RNI No. GOAENG/2002/6410 Reg. No. G-2/RNP/GOA/32/2018-20
Panaji, 14th March, 2019 (Phalguna 23, 1940) SERIES I No. 50 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
NOTE
There are three Extraordinary issues to Official Gazette, Series I No. 49 dated 7-3-2019, namely:—
(1) Extraordinary dated 7-3-2019 from pages 3179 to 3180, from Department of Law & Judiciary, Notifications regarding online Registration of Partnership Firms and appointment of officers as Registrar of Firms.
(2) Extraordinary (No. 2) dated 8-3-2019 from pages 3181 to 3188, from Department of Finance (R&C), Notifications regarding GST; and Market Borrowing Programme from Debt Management Division.
(3) Extraordinary (No. 3) dated 12-3-2019 from pages 3189 to 3190, from Department of Finance (R&C), Notification No. 38/1/2017-Fin (R&C) regarding the Goa GST (Third Removal of Difficulties) Order, 2019.
INDEX
Department Notification/Order Subject Pages
1. Handicrafts, Textile & Coir Ord.- 2/3/2015/HT&C/35 Creation of posts.
3191 Under Secretary
2. Industries Not.- 3/02/2015-IND(Pt.)/118 Online Services of EoDB. 3193 Under Secretary
3. Information & Publicity Not.- DI/INF/GSWJWF/2019/ Amendment of the Goa State Working Journalist 3194 Dir. ex officio & Jt. Secy. /L-Cert/5790 Welfare Scheme Rules, 2002.
4. Mines Ord.- 5/2/2007/ADM/MINES Continuation of temporary Group A & Group B 3194 Director (PART)/8295 posts.
5. Public Health Ord.- 32/1/96-1/PHD/684 Continuation of Group A & Group B posts. 3195 Under Secretary
6. Transport Ord.- D.Tpt/STA/2375/2019/1106 Guidelines for Taxi Operator/Radi o Taxis/Rent a 3196 Secretary
Car and Taxi App Aggregators in the State of Goa.
7. Women & Child Dev. Not.- 2-279-LL-2012-DWCD/ Laadli Laxmi Scheme. 3206 ex officio & Jt. Secy. /PART(I)/10382
8. Government Ptg. Press — Subscription Rate
3215
GOVERNMENT OF GOA
Department of Handicrafts, Textile & Coir
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2/3/2015/HT&C/35
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
1 2
3
4
Non Ministerial (Non-Lapsable) Posts
1. Technical Officer 7th Pay Matrix Level-6, Rs. 35400/- 01 Ministerial (Lapsable) Posts OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 50 14TH MARCH, 2019 2. The expenditure on the creation of above posts would be met from the Budget Head mentioned against the posts:
Non Ministerial (Non-Lapsable) Posts
1. Technical Officer 2851 — Village & Small Industries;
00 — ;
103 — Handloom Industries;
03 — Development of Powerloom (Plan); 01 — Salaries.
Ministerial (Lapsable) Posts
2. U. D. C. 2851 — Village & Small Industries;
00 — ;
104 — Handicraft Industries;
03 — Establishment of Training & Design Center; 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 (for whatever reasons).
holding the post
(Date of Superannuation) Sr. Designation of the Name of the Official Remarks No. post [(Ministerial (Lapsable) Posts)]
1 2
3
4
1. Helper (Wood) Shri Bharat Poinguinkar 28-02-2022. 2. Helper (Wood) Shri Kalidas Chari Expired on 13-09-2018. 3. Helper (Wood) Shri Ragunath Palkar 30-06-2019. 4. Helper (Wood) Shri Sushant Loliekar 31-12-2025. 5. Helper (Wood) Shri Sadanand Mauskar 31-03-2044. 6. Helper (Wood) Shri Dilesh Chari 30-09-2033. 7. Helper (Wood) Shri Shrikant P. Gaonkar 31-01-2033. 8. Helper (Wood) Shri Dilip N. Gaude 31-03-2037. 9. Helper (Wood) Shri Gautam Bandekar 31-07-2051. 10. Helper (Wood) Shri Uday Parab 28-02-2030. 11. Helper (Wood) Shri Vishnu H. Sawant 31-08-2032. 12. Helper (Wood) Shri Swapnil V. Chari 30-06-2049. 13. Helper (Wood) Shri Naresh P. Madkaikar 31-05-2033. 14. Helper (Wood) Shri Satyawan Gaude 31-01-2036. 15. Helper (Wood) Shri Caietano Rodrigues 31-12-2031. 16. Helper (Wood) Shri Pravin P. Chari 31-12-2045. 17. Helper (Wood) Shri Chetan Chari 31-03-2042. 18. Helper (Wood) Shri Anand Gaonkar 29-02-2045. 19. Helper (Wood) Shri Pandurang B. Velip 31-07-2042. 20. Helper (Wood) Shri Sameer G. Chari 30-11-2045. 21. Helper (Wood) Shri Rupesh Velip 31-03-2044. 22. Helper (Wood) Shri Vishal Chari 31-10-2045. 23. Helper (Wood) Shri Anujit A. Chari 30-04-2031. 24. Helper (Wood) Shri Ashok B. Pagi 31-08-2031. 25. Helper (Wood) Shri Gajanan Assolkar 31-08-2042. 26. Helper (Wood) Shri Sanjay Parab 31-05-2032. 27. Helper (Wood) Shri Sanjay R. Dhuri 31-12-2040.OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 50 14TH MARCH, 2019
1 2 3 4 28. Helper (Wood) Shri Suryakant S. Gaude 31-07-2031. 29. Helper (Wood) Shri Pascoal Gomes 31-03-2026. 30. Helper (Wood) Shri Shivram S. Chari 31-05-2041. 31. Helper (Wood) Shri Umesh S. Bandekar 31-12-2020. 32. Helper (Wood) Shri Gurudas S. Gaude 31-05-2019. 33. Helper (Wood) Shri Jaiprakash Sawant 31-12-2021. 34. Helper (Coir) Smt. Rakhee Juvenkar 30-11-2028. 35. Helper (Coir) Smt. Amrute L. Gaude 30-09-2026. 36. Helper (Coir) Smt. Shobha G. Naik 31-05-2019. 37. Helper (Coir) Smt. Surekha R. Naik 30-06-2026. 38. Helper (Coir) Smt. Shrinita A. Chari 31-01-2028. 39. Helper (Coir) Shri Manohar S. Malgaonkar 29-02-2027. 40. Helper (Coir) Smt. Hemalata L. Sawant 31-05-2026. 41. Helper (Pottery) Shri Prashant Kudaskar 30-11-2027. 42. Helper (Powerloom) Shri Abel D'Costa 31-08-2021. 43. Helper (Powerloom) Shri Ajay V. Naik 31-05-2034. 44. Helper (Pottery) Shri Unmesh Kunkalekar 31-03-2043. 45. Helper (Pottery) Smt. Trupti Volvoikar 31-07-2044. 46. Helper (Bomboo) Kum. Minaxi Parwar 31-12-2037. 47. Helper (Bomboo) Smt. Shilpa Gaude 31-05-2042.
Note: The existing strength of Drivers 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 regualr 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 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. 09/4/IDCO/2018-ARD/249 dated 21-08-2018 issued by the Department of Administrative Reforms, Secretariat.
By order and in the name of the Governor of Goa.
Shivanee Borkar, Under Secretary (HT&C).
Porvorim, 06th March, 2019.
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Department of Industries —
Notification
3/02/2015-IND(Pt.)/118
Government of Goa vide Notification No. 3/10/2017-IND dated 28-03-2018 published in Official Gazette, Series I No. 1 dated 05-04-2018 has notified "The Goa State Incentives to Encourage Investments Scheme, 2017" known as the "Umbrella Scheme".
All Target Schemes under the Umbrella Scheme as mentioned below are now available online through the State's Single Window System (SWS) with the facility for issuance of sanction orders and disbursements of incentives.
(i) Interest Subsidy Scheme, 2017
(ii) Employment Subsidy Scheme, 2017
(iii) Financial Incentives for Certification and Intellectual Property Rights Reimbursement Scheme, 2017 OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 50 14TH MARCH, 2019 (iv) Incentives to Industries for Training
Prospective Employees Scheme, 2017
(v) Capital Subsidy Scheme, 2017
(vi) Incentives to Green Investment
Scheme, 2017
(vii) Incentives to Encourage Purchases
from Local Suppliers Scheme, 2017.
As par t of the Government of Goa's endeavor to promote Ease of Doing Business (EoDB) in the State, all applications pertaining to the services of Target Schemes shall be accepted and processed online only without requiring the applicant to physically submit a copy of application or associated supporting documentation.
However, the Directorate of Industries, Trade and Commerce, Panaji may conduct inspections, if need be, as part of application processing and service dissemination.
By order and in the name of the
Governor of Goa.
A. S. Mahatme, Under Secretary (Industries).
Porvorim, 7th March, 2019.
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Department of Information and Publicity
— Notification
DI/INF/GSWJWF/2019/L-Cert/5790
In exercise of the powers conferred by the Goa State Working Journalist Welfare Scheme Rules, 2002 and all other enabling powers
under it, the Government of Goa hereby
makes the following rules to amend 'The Goa
State Working Journalist Welfare Scheme
Rules, 2002' by inser ting the below
mentioned clause. This shall come into force
from the date of publication in the Official
Gazette.
1. In the Principle Rule "XX", the
following clause shall be added:-
(a) Every beneficiary, pensioner and/ or family pensioner will mandatorily
submit 'Life Certificate' as provided by
the Depar tment of Information &
Publicity to its office on or before
June 30, ever y year to facilitate
disbursement of pension under the
scheme.
This issues with the approval of the
Government vide UO No. 1664/F dated
March 01, 2019.
Note:- The principal rules was published in
the Official Gazette on April 12, 2002.
By order and in the name of the
Governor of Goa.
Narayan S. Navati, Director & ex officio Jt.
Secretary (Information and Publicity).
Panaji, 8th March, 2019.
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Department of Mines
Directorate of Mines & Geology
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Order
5/2/2007/ADM/MINES(PART)/8295
Sanction of the Government is hereby conveyed for continuation of following temporary
posts in Group 'A' and Group 'B' category in Directorate of Mines & Geology for further period
of one year from 01-03-2019 to 29-02-2020.
OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 50 14TH MARCH, 2019Sr. No. Designation Pay Scale+Grade Pay No. of posts Budget Head 1 2 3 4 5
1. Dy. Director of Mines 15600-39100+G.P. 5400/- 3 2853—Non Ferrous Mining &
Metallurgical Industries;
2. Senior Technical Assistant 9300-34800+G.P. 4600/- 1 02—Regulation and Development 3. Surveying Officer 9300-34800+G.P. 4200/- 1 of Mines; 4. Statistical Officer 9300-34800+G.P. 4600/- 1 001—Direction and Administration; 5. Research Assistant 9300-34800+G.P. 4200/- 1 01—Mines Development (Non-Plan);
01—Salaries.
1. Assistant Accounts Officer 9300-34800+G.P. 4600/- 1 2853—Non Ferrous Mining &
Metallurgical Industries; 02—Regulation and Development of
Mines;
2. Assistant Geologist 9300-34800 + G.P. 4200/- 4 001—Direction and Administration;
02—Strengthening of Mines 3. Surveying Officer 9300-34800 + G.P. 4200/- 1 Department (Plan);
01—Salaries.
The expenditure towards salaries shall be borne from the Budget Head shown against column No. 5.
Ameya Abhyankar, IAS, Director (Mines & Geology).
Panaji, 7th March, 2019.
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Department of Public Health
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Order
32/1/96-I/PHD/684
Sanction of the Secretary(Health), as Head of Department is hereby accorded for continuation of the following Group 'A' and 'B' posts in the Directorate of Food and Drugs Administration, Bambolim for the period of one year from 01-03-2019 to 28-02-2020, as per the details given below:-
Sr. Designation Level of Pay No. of posts No. & date of creation Order No.
1 2
3 4 5
Group 'A' (Gazetted)
1. Senior Scientific Officer Level-10 01 No. 1/15/80-I/PHD dated 06-09-1980 (Food)
2. Designated Officer Level-10 02 No. 5/3/2011-I/PHD dated 09-07-2012
Revival order No. 5/3/2011-I/PHD/6064 dated 05-11-2014
Group 'B' (Gazetted)
3. Junior Scientific Officer Level-07 01 No. PHD/12(9)/74-Creation
(Food) dated 02-09-1974
4. Drugs Inspector Level-07 02 No. 13/2/2001-I/PHD/Part File
dated 10-06-2003
5. Drugs Inspector Level-07 02 No. 5/7/2011-I/PHD dated 24-04-2013
6. Technical Officer Level-07 01 No. 5/7/2011-I/PHD dated 24-04-2013
OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA
SERIES I No. 50
14TH MARCH, 2019
Group 'B' (Non-Gazetted)
7. Chemist (Drugs) Level-06 01 No. 13/2/2001-I/PHD/Part File dated 10-06-2003
8. Chemist (Food) Level-06 01 No. 13/2/2001-I/PHD/Part File dated 10-06-2003
9. Chemist (Food) Level-06 01 No. 13/2/2001-I/PHD/Part File dated 10-06-2003 Revised vide order No. 5/2/2005-I/ PHD/5524 dated 12-12-2006
10. Chemist Level-06 01 No. 1/1/83/PHD dated 27-08-1983
i) Recreated vide Order
No. 10/8/90-I/PHD dated 10-05-1991
ii) Recreated vide Order No. 11/12/ /91-I/PHD dated 23-04-1993
11. Assistant Local (Health) Level-06 02 No. 5/7/2011-I/PHD dated 24-04-2013 Authority re-designated as Senior Food Safety Officer vide order No. 5/2/2012-I/PHD dated 21-06-2013
Maria Seomara De Souza, Under Secretary (Health),
Porvorim, 6th March, 2019.
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Department of Transport
Directorate of Transport —
Order
D.Tpt/STA/2375/2019/1106
The State Transport Authority in its meeting held on 16-01-2019 has decided to approve following guidelines for APP Taxi Aggregators.
Guidelines for Taxi Operator/Radio Taxis/Rent a Car and Taxi App Aggregators in the State of Goa:
In order to provide effective, efficient and transparent services to the public and tourists visiting the State enabled by new and emerging technologies, State Transpor t Authority is desirous of introducing guidelines for smooth conduct of the business of Radio taxi and App Aggregator. Any existing or new radio taxi or app based taxi services shall have to confirm and adhere to these guidelines and permissions will have to be sought from the STA, for operating and managing such services in the State from effective date as may be specified by the Government.
The guidelines are necessitated to keep a watchful eye on abiding of all regulatory & compliance framework with special focus on Standards of Safety, Security & Compliance and to prevent fly by night operators. This was also accentuated by the need to bring aggregators, radio taxi operators and traditional city taxis under a uniform, fair and transparent regulatory framework.
Taxi Owners, Agents, Radio Taxis Operator and Taxi App Aggregator
(Refer:- Repor t of the Committee constituted by Ministry of Road Transport, Government of India to propose Taxi Policy Guidelines to promote Urban Mobility) OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 50 14TH MARCH, 2019 An aggregator is a digital intermediary or market place for a passenger to connect with a driver for the purpose of transportation. The aggregators can aggregate all types of vehicles however they will have to ensure that the vehicle complies with all the regulations. The services can be provided for intra city as well as inter-city operations. The three-wheeler auto-rickshaws can also be brought under aggregation which would offer convenience to the commuters. It is recommended that a suitable service charge/ convenience fee may be allowed by transport department to be charged by the aggregators for such service. Taxi owners, Agents and Radio Taxi operators can join Taxi App aggregators as permitted by the guidelines mentioned in this framework. Aggregators, Radio Taxi operators or other Agents should ensure they have received an appropriate license from the Transport Department of the State Government under Section 93 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.
Terms:—
1. Licensee:— Any individual or firm or
company.
2. Taxi App System:— Means a mobile and web based application for hailing of taxis. App under this scheme displays all relevant details of taxi driver/taxi/fare to the passenger.
3. Aggregator:— Firm or Company which aggregates different class of taxis under "Taxi App System".
4. Agents/Operator:— Firm or a Company with his own fleet enrolled in "Taxi App System".
5. Service Brand:— Taxi App System
Brand provided by Aggregator/Operator
6. Rent a Cab:—Means a motor cab holding valid permits and approvals to operate under Rent a cab scheme.
The guidelines defined by State Transport Authority Goa, are based on the recommen- -dations published by Government of India, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways under the Proposed Taxi Guidelines No. RT 16017/01/2016-T and are summarized hereunder:
1. To reduce delays and to embrace digital technology online grant of the permits is being implemented in Goa. Online conversion of compliant Non Transport vehicles to commercial taxis may be done on payment of requisite charges so as to facilitate use of idle assets.
2. The aggregator may aggregate taxis in the category of AGT (All Goa Tourist), Yellow black taxis and AITP taxis, Yellow Black Motorcycles, Rent a cab, rent a bike etc. These vehicles would have to comply with the fuel specified for the city while operating for aggregators for intra city transport on long term hiring/leasing, for ferrying tourists, local passengers, employees of Government/ /private companies etc.
3. Taxis must comply to the stipulations laid down by the transport department with regard to safety & security of the passengers. The drivers' photo identity along with the registration number of the taxi should be clearly visible to the passengers. The taxis must also have a valid permit, insurance, fitness certificate and PUC at all times. The taxis must also be fitted with STA approved GPS, panic button and other mandatory devices as applicable from time to time.
4. There should be no restrictions on the choice of the operator or aggregators with regard to composition of the fleet, i.e. deluxe and economy.
5. The Taxi APP Aggregators should get the App validated from Standardization Testing and Quality Certification (STQC) or any other agency authorized by Ministry of Electronic and Information Technology (MEITY), Government of India. This report for Taxi App validation shall be submitted along with license application. Any existing GOA State tender initiated App based Taxi Hailing System Aggregator shall submit this report within 6 months from the date of license.
OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 50 14TH MARCH, 2019application. Aggregators should take measures including a firewall for the security of the personal data of the passengers.
6. The Operator/Aggregator shall abide to fare charges fixed by Goa State Transport Department from time to time. However, range bound dynamic pricing to be allowed to effectively match demand and supply. Maximum tariff will be permitted as per Government notified rates only. This would ensure adequate supply during peak hours and at night. Alternatively, the aggregators may be asked to provide the minimum fare that would be charged from the customers limit to cap the maximum fare defined by Goa State Transport Department. This would help in meeting the peak load requirements of the taxi users.
7. In order to provide cheaper travel solutions and to reduce the number of cars on road, sharing of seats may be allowed on aggregator based taxis with express consent of the passengers.
8. Operator shall ensure and follow cap on the duty hours of drivers in the interest of road safety and in consonance with labour laws.
9. Operator/Aggregator may also promote bike sharing and e-rickshaws for last mile connectivity.
1. Permission Holders Profile
1. The applicant should be a taxi service provider including an aggregator of taxis, Driver-cum-owner (DCO) or any other Business that is defined under taxi app system for running the Fleet aggregation, individually or through registered company.
2. The permission will be granted to an individual, par tnership firm, Limited Liability Partnership (LLP), or a company registered under the Companies Act, 1956 or Companies Act, 2013 mandated to provide public transport services.
3. The permission holder will abide by all relevant statutes as may be applicable including the MV Act, 1988 or MV Rules and GMV Rules, 1991, and the relevant provisions of the IT Act, 2000 (as amended from time to time) and the rules made thereunder.
2. Operational Infrastructure
(A) Individual Category
(1) The applicant under the individual category shall be eligible to apply for permission to operate App based aggregator system.
(1) Ensure adequate parking facility for the vehicle for non-business hours at home location. An undertaking to that effect shall be given by the aggregator which shall be sufficient.
(2) The applicant shall ensure that the GPS/GPRS device shall be fixed in the vehicle as mandated by Goa Transport Authority & is connected 24X7 with the control room of the licensee and Government director location tracking server.
(3) The applicant shall adhere "Taxi App System" web portal containing all details of its ownership, registered address, services offered, fare structure, insurance liabilities.
(4) The applicant shall submit background verification & character cer tificate. There shall not be any criminal proceeding pending against licensee. He/she shall state the same with Affidavit.
(B) Group Category
(2) Adequate parking space for all taxis for non-business hours long parking must be available. In case of Taxi App Aggregator, Aggregator shall take parking space availability consent from the each agent/operator/taxi owner enrolling with them. An undertaking to that effect shall be given by the aggregator which shall be sufficient.
OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 50 14TH MARCH, 2019(3) The applicant shall have a registered office in Goa and details of its Headquarter and Goa office including telephone number, e-mail ID and details of office in-charge shall be provided by the license to the transport department at the time of application.
(4) The applicant shall enrol/register taxis under "Taxi App System" and shall abide with business rule set for duty allocation, dispatch, execution and billing as stated in "Taxi App System".
(5) The applicant shall setup a helpdesk/support center to operate as an aggregator/operator through Goa Government authorized web portal & "Taxi App System".
(6) The applicant must maintain a minimum fleet of 400 taxis (4 Wheeler)/ /Bikes or/auto rickshaws either owned or through an agreement with individual permit holders at the time of submitting application to STA.
(7) The applicant shall adhere to a "Taxi App System" web por tal containing all details of Licensee ownership, registered address, services offered, fare structure, insurance liabilities, helpdesk number, name end contact details of a duly appointed grievance redressal officer.
(8) The applicant should share his "Mobile App Source code" within Escrow Account in adherence for full proofing the system from sudden exits/ sustenance of the Taxi Ser vices registered with State Government of Goa. Authenticity of the code has to be signed by the license.
(9) The applicant shall ensure adequate mechanism for receiving & replying customer's feedback and grievances through central por tal provided by "Taxi App System".
(10) The applicant shall ensure stipulated mechanism for protecting the rights of women as per the Sexual Harassment of Women (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.
(11) Taxi Aggregator or Operator or Agents shall not collect any commission from driver/taxi owner in whatsoever manner. Only charges to be deducted from taxi owners payments will be of TDS as per Government process, bank charges in case of online payment and penalty in case of any violations of policy laid by State Transport Authority/ operator/aggregator/"Taxi App System". Aggregator can however charge convenience booking fee not exceeding Rs. 200 per ride from the end user.
(12) Applicant firm/any of the owner/ /partner/director must not have been blacklisted in last 3 years and also there shall not be any criminal proceeding pending against licensee, same shall be stated with Affidavit.
(13) Applicant should preserve and provide on demand the data regarding taxi trips and customers for a minimum period of 1 year or period specified by the Goa State Transport, Police or any other enforcement authorities as per law.
(14) Clear display of a photograph of the driver or description of the vehicle (including license plate number) should be provided to the rider on the web or mobile application as well as inside the car, so as to enable verification of the same once the vehicle arrives with the said driver, details of which has been received via the Agent, Aggregator or Radio Taxi operator.
(15) Taxi App must have a feature in the mobile application that gives riders the ability to contact local police in case of an emergency by pressing panic button.
(16) There needs to be a emergency button in the driver's mobile app, which allows the driver to notify of him in need of any help.
OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 50 14TH MARCH, 2019(17) Follow the directions/guidelines of the State in terms of maximum duty hours of drivers to promote road safety and to comply with the labour laws.
(18) Violation of the stipulated rules by the taxi operators/drivers should be strictly dealt in accordance with law.
(19) In the event of an incident of a criminal nature involving a trip booked through the Taxi Operator, Agent or Aggregator platform, such Aggregator, Taxi Operator or Agent should immediately inform and co-operate with relevant authorities upon lawful request.
(20) Taxi owners/Agents/Operator/ /Aggregators shall ensure their have drivers police verification report, self- -attested copies of their KYC IDs like PAN card, Passport/Voter ID/Aadhar Card, local address and contact details of two family members. The cab operators will be also directed to update the information on drivers and vehicles and provide them to the Government when asked for.
(21) Applicant must establish a policy of zero tolerance for discrimination or discriminator y conduct while a driver is working on such platforms. Discriminatory conduct may include:
a. refusal of service;
b. using derogatory or harassing
language directed at passenger;
c. rating a passenger on the basis of sex, race, caste, creed, religion, or nationality.
(22) Aggregator Platform shall upon receiving a complaint from a passenger containing an allegation that the driver operating through the Platform violated the zero-tolerance policy for discrimina- tion immediately suspend the services of such driver, for the duration of the investigation.
(23) The aggregator should have a physical presence in the respective State of operations. They should provide a grievance redressal mechanism and should also have an emergency response centre to handle SOS aler ts by passengers. The App should also have adequate safety features for the passengers such as sharing the ride details.
(24) Mobile App Based Taxi Software & Quality testing of the Fare calculation platform
a. The algorithms used for distance and fare calculation, fare calculation etc. should base on the GIS surface proposed shortest travel plan or best travel plan in accordance with specific road & traffic conditions at a given time. Quality of these sof tware applications should be audited by from Standardization Testing and Quality Certification (STQC) or any other agency authorized by Ministr y of Electronic and Information Technology (MEITY), on a one-time basis.
b. STQC or other nominated agency of MEITY should validate the attributes used by cab aggregators to calculate the shortest path for any inaccuracy and this validation should be maintained. This would also ensure that the customers are not overcharged. Along with Quality check Security testing shall be completed for Vulnerability Assess- ment and Penetration Testing (VAPT). Any existing GOA State tender initiated App based Taxi Hailing System Aggregator shall submit Quality check/VAPT report within 6 months from the date of license application.
c. In the interest of security of personal data, the Aggregators should provide options to the consumers whether they want to share the data on their mobiles with the aggregators or not. Express consent of the consumers should be obtained to share the personal data and it should OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 50 14TH MARCH, 2019 be ensured that all the data is protected by a firewall. However, if any such data is requisitioned by any enforcement agency then the aggregators would be bound to provide the same.
(C) Conditions applicable to individual as well as operator or Taxi App Aggregator Category
(1) All the procedure and/or transactions related to taxi hailing shall be managed and operated under "Taxi App System".
(2) In case of Individual or agent or operator shall notify STA approved "Taxi App System" in their license application and same will be mentioned in license.
(3) KYC and background verification shall be mandatory to the individual and Taxi Aggregator.
(4) The applicant shall always maintain branding of the taxi haling system, vehicle internal and exterior space utilized for co-branding/advertisement [on the basis of revenue share model] in good condition. Licensee will be allowed to use roof top location aware advertising LCD panel which are not more than 18 inch in height from the base of the panel.
(5) Applicant shall follow print dimension and standards for service brand and service co-brand as specified by "Taxi App System" Aggregator.
(6) The individual and taxi aggregator shall adhere to all safety norms and self- training courses given by "Taxi App System" team from time to time.
(7) The individual and taxi aggregator shall charge as per Standard tariff rates as defined by Government of Goa or lower than that. Taxi App Aggregator/ operator will add only government taxes and convenience/service/Travel Traffic Time charge/waiting/entertainment/ cancellation fee to passenger.
(8) The applicant shall have sufficient fuel in the taxi so as to cater to the Tourists without any issue.
(9) In case any accident occurs causing damage to passengers or their belongings, the concerned Driver/Taxi Owner will be fully liable for the same. All vehicles enrolled under app system must hold valid permits, authorisation, third party insurance, PUC Certificate and valid driving license.
(10) The settlement of online payment by app aggregator shall be done on Maximum period of T+5 (Transaction+5 Working Days) or Lesser period, basis wherein "Taxi App System". The process shall deduct convenience charges/Km differential charges from the payment collected from passenger and the taxi fare is paid to the Driver or Aggregator/ Operator, Aggregator is required to distribute the relevant charges to Driver.
(11) In case payment is collected by the Driver in cash, the System shall recover the convenience charge from the Driver/Taxi Owner in the next settlement cycle.
(12) Government mandated terms and conditions as provided on the "Taxi App System" shall be mandatorily be applicable and the Licensee understands and acknowledges the same.
3. Vehicle Profile
(1) Aggregator shall ensure that every Taxi is a motor cab which has a valid fitness cer tificate issued from the Transport Department is driven on clean fuel and has an engine capacity of 998 CC and above.
(2) The Agent/Operator/Taxi owner shall ensure that each AC Taxi is equipped with proper temperature control device in proper working order and AC/Non AC taxi is fitted with working electronic digital fare meter on the front panel (dashboard) as per STA guidelines.
(3) The Taxi should be driven on clean fuel electric battery operated/petrol/diesel.
OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 50 14TH MARCH, 2019The Taxi should meet emission standards as prescribed from time to time by the Transport Department. The taxi should have updated and valid Pollution Under Control Certificate (PUC).
(4) Taxi shall be fitted with GPS and GPRS based tracking device as mandated by central government. Billing to the passenger is either though "Taxi App System" or Digital Fare Meter. Meter shall have printer, and a display panel showing the path traversed and total distance covered. The device shall be in constant communication with the Central Control room of the transport department in case of vs. In case of group category, the device shall be in constant communication with the central control room of the licensee while the taxi is on hire. In case of closure of the said GPS, the reason thereof is to be recorded by the licensee along with the duration of such closure. Meter option have minimum specification of the devices are prescribed at ANNEXURE-A, and may be changed from time to time.
(5) The Taxi shall be suitably insured commercially as prescribed from time to time under applicable Laws of India.
(6) Every Taxi shall have a valid contract carriage permit issued by the State Transport Authority under section 74 of the MV Act, to operate as a Taxi. The permit issued by the transport authority shall be displayed at a prominent place in the Taxi.
(7) The Colour of the Taxi shall be preferably white (in case of AITP) or STA approved, with a "Taxi App System" brand on both side of the taxi prominently displaying the name of "Service Brand" with Service co-brand.
(8) A LCD display panel visible from both front and rear should be installed on the roof of the Taxi to indicate that the vehicle is a Taxi and whether it is available (green indicator) or occupied (red indicator). The dimensions of the LCD display panel shall conform to those prescribed by the State Transport Authority from time to time.
(9) The Taxi is allowed to carr y advertisement in accordance with the guidelines issued by the from time to time.
(10) Taxi shall be equipped with a first aid box containing materials specified in DMVR Rules, 1993.
(11) The details containing the photograph of the driver, license number, and registration number of the vehicle etc. shall be displayed prominently inside the taxi, so that the same is directly visible to the passenger.
(12) Transport helps line number No. along with Police help line No. 100 shall be prominently displayed inside the Taxi.
(14) No tinted glass or curtains or films
shall be affixed on the taxi.
(15) The permit of the vehicle can be transferred in accordance with section 82 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and fulfilling the terms and conditions of permit transfer as prescribed by the Transport Department.
(16) The existing permit holders of other taxi schemes can also apply for permits under the Goa State Taxi Scheme provided their vehicles meet all the requirements of the scheme and is not more than 4 years old at the time of induction.
(17) The owner shall be free to convert the taxi to private category vehicle as per provisions of Act/Rules governing the same from time to time.
4. Arrangements for Services
(1) The aggregator shall adhere to the provisions of Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 and rules framed there under and the terms and conditions prescribed by the Transport department from time to time for providing the Taxi services.
(2) Working hours of drivers is to be limited in accordance to the Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961.
OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 50 14TH MARCH, 2019(3) The Aggregator may seek passengers through telephone calls, "Taxi App System" or through hailing on road. In case of mass public transit place like Airport/ Railway Stations/Bus stand guidelines shall be followed for the pickup of the passengers.
(4) Touting/Hijacking are not allowed for any of the taxi in business in the State of Goa
(5) The Aggregator shall not charge for dead mileage and shall charge the fare from the point of boarding by the passenger to the point of destination.
(6) The Taxi is permitted to ply within the geographical limits of the Goa subject to counter signature from the Transport Department of the State concerned. Out state travel will be as per the permit granted.
(7) The Aggregator shall ensure the facility of a panic button in the Taxi so that in case of any distress, the signal is transmitted to the control centre of the licensee and there from, to the nearest Police Station/Police Control Room, as also a hooter to raise alarm in case of mishap.
(8) The Aggregator shall ensure that at the end of every journey, a bill is generated and handed over to the passenger showing the distance travelled, unit rate, along with taxes. Copy of the same should also be maintained either electronically or in physical form by the licensee for a period of
(9) The Aggregator shall develop and include a feature in its mobile application that gives the rider facility to contact local police in case of an emergency.
(10) The rider must have the option to submit their grievances on difficulties faced during the travel via-the web or through the mobile app or ser vice telephone number. The licensee is liable to resolve the grievance and inform the rider within a reasonable time.
5. Driver's Profile
(1) The driver shall have a valid driving
license to drive a LMV.
(2) The driver shall have adequate knowledge of the roads and routes of Goa so that the passengers are not inconvenienced.
(3) The driver on duty shall be in uniform as approved by the Transport Department
(4) The driver shall be of good moral character without any criminal record. Any person who has been convicted within the past seven years of driving under the influence of drug or alcohol, also has been convicted at any time for any cognizable offence under the Criminal Code of Procedure, 1973 including fraud, sexual offences, use of a motor vehicle to commit a cognizable offence, a crime involving property dispute and/or thef t, acts of violence or acts of terror must not be engaged by the licensee.
(5) The Aggregator shall be responsible for quality of drivers, their police verification, and their conduct with passengers. The applicant shall also ensure that the drivers are totally safe, reliable and trustworthy.
(6) Information regarding ownership of taxis and profile of drivers including their verification by the Police shall be ensured by the Aggregator and shall be provided to the Transport Department as well as Goa Traffic Police.
(7) If the Aggregator intentionally uses or causes or allows a Taxi to be used in any manner not authorized by the permit or provisions mentioned herein, the Aggregator and the driver shall be jointly ans severely responsible for any injury, harm, offence or crime committed by any person, including the driver.
(8) The driver shall always behave in a polite and courteous manner with the passenger.
OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 50 14TH MARCH, 2019(9) The Aggregator shall endeavour to hire as many women drivers as may be feasible so as to bring about gender equality in taxi trade and create self employment opportunities for women.
(10) The Aggregator shall conduct structured refresher training program for its drivers including but not limited to safe driving skills, gender sensitization, passenger etiquette etc.
(11) The Aggregator shall ensure that the driver shall undertake such refresher trainings at least once in calendar year. Such training programs should be duly documented by the licensee.
(12) The Aggregator shall ensure that the driver undergoes an annual health check-up for ensuring his fitness to drive the Taxi.
(13) Driver shall not drive under the influence of dr ugs, liquor, psychotic medicines or any such prohibited materials.
(14) Driver shall not drive when contracted with contagious diseases or conjunctivitis.
(15) Driver shall adhere to all safety norms as may be made applicable from time to time.
6. Grant Duration and Renewal of Licence
(1) The application for approval by STA shall be accompanied with a processing fee of Rs. 25,000 (Rupees twenty five thousand) in the form of a Demand Draft/ online/cashless payment drawn in favour of Director of Transport, and payable at Goa.
(2) In case of Taxi App System Aggregator, after scrutiny of application and upon being found eligible, approval to operate in Goa will be granted by STA for a period of 10 years upon furnishing a Bank Guarantee of Rupees ten lakhs for the entity with validity period of ten years.
Special Exemptions will be given to GOA State initiated App based Taxi Hailing System Aggregator for Bank Guarantee.
(3) The approval granted by STA shall be renewable for a further period of ten years at a time, subject to the satisfactory performance of Aggregator the as per terms and conditions of the scheme. The applicant may submit an application for renewal of approval at any time after completion of four and half years but not less than three months before the expiry of the license. A renewed/fresh bank guarantee as per the above point 3 with validity of five & half years shall be payable for each renewal processing fee of Rupees Twenty-Five thousand shall also be paid at the time of renewal.
7. Fare
(1) The Aggregator shall not charge above the maximum charge fare as prescribed by the transport department from time to time or lower amount.
(2) Fare structure as approved by the Transport Department shall be displayed in "Taxi App System".
(3) The Aggregator shall abide the fare rate and a fare rate estimator provided on the "Taxi App System" used by the licensee to connect driver and passenger.
(4) The Aggregator can charge Waiting Charges, Flag down charges, Night Charges as approved by the Transport Department.
8. Suspension/Cancellation of the License
(1) If the State Transport Authority after giving the licensee an opportunity of being heard, is of the opinion that—
(i) The Aggregator has failed to comply with any of the terms and conditions detailed herein above; or,
(ii) The Aggregator has failed to maintain the Taxi in compliance with the OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 50 14TH MARCH, 2019 provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act and or Rules framed there under; or,
(iii) An employee of Aggregator is guilty of any misbehavior or misconduct with any customer; or,
(iv) A complaint against the Aggregator by any customer has been proved beyond reasonable doubt, the licensing authority may suspend the license for a specified period or cancel the license.
(2) Where the STA is of the opinion that having regard to the circumstances of the case it would be necessary to cancel or suspend the approval, and if the holder of the approval agrees to pay a fine that may be imposed by the STA, then notwithstanding anything contained hereinabove, the STA may instead of suspending or cancelling the approval as the case may be, recover from the holder of the approval the said fine.
(3) When the approval so granted is suspended or cancelled, the holder of the approval shall surrender the license to the STA.
9. Appeal
(1) Any person aggrieved by any order of the STA may within thirty days of the receipt of the order, make an appeal to the State Transport Appellate Tribunal.
(2) An appeal shall be preferred in duplicate in the form of a memorandum setting forth the grounds of objections to the order of the Licensing Authority and shall be accompanied by fee as may be specified by the Government.
(3) The State Transpor t Appellate Tribunal may, after giving an opportunity of hearing to the parties and after such enquiry as it may be deem fit pass an appropriate order.
10. Miscellenous
(1) The holder of a license under the
group category shall –
(i) Not shift the registered office in Goa mentioned in the approval without the prior intimation to the Director of Transport.
(ii) Keep the premises and all the records and registers maintained and Taxi open for inspection at all times by the Transport Department.
(iii) Submit from time to time to the Department such information and return as may be called for.
(iv) Display the approval at a
prominent place in its office.
(v) Maintain a serially numbered feedback report in all its App Based Taxis.
(2) The permission/approval shall not be transferred without prior written permission of the STA.
(3) Any further continuation of permit/ license of the existing licensees under shall be governed by the terms and conditions contained herein above.
(4) The Aggregator may at any time surrender the permission/approval and on such surrender the STA shall cancel the permission. The holder of the license shall clear all dues before surrendering the approval, failing which the approval shall be deemed to be cancelled and the bank guarantee shall be forfeited.
(5) The Aggregator shall comply with all applicable insurance requirements as may be applicable under the law.
(6) The Aggregator shall undertake to indemnif y and protect the Transport Department from and against all actions, suites, proceedings losses, costs, damages, OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 50 14TH MARCH, 2019 charges, claims and demands of any nature and description brought against or recovered from Transport Department by reasons of any act or omission of the Aggregator, his agents or employees or, during the validity of the license or in the guarding of the same.
(7) The jurisdiction for settlement of any disputes through Courts under this scheme shall be at Goa.
(8) The department reserves the right to change any or all of the above terms and conditions in public interest.
This is issued with the approval of State Government and comes into force with immediate effect.
Nikhil Desai, Director & Member Secretary,
STA (Transport).
Panaji, 6th March, 2019.
Gazette No. 4, Series I, dated 25-04-2013.
(5) Amendment Notification No. 2/279/ / L L / 2 0 1 2 / D W & C D / 4 2 3 1 dated 30-04-2013 and published in the Official Gazette No. 6, Series I, dated 09-05-2013.
(6) Amendment Notification No. 2/279/ /LL/2012/DW & C D / Par t ( I ) / 4 7 8 0 dated 26-06-2013 and published in the Official Gazette No. 13, Series I dated 27-06-2013.
(7) Amendment Notification No. 2/277/ /LL-2015-DW&CD/(Part-I)/03835 dated 24-09-2015 and published in the Official Gazette No. 28, Series I dated 08-10-2015.
(8) Amendment Notification No. 2-279- -LL -2012-DW&CD/(Par t-I)/3401 dated 20-04-2016 and published in the Official Gazette No. 4, Series I dated 28-04-2016.
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Department of Women & Child Development
Directorate of Women & Child Development
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(9) Amendment Notification No. 2-279- -LL-2012-DW&CD/Part(I)/4057 dated 24-05-2016 and published in the Official Gazette No. 9, Series I dated 02-06-2016.
Notification
2-279-LL-2012-DWCD/PART(I)/10382
Read: (1) Notification No. 2/279/LL/2012/ /DW&CD/2562 dated 06-07-2012 and published in the Official Gazette No. 16, Series I, dated 19-07-2012.
(2) Amendment Notification No. 2/279/ /LL/2012/DW&CD/2969 dated 07-08-2012 published in the Official Gazette No. 19, Series I, dated 09-08-2012;
(3) Amendment Notification No. 2/279/ / L L / 2 0 1 2 / D W & C D / 0 0 3 2 dated 02-01-2013 published in the Official Gazette No. 44, Series I, dated 31-01-2013;
(4) Amendment Notification No. 2/279/ / L L / 2 0 1 2 / D W & C D / 4 1 6 3 dated 22-04-2013 published in the Official (10) Amendment Notification No. 2-279- - L L - 2 0 1 2 / DW & C D / Pa r t ( I ) / 7 2 6 9 dated 02-11-2016 and published in the Official Gazette No. 32, Series I dated 10-11-2016.
In exercise of the powers conferred under clause 6(3) of Laadli Laxmi Scheme notified vide Notification No. 2/279/LL/2012/DW&CD/ /2562 dated 06-07-2012 and published in the Official Gazette No. 16, Series I, dated 19-07-2012, the Government hereby further amends and republishes the said scheme as under:—
Objective of the Scheme.— The scheme proposes to financially empower the girl child to meet educational and other expenses on becoming a major of age and to improve the female sex ratio in the State.
I. Short title and commencement— (1) This scheme shall be called "Laadli Laxmi Scheme".
OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 50 14TH MARCH, 2019(2) The scheme shall come into force with
immediate effect.
II. Eligibility and other conditions.— (1) Any Girl who fulfils all of the following conditions is eligible to apply:–
(a) born in the State of Goa;
(b) resident of Goa for the last fifteen
years; and
(c) (i) whose at least one of the parents is born in Goa and is also a resident of Goa for the last fifteen years; or
(ii) whose one of the parents is residing
in Goa for last twenty five years.
(iii) whose parental income does not
exceed Rs. 8.00 lakhs per annum.
Provided that a Girl, who is born outside
Goa, shall be eligible if she is:
(a) resident of Goa for the last fifteen
years;
(b) educated in Goa; and
(c) (i) whose at least one of the parents is born in Goa and is also a resident of Goa for the last fifteen years; or
(ii) whose one of the parents is residing
in Goa for last twenty five years.
(iii) whose parental income does not
exceed Rs. 8.00 lakhs per annum.
(2) If any doubt arises regarding eligibility of any, the same shall be decided by a Committee consisting of the following:
(i) Secretary to Government of Goa in charge of Department of Women and Child Development as Chairperson,
(ii) One Social Worker to be appointed by
the Government as Member,
(iii) Additional/Joint Secretar y to Government of Goa in charge in the Department of Finance as Member, and
(iv) Director, Directorate of Women and
Child Development as Member Secretary.
(3) The decision of the above Committee shall be final and binding. No appeal or request for reconsideration of decision shall be allowed under the scheme.
(4) (a) All applications received from a girl child who is an orphan or a destitute child or who is born outside a legitimate wedlock or an adopted girl child or any other case which is covered under the objective of the scheme; shall be referred to the Committee mentioned above, if the application is made by the guardians or the Institution/Organisations which is taking care of the child.
(b) In case if an applicant is unable to produce documents pertaining to parent's birth, residence, etc. on account of their opposition to her marriage, such an application shall be placed before the Committee for decision.
(5) The beneficiaries shall be grouped into
two categories, namely:—
(a) Those applicants who attain the age of majority i.e. 18 years on or after 01-04- 2012, and
(b) Those who have already attained the age of 18 years before 01-04-2012 and are in the age group of 19 to 45 years prospectively from 1st April, 2016.
III. Mode of operation.— (1) The benefi- ciaries under the scheme shall be paid Rs. 1.00 lakh as financial assistance, by means of bank fixed deposit, jointly in the name of the Director of Women and Child Development and the applicant (the girl).
(2) "The fixed deposit shall be renewed annually automatically on maturity, along with the amount of interest accrued, till the date of claim by the applicant as per the scheme or until the age of 45 years whichever is earlier."
For the purpose of operation of this scheme through the bank/financial institution concerned, the Government, shall execute a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), detailing the terms and conditions of operation OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 50 14TH MARCH, 2019 of the bank account, the fixed deposit account/ cer tificate, amount of interest accrued, authorization procedure for payment to the beneficiar y, terms of payment by the Government to the bank/financial institution, credit to the Government on closure of individual account etc.
IV. Application procedure.— (1) The applicant who attains the age of majority i.e. 18 years on or after 1st April 2012 [i.e. those beneficiaries covered under clause 2(5)(a) above] may apply to the Director of Women and Child Development, Panaji - Goa, in the prescribed form ("Annexure I" to this scheme), complete in all respects, along with two passport size photographs and the following documents:
(i) Attested copy of the Birth Certificate
of the applicant.
(ii) Attested copy of any document as a proof of 15 years residence of the applicant in the State of Goa. In lieu of the Residence Certificate, the previous School Leaving Certificate and the current Bonafide Student Cer tificate issued by the recognized Educational Institution in which the girl is presently studying can also be produced. However, in case of girls who discontinued education at school level, the gap period i.e., from the time of discontinuation of education till completion of 18 years of age/marriage as the case may be, may be proved by production of residence certificate. In case of graduates, the Certificates of passing of Xth; XIIth and Graduation is adequate evidence.
(iii) 15 years or 25 years Residence Certificate of the parent(s) as the case may be. In lieu of the Residence Certificate, any documentar y evidence to prove the residence for the specified period can also be produced which may include:
(a) The land records i.e. tenancy rights; mundcarial rights; occupancy rights, etc;
(b) Employment certificate; or
(c) Any such records to the satisfaction
of the Committee.
(d) In case of a girl whose father/ mother is in service either with the State Government or the Central Government or the public sector undertakings, in lieu of the cer tificate of residence such applicant may produce the ser vice certificate of 25 years issued by the Head of the Department. However, the girl should be born in Goa and should have studied in Goa up to Xth class.
(iv) Birth Certificate of the parent(s). If no birth certificate is available one of the following documents can be produced showing the details namely the date and place of Birth of the parent(s):
(a) Baptism certificate;
(b) School leaving certificate of the
parent(s) etc;
(c) Any document which establishes that one of the grandparents of the girl has lived in Goa around the time of the date of birth claimed by the parent(s); or
(d) Any such records, which establishes the date of bir th of the parent(s).
(v) Attested copy of the Aadhar card if
any, and
(vi) A Self-Declaration in the format as
given in "Annexure II" to this scheme.
(vii) Annual Income Certificate of parents
issued by the Competent Authority.
Note 1: The Aadhar card will be compulsory for all applicants after 01-04-2013. However, the Government by separate order may relax the requirement of producing the Aadhar card and such other certificate(s), for a further period of time, as may be prescribed in the said order.
Note 2: The application form (Annexure-I) shall be serially numbered and issued by the designated offices notified by the Director of Women and Child Development/designated branches of the bank concerned. Application forms in any other format or proforma or reprographic copies of the same shall not be accepted.
OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 50 14TH MARCH, 2019Note 3: The application form (Annexure-I) shall be signed by the applicant in the presence of either the Member of Legislative Assembly, the Member of Parliament, Government Officer (not below the rank of Additional/Special Secretary to the Government of Goa) or the District Magistrate.
(2) In case of those beneficiaries who have already attained the age of 18 and above before 01-04-2012 [i.e. those beneficiaries covered under clause 2(5)(b) above] and have got/are getting married hereinafter, may apply to the Director of Women and Child Development, Panaji - Goa, in the prescribed form, in "Annexure-I" of this scheme with all the documents listed in clause 4 (1) above along with following additional documents;
(i) Attested copy of the Civil Marriage Registration Certificate (which may also include the first registration certificate) provided the certificate is dated on or after 01-04-2012 only.
(3) The application shall be submitted within one year, from the date of attaining the age of 18 years or from the date of issue of Civil Marriage Registration Certificate. All applications received beyond the specified period of one year shall be rejected.
(4) The application duly filled and complete in all respect, received by the Directorate of Women and Child Development, shall be scrutinized and sanctioned by the Director of Women and Child Development, in the chronological order in which application is received in his Office.
(5) The applicant shall have to open an account in the bank/financial institution as declared by the Government, in any of its branches in the State of Goa.
(6) In order to receive the money after civil marriage, the beneficiary shall personally present herself before the designated officer(s) or the Director of the Directorate, Women and Child Development for issue of withdrawal order/letter, which in turn can be presented in the bank/financial institution for withdrawal of the money/amount due and payable. The withdrawal order/letter shall be issued based on the submission of the Civil Marriage Registration Certificate (which may also include the first registration certificate).
(7) If the girl who has availed the benefits under the scheme, on attaining the age of 21 years intends to withdraw the said amount for her use in business/profession or for her further studies, should apply in the prescribed Form 'A' duly completed in all respects alongwith her relevant documents directly to the Department such cases shall be placed before the Committee for decision.
V. Other Conditions. — (1) (a) In the event of death of the beneficiary before the marriage, the amount in the fixed deposit shall be paid by the bank/financial institution concerned to the Director of Women & Child Development, who shall deposit the same into an appropriate Government account.
(b) In the event of death of the beneficiary after marriage before claiming the benefit, the financial assistance shall be released to the parents. If both the parents of the beneficiary are expired, the assistance shall be released to the guardian whose name is mentioned in the Laadli Laxmi application of the expired beneficiary.
(2) A separate account shall be opened with one of the bank/financial institution concerned to be identified by the Government for implementation of the scheme, which shall prepare a fixed deposit in the name of the applicant as per the sanction order issued by the Director, Women and Child Development, from time to time.
(3) The money under the fixed deposit shall be permitted to be withdrawn from the bank/ /financial institution, provided the beneficiary produces the withdrawal order/letter from the Director, Women and Child Development or any other authorised official and also personally present herself before the bank officials.
OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 50 14TH MARCH, 2019(4) The benefits under the scheme shall be given only once in the lifetime of each beneficiary.
(5) The unpaid money under the fixed deposit shall be credited back to the Government along with the interest accrued thereon and no family members/co-signatory /guardian, as the case may be shall have right/ claim of whatsoever on the same.
(6) In the event, there is no claim by the beneficiary till attaining the age of 40 years, the fixed deposit shall be closed and the amount shall be credited back to the Government along with the interest accrued thereon. No further assistance of any nature shall be provided to the concerned.
(7) This scheme does not confer any right on any one merely on application made under the scheme, for claiming the benefits under this scheme and denial of the benefits under the scheme, after the same has been examined by the Director of Women and Child Development as well as the Committee constituted under clause 2(2) above, shall not be disputed.
(8) The disbursement of benefits under this scheme shall be subject to the availability of funds provided for the purpose annually by means of budgetary support.
(9) "Any person who avails financial assistance under the scheme on the basis of false information, submitting false declaration or by concealing material information, shall be liable for criminal prosecution. Notwithstanding any criminal prosecution that may be initiated or result thereof, such person shall also be debarred for life for getting any benefits and or assistance under any other schemes of the Government."
VI. Power to relax. — (1) For removal of any difficulties in the implementation of the scheme, there shall be a four member Committee constituted as in clause 2(2) above.
(2) The decision of the Committee shall be
final and binding on all concerned.
(3) The Government shall have the power to amend, modify and cancel any part or whole of the scheme at any time.
This notification shall come into force with effect from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette.
This issues with approval of the Government
vide U.O. No. 185/F dated 15-05-2018.
By order and in the name of the Governor
of Goa.
Dipak Desai, Director & ex officio Joint
Secretary Women & Child Development.
Panaji, 06th March, 2019.
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Price: Rs. 5/-
Sr. No.
Annexure – I (Bank Copy)
Application Form for 'LAADLI LAXMI' Scheme.
PART I
Passport size Photograph of the applicant, countersigned by the MLA or MP Government Officers, not below the rank of Additional/ Special Secretaries to the Government of Goa and the District Magistrates.
1. *Name of the applicant (Girl):_________________________________________ (As specified on birth certificate) (Surname) (Name) (Middle Name)
2. *Applicant's Date
of Birth:
(dd/mm/yyyy)
3. *Name of the Applicant's (i) Mother:________________________________________
(ii) Father:_________________________________________
(iii) Guardian:_____________________________________ OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 50 14TH MARCH, 2019 4. *Married: Yes No
5. *Residential address (in full):
House No.: ___________________________________ Ward No. _________________________________ Street/Bldg. _______________ Name:______________________________ City/Village: _______________ Constituency : ________________________________ Taluka : _______________ District :___________ Post Office : ___________________________________ Pin Code : _________________________________ 6. *Contact details:
(i) Landline: ______________________________________
(ii) Mobile: _______________________________________
(iii) e-mail: ________________________________________
7. *Religion: Hindu Muslim Christian Others 8. Category: SC ST OBC Others 9. *Aadhar Card No.:
10. EPIC number (if any):
11. Annual Parental Income: _________________________________________________________________ Declaration
I, the undersigned, hereby declare that the information given above is true and correct, and nothing stated is false and I have not been benefited with this scheme earlier. I shall be personally responsible for any false and incorrect information/documents, for which the authorities shall be at liberty to take penal action as deem fit against me including filing criminal case.
Dated:
(Name & Signature of the Applicant)
Signed in presence of:
Signature, Name & Seal of
Member of Legislative Assembly/Member of Parliament, Government Officers, not below the rank of Additional / Special Secretaries to the Government of Goa and the District Magistrates.
Note: Fields marked in * are compulsory
FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
Authorisation to the Bank
Date : …………………………..
To, The Branch Manager/Authorised Officer of _______________________________________________________________________________ (Name of Bank) Sir/Madam,
Your are authorised to release an amount of Rs. 1,00,000/- to Ms. ___________________ ___________________________________________ whose details have been verified, in the form of cash payment/fixed deposit receipt.
______________________________ Director Directorate of Women & Child Development OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 50 14TH MARCH, 2019 Price: Rs. 5/- Sr. No.
Annexure – I (Office Copy)
Application Form for 'LAADLI LAXMI' Scheme.
PART I
Passport size Photograph of the applicant, countersigned by the MLA or MP Government Officers, not below the rank of Additional/ Special Secretaries to the Government of Goa and the District Magistrates.
1. *Name of the applicant (Girl):_________________________________________ (As specified on birth certificate) (Surname) (Name) (Middle Name)
2. *Applicant's Date
of Birth:
(dd/mm/yyyy)
3. *Name of the Applicant's (i) Mother:________________________________________
(ii) Father:_________________________________________
(iii) Guardian:______________________________________ 4. *Married: Yes No
5. *Residential address (in full):
House No.: ___________________________________ Ward No. _________________________________ Street/Bldg. _______________ Name:______________________________ City/Village: _______________ Constituency : ________________________________ Taluka : _______________ District :___________ Post Office : ___________________________________ Pin Code : _________________________________ 6. *Contact details:
(i) Landline: ______________________________________
(ii) Mobile: _______________________________________
(iii) e-mail: ________________________________________
7. *Religion: Hindu Muslim Christian Others
8. Category: SC ST OBC Others
9. *Aadhar Card No.:
10. EPIC number (if any):
11. Annual Parental Income: _________________________________________________________________ Declaration
I, the undersigned, hereby declare that the information given above is true and correct, and nothing stated is false and I have not been benefited with this scheme earlier. I shall be personally responsible for any false and incorrect information/documents, for which the authorities shall be at liberty to take penal action as deem fit against me including filing criminal case.
Dated:
(Name & Signature of the Applicant)
Signed in presence of:
Signature, Name & Seal of
Member of Legislative Assembly/Member of Parliament, Government Officers, not below the rank of Additional / Special Secretaries to the Government of Goa and the District Magistrates.
Note: Fields marked in * are compulsory.
OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 50 14TH MARCH, 2019PART II
The application shall be enclosed with the following documents:—
1. Self Certified copy of Birth Certificate of the applicant.
2. Residence Certificate of the applicant. In lieu of the Residence Certificate, the previous School Leaving Certificate and the current Bonafide Student Certificate issued by the recognized Educational Institution in which the Girl is presently studying can also be produced. However, in case of girls who discontinued education at school level, the gap period i.e. from the time of discontinuation of education till completion of 18 years of age/marriage as the case may be proved by production of residence certificate. In case of graduates, the certificates of passing of Xth, XIIth and Graduation is adequate evidence.
3. Self Certified copy of Aadhar Card.
4. Self Certified copy of the Civil Marriage Registration Certificate, which may also include the first registration certificate.
5. Self Certified copy of 15 years or 25 years Residence Certificate of one of the parent(s) of the applicant as the case may be. In lieu of the Residence Certificate, any documentary evidence to prove the residence for the specified period can also be produced which may include:
i. the land records i.e. tenancy rights; mundcarial rights; occupancy rights, etc;
ii. Employment certificate; or
iii. Any such records to the satisfaction of the Committee.
6. Self Certified copy of Birth Certificate of one of the parent(s) of the applicant as the case may be:
If no birth certificate is available, one of the following documents can be produced showing the details namely the date and place of Birth of the parent(s):
i. Baptism certificate;
ii. School leaving certificate of the parent(s);
iii. Any document which establishes that one of the grandparents of the girl have lived in Goa around the time of the date of birth claimed by the parent(s); or
iv. Any such records, which establishes the date of birth of the parent(s).
7. Self-Declaration of the applicant.
8. Pre-receipt with revenue stamp (in duplicate) as prescribed.
9. Annual Income Certificate of parents issued by the Competent Authority.
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Annexure – II
(Fill in the blanks and strike out whichever is not applicable)
SELF-DECLARATION
I, ________________________________________________________________________ daughter of Shri___________________________________________ aged ______________ years, Indian National, resident of ———————————————————————————do hereby state and declare as under:
1. That I have applied for financial assistance under the Laadli Laxmi Scheme.
2. That I am born at _____________________, State_________________ on ______________ 3. That I have completed 18 years of age as on ______________________________ and that I am not above 45 years of age.
4. That I belong to ______________________ religion.
5. That I belong to SC/ST/OBC/OTHERS category.
6. That I have been residing at the above notified address for last _____________________ years and that I am resident of Goa for the last ______________ years.
OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 50 14TH MARCH, 20197. That my mother, _______________________ (name of mother) aged _________ years is born in Goa/ outside Goa and is also the resident of Goa for the last ______ years and is alive till date/died on ______ 8. That my father,___________________________ (name of father) aged ________ years is born in Goa/ outside Goa and is also resident of Goa for last________ and is alive till date/died on______________.
9. That I have studied/studying in Goa from __________________________________________ __________ (name and address of the Institution) for the period from___________to ____________ (till date).
10. That my mother is working/self employed/retired/pensioner/unemployed at _______________________ _____________ (name and address of the Organization) having annual income of Rs. ____________/-.
11. That my father is working/self employed/retired/pensioner/unemployed at ________________________ ________ (name and address of the Organization) having annual income of Rs. _________________/-.
12. That apart from the above my parents do not have any other source of income.
13. That my annual parental income is Rs. ______________________________ /- per annum and does not exceed Rs. 8,00,000/- per annum.
14. That the information given above is true and correct, and nothing stated is false and I shall be responsible for correctness of the information."
Declared on this ———-th day of month of ———————of the year—————
____________________________
DECLARANT
________
Consent for Authentication
I, the holder of Aadhaar number _______________________, hereby give my consent to Directorate of Women & Child Development to obtain my Aadhaar number, Name and Fingerprint/Iris for authentication with UIDAI. Directorate of Women & Child Development has informed me that my identity information would only be used for Laadli Laxmi Scheme and also informed that my biometrics will not be stored/shared and will be submitted to Central Identities Data Repository only for the purpose of authentication.
(Signature of the Aadhaar Number Holder/I agree)
________
Sr. No.
PRE-RECEIPT
Affix Rs. 1/- Revenue stamp Received with thanks from Director of Women and Child Development, Panaji a sum of Rs. 1,00,000/- (Rupees one lakh only) in the form of Fixed Deposit Receipt (FDR)/Cash towards financial assistance under Laadli Laxmi Scheme.
Date :
Name: __________________________________________ Place:
Address: ______________________________________
______________________________________
______________________________________
_______
Sr. No.
PRE-RECEIPT
Received with thanks from Director of Women and Child Development, Panaji a sum of Rs. 1,00,000/- (Rupees one lakh only) in the form of Fixed Deposit Receipt (FDR)/Cash towards financial assistance under Laadli Laxmi Scheme.
Date :
Name: __________________________________________ Place:
Address: ______________________________________
______________________________________
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