from the Fund).— Salaries,

allowance and other remuneration of the

members and other employees of the Board

shall be based on recommendations of pay

commission as adopted and made applicable

by the Government to its employees from

time to time provided no Board shall, in any

financial year, incur expenses towards

salaries, allowances and other remuneration

to its members, officers and other employees

and for meeting the other administrative

expenses exceeding five per cent of its total

expenses during that financial year.

18. Insertion of new Rule 288 (C)

(Menstrual Hygiene Scheme).— Every

building female worker and their daughters

studying from class VII (seventh) onwards

will use eco-friendly sanitary pads and

dispose their used pads in an eco friendly

way. This will benefit the health and hygiene

of every woman. This facility will bring

enormous mental relief/confidence in the

minds of both the workers and children and

bring down absenteeism in schools/colleges

and workplace. Women are prone to

reproductive track diseases, and this problem

will be addressed through hygienic means.

The Board or its authorized sub-committee

may formulate a com-prehensive scheme

envisaging all factors such as eligibility,

quantum of benefits, mode of giving the

benefit and also appealing title to the scheme

so as to make it beneficiary friendly.

19. Insertion of new Rule 288 (d) (Mobile

Health Dispensary Scheme).— Building

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workers are exposed to occupational hazards

at the construction sites on account of nature

of the work. Apart from the same the

building workers are also required to

undergo primary treatment for minor ailment

such as cold, fever, de-hydration, muscle

cramps etc., which requires prompt medical

aid. Sickness of the building workers does

not result only in loss of wages but also

hampers smooth working resulting in loss in

production. To effectively manage such

situation and to provide medical aid at work

sites, mobile dispensaries shall be provided.

Modalities of vehicle, equipments and staff

shall be finalized by Board or by the sub-

committee appointed by the Board. The

Board or sub-committee shall have option to

run the above mentioned scheme by out-

sourcing the work to a competent agency.

20. Insertion of new Rule 288 (e) (Setting

up Women Hostel Scheme).— Some of the

female building workers are required to work

late night with no accommodation at work

site nor any transport facilities available to

return home. Under the circumstances

women hostels becomes the only solace to

the suffering female workers. The Board

therefore, shall set-up women hostels by

acquiring the land at the different locations

as the case may be. Parameters of women

hostels such as capacity and other facilities

shall be decided by the Board or its

authorized sub-committee. The Board may

also set up women hostels in premises

acquired on rental basis depending up-on

needs and circumstances.

21. Insertion of new Rule 288 (f) Mobile

Toilet Scheme.— The Board may provide for

mobile toilet with incinerating facilities on

payment of nominal charges by contractor

or free as per the case may be. Mobile toilets

provided by the Board shall be as per the

standard specification laid down by the

competent authorities in case of pressing

needs and circumstances the work of mobile

toilets may be out-sourced for specified

period.

22. Amendment in Form –XXIX (Application

for HBA).— In Form XXIX for the word “HBA”

in the title the words “Grant for repair and

interest rebate for construction of new House”

shall be substituted and for the word

“advance” the word “grant” and for the word

“HBA” in point No. 9 the words “construction

of house” shall be substituted. The entire

contents of “mortgage deed” and “stage

certificate for release of second installment

of advance sanctioned by the Goa Building

and Other Construction Workers Welfare

Board under Housing Loan scheme” shall be

deleted. The contents of Form XXIX shall be

read as enclosed as Annexure II.

23. Amendment in Form–XL (Application

for Instrument Loan).— In Form XL for the

words “Application for Instrument Loan” the

words “Application for grant for purchase of

tools” shall be substituted. For the word

“Loan” the word “grant” shall be substituted.

The entire contents of point No. 9, 12 (b) shall

be deleted. The words “Surety 1. Name &

Signature” in Declaration shall be deleted.

The contents of “for office use only” shall

be replaced as “The application submitted

by Shri___________ employed as________ in

__________ has been verified. The certificate

of employment in respect of the borrower has

been attached. An amount of Rs._________

(Rupees________) may be sanctioned.” The

entire contents of “undertaking for recovery

from pay” shall be deleted.

Further, the entire contents of Form XL shall

be read as enclosed as Annexure III.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

A. S. Mahatme, Under Secretary (Labour).

Porvorim, 28th September, 2018.

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ANNEXURE I

Treatment of mentally challenged and spastic children of Building worker

1) Object: The scheme contemplates to provide medical/monetary relief to the children of the Building

worker covered under the Goa Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and

Conditions of Service) Act, 1996. The Assistance shall be to look after the child who is mentally challenged

and suffering from spasticity fully dependent upon the parents/guardians for all day to day activities for

which a normal child of that age does not need such assistance.

2) Eligibility: A construction worker who has put shall be entitled to the benefit on the basis of self

certificate and/or the Assistant Labour Commissioner, of the concerned area or the Sarpanch of the

respective village panchayat or Registered Trade Union.

3) Subsistence Allowance: The child of the mentally challenged worker shall be paid a Subsistence

Allowance @ Rs. 5000/- per month.

4) Submission of claim: For the claiming the subsistence allowance and application will be forwarded

in the prescribed Form ‘A’ (enclosed) to the Secretary either by self certificate and/or the Assistant Labour

Commissioner, of the concerned area or the sarpanch of the respective village panchayat or Registered

Trade Union. The Certificate issued by the Medical Board of GMC in case of physically challenged and

by IPHB in case if mentally challenged shall be the basis for claiming benefits under this scheme.

Mentally challenged child will be eligible to secure the benefit even after the death of his parents/

construction worker provided their guardian submit certificate from the medical officer of the recognize

hospital until the childs death.

FORM – XLVII

Form Application for Claiming Re-Imbursement of Expenditure of the Treatment of Mentally

Challenged Child/Child Suffering from Spasticity

To,

The Secretary,

Goa Building and Other Construction

Workers Welfare Board

Sir,

I hereby apply for subsistence allowance for treatment of my son/daughter who is undergoing treatment

for __________________ (mention the name of the hospital where the treatment has been taken.)

1) Name of the applicant in full (in block letters)

2) Full address of the applicant

3) Name of the Patient

4) Date of Birth and Age of the child/dependent (supported by Birth certificate)

5) Age and relationship with the worker/applicant.

6) Full address of the Hospital where the dependent is undergoing the treatment

7) Amount claimed as subsistence allowance showing the duration of the claim. I, hereby declare that

the particulars furnished above are correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. If any of the

particulars is found to be incorrect, I realize that I will be liable for suitable action apart from refund of

financial assistance received by me.

Signature of the Applicant or Thumb impression

(name in block letters)

Place:

Date:

CERTIFICATE OF THE MEDICAL OFFICE OF THE RECOGNISED MENTAL HOSPITAL

Certified that Kum. ____________________ son/daughter of Shri./Smt. __________________ who is

employed as _______________________ in the establishment of __________________ has been examined

in this Hospital and has been diagnosed as a case of Mental Retardation/Spasticity and does/does not

need active treatment.

Seal of the Medical Superintendent of the Institute of Psychiatry and Human Behaviour, Bambolim in

case of mentally retarded child and of orthopedic surgeon/physician of Asilo Hospital Mapusa, Hospicio,

Margao and Goa Medical College in case of Spasticity.

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CERTIFICATE FROM THE REGISTERED WORKERS UNION

I, the undersigned do hereby certify that Shri/Smt. _________________ is working as a construction

worker and performs the work a _______________ since last ______________ months/years.

This certificate is issued in order to certify that the above mentioned person as a building construction

worker and for availing the benefits available under the Goa Building and Other Construction Workers

Welfare Board.

(Seal)

__________________________________________

(Signature, Name and address of Union Leader)

SELF CERTIFICATE

Certified that Shri/Smt. _________________ having beneficiary registration No._____________ has

worked for 90 days in building and other construction activities in the preceding twelve months in Goa.

Place:

__________________________

Date:

(signature of the applicant)

________

ANNEXURE II

FORM-XXIX

[See rule 279(1)]

Application No.

Fees Rs.

Application for Grant for Repair and Interest Rebate for Construction of New House

(a) Name of the applicant:

(b) Permanent address:

Date of Birth:

Date of retirement

(a) Registration No.:

(b) Date of registration:

(d) Date of first remittance:

(e) Date of last remittance:

(f)

Total amount remitter:

(g) whether the membership has ever been revived,

if so, details:

(h) Details of revival:

Purpose of grant (new construction/Maintenance/

/Purchase of land with building):

Whether the applicant has a house of his own

(give details):

Amount of grant required:

Details of land property:

(a) Panchayat/Town:

(b) Village:

(d) District:

(e) Area:

(f)

Survey No.:

(g) Valuation of the property:

Whether the applicant has received any other loan

for construction house, give details:

10.

Estimate for construction/maintenanceof building

as per plan:

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11.

Details of the amount raised apart from the loan:

12.

Whether the applicant has received loan

previously from this Board:

___________

DECLARATION

I hereby declare that the above statements are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Place: ____________

Signature ________________

Date: ____________

Name ___________________

Details of documents to be produced:

1. Plan and estimate (approved).

2. Encumbrance certificate of 14 years

3. Location certificate.

4. Land tax receipt.

5. Original document.

6. Attested copy of ration card (pages 2, 4) for

maintenance application.

7. Ownership of the building (for maintenance only)

8. Terminal benefit declaration.

9. Attested copies of identity card & passbook.

10. Title clearance certificate.

11. Age certificate of the building (for maintenance only).

12. Valuation certificate of the building (for

maintenance only).

13. No objection certificate from the authorities for

construction.

14. Declaration from the applicant that neither he/she/nor

his/her spouse or children own a house (for new construction).

__________

ANNEXURE III

FORM –XL

[See rule 281]

Application No. ……………

Fee Rs. ………..

APPLICATION FOR GRANT FOR PURCHASE OF TOOLS

Name of the applicant:

Father’s/Husband’s Name:

Residential Address:

Name of Bank in which contribution remitted:

Age & Date of Birth:

Monthly income:

Details of other properties if any, owned or

possessed by the applicant:

Whether salary certificate from the employer

is attached:

10.

Particulars of Instruments to be purchased:

(a) Description:

(b) Make:

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(d) Invoice price (copy enclosed):

(e) Name & Address of supplier/dealer:

11.

(a) Amount of grant applied for:

DECLARATION

A. I/We confirm that the funds will be used for the stated purpose only and will not be used for

speculation and/or anti-social purpose.

B. I/We understand that the Board has the right to recall the funds if they are not used for the stated

purpose.

C. I/We understand that the sanction of the facility is at the discretion of the Board and I/We will

execute necessary Security documents as per the Board’s requirements to its satisfaction.

Place: ___________

Date: ____________

Signature of applicant

(For Office use only)

The application submitted by Shri ____________ employed as ______________ in _____________ has

been verified. The certificate of employment in respect of the borrower has been attached. An amount

of Rs. _________ (Rupees __________________________) may be sanctioned.

District Executive Officer

Secretary

EMPLOYMENT CERTIFICATE

Certified that Shri/Smt.……………………….......... s/o, d/o, w/o ………………… of ……………………………

House No. …………………… Town ………………… Desam ……………… Village ………………… Taluka

………………………. District ………………….. now residing at House No. …………………… Town/Desam

……………….. Village …………………… Taluka ………………….. District ……………… is a permanent/

officiating/acting/provisional ……………………. (designation).

DETAILS OF HIS/HER SERVICE ARE AS UNDER:

1. Date of entry into service ………………………….....................

2. Date of which continuous service begins ................................

3. Date of retirement................................................................................

DETAILS OF HIS/HER PAY, ETC. ARE AS UNDER

1. Basic pay …………………………...........

(a) Provident Fund …………………....

2. Dearness Allowance ……………...........

(b) LIC recoveries …………………......

3. HRA ……………………………….............

4. Compensatory Allowance ……….........

(d) Loan recoveries …………………...

1. …………………………………….......

2. …………………………………….......

3. …………………………………….......

5. Other Allowance ………………………

(e) Other recoveries

1. ……………………………………......

2. ……………………………………......

Total (A) ………………………………....

Total (B) …………………………….

Net Salary:

(A) – (B) Rs. ………………...

Place ………………..

Signature

Date ………………..

Name

Designation of the Head of office/Department.

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Inspectorate of Factories and Boilers

___

Notification

VI/BLR/(2)/A-117/(a)/2574

The following draft rules which the Government of Goa proposes to make in exercise of

the powers conferred by section 29 of the Boilers Act, 1923 (Act 5 of 1923) so as to further

amend the Goa Boiler Rules, 1983 are hereby pre-published as required by section 31 of the

said Act, for information of all the persons likely to be affected thereby and notice is hereby

given that the said Rules will be taken into consideration by the Government after

expiry of a period of sixty days from the date of publication of this Notification in the Official

Gazette.

All objections and/or suggestions to the said draft rules may be forwarded to the Secretary

(Factories and Boilers), Government of Goa, Secretariat, Porvorim, before the expiry of the

said period of sixty days so that they may be taken into consideration at the time of finalization

of the said draft Rules.

DRAFT RULES

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 29 of the Boilers Act, 1923 (Act 5 of 1923),

and all other powers enabling it in this behalf, the Government of Goa hereby makes the

following rules so as to further amend the Goa Boilers Rules, 1983, namely:—

1. Short title and commencement.— (1) These rules may be called the Goa Boiler (Fourth

Amendment) Rules, 2018.

(2) They shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. Amendment of rule 36.— In rule 36 of the Goa Boiler Rules, 1983 (hereinafter referred

to as the “principal Rules”),

(i) for sub-rule (2), the following sub-rule shall be substituted namely:—

(2) Inspection fees.— Inspection Fees for renewal of certificate of boilers shall be calculated

on the basis of rating and shall be levied in accordance with the following scale, namely:—

For boiler rating not exceeding 10 sq. mts.

Rs. 2,700/-.

For boiler rating exceeding 10 sq. mts. but not exceeding 30 sq. mts.

Rs. 3,200/-.

For boiler rating exceeding 30 sq. mts. but not exceeding 50 sq. mts.

Rs. 3,900/-.

For boiler rating exceeding 50 sq. mts. but not exceeding 70 sq. mts.

Rs. 4,600/-.

For boiler rating exceeding 70 sq. mts. but not exceeding 90 sq. mts.

Rs. 5,300/-.

For boiler rating exceeding 90 sq. mts. but not exceeding 110 sq. mts.

Rs. 5,900/-.

For boiler rating exceeding 110 sq. mts. but not exceeding 200 sq. mts.

Rs. 6,600/-.

For boiler rating exceeding 200 sq. mts. but not exceeding 400 sq. mts.

Rs. 7,300/-.

For boiler rating exceeding 400 sq. mts. but not exceeding 600 sq. mts.

Rs. 7,900/-.

For boiler rating exceeding 600 sq. mts. but not exceeding 800 sq. mts.

Rs. 9,100/-.

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For boiler rating exceeding 800 sq. mts. but not exceeding 1000 sq. mts.

Rs. 10,500/-.

For boiler rating exceeding 1000 sq. mts. but not exceeding 1200 sq. mts.

Rs. 11,900/-.

For boiler rating exceeding 1200 sq. mts. but not exceeding 1400 sq. mts.

Rs. 13,200/-.

For boiler rating exceeding 1400 sq. mts. but not exceeding 1600 sq. mts.

Rs. 14,400/-.

For boiler rating exceeding 1600 sq. mts. but not exceeding 1800 sq. mts.

Rs. 15,800/-.

For boiler rating exceeding 1800 sq. mts. but not exceeding 2000 sq. mts.

Rs. 18,500/-.

For boiler rating exceeding 2000 sq. mts. but not exceeding 2200 sq. mts.

Rs. 21,000/-.

For boiler rating exceeding 2200 sq. mts. but not exceeding 2400 sq. mts.

Rs. 23,700/-.

For boiler rating exceeding 2400 sq. mts. but not exceeding 2600 sq. mts.

Rs. 26,300/-.

For boiler rating exceeding 2600 sq. mts. but not exceeding 2800 sq. mts.

Rs. 28,900/-.

For boiler rating exceeding 2800 sq. mts. but not exceeding 3000 sq. mts.

Rs. 31,500/-.

Above 3000 sq. meters for every 200 sq. mts. or part thereof, an additional fee of

Rs. 1400/- shall be charged:

Provided that when any owner is willing to accept a renewed certificate for less than

twelve months in order to approximate the date of annual inspection to the date on which

other boilers in the locality are inspected, a certificate for such period of less than twelve

months, as may be necessary for such approximation of dates, may be granted at a reduced

fee to be calculated at one twelfth of the ordinary fee for each full month, portion of a month

will be reckoned as one full month.”;

(ii) in sub-rule (3),-

(A) in clause (a),-

(a) in sub-clause (i), for the letters and figures “Rs. 1000/-”, the letters and figures

“Rs. 2,000/-” shall be substituted;

(b) in sub-clause (ii), for the letters and figures “Rs. 500/-”, the letters and figures

“Rs. 1000/-” shall be substituted;

(B) in clause (b),-

(a) in sub-clause (i) for the letters and figures “Rs. 1,500/-”, the letters and figures

“Rs. 3,000/-” shall be substituted;

(b) in sub-clause (ii), for the letters and figures “Rs. 1000/-”, the letters and figures

“Rs. 2,000/-” shall be substituted;

they occur, the letters and figures “Rs. 300/-” and “Rs. 2,000/-” shall be respectively

substituted;

(iii) in sub-rule (4), in clause (a),—

(A) in sub-clause (i) and (ii), for the letters and figures “Rs. 1,500/-”, the letters

and figures “Rs. 6000/-” shall be substituted;

(B) in sub-clause (iii), for the letters and figures “Rs. 750/-”, the letters and

figures “Rs. 3000/-” shall be substituted.

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3. Amendment of rule 38-A.— For rule 38-A of the principal Rules, the following rule shall

be substituted, namely:—

“38–A. Fees for approval and renewal.— The fees for the approval of following firms and

renewal of its approval shall be calculated on the basis of rates to be levied in accordance

with the following scale, namely:—

Rs.

(a)

(i) for approval of firm for pipe fabrication

5,000/-.

(ii) for renewal of approval of firm as pipe fabrication firm

3,200/-.

(b)

(i) for approval of firm as boiler repairer/erector

5,000/-.

(ii) for renewal of approval of firm as boiler repairer/erector firm

3,200/-.

(c)

(i) for approval of firm for manufacture of boilers, economisers,

20,000/-.

pipes, tubes, pressure vessels and heat exchangers

(ii) for renewal of approval of firm for manufacturer of boilers,

10,600/-.

economisers, pipes, tubes, pressure vessels and heat exchangers.

(d)

(i) for approval of firm for manufacture of castings, forgings,

12,500/-.

valves, forged-flanges and such other fittings.

(ii) for renewal of approval of firm for manufacture of castings,

7,000/-.

forgings, valves, forged-flanges and such other fittings.

(e)

(i) for approval of firm for manufacture of plate flanges

8,800/-.

(ii) for renewal of approval of firm for manufacture of plate flanges.

5,000/-.

(f)

(i) for approval of testing laboratory

8,800/-.

(ii) for renewal of approval of testing laboratory

5,000/-.

(g)

(i) for approval of electrode manufacturer (initial qualification)

5,000/-.

(ii) for renewal of approval of electrode manufacturer (periodical

3,200/-.

testing)

4. Amendment of rule 41.— In rule 41 for the principal Rules, for the letters and figures

“Rs. 375/-”, the letters and figures “Rs. 500/-” shall be substituted.

5. Amendment of rule 42.— In rule 42 of the principal Rules, for the letters and figures

“Rs. 200/-”, the letters and figures “Rs. 300/-” shall be substituted.

6. Amendment of rule 52.— In rule 52 of the principal Rules, for the words “rupees three

hundred seventy-five”, the words “rupees five hundred” shall be substituted.

By order and in the name of the Governor of Goa.

Vivek P. Marathe, Chief Inspector & ex officio Joint Secretary (F&B).

Panaji, 10th October, 2018.

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Department of Personnel

Notification

1/21/87-PER (Pt.I)

In exercise of the powers conferred by

the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution

of India and in supersession of the

Government Notification No. 1/21/87-PER

dated 19-09-1991, published in the Official

Gazette, Series I No. 46 dated 13-02-1992, the

Governor of Goa hereby makes the following

rules to regulate the recruitment to the Goa

General Service, Group ‘B’ Non-Ministerial,

Non-Gazetted post, in the Directorate of

Education, Government of Goa, namely:—

1. Short title, application and commence-

ment.— (1) These rules may be called the

Government of Goa, Directorate of Education,

Goa General Service, Group ‘B’, Non-

Ministerial, Non-Gazetted post, Recruitment

Rules, 2018.

(2) They shall apply to the post specified

in column (1) of the Schedule to these rules

(hereinafter called as the “said Schedule”).

(3) They shall come into force from the date

of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. Number, classification and level in the

pay matrix.— The number of posts,

classification of the said post and the level in

the pay matrix attached thereto shall be as

specified in columns (2) to (4) of the said

Schedule:

Provided that the Government may vary

the number of posts as specified in column

(2) of the said Schedule from time to time

subject to exigencies of work.

3. Method of recruitment, age limit and

other qualifications.— The method of

recruitment to the said post, age limit,

qualifications and other matters connected

therewith shall be as specified in columns

(5) to (13) of the said Schedule.

4. Disqualification.— No person who has

entered into or contracted a marriage with a

person having a spouse living or who, having

a spouse living, has entered into or contracted

a marriage with any person, shall be eligible

for appointment to the service:

Provided that the Government may, if

satisfied that such marriage is permissible

under the personal law applicable to such

person and the other party to the marriage

and that there are other grounds for so doing,

exempt any person from the operation of this

rule.

Power

relax.—

Where,

the

Government is of the opinion that it is

necessary or expedient so to do, it may, by

order, for reasons to be recorded in writing

and in consultation with the Goa Public

Service Commission, relax any of the

provisions of these rules with respect to any

class or category of persons.

6. Saving.— Nothing in these rules shall

affect reservation, relaxation of age limit and

other concessions required to be provided

for scheduled castes and other special

categories of persons in accordance with the

orders issued by the Government from time

to time in that regard.

These rules are issued in consultation with

the Goa Public Service Commission conveyed

vide its letter No. COM/II/13/15(1)/2018/643

dated 10-09-2018.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa

Isha Khosla, IAS, Special Secretary

(Personnel).

Porvorim, 28th September, 2018.

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SCHEDULE

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

Name/

/designation

the post

Age limit

for direct

recruits

Period of

probation, if

any

Method of

recruitment,

whether by direct

recruitment or

by promotion

or by deputation/

/transfer/contract

and percentage

of the vacancies

to be filled by

various methods

In case of recruit-

ment by promotion/

/deputation/

/transfer, grades

from which

promotion/

/deputation/

/transfer is

to be made

Educational

and other

qualifications

required for

direct recruits

Classifi-

cation

Whether age & educational

qualifications prescribed for the

direct recruits will apply in the

case of promotees

Number

posts

Level in

the Pay

Matrix

If a

D.P.C./

/D.S.C.

exists,

what is its

compo-

sition

Circum-

stances in

which the

Goa Public

Service

Commission

is to be

consulted in

making

recruitment

242

(2018)

(Subject

variation

depen-

dent on

workload).

Selec-

tion.

Goa

General

Service,

Group

‘B’,

Non

Ministe-

rial, Non-

-Gazetted.

L-8.

Not

exceeding

45 years

(Relaxable

for

Govern-

ment

servants

upto five

years in

accor-

dance

with the

instruc-

tions or

orders

issued by

the

Govern-

ment from

time to

time).

Age: No.

Educa-

tional

Qualifi-

cation:

Yes.

Two years.

50% by

promotion,

failing which,

by direct

recruitment

and 50% by

direct recruit-

ment

Assistant

District

Educational

Inspector/

Teacher

Grade–I in

English/

Hindi/

Marathi/

French/

Konkani/

History/

Geography/

Sociology/

Psychology/

Economics/

Book

Keeping

and

Accoun-

tancy/

Business

Studies/

Secretarial

Practice/

Physics/

Chemistry/

Biology/

Mathema-

tics.

Promotion:

Headmaster of

Government

Primary School/

Assistant Teacher;

with five years

regular service in

the grade.

Essential:

(i) Master Degree

with atleast 50%

marks (or its

equivalent) from a

recognized University

in the subject as

specified in column

(1) applicable to the

relevant post in said

column (1) and

Bachelor of

Education(B. Ed)

from a recognized

Institution by the

National Council for

Teacher Education.

Master Degree with

atleast 45% marks(or

its equivalent) from a

recognized

University in the

subject as specified

Whether

selection

post or

non-

-selection

post

Group

‘B’,

D.P.C.

consisting

of:

(i)

Chairman/

/Member,

Goa Public

Service

Commission

–-Chairman.

(ii)

Chief

Secretary or

his nominee

—Member.

(iii)

Administra-

tive

Secretary/

/Head of

Department

—Member.

(For

promotion

and

confirma-

tion .

Consul-

tation

with the

Goa

Public

Service

Com-

mission

neces-

sary for

making

direct

recruit-

ment,

promo-

tion,

confir-

mation,

and

amend-

ing/

relaxing

any of

the

provi-

sions of

these

Rules.

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Department of Revenue

Order

26/07/02/2018-RD/1876

In supersession of all the previous orders for creation/revival/redesignation/upgradation of

the various posts, the Government is pleased to indicate the final sanctioned staff

strength of the Directorate of Settlement and Land Records, Goa, as under for the next five

years:

Sr.

Designation of the Post

Pay Scale

Sanctioned

No.

Strength

Non Ministerial (Non Lapsable Posts)

Director

Rs. 37400-67000-8700 (GP)–Level 13

Dy. Director (Admn.) to be filled from GCS

Rs. 15600-39100-5400 (GP)–Level 10

Superintendent of Survey and Land Records

Rs. 9300-34800-4600 (GP) - Level 7

Assistant Survey and Settlement Officer

Rs. 9300-34800-4200 (GP) — Level 6

Inspector of Survey and Land Records

Rs. 9300-34800-4200 (GP) — Level 6

Accountant

Rs. 9300-34800-4200 (GP) — Level 6

Supervisor

Rs. 9300-34800-4200 (GP) — Level 6

Head Surveyor

Rs. 5200-20200-2800 (GP) — Level 5

Draughtsman Grade I

Rs. 9300-34800-4200 (GP) — Level 6

10.

Field Surveyor

Rs. 5200-20200-2400 (GP) — Level 4

137

11.

Draughtsman Grade II

Rs. 5200-20200-2400 (GP) — Level 4

12.

Machine Operator

Rs. 5200-20200-2400 (GP) — Level 4

13.

Book Binder

Rs. 5200-20200-2400 (GP) — Level 4

14.

Assistant Book Binder

Rs. 5200-20200-1900 (GP) — Level 2

Ministerial (Lapsable Posts)

15.

Head Clerk

Rs. 9300-34800-4200 (GP) — Level 6

16.

UDC

Rs. 5200-20200-2400 (GP) — Level 5

17.

LDC

Rs. 5200-20200-1900 (GP) — Level 2

18.

Peon (M.T.S.)

Rs. 5200-20200-1800 (GP) — Level 1

19.

Staff Holder

Rs. 5200-20200-1800 (GP) — Level 1

Total

322

As per the recommendation and approval of the High Level Empowered Committee

(H.L.E.C.), the following posts shall stand abolished, upon superannuation/retirement of the

incumbent or upon the post falling vacant (for whatever reasons).

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Sr.

Designation of the post

Name of the Official

Remarks

No.

(Non-Ministerial (Lapsable, Posts)

holding the post

Machine Operator

Shri Albano Dias

Superannuating w.e.f.

February, 2026.

Book Binder

Shri Bombil Kuumbharjevekar

Superannuating w.e.f.

April, 2021

Assistant Book Binder

Have already lapsed

Note : The existing strength of the Driver shall be continued, until further assessment of the vehicle

fleet and requirement of the Department, and any vacancies arising during the interim period shall not

be filled up on regular basis.

This issues with the approval of the High Level Empowered Committee (H.L.E.C.)

constituted with the approval of the Council of Ministers in the XXth Meeting held on

08-11-2017 vide Order No. 1/1/2017-Addl. Secy(PER) dated 22-11-2017 issued by the

Department of Personnel.

Approval of the High Level Empowered Committee (H.L.E.C.) is conveyed vide letter No.

9/3/HLEC/2018-ARD/254 dated 21-08-2018, issued by the Department of Administrative

Reforms, Secretariat.

By order and in the name of the Governor of Goa.

Sudin A. Natu, Under Secretary (Revenue-I).

Porvorim, 4th October, 2018.

________

Order

26/07/02/2018-RD/1877

Sanction of the Government is hereby accorded for creation of the following posts in the

Directorate of Settlement and Land Records, Goa, as per the details shown below:—

Sr. No.

Designation

Pay Scale

No. of posts created

Non Ministerial (Non Lapsable Posts)

Dy. Director (Admn.) to be filled from GCS

Rs. 15600-39100-5400 (GP) – Level 10

Inspector of Survey and Land Records

Rs. 9300-34800-4200 (GP)–Level 6

8 (as per new

Office opening)

Supervisor

Rs. 9300-34800-4200 (GP) — Level 6

Head Surveyor

Rs. 5200-20200-2800 (GP) — Level 5

Field Surveyor

Rs. 5200-20200-2400 (GP) — Level 4

Draughtsman Grade II

Rs. 5200-20200-2400 (GP) — Level 4

Ministerial (Lapsable Posts)

UDC

Rs. 5200-20200-2400 (GP) — Level 5

LDC

Rs. 5200-20200-1900 (GP) — Level 2

Total

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2. The expenditure on creation of the above posts would be met from the Budget Head

mentioned against the posts:—

Sr. No.

Designation

No. of Posts

Budget Head

Non Ministerial (Non Lapsable Posts)

Dy. Director (Admn.)

2029 – Land Revenue

Inspector of Survey and Land Records

00 –

Supervisor

102 – Survey & Settlement Operation

Head Surveyor

01 – Salaries (Non Plan)

Field Surveyor

01 – Salaries

Draughtsman Grade II

Inspector of Survey and Land Records

2029 – Land Revenue

Head Surveyor

00 –

Field Surveyor

102 – Survey & Settlement Operation

10.

Draughtsman Grade II

02 – Cadastral Survey (Plan)

01 – Salaries

11.

Inspector of Survey and Land Records

2029 – Land Revenue

12.

Head Surveyor

00 –

13.

Field Surveyor

102 – Survey & Settlement Operation

14.

Draughtsman Grade II

04 – City Survey (Plan)

01 – Salaries

Ministerial (Lapsable Posts)

UDC

2029 – Land Revenue

LDC

00 –

102 – Survey & Settlement Operation

01 – Salaries (Non Plan)

01 – Salaries

LDC

2029 – Land Revenue

00 –

102 – Survey & Settlement Operation

02 – Cadastral Survey (Plan)

01 – Salaries

LDC

2029 – Land Revenue

00 –

102 – Survey & Settlement Operation

04 – City survey (Plan)

01 – Salaries

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3. As per the recommendation and approval of the High Level Empowered Committee

(H.L.E.C.), the following posts shall stand abolished, upon superannuation/retirement of the

incumbent or upon the post falling vacant (for whatever reasons).

Sr.

Designation of the post

Name of the Official

Remarks

No.

(Non-Ministerial (Lapsable Posts)

holding the post

Machine Operator

Shri Albano Dias

Superannuating w.e.f.

February, 2026.

Book Binder

Shri Bombil Kuumbharjevekar

Superannuating w.e.f.

April, 2021

Assistant Book Binder

Have already lapsed

Note : The existing strength of the Driver shall be continued, until further assessment of the vehicle

fleet and requirement of the Department, and any vacancies arising during the interim period shall not

be filled up on regular basis.

4. This issues with the approval of the High Level Empowered Committee (H.L.E.C.)

constituted with the approval of the Council of Ministers in the XXth Meeting held on

08-11-2017 vide Order No. 1/1/2017-Addl. Secy(PER) dated 22-11-2017 issued by the

Department of Personnel.

5. Approval of the High Level Empowered Committee (H.L.E.C.) is conveyed vide letter No.

9/3/HLEC/2018-ARD/254 dated 21-08-2018, issued by the Department of Administrative

Reforms, Secretariat.

By order and in the name of the Governor of Goa.

Sudin A. Natu, Under Secretary (Revenue-I).

Porvorim, 5th October, 2018.

———ttt———

Department of Social Welfare

Directorate of Social Welfare

Order

3-31-2015-16-ADMN/3584

Sanction of the Government is hereby accorded for creation of the following posts as per

the details shown below:

Sr. No.

Designation of the Post

Pay Scale

No. of Posts created

Non Ministerial (Non Lapsable) Posts

Deputy Director of Social Welfare

Level 10

Assistant Director (Welfare of Differently Abled)

Level 07

Superintendent (Detention Centre)

Level 07

Counselor

Level 05

Junior Stenographer

Level 04

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Ministerial (Lapsable) Posts

Office Superintendent

Level 07

Head Clerk

Level 05

Upper Division Clerk

Level 04

Lower Division Clerk

Level 02

Field Supervisor

Level 04

Multi Tasking Staff

Level 01

TOTAL

2. The expenditure on the creation of above posts would be met from the Budget Head

mentioned against the posts:—

(i) Non Ministerial (Non Lapsable) Posts Sr. Nos. 1 to 5.

2235 — Social Security & Welfare;

02 — Social Welfare;

01 — Direction & Administration;

01 — Directorate of Social Welfare (NP);

01 — Salaries.

(ii) Ministerial (Lapsable) Posts Sr. Nos. 1 to 6.

2235 — Social Security & Welfare;

02 — Social Welfare;

101 — Welfare of Handicapped;

02 — Strengthening of the Department under (SW) wing;

01 — Salaries.

3. As per the recommendation and approval of the High Level Empowered Committee

(H.L.E.C.), the following posts shall stand abolished, upon superannuation/retirement of the

incumbent or upon the post falling vacant.

Sr. No.

Designation of the post

Name of the Official

Remarks

(Ministerial Lapsable Posts)

holding the post

............................................................................................ Nil .........................................................................................

4. This issues with the approval of the High Level Empowered Committee (H.L.E.C.)

constituted with the approval of the Council of Ministers in the XXth Meeting held on

8-11-2017; vide Order No. 1/1/2017-Addl. Secy. (PER) dated 22-11-2017 issued by Department

of Personnel.

5. Approval of the High Level Empowered Committee (H.L.E.C.) is conveyed vide letter

No. 9/2/IDCO/2018-ARD/245 dated 21-8-2018 issued by the Department of Administrative

Reforms, Secretariat, Porvorim, Goa.

By order and in the name of the Governor of Goa.

S. V. Naik, Director, ex officio Addl. Secretary (Social Welfare).

Panaji, 4th October, 2018.

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Department of Urban Development

Municipal Administration

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Notification

10/661/2015/DMA/NGT/VOL.III/PART FILE

HOLISTIC POLICY ON SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT FOR STATE OF GOA

Contents

Executive Summary

Introduction

1.1

Goa at a Glance

1.2

Goa and India

1.3

Administrative Description of Goa

North Goa District

South Goa District

1.4

Panchayati Raj Institutions in Goa

1.5

Major Occupations & Sources of Income

The Evolution of the Solid Waste Management Plan for Goa

2.1

Directions of the Hon’ble High Court w.r.t Suo Motu W.P. 2/2007

2.2

Directions of the Hon’ble NGT w.r.t O.A. No.199 of 2014 (Almitra H. Patel & Anr. Vs

Union of India and Ors.)

2.3

Principles for waste management

Administrative and Organizational Set-up for Solid Waste Management

3.1

High Level Task Force on Solid Waste Management

3.2

Monitoring-cum-Working Committee for Solid Waste Management

3.3

Solid Waste Management Cell

3.4

State level advisory body

3.5

Goa Waste Management Corporation

3.6

Roles and Responsibilities of the Village Panchayats, Municipal Councils, Corporations

Solid Waste Management Plan for Goa: Collection and Disposal

4.1

Treatment and Disposal of Solid Waste

4.2

Management of other kinds of waste

4.2.1

Management of E-waste

4.2.2

Management of Bio-medical waste

4.2.3

Management of C&D waste

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Solid Waste Management Plan: Monitoring Mechanism

5.1

Monitoring of the SWMFs

5.2

Mobile-based “Black Spot” Application

5.3

Management Information System, GIS & GPS for SWM

5.4

Website and Social Media

6. Solid Waste Management Plan: Financial Aspects

6.1.2

Levying of Garbage Charges/Fees

6.1.3

Funds collected through the Non-Biodegradable Cess

6.1.4

Funds collected under Green Cess

6.1.5

Fines collected under the Goa Non-biodegradable Garbage (Control) Act Rules

6.1.6

Support received through Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

6.1.7

Funds as part of the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)

Solid Waste Management Plan: Awareness Activities

7.1

Awareness Campaigns

7.2

Preparation of Documents and Resource Material

7.3

Workshops, Trainings, Meetings, Conferences on Solid Waste Management

7.4

Site Inspection and Handholding with local bodies

7.5

Activities in Schools

7.6

Mobilizing Garbage Management Committees in VPs/MCs

7.7

Role of the District Magistrate

Legal Aspects of Solid Waste Management

8.1

Acts & Rules Applicable

8.2

Amendments to Goa Non-biodegradable Garbage (Control) Act, 1996 & Rules, 1997

Detail Project Implementation Methods On Integrated SWM

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Executive Summary.— Waste generation is an integral outcome of human existence. With

progress comes a change in the waste characteristics and an increase in the quantity of waste.

Goa has had its tryst with the problems of solid waste management and the State Government

being aware and concerned of the situation commenced its fight against waste a couple of

years back.

The Government constituted a High Level Task Force to resolve the problems of Solid Waste

Management. It has also constituted the Monitoring cum Working Committee and has set up

Solid Waste Management Cell under the aegis of the Department of Science & Technology, a

specialised unit to handle waste.

One of the first decisions taken was to set up three state of the art Integrated Solid Waste

Management facilities. A plastic to fuel plant is on the anvil and the these facilities shall be

operational shortly.

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The Government under the State level advisory body and has amended various rules laws

after due consultation with the public, and has made waste segregation at source mandatory.

It is presently impressing upon the local bodies on door to door collection of segregated waste.

In a short term perspective dry non-bio-degradable waste is being collected by the GWMC

from 190 Panchayats, 13 Municipalities and 1 Corporation. The waste is collected, segregated

and the non-recyclable waste is baled at its two baling stations or at the decentralised facilities

and is sent for co-processing.

Once the SWMFs come online the designed solid waste management system shall then

commence collection of dry and wet waste and deposit it at the SWMF for processing. The

design of an efficient and state of the art transfer station network is in progress and shall be

constructed and operated by DST.

An area has been identified for setting up a bio-medical waste treatment facility under the

Department of Science & Technology.

The Government has allocated areas to various departments to manage solid waste.

Solid waste management is being taken up as a module at school levels to inculcate

cleanliness at a very young age. It is a hope that the children will impart civic sense to their

parents and hopefully be the change we want to see.

Technology is being used to design, implement, monitor solid waste management MIS, GIS

and GPS are being used to efficiently and economically manage the waste.

The SWMP of Goa is in line with the MSW rules, Mall Singh judgement, CPCB guidelines and

the Haryana plan. The Goa Solid Waste Management Plan is the result of a study and decisions

of the three plans modified to suit the waste characteristics of Goa.

Introduction.— The Government of Goa has given utmost importance to the task of solid

waste management. Extracts of the Budget Speech 2015-16 by Hon. Chief Minister of Goa and

Minister of Finance, Shri. Laxmikant Parsekar on March 25, 2015 appear below:

(Pg. 6. No. 30)“Sir, scientific solid waste management is the need of the hour, particularly in

a state with global recognition for tourism. In this regard, we have commenced the work of

state-of-art integrated solid waste management land at Saligao/Calangute plateau, which is

slated for completion in 2015-16”.

(Pg. 6. No. 31)“It is proposed that an integrated solid waste management plant at Cacora for

South Goa will commence immediately after handing over of land formalities are completed.

Both these projects are being taken up at an estimated cost of Rs. 738 crores and I propose to

make an allocation of Rs. 30 crores for this purpose in the coming financial year”.

(Pg. 6. No. 32)“This project needs financial outlay for the long period of its operation of 10

years. Being a green initiative, I propose to create a separate mechanism for payment of annuity

through various taxes/cess collected by us for Green Goa. This will put in place a regular and

predictable payment mechanism for capital grant and gross annual operational support grant

to the concessionaire over the decade long contract period”.

(Pg. 6. No. 33)“Apart from this, cleaning of major highways and state roads connecting major

towns in Goa has been undertaken and new roads have been added thereby bringing new

areas in Porvorim, Saligao, Calangute, Siolim, Raia, Corlim, Ponda under the ambit of the cleanup.”

Goa at a Glance.— Situated in the Konkan region, Goa is the smallest state in India. Synonymous

with tourism in India, Goa remains one of the favorite tourist destination for millions across the

globe. Bordered by the Arabian Sea on its west, Goa is blessed in terms of topographical beauty.

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The state of Goa is divided into two districts North Goa and South Goa. This State is situated on

the western coastal region of the Indian Peninsula. Geographically Goa bears a striking

resemblance to its neighbouring states of Maharashtra and Karnataka. The state of Goa lies

between 15°48’00” north to 14°53’54” north latitudes and 74° 20’13” east to 73° 40’33” east

longitudes. The one unique feature about the geography of Goa is that it is a seamless concoction

of mountainous, plateau regions and coastal plains.

Goa is situated on the South Western part of India. It is the smallest state in India spreading

over an area of 3,702 sq. km. The beaches in Goa cover almost 83 percent of its total coastline.

Goa by far is among the most frequented tourist’s destinations in India.

Goa is connected by a broad network of roads. Traveling to Goa is extremely easy as it is

connected with a number of National and State Highways.

Goa State Infornmation

Capital

Panaji

Date of formation

30 May, 1987

Tourist attractions

Anjuna, Arambol, Basilica of Bom Jesus, Se Cathedral

Languages

Konkani, Marathi

Size

3,702 sq. km

Population (Census 2011)

1,458,545

Rivers

Mandovi, Zuari, Terekhol, Chapora, Sal, Talpona

Forests and wildlife sanctuaries

Bondla WS, Modem NP, Dr Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary,

Cotigoa WS, Bhagwan Mahavir WS

Major crops

Paddy, ragi, maize, cashew

No. of District

• Goa and India.— Goa is the smallest state in the Indian Union with an area of 3,702 square

kilometres.

Rank

State/

Population

% Decadal

Rural Pop.¹⁴

Urban Pop.¹⁴

Area¹⁵

Density

Union

(2011 Census)¹²

Growth

(%)

Territory

(% population

(2001-

of India)¹³

2011)

NCT

Delhi

16,753,235

21%

419,319

16,333,916

1,484 km²

11,297/km²

(1.38%)

(02.50%)

(97.50%)

(573 sq mi)

(29,260/sq mi)

Punjab

27,704,236

13.7%

17,316,800

10,387,436

50,362 km²

550/km²

(2.30%)

(62.51%)

(37.49%)

(19,445 sq mi)

(1,400/sq mi)

Haryana 25,353,081

19.9%

16,531,493

8,821,588

44,212 km²

573/km²

(2.09%)

(75.75%)

(24.25%)

(17,070 sq mi)

(1,480/sq mi)

Goa

1,457,723

8.2%

551,414

906,309

3,702 km²

394/km²

(0.12%)

(37.83%)

(62.17%)

(1,429 sq mi)

(1,020/sq mi)

Total India

1,210,193,422

17.64%

833,087,662

377,105,760

3,287,240 km²

382/km²

(100%)

(68.84%)

(31.16%)

(1,269,210 sq. mi) (990/sq mi)

Table 1: Population and Population Density of Selected States/UTs

It can be seen from the above table that Goa has one of the lowest population densities in the

country.

• Administrative Description of Goa

For administrative purposes, Goa is divided into two districts:

• North Goa

• South Goa

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• Panchayati Raj Institutions in Goa

The State of Goa has 191 Village Panchayats, 13 Municipal Councils and 1 Corporation.

• Major Occupations & Sources of Income

Mining and Tourism form important occupations of the State. Goa is visited per year by a

large number of tourists.

• The Evolution of the Solid Waste Management Plan for Goa

This chapter provides a brief background on which the present Action Plan for Solid Waste

Management has been formulated.

• Directions of the Hon’ble High Court w.r.t Suo Motu W.P. 2/2007

In the Order of the Hon’ble High Court dated 13-08-2013 w.r.t Suo Motu Writ Petition 2/2007,

specific directions had been given to certain Village Panchayats, Municipal Councils, Corporation

and the State Government w.r.t Solid Waste Management; which are as follows:

• Directions to the Corporation/ Municipal Councils included time-bound targets to identify

sites and to set-up sanitary landfills (as applicable) for burial of inert/residual waste collected

by the Municipal Councils/Corporations. In addition, there were specific directions about

collection, baling and disposal of the plastic waste.

• Directions to the Village Panchayats include the following Clauses among others:

• The Village Panchayats shall ensure that the plastic waste that is collected every week

from all wards of the Village Panchayats is baled properly and stored at an appropriate site,

until it is collected by the agency appointed for the purpose. If the Government selects a site

for storage of plastic waste, the Village Panchayats shall transport the plastic waste to this

site in secure condition for baling.

• The VPs of Calangute, Candolim, Taleigao, Benaulim, Colva and Chicalim have to make

adequate composting facilities for disposal of organic/biodegradable waste.

• The Village Panchayats of Mandrem, Morjim, Taleigao, Benaulim, Varca, Colva, Majorda,

Chicalim, Sancoale and Fatorpa were directed not to issue construction licence/s to multi-

dwelling projects of 5 residential units and above, until the Goa State Pollution Control Board

was satisfied that the plastic waste is collected weekly from all wards of the Village and

baled properly for onwards disposal through the plastic waste collector.

• Directions to the State Government include setting up of two or more sanitary landfills

within a period of one year for accepting the residual/inert waste of VPs of North & South

Goa, setting up of a plastic waste disposal unit and appointment of an Agency for collection

of plastic waste among others.

The above Order w.r.t Suo Motu Writ Petition 2/2007 has been instrumental in initiating a lot

of action w.r.t Solid Waste Management in the State, outlined as follows:

• The status of setting up of treatment facilities and sanitary landfills in the Municipal

Councils/Corporation is provided in Annexure A.

• The status of the compliance by Village Panchayats to the Directions of the Hon’ble High

Court is provided at Annexure B.

Past the Order of the Hon’ble High Court, the State has undertaken proactive measures

towards Solid Waste Management including setting up of a collection mechanism for dry/non-

biodegradable waste, undertaking procedures for setting up two solid waste management

facilities in the State, etc.

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• Directions of the Hon’ble NGT w.r.t O.A. No.199 of 2014 (Almitra H. Patel & Anr. Vs Union

of India and Ors.)

The Hon’ble National Green Tribunal vide its Order dated 20-03-2015 has directed all the

States to come up with an Action Plan for Solid Waste Management, referring to the following

three documents:

• Order of the Hon’ble National Green Tribunal w.r.t O.A. No. 199 of 2014 (Almitra H. Patel

& Anr. Vs Union of India & Ors.)

• Order of the Hon’ble NGT w.r.t the case of Capt. Mall Singh Vs State of Punjab

• Plan for Solid Waste Management submitted by the State of Haryana in O.A. No. 199 of

2014.

The Action Plan of Goa and the existing management of Solid Waste is completely in line

with the Punjab Plan as well as the Haryana Plan and the Directions of the Hon’ble Tribunal

with respect to the following salient features:

• The Integrated Solid Waste Management Facility simalar as Saligao plant in Goa are

coming up on Curchorem and Panjim.

• The Integrated Solid Waste Management Facilities in Goa will generate Electricity from

the waste through a process of Bio-methanation.

• The Integrated Solid Waste Management Facilities in Goa are based on a cluster approach

which will source the waste from the respective clusters in North and South Goa.

• A Green Belt will be developed around the Integrated Solid Waste Management Facilities

which will cover around 33% of the total area. This will be used for landscaping, for planting

trees, developing garden.

• The Goa Non-Biodegradable Garbage (Control) Act, 1996 has been amended to make

Segregation at Source compulsory and provisions have been made to fine offenders.

• The dry waste will be further segregated into recyclable and non-recyclable waste. The

Recyclable waste will be only given to authorized recyclers for recycling while the Non-

Recyclable waste will be either converted into RDF or to Fuel through Plastic to Fuel

Technology.

• RDF:

• Non-biodegradable and non-recyclable waste is currently being collected in a

completely segregated manner from 186 Panchayats out of 190 and 12 M.C.’s out of 13 and

the CCP. This waste is baled and sent to Vasavadatta Cement Factory in Karnataka for

Co-Processing where all the checks and balances for emission standards are taken care of

and the technology is approved by the CPCB.

• Once the Integrated Solid Waste Management Facilities come up the responsibility of

disposing off the non-biodegradable non-recyclable waste will be with the Contractor who

may also send it for co-processing.

• A Plastic to Fuel plant of 10 tons per day capacity is coming up in Pernem taluka. The

non-biodegradable and non-recyclable waste can also be sent to this plant for generation of

fuel.

Therefore there will be no incineration of non-biodegradable and non-recyclable waste.

• Biodegradable waste will either be composted or be used for generating Biogas which in

turn will be used for generating electricity. No part of biodegradable waste will be

incinerated.

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Hence, proper collection, treatment and disposal of Municipal Solid Waste will be ensured

thereby fully protecting the environmental interest.

• Principles for waste management.— The Action Plan on Solid Waste Management presented

in the Chapter 5 has been formulated keeping in mind the following principles of waste

management:

• Effective Segregation of waste at Source

• Total Collection of waste as per prevailing rules and laws in force.

• Transportation of the collected waste efficiently at the lowest cost.

• Practicing the 4Rs i.e. Refuse, Reduce, Reuse and Recycle at every stage.

• Safe and scientific disposal of all streams of waste.

• Amending laws in accordance with the requirements to ensure the success of the plan.

• Implementing the Polluter Pays principle.

• Setting up a financially viable SWM system

• Documentation and quantification of the entire waste management system.

• Periodic Reviewing and feedback of the Solid Waste Management System and applying

necessary corrections immediately.

• Utilization of modern technology in SWM like MIS, GIS, etc.

The main goal of the Solid Waste Management Plan is to scientifically dispose the waste at

the lowest cost/ton while conforming to all the prevalent laws and thereby ensuring a clean

surrounding to all the citizens of the State of Goa.

• Administrative and Organizational Set-up for Solid Waste Management.— Since the

Organizational set-up for solid waste management is very crucial for effective operation of the

entire system of Solid Waste Management, the State is in the process of setting up the required

Organizational Structure for SWM. The following paragraphs outline the Organizational set-up

in the State of Goa for Solid Waste Management:

• High Level Task Force on Solid Waste Management.— A High Level Task Force under the

Chairmanship of Hon’ble Chief Minister of Goa has been formed to take decisions pertaining to

setting up of solid waste management facilities in the State.

• Monitoring-cum-Working Committee for Solid Waste Management.— A Monitoring-cum-

Working Committee on Solid Waste Management under the Chairmanship of the Minister of

Environment and Forests has been formulated to implement provisions of various Acts and

Rules pertaining to Solid Waste Management.

• Solid Waste Management Cell.— A Solid Waste Management Cell under the Department

of Science and Technology has been formulated to provide secretarial assistance to the

Monitoring-cum-Working Committee and to perform tasks pertaining to setting up of the Solid

Waste Management facilities in the State.

The Cabinet of the Council of Ministers has also decided that the policy decisions pertaining

to Solid Waste Management will be taken by the Department of Science and Technology.

• SLAB State Level Advisory Body.— A State Level Advisory Body has been constituted

Under rule 23 of Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016. The SLAB has to meet atleast once in 6

months to review the matters related to SWM Rules, 2016.

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• Goa Waste Management Corporation.— The Goa Waste Management Corporation has

been established to make special provision for securing the orderly establishment and

development of facilities for management of various types of waste in the manner provided

under law.

• Roles and Responsibilities of the Village Panchayats, Municipal Councils, Corporations.—

As per the Municipal Solid Waste (Management & Handling) Rules, 2000, it is the responsibility

of the Local Authority to manage the waste generated within their jurisdiction. The Roles and

Responsibilities of various Government bodies w.r.t Solid Waste Management are outlined in

the table below:

S. No.

Organisation

Roles & Responsibilities

High Level Task Force on Solid Waste

Decision Making body and approving body for all

Management in Goa State(HLTF)

decisions regarding SWM and SWM Plan in Goa

Monitoring cum Working Committee on

Implementation of HLTF decisions and

Solid Waste Management (McWC)

monitoring body for SWM

Department of Science, Technology &

Nodal department for Solid Waste Management in

Environment-Solid Waste Management

Goa and co-ordinating agency for Solid Waste

Cell(DSTE – SWMC)

Management in Goa. Monitoring of SWMF and

MRF. Preparation of policies and monitoring

implementation of the policies and plans in Goa.

Approval authority for all SWM in Goa. Services of

the HLTF and McWC.

Department of Urban Development

Nodal department for SWM in all 13 municipalities

and 1 Corporation

Department of Panchayats

Nodal department for SWM in all 190 Village

Panchayats

Tourism Department

SWM in beaches, tourist sites.

Education Department

Preparation of curriculum for schools and SWM in

schools

Industries Department & GIDC

Solid Waste Management in Industrial estates

Goa State Infrastructure Development

Construction of the SWMFs Highway cleaning

Corporation Ltd.

Public Works Department

Use of construction & Demolition waste in road

building, filling, etc.

Town &Country Planning

Identification of landfill sites. Providing all maps

and data as required by the DSTE at no cost.

Collectors & District Magistrate

SWM in all Government offices in the district

Police Department

Implementation of Fines and Solid Waste

Management at all police stations

Commercial Taxes

Collection of cess & reporting to High Level

Task force

Kadamba Transport Corporation

Solid Waste Management at all bus stands

including placement of separate bins

Forest Department

SWM in forests

It can thus be seen that the state plans to involve all concerned stakeholders to ensure that

all areas in the state are maintained clean.

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It has been resolved that since Solid Waste Management is a topic to be addressed on priority,

the Head of each of the above offices have been designated as the Nodal Officers for all SWM

related matters and compliance with directions given by the Government.

• Treatment and Disposal of Solid Waste

4.1.1 Treatment and Disposal of Non-biodegradable Waste.— As outlined at Section above,

dry waste will be further segregated into recyclable and non-recyclable waste, followed by

recycling through authorized recyclers and conversion of the non-recyclable component of the

waste into RDF or to Fuel through Plastic to Fuel Technology. Thus, there will be no incineration

of non-biodegradable and non-recyclable waste.

4.1.2 Treatment and Disposal of Biodegradable Waste.— Biodegradable waste will either be

composted or be used for generating Biogas which in turn will be used for generating electricity

at the Solid Waste Management. No part of biodegradable waste will be incinerated.

4.1.3 Disposal of Inert Waste.— Only the residual/inert component of the waste shall be

disposed in the sanitary landfill. The inert waste generated shall be handed at the local body

level as far as possible.

The disposal of the other special kinds of waste is outlined at Section below.

• Management of other kinds of waste

4.2.1 Management of E-waste.— It has been resolved to float an E-tender for management

and disposal of E-waste on a pilot basis for a period of 6 months. Thereafter, on studying various

aspects of the same including the volume of E-waste collected, the collection mechanism,

required systemic procedures, etc., a long term tender for management and disposal of E-

waste shall be floated.

• Management of Bio-medical waste

As per the Biomedical Waste (Management & Handling) Rules, 1998, the State should have

one Common Biomedical Waste Treatment Facility for the State. Accordingly, the Goa Industrial

Development Corporation has been entrusted with the task of identifying land for setting up

the said facility and is in the process of doing so. The suitability of the site for setting up the said

facility shall be ensured by following appropriate procedures. Thereafter, the Department of

Science & Technology shall call for Expression of Interest for setting up the said Common

Biomedical Waste Treatment Facility in the State of Goa at the identified site.

• Management of C&D waste

The Town & Country Planning Departments, the Public Works Department (PWD) shall identify

abandoned stone quarries and stretches which require filling for dumping of Construction &

Demolition Waste. The State also plans to come up with a strategy for ensuring a monitored

deposition of the C&D waste in such identified stretches/quarries.It is also proposed that the

Department of Mines & Geology should identify abandoned mines for monitored deposition of

C&D waste.

• Solid Waste Management Plan: Monitoring Mechanism

The successful implementation of a Solid Waste Management System has Monitoring of each

aspect of the System as a very crucial component. The State has taken steps towards this view

and this Chapter outlines the monitoring mechanism existing and proposed for solid waste

management in the State.

• Monitoring of the SWMFs

Being the Implementing Agency for the proposed Solid Waste Management Facilities, the

Goa State Management Corporation shall be responsible for monitoring the setting up and

operation of the same.

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The GWMC, being Nodal Agency for SWM as per the decision of the Cabinet Meeting of the

Council of Ministers, shall ensure that the plants are operated with the overall policies for Solid

Waste Management for the State.

5.2 Management and Monitoring of the Collection Mechanism.—

The details of the Monitoring and the Management for collection mechanism are found in

the table below.

Transport of waste to and from Transfer Stations

Sr. No.

Description

Transfer

Stations

Stations in

in Municipal

Industrial

Tourism Areas

Forest

Areas

Estates

including

Areas

beaches

Arranging vehicles for

Respective

Department

Forest

transport of waste from

local

Industrial

of Tourism

Department

points of waste

authority

Estate

generation (such as

Village Panchayats) in

the Zone to the Transfer

Station

Funding for the transport

Respective

Department

Forest

of waste to the Transfer

local

Industrial

of Tourism

Department

Station

authority

Estate

Monitoring of the transport

Respective

Department

Forest

of waste to the Transfer

local

Industrial

of Tourism

Department

Station

authority

Estate

Arranging vehicles for

DST

transport of waste from

Transfer Station to the

Solid Waste Management

Facilities

Funding for the transport

DST

of waste to the Solid Waste

Management Facilities

Monitoring of the Transport

DST

of waste to the SWMFs

Setting up of Transfer Stations/Pre-processing Centers

Sr. No.

Description

Transfer

Stations

Stations in

in Municipal

Industrial

Tourism Areas

Areas

Estates

including

beaches

Allocation of land/space and

Directorate of

GIDC

Department

handing over after completion

Municipal

of Tourism

of all formalities

Administration

Design

Department of

Science &

Technology

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Setting up

Department of

Science &

Technology

Funding

Department of

Science &

Technology

Day-to-day Operation and

Directorate of

GIDC

Department

Maintenance

Municipal

of Tourism

Administration

Monitoring

Department of

Science &

Technology

It can be seen that the internal collection within the local body is the mandate of the local

authority while the transportation of waste to the proposed SWMF is the responsibility of the

DST or Forest Department/Tourism Department, etc. as applicable. The Department of Science

and Technology, being the Nodal Agency for Solid Waste Management, shall do the overall

monitoring of the collection mechanism.

• Mobile-based “Black Spot” Application

The proposal for creation of a Black Spot Mobile Application has been approved by the High

Level Task Force on Solid Waste Management which is the apex body for taking all decisions

pertaining to SWM in the State.

The emergence of smartphones and their utility value has been well understood and the

Solid Waste Management Cell has proposed the Mobile-based Application to deal with the

menace of “Black Spots”appearing in various locations across the State.

“Black Spot” is an undesignated area where solid waste (biodegradable & non-

biodegradeable) is dumped indiscriminately creating a nuisance and eyesore for the residents

of the area, in addition to being a health hazard.

The proposed App shall be based on the following platforms:

1. Android

2. Ios

3. Windows

The minimum requirements shall be a Smartphone having GPS facility and a data connection.

The following table will explain the functioning of the App.

User

Install Application

• Android

• Ios

• Windows

User

Input details

• Name

• Username

• Password

• Mobile Phone Number

User & Software

Verification &acceptance of

• E-mail

terms &conditions

• SMS

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User

Launch Application

When a blackspot is observed the

application needs to be launched

with the GPS on.

User

Use camera button,

The photo of the black spot shall

aim & shoot

contain metadata and geo tagged.

This shall help identify the location

upto the variance/accuracy of the

mobile phone.

• Photo

• Geo location

• Date & Time

User

Input of comments

Any comments may be added to this

field like date, time, location, when

was last seen, etc.

Software

Processing of data

Here the data shall be analysed and

jurisdiction in which the black spot

lies shall be identified.

Software

Alert to Village Panchayat/

The geo tag and the software shall

Municipality, etc.

identify the area/jurisdiction where

the black spot was present. This

shall be informed via:

• SMS

• Email

Local body

Clean &Inform

The local body shall clear up the

black spot, identify the perpetrator

if possible, levy the fine etc. and

send a photo of the cleared area.

User

Response

On completion of the work, the local

body shall respond to the identifier.

The entire system shall be anonymous and shall be a part of the monitoring mechanism. All

data shall be checked by an editor.

5.4 Management Information System, GIS & GPS for SWM

It is proposed that the SWMC shall design and implement a MIS and GIS based software for

Solid Waste Management in the State. This shall help in the following ways:

• Generation of Demographic map to analyse the quantum of waste generated area wise.

• Generation of data on waste characterization area wise etc.

• Mapping the location of the waste bins and aid in analysing and help in deciding placement

of bins.

• Generating routing maps for collection systems (primary and secondary) and thereby

creating an efficient system by analysing the data generated from MIS and GIS.

• The investment in an MIS & GIS based software with GPS tracking shall aid in saving

collection costs by optimising the routes, decrease in collection timings per bin and also track

online the progress of the system in real time.

• Once the system is set up, access shall be given to various functions municipality wise and

village panchayat wise. Reports generated shall help in projecting and modifying the SWM

plan for the future scientifically and also alert on any change in the waste parameters like

quantity, waste characteristics, etc.

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Solid Waste Management includes various components such as the provision of infrastructure,

tools and implements, man power, setting up the collection mechanism, awareness creation,

setting up disposal facilities, sanitary landfills, monitoring, operations and maintenance, etc.

and costs incurred towards all these are to be met by the local body. Expenses towards the

Solid Waste Management system can be basically classified as follows:

• Fixed Expenses: Costs towards Infrastructure, Machinery, Land Acquisition, Set-up of

Transfer Stations, Collection Centres, Hardware & Software, etc.

• Recurring Expenses: Costs towards payment for utilities such as electricity, water, security,

rent, servicing of vehicles, operational costs, maintenance costs, costs for transport of waste,

purchase of safety equipment such as masks & gloves, awareness activities, trainings,

documentation, etc.

It has been resolved that the respective local authority, shall bear the expenses towards

solid waste management including all the fixed and recurring expenses. The local body may

seek support from the Government or other sources in various ways as outlined in the

paragraphs below.

• Yearly Payments towards the Solid Waste Management Facilities

With respect to setting up of the proposed Solid Waste Management Facilities in the State,

the Annual Payments to be made to the Contractor have been outlined in the Work Order

issued to this effect.

• Costs towards transport of waste to the Solid Waste Management Facilities

Costs shall be incurred towards transportation of waste from the Transfer Stations to the

solid waste management facilities and such costs shall be borne as outlined by Science &

Technology.

• Sources of funding for Solid Waste Management

The different sources for meeting the expenses towards solid waste management are outlined

in the paragraphs below.

• Support received from the Directorate of Panchayats and the Directorate of Municipal

Administration

The Directorate of Panchayats (DoP) shall be responsible for seeking financial proposals from

Village Panchayats in the State, for Solid Waste Management. It has been resolved that the DoP

shall compile all such proposals and submit the same to the Government for exploring the

option of getting funds from the Central Government under various Schemes such as the Nirmal

Bharat Abhiyan/Swachh Bharat Mission, etc. The DoP, in the past, has provided support to the

Panchayats under the Rural Garbage Disposal Scheme.

The Directorate of Urban Development (Municipal Administration) is responsible for

addressing the financial requirements towards solid waste management of Municipal Authorities

as per the proposals submitted by the Municipal Councils/Corporation. The DMA may seek

funds from the Central Government under Schemes like the Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan/Swachh

Bharat Mission/Grants under the Finance Commission, etc.

It has been resolved that if there is a shortfall even after roping in funds from the Central

Government, the State Government shall consider payment of the same.

• Levying of Garbage Charges/Fees

The Panchayat/Council may levy a Charge/Fee for door-to-door collection of waste. The fee

levied depends on various factors like the size of the local body, population, social and economic

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status, geographical conditions such as terrain, etc. The actual method of implementation and

fees for various kinds of organizations/bodies are at the discretion of the respective local body.

• Funds collected through the Non-Biodegradable Cess

As per the Second Amendment to the Goa Non-Biodegradable Garbage (Control) Act 1996,

Rules 1997, the State shall levy a Cess of upto 2% of Sale Price on items marketed in non-

biodegradable packaging material including bottles and containers, as may be mentioned in

such notification, which shall be utilized for implementation of solid waste management schemes

including segregation, collection, safe disposal and re-cycling of non-biodegradable waste

material and also to promote the sale and use of biodegradable packaging material, bags and

containers. The total revenue from the Cess collected as part of this is around Rs 1.638 crores

till date.

• Funds collected under Green Cess

The Goa Cess on Products and Substances Causing Pollution (Green Cess) Act, 2013 provides

for levying and collection of cess on the products and substances including hazardous

substances, which upon their handling or consumption or utilization or combustion or

movement or transportation causes pollution of the lithosphere, atmosphere, biosphere,

hydrosphere and other environmental resources of the State of Goa, under the concept of

“polluter pays principle”, and also to provide for measures to reduce the carbon footprint left

due to such activities and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

• There shall be levied and collected a cess at such rates as may be specified by the

Government by a notification in the Official Gazette, not exceeding two percent of the sale

value of the products and/or substances, the handling, utilization, consumption, combustion,

transportation or movement, of which, by any means, causes pollution within the State of Goa,

from every person carrying out any of the above activities.

• The proceeds of the cess collected under section 4 shall be credited to the Consolidated

Fund of the State of Goa and shall be utilized for undertaking the measures to reduce the

carbon footprint, by means of such programmes or schemes as may be decided by the

Government.

• Fines collected under the Goa Non-biodegradable Garbage (Control) Act & Rules

As per the Third Amendment to the said Act dated 24^th September 2014, the following

paragraph outlines the fines to be imposed for contravention of provisions of the Act (including

littering, non-segregation, etc.):

5A. Penalty for contravening provision of section 5.— (1) Whoever contravenes any of the

provisions of section 5 of this Act shall be punishable with:—(a) a fine of Rs. 200/- for first

offence, Rs. 500/- for the second offence, and Rs. 5000/- or with imprisonment which may

extend to one month or with both, for every subsequent offence, when the offence is in relation

to a residential house; (b) a fine of Rs. 2000/- for first offence, Rs. 5000/- for the second offence,

and Rs. 25000/- or with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with both,

for every subsequent offence, when the offence is in relation to a commercial establishment.”.

The officers authorized to fine have been designated and these are Panchayat Secretaries,

Police Sub-inspectors, Excise Inspectors, Deputy Collectors, Collectors, All Mamlatdars and

Joint Mamlatdars, Chief Officers, Municipal Engineers, Sanitary Inspectors, Municipal

Inspectors.

The amount collected under the fines shall be used for different aspects of solid waste

management.

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• Support received through Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

Solid Waste Management includes several aspects such as planning, provision of the required

infrastructure, setting up the collection mechanism, etc. The State has been able to rope in

funds under the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) for supply of infrastructural items like

garbage bins, tricycles, cage for storage of waste, etc. for the village panchayats. In addition, a

Shed for hosting a Material Recovery Facility has been constructed at Cacora. Also, box-type

baling machine and forklift have also been provided through CSR funding, thereby resulting in

huge cost savings for the State.

• Funds as part of the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)

Since Extended Producer Responsibility is an important aspect, the State plans to rope in

funds under EPR to finance aspects of Solid Waste Management.

• Solid Waste Management Plan: Awareness Activities

Undertaking awareness activities is an important part to ensure that all stakeholders are

informed about the roles & responsibilities, Schemes & initiatives going on, etc. and are on the

same platform. The State has already been undertaking awareness activities as outlined in

Chapter 4. This Chapter presents the activities planned by the State in this respect in future.

• Awareness Campaigns

The State, through the Solid Waste Management Cell of the Department of Science &

Technology shall formulate and design a Media Plan through a professional Agency for audio,

video and print media and implement the same. This plan shall be well spread out in time, shall

cover various aspects of solid waste management.

• Preparation of Documents and Resource Material

The State plans to engage a professional agency (as required) for design & preparation of

training and resource material, posters, banners, etc. This shall aid in carrying the message of

solid waste management to the public; while the training material shall help different stake

holders in Solid Waste Management such as on-field workers, supervisors, managerial staff,

etc. to understand and implement effective management of Solid Waste.

• Workshops, Trainings, Meetings, Conferences on Solid Waste Management

The State’s participation and initiatives towards undertaking workshops, etc. on solid waste

management have been outlined in Chapter 4. The Government of Goa plans to actively continue

with such workshops, meetings, etc. since they provide a platform for interaction and seeking

clarifications, sharing experiences, etc.

• Site Inspection and Handholding with local bodies

The Solid Waste Management Corporation, to continue the handholding and inspections of

local bodies like Panchayats and Municipal Councils. The Directorate of Municipal

Administration, the Directorate of Panchayats, and the Block Development Officers shall also

handhold the local bodies in implementation, financial and other aspects of solid waste

management.

• Activities in Schools

It is planned to conduct training programs and to supply bins to the remaining Schools in the

State with the aid of the Department of Education. It is also planned to incorporate topics

pertaining to solid waste management in the School curriculum to inculcate an awareness

towards the same right from a young age and also to spread the message to the Students’

families.

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A “Green Goa” Scheme is also planned to be launched for School Students, which shall

include distribution of “Do-it-Yourself” cloth bag kits to students. This Scheme shall encourage

students to use eco-friendly options like the Cloth Bag, while also carrying the message to

their families.

• Mobilizing Garbage Management Committees in VPs/ MCs

The Goa Non-biodegradable Garbage (Control) Rules 1997 outlines formation of Garbage

Management Committees (GMC) in Village Panchayats and Municipal Councils. These GMCs

can play an important role in efficient waste management within the Panchayat/Council

jurisdiction. The State envisages to mobilize the setting up and functioning of such GMCs

across the State.

• Role of the District Magistrate

As per the MSW 2000 Rules, the District Magistrate or the Deputy Commissioner of the

concerned district shall have the overall responsibility for the enforcement of the provisions of

these rules within the territorial limits of their jurisdiction. A Squad has already been constituted

to enforce the provisions of the MSW 2000 Rules, and the Goa Non-biodegradable Garbage

(Control) Act, 1996, at the District/Sub-divisional level, in the South Goa District. The Sub-

divisional committees formed will monitor the provisions and submit compliance reports. The

District Magistrate shall overall monitor the enforcement of the Acts & Rules through the sub-

divisional squads and action against any person/s violating the provisions of the Act/Rules

shall be initiated.

• Legal Aspects of Solid Waste Management

• Acts & Rules Applicable

The Municipal Solid Waste (Management & Handling) Rules, 2000 describe the responsibility

of every municipal authority within its territory with regards to the provisions of the said Rules

and for any infrastructure development for collection, storage, segregation, transportation,

processing and disposal of municipal solid wastes.

In addition, the State of Goa has enacted the Goa Non-biodegradable Garbage (Control) Act

1996 and Rules 1997, to deal with especially the non-biodegradable component of waste. The

said Act includes Clauses that prohibit littering in public places, drains, etc., the duty of owners

and occupiers w.r.t. collection of the non-biodegradable waste, penalties for contravening

provisions of the Act. The Rules to the Act include various aspects such as Garbage Zones,

formation and responsibilities of Garbage Management Committees, powers of different local

authorities and members of the Garbage Management Committees, among other Clauses.

• Amendments to Goa Non-biodegradable Garbage (Control) Act, 1996 & Rules, 1997

Three Amendments to the Goa Non-biodegradable Garbage (Control) Act have been notified,

which are briefly described below:

First and Second Amendments: The said Amendments (dated 29^th Sep., 2000 and 28^th May,

2013 respectively) enable the State to levy a Cess on items marketed in non-biodegradable

packaging material including bottles and containers. The Cess collected shall be utilized for

segregation, collection, safe disposal and recycling of non-biodegradable waste material and

to promote sale and use of biodegradable packaging material, bags and containers. As per the

Second Amendment, the Cess can be upto 2% of the Sale Price of the item.

Third Amendment: The Third Amendment to the Goa Non-biodegradable Garbage (Control)

Act has been notified on the 22^nd of September 2014, to include mandatory segregation of wet

and dry waste by all owners and occupiers. The definition of an “Occupier” was expanded to

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include any person in charge of any place owned by the Central/State Government/Government

Company/Corporation or any place where exhibitions and other events are organized. The

Amendment also outlines fines that shall be imposed for contravening various provisions of the

Act.

• Detail Project Implementation Methods On Integrated SWM

9.1 Introduction to Solid waste management

Our day to day living and activities create waste, may it be cooking, eating, constructing,

transporting, packaging etc. it’s difficult for one to understand and handle or store or may be

dispose off the waste. This storing or collecting of waste is called solid waste and can be a risk

to public health, environment or aesthetics of the place.

As we are rapidly growing towards urbanization, especially in cities or frequently visited

tourist places problems and issues of Solid waste are on a rise and need to be handled

immediately, Our Government bodies have understood the importance for the SWM service

but are also facing difficulties coz if various factors. May that be rise in population, Human

behavior towards cleanliness, deficiency in labour contracts or participation from private sectors.

It is understood from a study that SWM is the second most important problem of any

Government after Unemployment. In most cases collection of waste is not handled and we lose

on about 1/3 of our collection thus generating undisciplined dumps across the roads, drains,

unutilized plots or streets. This uncollected waste further is a cause contributing to flooding,

breeding of insects, spreading of foul smell and spreading of diseases. Even waste that is

sometimes collected is disposed at an uncontrolled dumpsites or burned, polluting our water

recourses and air.

In many cases of cities, Municipal solid waste contains Hazardous pollutant chemical waste,

hospital waste, Animal excrements, sharp metals etc. This waste facilitates Diseases and injuries

among children, rag pickers and employees among SWM Sectors.

Contamination of this kind is likely at all points where waste is handled. Although it is certain

that vector insects and rodents can transmit various pathogenic agents (amoebic and bacillary

dysenteries, typhoid fever, cholera, yellow fever, plague, and others), it often is difficult to trace

the effects of such Transmission to a specific population. The implementation of MSWM practices

benefits both public health and environmental quality directly and substantially.

Many factors such as area, population, waste amount must be considered in design of swm

plant.

Types of Solid Waste.

• House hold waste (Generally classifies as Municipal waste)

• Commercial waste (Also classifies as Municipal waste collected from market, restaurants etc.)

• Industrial Waste (Can be hazardous waste)

• Biomedical waste (Collected from Hospitals etc. can infectious)

9.2 System and Policies for SWM systems in Goa

A typical waste management system in a low- or middle-income State includes the following

elements:

• Waste generation and storage

• Segregation, reuse, and recycling at the household level

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• Primary waste collection and transport to a transfer station or community bin

• Street sweeping and cleansing of public places

• Management of the transfer station or community bin

• Secondary collection and transport to the waste disposal site

• Waste disposal in landfills

• Collection, transport, and treatment of recyclables at all points on the solid waste pathway

(collection, storage, transport, and disposal) Other activities are equally important:

• Making policy, as well as setting and enforcing standards and regulations

• Evaluating data on waste generation and characterization for the purposes of planning

and adapting system elements

• Ensuring that workers and planners get training and capacity development

• Carrying out public information and awareness and education programs

• Identifying and implementing financial mechanisms, economic instruments, and cost-

recovery systems

• Incorporating formal and informal elements of the private sector as well as community-

based activities and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)

9.3 SEGREGATION

Certain things that are not needed around the house are kept aside to be sold to the Scrap

dealer (kabadiwala) or the man who buys old items. These items are newspapers, used bottles,

magazines, carry bags, old exercise books, oilcans, etc. This is one form of segregation, which

is done as a routine in all households in India. Separating our waste is essential as the amount

of waste being generated today causes immense problem. Segregation of municipal solid waste

can be clearly understood by schematic representation. Certain items are not biodegradable

but can be reused or recycled. In fact, it is believed that a larger portion can be recycled, a part

of it can be converted to compost, and only a smaller portion of it is real waste that has no use

and has to be discarded.

Household waste should be separated daily into different bags for the different categories of

waste such as wet and dry waste, which should be disposed of separately. One should also

keep a bin for toxic wastes such as medicines, batteries, dried paint, old bulbs, and dried shoe

polish. Wet waste, which consists of leftover foodstuff, vegetable peels, etc., should be put in a

compost pit and the compost could be used as manure in the garden. Dry waste consisting of

cans, aluminium foils, plastics, metal, glass, and paper could be recycled. If we do not dispose

of the waste in a more systematic manner, more than 1400 sq. km. of land, which is the size of

the city of Delhi, would be required in the country by the year 2047 to dispose of it.

Segregation of waste

Waste can be segregated as 1. Biodegradable and 2. Nonbiodegradable. Biodegradable

waste include organic waste, e.g. kitchen waste, vegetables, fruits, flowers, leaves from

the garden, and paper. Nonbiodegradable waste can be further segregated into:

a) Recyclable waste – plastics, paper, glass, metal, etc. b) Toxic waste – old medicines,

paints, chemicals, bulbs, spray cans, fertilizer and pesticide containers, batteries, shoe

polish. c) Soiled – hospital waste such as cloth soiled with blood and other body fluids.

Toxic and soiled waste must be disposed of with utmost care.

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Door-to-door collection of waste is another method of segregation, but it is not a common

practice as yet in India except in the metros where some private organizations are doing such

work. The rag picker plays a very important part in the segregation of waste.

It is now becoming more and more essential to look for methods by which the garbage load

on the land can be reduced. It has been seen that at present segregation of waste at source

level seems to be the best.

A large number of NGOs (non-governmental organizations) are working in the field of solid

waste management such as Clean Ahmedabad Abhiyan in Ahmedabad, Waste-Wise in

Bangalore, Mumbai Environmental Action Group in Mumbai, and Vatavaran and Srishti in Delhi.

They are all successfully creating awareness among the citizens about their rights and

responsibilities towards solid waste and the cleanliness of their city. These organizations promote

environmental education and awareness in schools and involve communities in the management

of solid waste.

9.4 The Role of the Rag Picker

Rag pickers are the people who are actually going through the garbage bins to pick out the

‘rags’. These rag pickers, women, children, and men from the lowest rung in the society, are a

common sight in most cities and towns around the country. Rag picking is considered the most

menial of all activities and it is people who have no other alternative that are generally driven

to it. Rag pickers contribute a great deal to waste management as they scavenge the recyclable

matter thereby saving the municipality of the cost and time of collecting and transporting this

to the dumps.

The rag picker has a special role to play in the segregation of waste in India. He is one of the

focal points for the recycling of waste. He is the person who, in spite of all the dangers that he

faces, goes on relentlessly picking through the garbage bin, looking for waste that could be

useful to him. He sells all the material he picks to the whole sellers and retailers who in turn sell

it to the industry that uses this waste matter as raw material. The main items of collection are

plastics, paper, bottles, and cans.

Certain NGOs like Vatavaran in Delhi, CEE (Centre for Environmental Education) in

Bangalore and SNDT (Srimati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey) Women’s University in Pune

have highlighted the cause of the rag pickers and have taken initiatives to improve their

lot. Although these efforts are at a local level, they are invaluable. In Bangalore, the Waste

Wise project was initiated in 1990 with the aim of improving the conditions of the rag

pickers and at the same time benefiting the society and the local authorities. SEWA, Self

Employed Women’s Association in Ahmedabad has formed a rag pickers’ cooperative and,

over the years, has helped the women to organize themselves better and collect waste

that is recyclable

Rag pickers are well coordinated in their method of working. Among themselves, they have

a good understanding for operating by area. Each group takes specific items from the bins. It

has been observed that more and more women and children are getting involved in the business

of rag picking. This is a matter of concern as these children who should be spending their time

in schools either studying or playing are instead putting themselves at risk by handling waste.

While picking through waste, the rag picker puts himself at a great risk and is always prone to

disease as the waste that he rummages through can be infected.

We can indirectly help the rag picker by carefully segregating the waste that is generated at

our homes, thereby facilitating his search for materials that are useful to him. He will not have

to scavenge in the bins for long hours.

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9.5 RECYCLING AND RE USE

Recycling involves the collection of used and discarded materials processing these materials

and making them into new products. It reduces the amount of waste that is thrown into the

community dustbins thereby making the environment cleaner and the air more fresh to breathe.

Surveys carried out by Government and non-government agencies in the country have all

recognized the importance of recycling wastes. However, the methodology for safe recycling

of waste has not been standardized. Studies have revealed that 7 %-15% of the waste is recycled.

If recycling is done in a proper manner, it will solve the problems of waste or garbage. At the

community level, a large number of NGOs (Non Governmental Organizations) and private sector

enterprises have taken an initiative in segregation and recycling of waste (EXNORA International

in Chennai recycles a large part of the waste that is collected). It is being used for composting,

making pellets to be used in gasifiers, etc. Plastics are sold to the factories that reuse them. The

steps involved in the process prior to recycling include

a) Collection of waste from doorsteps, commercial places, etc.

b) Collection of waste from community dumps.

c) Collection/picking up of waste from final disposal sites.

Some items that can be recycled or reused

Paper

Old copies, Old books, Paper bags Newspapers, Old greeting cards, Cardboard box

Plastic

Containers, Bottles, Bags, Sheets

Glass and ceramics Bottles, Plates, Cup, Bowls

Miscellaneous Old cans,Utensils, Clothes Furniture

Most of the garbage generated in the household can be recycled and reused. Organic kitchen

waste such as leftover foodstuff, vegetable peels, and spoilt or dried fruits and vegetables can

be recycled by putting them in the compost pits that have been dug in the garden. Old

newspapers, magazines and bottles can be sold to the kabadiwala the man who buys these

items from homes.

In your own homes you can contribute to waste reduction and the recycling and reuse of

certain items. To cover you books you can use old calendars; old greeting cards can also be

reused. Paper can also be made at home through a very simple process and you can paint on

them.

The schematic diagram below depicts recycling of wastes

Source: CPCB Report on Management of Municipal Solid Waste

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Waste recycling has some significant advantages. It leads to less utilization of raw materials.

Reduces environmental impacts arising from waste treatment and disposal. Makes the

surroundings cleaner and healthier. Saves on landfill space, Saves money, Reduces the amount

of energy required to manufacture new products. In fact recycling can prevent the creation of

waste at the source.

9.6 Treatment and Disposal of Municipal Waste.

As cities are growing in size with a rise in the population, the amount of waste generated is

increasing and becoming unmanageable. The local corporations have adapted different methods

for the disposal of waste – open dumps, landfills, sanitary landfills, and incineration plants. One

of the important methods of waste treatment is composting.

Open dumps.— Open dumps refer to uncovered areas that are used to dump solid waste of

all kinds. The waste is untreated, uncovered, and not segregated. It is the breeding ground for

flies, rats, and other insects that spread disease. The rainwater run-off from these dumps

contaminates nearby land and water thereby spreading disease. In some countries, open dumps

are being phased out.

Landfills.— Landfills are generally located in urban areas where a large amount of waste is

generated and has to be dumped in a common place. Unlike an open dump, it is a pit that is

dug in the ground. The garbage is dumped and the pit is covered thus preventing the breeding

of flies and rats. At the end of each day, a layer of soil is scattered on top of it and some mechanism,

usually an earth-moving equipment is used to compress the garbage, which now forms a cell.

Thus, every day, garbage is dumped and becomes a cell. After the landfill is full, the area is

covered with a thick layer of mud and the site can thereafter be developed as a parking lot or

a park.

Landfills have many problems. All types of waste is dumped in landfills and when water

seeps through them it gets contaminated and in turn pollutes the surrounding area. This

contamination of groundwater and soil through landfills is known as leaching.

Sanitary landfills.— An alternative to landfills which will solve the problem of leaching to

some extent, is a sanitary landfill which is more hygienic and built in a methodical manner.

These are lined with materials that are impermeable such as plastics and clay, and are also

built over impermeable soil. Constructing sanitary landfills is very costly and they are have

their own problems. Some authorities claim that often the plastic liner develops cracks as it

reacts with various chemical solvents present in the waste.

The rate of decomposition in sanitary landfills is also extremely variable. This can be due to

the fact that less oxygen is available as the garbage is compressed very tightly. It has also been

observed that some biodegradable materials do not decompose in a landfill. Another major

problem is the development of methane gas, which occurs when little oxygen is present, i.e.

during anaerobic decomposition. In some countries, the methane being produced from sanitary

landfills is tapped and sold as fuel.

Incineration plants.— This process of burning waste in large furnaces is known as

incineration. In these plants the recyclable material is segregated and the rest of the material is

burnt. At the end of the process all that is left behind is ash. During the process some of the ash

floats out with the hot air. This is called fly ash. Both the fly ash and the ash that is left in the

furnace after burning have high concentrations of dangerous toxins such as dioxins and heavy

metals. Disposing of this ash is a problem. The ash that is buried at the landfills leaches the area

and cause severe contamination.

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Burning garbage is not a clean process as it produces tonnes of toxic ash and pollutes the air

and water. A large amount of the waste that is burnt here can be recovered and recycled. In

fact, at present, incineration is kept as the last resort and is used mainly for treating the infectious

waste.

Water based Seperation Systems.— Water based separation system utilizes water as its

medium combined with mechanical separation performed within a modular apparatus. The

system focuses on efficiently separating mixed organic and inorganic household waste. The

incoming waste is processed by soaking, separating, melting and precipitating to achieve a

very high accuracy in separation. This results in an output stream that is cleanly separated

into several defined categories, providing sufficiently pure material for on- or off-site recycling.

This high level of recaptured recyclable material greatly reduces the quantity of waste for final

landfill, effectively solving today’s solid waste crisis. More than 80% of the household waste

can be recycled after being sorted by this system.

COMPOSTING

Organic matter constitutes 35%–40% of the municipal solid waste generated in India. This

waste can be recycled by the method of composting, one of the oldest forms of disposal. It is the

natural process of decomposition of organic waste that yields manure or compost, which is

very rich in nutrients. Composting is a biological process in which micro-organisms, mainly

fungi and bacteria, convert degradable organic waste into humus like substance. This finished

product, which looks like soil, is high in carbon and nitrogen and is an excellent medium for

growing plants. The process of composting ensures the waste that is produced in the kitchens

is not carelessly thrown and left to rot. It recycles the nutrients and returns them to the soil as

nutrients. Apart from being clean, cheap, and safe, composting can significantly reduce the

amount of disposable garbage. The organic fertilizer can be used instead of chemical fertilizers

and is better specially when used for vegetables. It increases the soil’s ability to hold water and

makes the soil easier to cultivate. It helped the soil retain more of the plant nutrients.

Composting: some benefits

Compost allows the soil to retain more plant nutrients over a longer period.

It supplies part of the 16 essential elements needed by the plants.

It helps reduce the adverse effects of excessive alkalinity, acidity, or the excessive use of

chemical fertilizer.

It makes soil easier to cultivate.

It helps keep the soil cool in summer and warm in winter.

It aids in preventing soil erosion by keeping the soil covered.

It helps in controlling the growth of weeds in the garden.

Vermi-composting has become very popular in the last few years. In this method, worms are

added to the compost. These help to break the waste and the added excreta of the worms

makes the compost very rich in nutrients. In the activity section of this web site you can learn

how to make a compost pit or a vermi-compost pit in your school or in the garden at home.

To make a compost pit, you have to select a cool, shaded corner of the garden or the school

compound and dig a pit, which ideally should be 3 feet deep. This depth is convenient for

aerobic composting as the compost has to be turned at regular intervals in this process. Preferably

the pit should be lined with granite or brick to prevent nitrite pollution of the subsoil water,

which is known to be highly toxic. Each time organic matter is added to the pit it should be

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covered with a layer of dried leaves or a thin layer of soil which allows air to enter the pit

thereby preventing bad odour. At the end of 45 days, the rich pure organic matter is ready to

be used.

9.7 Present Position on Swm and financial position in Goa

Goan Municipalities and Panchayats have overall responsibility for solid waste management

(SWM) in their Area. However, most of them are currently unable to fulfill their duty to ensure

environmentally sound and sustainable ways of dealing with waste generation, collection,

transport, treatment, and disposal. The failure of these bodies in solid waste management can

result in serious health problems and environmental degradation.

The present total population of Goa is about 14.5 lakhs with moving tourist adding by another

an average 26 lakhs per year. This figure generates around 400 – 450 tones of garbage per day.

With 13 municipalities and 180 panchayats and 1 corporation. The rural villages of Goa generate

the least waste in Goa and on other hand some Grade 1 villages generate sometimes more

waste than grade 2 municipalities.

Some case studies also reveal that Goa is slowly affected by urbanization. This results in

more and more population and also causing more and more waste.

According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), average collection coverage ranges

from 50 to 90 percent. Furthermore, of all collected waste, 90 percent is disposed of in an

unacceptable manner without any consideration of state-of-the art engineering principles.

Hence, there is severe degradation of groundwater and surface water through leachate, as

well as degradation of air through uncontrolled burning of waste.

There are No facilities provided to locals for recyclable dumps or dumps generated during

construction or renovation of house, buildings or any other project.

Eg:- causing dumps all around the highways, drains, municipal waste bins. Such dumps are

also not segregated.

9.8 Legal Framework of SWM

In India, SWM is the primary responsibility and duty of the municipal authorities. State

legislation and the local acts that govern municipal authorities include special provisions for

collection, transport, and disposal of waste. They assign the responsibility for provision of

services to the chief executive of the municipal authority. Most state legislation does not cover

the necessary technical or organizational details of SWM. Laws talk about sweeping streets,

providing receptacles in various parts of the city for storage of waste, and transporting waste

to disposal sites in general terms, but they do not clarify how this cleaning shall or can be

done. The municipal acts do not specify in clear terms which responsibilities belong to the

citizens.

(for example, the responsibility not to litter or the accountability for storing waste at its source).

Moreover, they do not mention specific collection systems (such as door-to-door collection of

waste), do not mandate appropriate types of waste storage depots, do not require covered

waste transport issues, and do not mention aspects of waste treatment or sanitary landfills.

Given the absence of appropriate legislation or of any monitoring mechanism on the

performance of municipal authorities, the system of waste management has remained severely

deficient and outdated. Inappropriate and unhygienic systems are used. At disposal sites,

municipal authorities dump municipal waste, human excreta from slum settlements, industrial

waste from small industrial establishments within the city, and biomedical waste without

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imposing any restrictions, thus provoking serious problems of health and environmental

degradation.

In September 2000, the ministry issued the Municipal Solid Waste (Management and

Handling)

Rules 2000 under the Environment Protection Act, 1986. Hence, municipal authorities are

responsible for implementing provisions of the 2000 rules. They must provide the infrastructure

and services with regard to collection, storage, segregation, transport, treatment, and disposal

of MSW. Municipal authorities are requested to obtain authorization (that is, permission or

technical clearance) from the state pollution control board or committee to set up waste

processing and disposal facilities, and they must deliver annual reports of compliance. The

state pollution control boards are directed to process the application of municipal authorities

and to issue authorization to the municipalities within 45 days of the application’s submission.

The urban development departments of the respective state governments are responsible

for enforcing the provisions of the rules in metropolitan cities. The district magistrates or deputy

commissioners of the concerned districts are responsible for enforcing the provisions within

the territorial limits of their jurisdictions. The state pollution control boards are responsible for

monitoring compliance with the standards on groundwater, ambient air, and leachate pollution.

They must also monitor compliance with compost quality standards and incineration standards

as specified in the rules.

9.9 Collection of Solid Waste

To prohibit littering and to facilitate compliance, municipal authorities must take the following

steps:

• Organize collection of MSW at household level by using methods such as door-to-door,

house-to-house, or community bin service. Collection must be on a regular pre-informed

schedule or by acoustic announcement (without exceeding permissible noise levels).

• Give special consideration to devising waste collection in slums and unlawful tenant

areas, as well as to commercial areas such as areas with hotels, restaurants, forming of

society and cleanliness rules and office complexes.

• Segregate at the source all recyclable waste, as well as biomedical waste and industrial

waste, to prevent special waste from being mixed with ordinary municipal solid waste.

• Collect separately all horticultural waste and construction or demolition waste or debris,

and dispose of it following proper norms. Similarly, waste generated at dairies will be

regulated in accordance with the state laws.

• Prohibit burning of waste.

• Do not permit stray animals at waste storage facilities.

9.10 Secondary Storage of Waste

With respect to secondary storage of waste, municipal authorities must do the following:

• Make available sufficient storage facilities in accordance to the quantities of waste

generated.

• Provide covered storage facility so that waste is not exposed to open atmosphere.

• Ensure that storage facilities are attended daily and are emptied and cleaned regularly.

• Ensure that storage facilities or bins are of an appropriate design for ease in handling,

transfer, and transport.

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• Ensure that manual handling and multiple handling of waste are avoided or are done with

proper safety and care.

9.11 Transport of Waste

The following rules apply to transport of waste:

• Ensure that vehicles used for transport of waste are covered.

• Ensure that waste is not visible to public or exposed to the open environment, thus

preventing the scattering of waste.

• Attend to storage facilities daily for clearing of waste.

• Empty bins or containers before they start overflowing.

• Ensure that transport vehicles are designed so that multiple handling of waste is avoided

before final disposal.

9.12 Waste Treatment

Waste treatment rules are as follows:

• Ensure that biodegradable waste is processed by composting, vermin composting,

Anaerobic digestion or any other appropriate biological process for stabilizing waste.

Compost or any other end product must comply with the standards specified.

• Ensure that mixed waste containing recoverable resources follows the route of recycling.

Incineration with or without energy recovery may be used in special cases.

9.13 Waste Disposal

• Restrict land-filling to non biodegradable and non-recyclable waste.

• Ensure that land-filling meets the specifications defined in rules.

9.13 ACTION PLAN

Solid waste management rules 2016,

Duties responsibility of Secretary UD, Urban local bodies

Under the Sections 11&15.

Sr.

MSW

Present Position

Implementation

Time frame

No.

Components

of Action plan

Collection of MSW

Door to door, waste received

100% segregated waste

30th September

is partly segregated.

collection, D2D collection

2017

of wet waste daily & Dry

waste on specific days.

Secondary

Primary (Secondary) storage

100% primary (Secondary)

30th December

Storage

are built in most of the

storage to be built either

2018

wards of Ulbs

with municipal Funds/

/CSR Funds.

Transport of

Councils are available with

100% segregated trans-

30th December

waste

sufficient vehicles as per

-portation needs to be

2018

waste generated in tons.

achieved from D2D,

Markets, Establishments,

Horticulture waste etc.

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Waste

All 14 UlBs have Waste

100% Management of

30th December

Treatment

Sorting &composting

Segregated Waste, Sorting

2018

Stations, Decentralized

and bailing of dry waste,

Composting & Sorting

Composting of bio-

stations are also been used.

degradable waste to be

achieved by up gradation

of existing facilities.

Waste Disposal

5 out of 14 Municipal

Ulbs have been requested

Construction to

(Scientific Land fill)

councils have constructed

to identify land and submit

start 2018 & to

scientific landfill, 2 are

proposal for construction of be completed

under construction.

scientific landfill by or

by September

before September 2017.

2019

Tender to be floated by

Dec., 2017

Levy of user

No uniform method or fee

Levy of User charges as

30th November

charges &

structure has been adopted,

per waste generators to be 2018

financial

though draft fee collection

implemented and enforced

sustainability

manual has been proposed

for sustainability of MSW

Report

by DMA

practices.

Scientific disposal

Presently Gsuda has

GSUDA to appoint

Works to be

of existing dumps,

undertaken 3 sites in Goa,

consultant

tendered by

Capping or Bio-

Margao sonsodo, Sada

& tender work as per SWM

Jan., 2019.

-remediation

Mormugao & Panjim

rules, 2016

Campal for bio-remedia-

-tion of waste dumps.

Setting up

A committee to be

The SLAB shall meet to

30^thJuly, 2017

of State level

constituted within a

review the matters related

Advisory Body.

period of 6 months

to implementation of these

from the date of

rules 2016 & to give advice

notification of rules 2016,

on state policy & strategy

Also recommend State

on MSW

to notify Draft model MSW

by-laws rules under the

section 11 &15

9.14 Steps toward an improved SWM system

MSWM refers to the entire process chain, comprising seven steps: (1) waste segregation

and storage at source, (2) primary collection, (3) street sweeping, (4) secondary waste storage,

(5) transport of waste, (6) treatment and recycling options for solid waste, and (7) final disposal.

All seven steps are equally important and should be harmonized. Authorities need to consider

specialized strategies for different waste generators (households, shops and commercial

establishments, industries, hospitals, and so forth) and appropriate measures for the different

levels in the SWM chain (household level, neighborhood level, regional level, and so forth).

They must also coordinate with the different actors in the management of waste throughout

the waste management levels.

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It is important to note that municipal authorities have the overall responsibility for SWM and,

therefore, need to collect useful information on quantity and quality of waste generated in

their municipalities. Those quantities may vary seasonally. The quantity of waste in mass is

expected to be higher during the monsoon season, when waste will be moister. However,

weight will be less during the summer and even less during the winter. Quantifying waste

generation according to season is an important precondition for infrastructure planning.

Knowledge of physical and chemical composition helps authorities to determine the scope of

retrieval of recyclable material and construction debris and to define appropriate technology

for treating waste. It also allows them to determine the ultimate requirement of land for final

disposal of inert material.

The seven steps described here aim at meeting the requirements of the national rules for

municipal solid waste management.

No municipal effort can make a city clean unless its citizens cooperate and take an active

part in waste management. Citizens must be informed, educated, and motivated not to litter on

the streets so they develop the habit of storing their waste at its source in at least two separate

bins (one for biodegradable waste and one for recyclable waste). Citizens also need to be

educated about risks to human health and the environment and taught to separate domestic

hazardous waste and infectious waste from the other two types of waste.

Municipal authorities must, therefore, make concerted efforts to convince all classes of citizens

to store their waste properly:

• The appropriate size of a bin for biodegradable waste is 10 to 15 liters.

• Another bin or a bag of similar size may be used for storing recyclables.

• Bins for shops and establishments should have the capacity to contain the waste that

those establishments produce plus 50 percent spare capacity.

• Large establishments may keep larger bins that are coordinated with the municipal

transport system.

Selection of Appropriate Collection Vehicles. Collection vehicles must meet the requirements

of local conditions. Therefore, an assessment of the housing situation, street conditions, and

geographic and topographic situation is always a prerequisite for efficient planning and decision

making for primary collection equipment. In general, primary waste collection can be done

with slow and smaller vehicles, which do not need to cover very long distances:

9.15 Collection Frequency.

In Goa, which has a hot and humid climate, organic biodegradable waste degrades easily,

thereby producing odors and attracting vermin and disease vectors. Therefore, biodegradable

waste needs to be collected every day. Dry waste (inorganic recyclables) can be collected less

frequently; however, collection at least once per week is advisable. Daily collection service is

very important in India. Women responsible for household hygiene would not accept storage

of waste in their home for more than 24 hours. When collection service is not provided on a

daily basis, they discard waste on the streets. Shops and establishments also do not accept

storing waste for more than 24 hours.

Options for Primary Collection. There are two options for primary collection: door-to-door

collection at preset intervals or community bin collection.

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9.16 Street-Sweeping Tools.

Appropriate tools play an important role for improved efficiency. At present, most of the tools

used by the sanitation workers are inefficient or inappropriate. Traditionally, the workforce

resists any change, even if it is positive. Persuasion and awareness efforts will, therefore, be

necessary to convince the workforce to adopt improved tools and equipments. Working

conditions for street sweepers. Street sweeping is a daily task. Therefore, the allocation of work

should provide rotating time off to facilitate working on weekends. Given public expectations

and local habits in India, street sweeping should be organized for the early morning hours.

And a Community collection bin to be attended by the motorized vehicles at night, such a

schedule also protects workers from traffic and air pollution. For the rest of the workday, the

sweeping crew might be assigned work in slums, informal settlements, areas that are very

dense and need special attention, or places that are not covered in a daily schedule of street

sweeping in absence of adequate staffing. Street sweeping is generally carried out on two

ends of the road or street, and a maximum of 0.75 meters of road width is swept on either side.

The central part of the road is generally clean and litter free. If there is a central road divider,

four sides have to be swept instead of two sides. Municipal authorities should take into

consideration this workload rather than the width of the road when assigning the work.

Municipalities may, therefore, plan the schedule of street sweeping depending on the density

of area and importance of the road. They should ensure that slum dwellers and informal

settlements are not marginalized or left out.

9.17 Waste from hotels or restaurants

• Hotel and restaurant waste has a similar composition to that of household waste but

may contain more organic waste.

• In general, hotels and restaurants either receive municipal collection service or must

make their own arrangements for waste disposal. Their association may organize collection

and transport of waste to the municipal treatment and disposal site.

• If waste is segregated, the recyclable material has a high value and might be collected

by a specialized waste collector.

• Reuse and treatment options for the restaurant and kitchen waste should be assessed

(such as animal feeding, composting).

9.18 Waste from fruit and vegetable markets

• Market waste contains a high fraction of biodegradable waste. Therefore, the waste

might be of value for specialized waste treatment plants such as composting sites.

• Options for private collection should be assessed because private operators might have

interest in such waste. Daily collection is necessary to avoid animals and odor within the

market premises.

• Markets require large but easily accessible containers, which should be transported

and emptied during nonpeak hours.

• Waste from meat and fish markets requires closed containers and frequent collection

services to avoid odor and attraction of vermin.

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9.19 Waste from parks and gardens

• Park and garden waste mainly consists of biodegradable waste and litter.

• The organic fraction might be treated directly in the park or garden and converted into

compost.

• Litter must be collected in litter bins in the park or garden. This waste could be collected

on a daily basis.

• If treatment of garden waste is not possible within the premises and if garden waste is

generated in private places, such waste could be collected on a weekly basis by arranging

a rotation schedule.

9.20 Construction and demolition debris

• Demolition debris is a big issue in Indian cities. Many vacant plots are misused and

spoiled with illegal disposal of debris, causing considerable costs for the municipality and

for private owners.

• Because such debris is rather inert, it does not cause direct harm to people and the

environment. Therefore, such waste could be collected separately and taken to landfill sites

to be used as inert cover material. Another option is to use this material to fill low-lying areas

in the city. This option will eliminate the need to take such waste to landfills and thereby

save precious landfill space.

• Demolition waste management needs special attention and monitoring. A closer

cooperation with the construction sector might be necessary. Every likely generator may be

required to deposit an approximate amount in advance at the prescribed rates with the

municipal authority.

• The municipal authority should prescribe the rate per metric ton for the collection,

transport, and disposal of construction waste and debris and should announce such rates to

the public.

• In many countries, debris management is outsourced to private companies but closely

monitored by municipal authorities.

• Skip containers that are lifted on trucks a re most suitable for debris collection and transport.

9.21 Improve Final Disposal of Waste by Constructing Engineered Landfills

Open dumping of waste can cause irreparable damage to the environment by polluting

land, water, and air; adversely affecting human health; and lowering people’s quality of life.

Prohibit open dumps and require municipal authorities to safely dispose of solid waste in

engineered landfills. The rules further mandate treatment of the organic fraction of solid waste

before final disposal in the landfill sites. Thus, only rejects and degraded waste can be placed

in landfills.

Facilities at the Site. The guidelines include several provisions regarding facilities:—

• Landfill sites must be fenced or hedged and must be provided with a proper gate to

monitor incoming vehicles or other modes of transport.

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• Landfill sites must be well protected to prevent entry of unauthorized persons and stray

animals.

• Approach and other internal roads for free movement of vehicles and other machinery

must exist at the landfill site.

• Landfill sites must have a waste inspection facility to monitor waste brought to the

landfill, an office facility for recordkeeping, and a shelter for equipment and machinery,

including pollution-monitoring equipment.

• A weigh bridge to measure the quantity of waste brought to the landfill, fire protection

equipment, and other facilities should be provided as required.

• Utilities such as drinking water and lighting arrangements for easy landfill operations

when carried out in night hours must be provided. If possible, bathing facilities for workers

should be provided.

• Safety provisions, such as health inspection for landfill workers, must be periodically made.

9.22 FINANCIAL GROUNDS

Municipality and Panchyats in Goa levy taxes, charges, and fees such as those listed next to

gain revenues and to improve their financial situation.* Some municipalities in India also levy

monthly user fees or charges for water, drainage, and sanitation to meet the necessary operating

and maintenance cost of the service. By and large, however, municipal authorities suffer a

major deficit of funds to meet their obligations.

The following are principal sources of municipal authorities’ income:

• Property and house taxes

• *Door to Door garbage collection fees

• Fees for passing building plans

• Levies on advertisement through hoardings, signboards etc.

• Rents from municipal properties

• Fees from licenses for various trades

• Parking fees

Most authorities in the State are not in a position to meet their financial needs from the

internal financial resources of the area. They therefore fall back on the state government for

grants. The states give the municipalities grants for paying staff salaries as well as for carrying

out development work. This dependence on state government grants is not sustainable in the

long term, and municipalities need to find ways to fund services from their own resources.

9.23 Methods to improve Financial position and Private Sector Participation

Levy and Recovery of Taxes and Charges

Most municipal or panchayat authorities do not levy sufficient taxes. The tax base is generally

very weak. The basic valuation from which the level of taxes is calculated is faulty or is

deliberately kept low to reduce the burden on the taxpayers. The situation for tax recovery is

also very poor. First, many taxable properties are not registered. Certain property holders

somehow manage to escape the tax net. Those who are assessed are quite often under assessed

and do not pay their taxes regularly. Second, the mechanism of tax recovery is poor. The rates

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of tax recovery generally range between 30 and 50 percent. In this situation, the financial

health of Authorities in Goa is poor, and they are unable to fulfill their obligations. Most of the

authorities allocate general funds to cover the costs of SWM services. They most often do not

levy any sanitation or city cleaning tax, nor do they impose user fees for waste collection service

or for any other SWM service. Very few cities have mustered courage to levy user fees for door-

to-door collection and now this service fees should be made compulsory inclusive in the house

tax or as a collection fee, a tax receipt should be made compulsory at various renewing

documentation so that one doesn’t fail to pay, and if people pay they would definitely start

using the service of door to door.

The following measures could help improve the financial health

1. Identify priority areas.

• Prioritize the services that the municipal authority has to provide.

• Put SWM service in the top priority list because it is an essential service and obligatory

for the municipal authorities to perform.

• Put all non obligatory functions in a separate category of duties that may be performed

only after providing adequate funds for satisfactory performance of all essential services.

• Ban wasteful expenditures.

2. Define priorities for obligatory services.

• Decide the minimum level of service the municipal authority would like to provide in

each category of service in a given time frame.

• Estimate the funds required to provide that level of service.

• Set the priority of the essential services among themselves, giving due priority to SWM

services.

• Allocate funds for each service.

• Decide the critical area in each service and use the funds to optimize the benefits to

society.

• Defer expenditures that can wait.

3. Improve tax collection efficiency.

• Critically look into the existing mechanisms and efficiency of tax collection and collection

of charges, fees, and other income sources prescribed by the municipal authorities.

• Identify the leaks or lapses in the system.

• Plug the leaks and maximize the efficiency of collection of taxes, charges, and fees.

• Get professional or private sector help in this area wherever required.

• Use the additional funds generated through this effort for the essential services.

• Streamline procedural steps for debt collection from non payers.

4. Review the existing rates and charges.

• Compare existing rates of taxes and charges to the current cost of services.

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• Make sure that citizens are reasonably taxed for the services they receive. Rates that are

too low may be suitably increased to reduce the gap between income and expenditure.

• Rationalize the property tax structure, preferably on the basis of carpet area or plinth

area rather than on the basis of rents.

• Introduce the element of cost recovery for specialized services rendered, particularly in

the case of doorstep services or nondomestic waste collection services.

5. Encourage NGO and private sector participation.

• List all the SWM activities performed by the municipal authority.

• Identify the areas where NGO or private sector participation or contracting out of services

is desirable.

• Change policy: instead of being a provider, become an enabler of the service.

• Determine which services can be covered by the private sector, an NGO, or a cooperative

for direct payment from users to reduce the burden on the municipal authority.

• In such areas, carefully monitor the performance of the NGO or private sector provider

to ensure required levels of service are met.

CSR/Private Sector Participation, Rules and regularizations

Private sector can be brought in developing the infrastructure of SWM, Dry Wet Bins with

Bags can be placed on decorative stand units sponsored by private sectors along the city limits

and tourist area’s, Garbage collection tricycle or rickshaws can be sponsored by few private

sectors. (eg. 5 star, 4 star hotels, corporate, casino’s, pharmaceutical companies, Construction

companies etc.)

Specification of waste bins should be implemented to business bodies and the same should

be installed. No waste check or compulsion is made to have specific size or segregation of bins.

Both dry and wet bins must be made compulsory for units or business selling or trading with

goods that generate waste, eg. In any general store chocolates are available but no bin is

provided outside the store or on the footpath for one to throw paper or its plastic. Like its

compulsory to have fire extinguisher in every commercial property it should be mandatory to

have a wet and dry bin, this would reduce cost burden on municipal authority on erecting bins

and 60% -70 % segregated waste can be made available from the market or commercial areas.

Use of Flex or Vinyl Banners should be limited to only paid hoarding where hoarding company

takes responsibility of disposal of waste. Strict municipal action must be initiated on banners or

posters placed in the city, heavy fines should be recovered, paid boards or wall area must be

erected or permitted where facility is available to paste posters where one takes responsibility

of disposing the waste. Such unauthorized boards or banners also add as poor aesthetic or

visual of the place. (Political banners, Devastan banners, business promotion banners.) It should

be made Compulsory for multiple dwelling projects and housing societies to provide garbage

units within their premises where dry and wet garbage is collected effectively everyday in

segregated form.

A clear state policy and legal framework are needed to facilitate private sector participation

in SWM service. The state government should declare a state policy facilitating such

participation.

9.24 General Information Regulations followed at the City Level or village level

•

Area of the city/village

•

Population of the city/village

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•

Decadal growth of population

•

Number of wards, their area and population

•

Ward information regarding the following:

•

Population density of different wards

•

Number of households, shops, and establishments

•

Number of vegetable, fruit, meat, and fish markets

•

Number of hotels and restaurants

•

Number of hospitals and nursing homes

•

Number of factories and manufactories

•

Number of slum areas and their population

•

Road length and width

•

Percentage of area covered by an underground sewage system

•

Percentage of area having surface drains

•

Percentage of area having no drainage facility

•

Number of public toilets and toilet seats

•

Number of public urinals

•

Number of nuisance spots

Waste Generation

•

Average quantity of waste produced each day

•

Seasonal variations in daily waste generation

•

Total quantity of waste produced annually during the past three years

•

Breakdown of the quantity of wastes generated:

•

Household, shops, and establishment waste

•

Vegetable and food market waste

•

Meat, fish, and slaughterhouse waste

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Construction and demolition waste

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Hospital waste

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Industrial waste

• Average number of carcasses removed each day

Staff Positions

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Number of sanitation workers for collection

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Number of sanitation workers for the transport of waste

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Allocation of sanitation workers by ward

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Sweeper population ratio in each ward

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Sweeper road-length ratio in each ward

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Sweeper supervisor ratio in each ward

Waste Storage Depots

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Number of sites designated for temporary storage of waste (dustbins)

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Type and size of dustbin provided in each ward

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Quantity of waste generated each day by ward

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Transport

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Number of vehicles available and their types, size, and age

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Number of trips made by each vehicle in one shift

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Number of vehicles used in the first, second, and third shifts

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Quantity of waste transported in each shift

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Total quantity of waste transported each day

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Percentage of total waste generated that is transported each day

Waste Processing and Disposal

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Number of waste processing and disposal sites in the city

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their distances from the center of the city

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Area of these sites

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Quantity of waste treated or disposed of at each site

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Expected life of each landfill site

Financial Aspects

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Operating cost

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Cost of collection per ton per day

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Cost of transport per ton per day

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Cost of disposal per ton per day

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Allocation of revenue and capital budget

Similarly Weekly and Monthly supervision and reports must be prepared along with registered

garbage complaints and action taken on it. Workshop must be conducted to motivate and

improvising techniques, methods and communication between fellow staff while collections

and disposal.

9.25 Awareness and Public Motivation

It is very essential to understand that Solid waste management is not just the responsibility

of the authorities but it requires public participation, One needs to understand that “there

exists NO Technology where one side you dump Municipal Solid waste and other side it gets

recycled or treated”. There exist technology which helps in segregation of mixed solid waste

but it’s important that individuals should understand the importance of segregated collection

of dry and wet waste in bins, this bins preferably should have colour codes which should also

be placed at various public areas or community bin areas. In Most of the Developed Countries

like U.K., Europe etc. such colour coding for bins are already in practice.

A clean city is a concerted effort by the city managers and the civil society. The decision-

making process for managing solid waste in urban areas is going through a pattern shift from

the “decide, announce, defend” premise of local authorities to more involved public

participation.

Solid waste management (SWM) is an activity in which public participation holds the key to

success. An urban local body (ULB) can never be successful in SWM without active community

participation. The solution is not in the hands of one stakeholder but depends on the interest

and participation of all stakeholders. Awareness and education campaigns should target

municipal authorities, elected representatives, schools, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs),

media, trade associations, families, and the public at large. To economically and efficiently

operate a waste management program, regardless of the strategy, requires significant

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cooperation from the waste generators. Public involvement is therefore necessary in all waste

management and disposal activities.

9.26 Citizens Charter A 10-Point Charter to Achieve Zero-Garbage Status

The charter follows:—

1. Extend the scheme of door-to-door collection with segregation to the entire town and

make streets and roads free of garbage.

2. Introduce night sweeping at bus stands and on important roads and maintain cleanliness

throughout the day.

3. Extend door-to-door collection and street sweeping to holidays and Sundays.

4. Maintain parks, gardens, and open spaces through participation by NGOs and voluntary

agencies.

5. Remove encroachments from roads and streets and prevent re encroachments.

6. Prevent the roadside hotels, truck repair shops, and other businesses from dirtying

Salem Road and maintain the road by planting trees.

7. Remove stray pigs and dogs from the town.

8. Levy SWM service charges on hotels, Marriage halls, commercial complexes, and

garbage-generating industries.

9. Generate vermin-compost from organic waste through eco-friendly techniques by

involving voluntary organizations and private bodies on a build, operate, transfer basis, sell

the inorganic recyclable garbage, and convert the compost yard into gardens.

10. Engage two mop-up teams with two auto model carriers to remove waste around the

clock and make the town free of garbage all the time.

Because local support is essential to the success of any project, Authorities need to consider

ways of informing residents about regionalization and its advantages. Moreover, various societal

groups have a stake in the SWM process, and they should contribute and share concerns

during the planning process. Thus, the regionalization effort should include a public education

component that

• Educates citizens about the purposes of regionalization and the expected benefits to the

community

• Informs people about the ways in which planned changes in SWM could affect them (for

example, a decision to collect and market recyclables in more than one jurisdiction, which

could alter the way households dispose of their trash or separate their recyclables)

• Invites residents to participate in SWM decision making by using techniques such as

conducting town meetings and having citizen representation on the committees.

Authorities need to provide a workplace for rag pickers through NGOs to facilitate sorting of

recyclable waste.

9.27 NGOs and CBOs (Community based organizations): Shaping New Municipal Solid

Waste Management Practices in Recycling

The 2000/2016 rules explicitly mention the key role of NGOs and CBOs in improving municipal

solid waste management. NGOs have more leeway for their activities and can establish strong

partnerships with municipalities. NGOs and CBOs are great institutions for organizing people

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and promoting citizen participation; they are also a natural venue for implementing waste

minimization programs. The role of NGOs and CBOs includes several tasks:

• Undertake phased programs to encourage citizens to segregate waste at source.

• Train informal rag pickers to become professional waste workers in the private sector.

Link them with households and neighborhoods in urban areas that are demanding door-to-

door collection services for organic and recyclable waste.

• Establish cooperatives of rag pickers and facilitate direct access to recycling industries

so that rag pickers get full value for the waste they collect.

• Promote conversion of waste materials (paper and plastics) into useful products.

• Promote the use of two domestic bins at home: one for biodegradable food waste and

one for recyclable material.

• If waste is collected daily, prohibit waste disposal on the streets. Waste should be collected

door to door or from nearby collection bins. Prohibit littering in streets.

• Promote composting at the household level where appropriate. Households can easily

compost their kitchen waste, leaves, grass clippings, and garden plants within their premises

if space is available.

Municipal officials should understand their role and relationship with the rest of the

community. The following messages should be given to municipal officials:

• Health officers and engineers play key roles in the SWM system, but they need to

understand that they ultimately respond to the needs of the population. Therefore, receiving

feedback and concerns from stakeholders is essential.

• Many times people are skeptical of working with municipal authorities.

• In any community participation project, municipal officers need to take the backseat and

share their powers with the waste management committee. However, they still have the

technical knowledge and need to properly communicate when decisions are not suitable.

• Municipal officials need to enable the training and capacity building of resident welfare

associations (RWAs). Officials should empower RWAs but not overburden them.

Training NGOs, CBOs, and RWAs to motivate the community toward waste management is

important for ensuring the sustainability of a system. Local NGOs can also be trained to set up

appropriate pilot units for the selected waste streams. All stakeholders need to be oriented

toward segregation at source and to understand the problems and health issues concerned

with inefficient disposal of municipal solid waste. IEC is normally done by the key NGOs for

CBOs, RWAs, and local municipal officials. Municipalities have been involving key NGOs through

tender advertisements and calls for taking up training assignments of this nature.

Some methods to be applied for Motivation and awareness are such as:

• Door-to-Door Motivation and awareness program to be conducted.

• Education material such as leaflets posters explaining segregation must be distributed.

• Organizing community rallies on environment day, earth day etc. A rally always build

excitement among the onlookers and propels the people who attend the rallies to motivate

other members of society.

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• Street Plays builds awareness about waste management and motivates non participating

residents.

• Cleanup Drives, Cleanup drives have always made the community realize the advantages

of cleanliness.

• Signature Campaign, such as bans on plastics, temple waste management, segregation

of waste, and sanitation can be used to get opinion.

• School and College Programs, Children are strong communicators. Because school

children are the beneficiaries of a better tomorrow. Involvement of National Cadet Corps,

National Social Service, and Scouts.

• Involvement of Religious Leaders, Religious leaders plays a significant role in changing

people’s minds.

• Involvement of Mahila Mandals and Women’s Associations.

• Mass Communication Methods, Mass communication methods include print media;

television, radio, and the Internet and cinema theatres.

A theme to be Followed for a period of 2 months “MY CLEAN & GREEN GOA”. Commercial

establishments, Taxis, Motorcyclists, Police, Youth, Students, travel agents etc. should be

motivated. Egg tourist entering Goa by road or flight, bus cleaners announcing Keep Have a

nice stay and keep Goa clean and green, similarly at the airport, the taxi operators, restaurants,

local Stores, students educating locals etc. should address their customers, friends, tourist

with the theme of “My clean and Green Goa”. Our Government offices, our Seniors officials,

even our Ministers and Mla’s can address the house or public with the theme “My Clean and

Green Goa.”

Use Media, Like Local T.V. Channels, Radio, news paper to promote the theme and Spread a

Positive theme. “My Clean and Green Goa”.

(R. MENAKA, IAS)

Director, Urban Development.

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