Panaji, 6th February, 2020 (Magha 17, 1941)

SERIES I No. 45

Reg. No. G-2/RNP/GOA/32/2018-20

RNI No. GOAENG/2002/6410

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

NOTE

There are two Extraordinary issues to the Official Gazette, Series I No. 44 dated 30-01-2020 as follows:—

(1) Extraordinary dated 30-01-2020 from pages 1465 to 1466 from Department of Home, Notification No. 21/1/2020-

HD(G)/283 regarding appointing of date on which certain provisions of the Goa Public Gambling (Amendment) Act, 2012

shall come into force.

(2) Extraordinary (No. 2) dated 31-01-2020 from pages 1467 to 1468 from Department of Home, Notification No. 21/1/

2020-HD(G)285 regarding appointment of Commissioner of Commercial Taxes to be Gaming Commissioner.

INDEX

Department

Order/Notification

Subject

Pages

Civil Supplies &

Not.- DCS/ENF/C.O/FS/

The Removal of Licensing Requirements, Stock

1469

Consumer Affairs

/19-20/275

Limits and Movement Restriction of Specified

Dir. & ex officio Jt. Secy.

Foodstuff Order, 2016.

Law & Judiciary

Not.- 10/4/2019-LA-27

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code

1471

Joint Secretary

(Amendment) Ordinance, 2019.

NCSE

Not.- 1/258/GEDA/2019-20/23 Scheme for promotion of Biogas plant

1476

Principal Secretary

based on kitchen/organic waste.

Women & Child Devpt.

Not.- 2-1232-GA/2019-20/

Griha Aadhar Scheme.

1478

Dir. & ex officio Jt. Secy.

DWCD/7037

GOVERNMENT OF GOA

Department of Civil Supplies and

Consumer Affairs

____

Notification

DCS/ENF/C.O/FS/19-20/275

Order bearing No. S. O. 4298(E) dated 28th

November, 2019 published in Part II

Section 3, sub-section (ii) of the Gazette of

India (Extraordinary) dated 28th November,

2019, S.O. 4417(E) dated 10th December,

2019 published in Part II section 3, sub-

-section (ii) of the Gazette of India

(Extraordinary) dated 10th December, 2019

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

and S.O. 4471(E) dated 16th December, 2019

published in part II Section 3, sub-section

(ii) of the Gazete of India (Extraordinary)

dated 16th December, 2019 issued by

Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public

Distribution, Dept. of Consumer Affairs, New

Delhi making the Orders further to amend

“The Removal of Licensing Requirement,

Stock Limits and Movement Restriction on

Specified Foodstuff Order, 2016”, is hereby

republished for general information of the

public.

Siddhivinayak S. Naik, Director & ex officio

Jt. Secretary (Civil Supplies & Consumer

Affairs).

Panaji, 28th January, 2020.

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MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD

AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

(Department of Consumer Affairs)

___

Order

New Delhi, the 16th December, 2019

S.O. 4471(E).— In exercise of the powers

conferred by section 3 of the Essential

Commodities Act, 1955 (10 of 1955), the

Central Government hereby makes the

following order further to amend the Removal

of Licensing Requirements, Stock Limits and

Movement

Restrictions

Specified

Foodstuffs Order, 2016, namely:—

1. Short Title and Commencement.— (1)

This order may be called the Removal of

Licensing Requirements, Stock Limits and

Movement

Restrictions

Specified

Foodstuffs (Sixth Amendment) Order, 2019.

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

its publication in the Official Gazette.

the

Removal

Licensing

Requirements, Stock Limits and Movement

Restrictions on Specified Foodstuffs Order,

2016 (hereinafter referred to as the said

order), for sub-clause (3) of clause 3, the

following clause shall be substituted,

namely:—

“(3) Nothing contained in sub-clause (2)

shall-

(a) affect the transport, distribution or

disposal of sugar, edible oils and edible

oilseeds to places outside the State;

(b) apply to the stock of specified

commodities (specified by the Central

Government for the purpose of this

order), in which derivatives trading is

permissible and kept in warehouses

accredited by a commodity derivatives

exchange and registered with the

Warehouses

Development

and

Regulatory Authority for delivery on

exchange platforms and this exemption

shall be available as long as these

conditions are fulfilled.”.

3. In the said order, in clause 4, for the

figures, letters and word “17th June, 1978”,

the figures, letters and word “9th June, 1978”

shall be substituted.

[F. No. S-10/4/2014-ECR&E]

A. K. CHOUDHARY,

Economic Adviser

Foot Note: The principal order was published in

the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section

3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 929(E), dated

the 29th September, 2016 and was subsequently

amended vide numbers S.O. 3341(E), dated the 27th

October, 2016, S.O. 1288(E), dated the 25th April,

2017, S.O. 1600(E), dated the 17th May, 2017,

S.O.2785 (E), dated the 25th August, 2017, S.O.

3136(E), dated the 27th September, 2017, S.O.

3397(E), dated the 23rd October, 2017, S.O. 3422(E),

dated the 25th October, 2017, S.O. 4079(E), dated

the 27th December, 2017, S.O. 2414(E), dated the

13th June, 2018, S.O. 2826(E), dated the 6th August,

2019, S.O. 3540(E), dated the 29th September, 2019,

S.O. 4298(E), dated the 28th November, 2019, S.O.

4341(E), dated the 3rd December, 2019 and S.O.

4417(E), dated the 10th December, 2019.

_________

MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD

AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

(Department of Consumer Affairs)

Order

New Delhi, the 10th December, 2019

S.O. 4417(E).— In exercise of the powers

conferred by section 3 of the Essential

Commodities Act, 1955 (10 of 1955), the

Central Government hereby makes the

following order to further amend the Removal

of Licensing Requirements, Stock Limits and

Movement

Restrictions

Specified

Foodstuffs Order, 2016, namely:—

1. Short Title and Commencement.— (1)

This order may be called the Removal of

Licensing Requirements, Stock Limits and

Movement

Restrictions

Specified

Foodstuffs (Fifth Amendment) Order, 2019.

(2) It shall come into force with immediate

effect.

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the

Removal

Licensing

Requirements, Stock Limits and Movement

Restrictions on Specified Foodstuffs Order,

2016, in clause 3, in sub-clause (2), the item

(iv) is substituted by the following:—

“(iv) Onion, with the following stock

limits on traders for all States and Union

Territories;

Wholesaler: 25 MT and Retailer: 2 MT

Provided that an importer, being a

wholesaler or retailer or dealer shall be

exempted for the imported stock of onions.”

[F. No. S-10/3/2017-ECR&E]

A. K. CHOUDHARY,

Economic Adviser.

Foot Note : The principal order was published in

the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section

3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 929(E), dated

the 29th September, 2016 and was subsequently

amended vide numbers S.O. 3341(E), dated the 27th

October, 2016, S.O. 1288(E), dated the 25th April,

2017, S.O. 1600(E), dated the 17th May, 2017, S.O.

2785 (E), dated the 25th August, 2017, S.O. 3136(E),

dated the 27th September, 2017, S.O. 3397(E), dated

the 23rd October, 2017, S.O. 3422(E), dated the 25th

October, 2017, S.O. 4079(E), dated the 27th

December, 2017, S.O. 2414(E) dated the 13th June,

2018 , S.O. 2826(E) dated the 6th August, 2019, S.O.

3540(E) dated the 29th September, 2019, S.O. 4298(E)

dated the 28th November, 2019 and S.O. 4341(E)

dated the 3rd December, 2019.

_________

MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD

AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

(Department of Consumer Affairs)

Order

New Delhi, the 28th November, 2019

S.O. 4298(E).— In exercise of the powers

conferred by section 3 of the Essential

Commodities Act, 1955 (10 of 1955), the

Central Government hereby makes the

following order further to amend the Removal

of Licensing Requirements, Stock Limits and

Movement

Restrictions

Specified

Foodstuffs Order, 2016, namely:—

1. Short Title and Commencement.— (1)

This order may be called the Removal of

Licensing Requirements, Stock Limits and

Movement

Restrictions

Specified

Foodstuffs (Third Amendment) Order, 2019.

(2) It shall come into force with immediate

effect.

the

Removal

Licensing

Requirements, Stock Limits and Movement

Restrictions on Specified Foodstuffs Order,

2016, in clause 3, in sub-clause (2), in item

(iv), for the figures, letters and word “30th

November, 2019” shall be substituted by “till

further orders”.

[F. No. S-10/3/2017-ECR&E]

ROHIT KUMAR PARMAR,

Senior Economic Adviser

Foot Note : The principal order was published in

the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section

3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R. 929(E), dated

the 29th September, 2016 and was subsequently

amended vide numbers S.O. 3341(E), dated the 27th

October, 2016, S.O. 1288(E), dated the 25th April,

2017, S.O. 1600(E), dated the 17th May, 2017, S.O.

2785(E), dated the 25th August, 2017, S.O. 3136(E),

dated the 27th September, 2017, S.O. 3397(E), dated

the 23rd October, 2017, S.O. 3422(E), dated the 25th

October, 2017, S.O. 4079(E), dated the 27th

December, 2017, S.O. 2414(E), dated the 13th June,

2018, S.O. 2826(E), dated the 6th August, 2019 and

S.O. 3540(E), dated the 29th September, 2019.

———ttt———

Department of Law & Judiciary

Legal Affairs Division

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Notification

10/4/2019-LA-27

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code

(Amendment) Ordinance, 2019 (Ordinance

No. 16 of 2019), which has been Promulgated

by the President in the Seventieth Year of

the Republic of India and published in the

Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II,

Section I, dated 28-12-2019, is hereby

published for the general information of the

public.

D. S. Raut Dessai, Joint Secretary (Law).

Panaji, 3rd February, 2020.

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The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code

(Amendment) Ordinance, 2019

No. 16 of 2019

Promulgated by the President in the

Seventieth Year of the Republic of India.

An Ordinance further to amend the

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.

Whereas a need was felt to give the highest

priority in repayment to last mile funding to

corporate debtors to prevent insolvency in

case the company goes into corporate

insolvency resolution process or liquidation,

to provide immunity against prosecution of

the corporate debtor, to prevent action

against the property of such corporate debtor

and the successful resolution applicant

subject to fulfilment of certain conditions and

to fill the critical gaps in the corporate

insolvency framework, it has become

necessary to amend certain provisions of the

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016;

And

whereas

the Insolvency

and

Bankruptcy Code (Second Amendment) Bill,

2019 has been introduced in the House of

the People on the 12th day of December,

2019;

And whereas the aforesaid Bill could not

be taken up for consideration and passing in

the House of the People;

And whereas Parliament is not in session

and the President is satisfied that

circumstances exist which render it

necessary for him to take immediate action;

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers

conferred by clause (1) of article 123 of the

Constitution, the President is pleased to

promulgate the following Ordinance:-

1. Short title and commencement.— (1) This

Ordinance may be called the Insolvency and

Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Ordinance,

2019.

(2) It shall come into force at once.

2. Amendment of section 5.— In

section 5 of the Insolvency and

Bankruptcy Code, 2016, (hereinafter

referred to as the principal Act),—

(i) in clause (12), the proviso shall be

omitted;

(ii) in clause (15), after the words

“during the insolvency resolution process

period” occurring at the end, the words

“and such other debt as may be notified”

shall be inserted.

3. Amendment of section 7.— In section 7

of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), before

the Explanation, the following provisos shall

be inserted, namely:—

“Provided that for the financial creditors,

referred to in clauses (a) and (b) of sub-

-section (6A) of section 21, an application

for

initiating

corporate

insolvency

resolution process against the corporate

debtor shall be filed jointly by not less than

one hundred of such creditors in the same

class or not less than ten per cent. of the

total number of such creditors in the same

class, whichever is less:

Provided further that for financial

creditors who are allottees under a real

estate project, an application for initiating

corporate insolvency resolution process

against the corporate debtor shall be filed

jointly by not less than one hundred of such

allottees under the same real estate project

or not less than ten per cent. of the total

number of such allottees under the same

real estate project, whichever is less:

Provided also that where an application

for initiating the corporate insolvency

resolution process against a corporate

debtor has been filed by a financial creditor

referred to in the first or second provisos

and has not been admitted by the

Adjudicating

Authority

before

the

commencement of the Insolvency and

Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Ordinance,

2019, such application shall be modified to

comply with the requirements of the first

or second provisos as the case may be

within thirty days of the commencement

31 of 2016.

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of the said Ordinance, failing which the

application shall be deemed to be

withdrawn before its admission.”.

4. Amendment of section 11.— In section

11 of the principal Act, the Explanation shall

numbered

as Explanation

I and

after Explanation I as so re-numbered, the

following Explanation shall be inserted,

namely:—

“Explanation II.—For the purposes of

this section, it is hereby clarified that

nothing in this section shall prevent a

corporate debtor referred to in clauses (a)

to (d) from initiating corporate insolvency

resolution process against another

corporate debtor.”.

5. Amendment of section 14.— In section

14 of the principal Act,-

(a) in sub-section (1), the following

Explanation shall be inserted, namely:—

“Explanation.— For the purposes of

this sub-section, it is hereby clarified that

notwithstanding anything contained in

any other law for the time being in force,

a license, permit, registration, quota,

concession, clearances or a similar grant

right

given

the

Central

Government, State Government, local

authority, sectoral regulator or any other

authority constituted under any other

law for the time being in force, shall not

be suspended or terminated on the

grounds of insolvency, subject to the

condition that there is no default in

payment of current dues arising for the

use or continuation of the license, permit,

registration,

quota,

concession,

clearances or a similar grant or right

during the moratorium period;

(b) after sub-section (2), the following

sub-section shall be inserted, namely:—

“(2A) Where the interim resolution

professional or resolution professional, as

the case may be, considers the supply

of goods or services critical to protect

and preserve the value of the corporate

debtor and manage the operations of

such corporate debtor as a going

concern, then the supply of such goods

or services shall not be terminated,

suspended or interrupted during the

period of moratorium, except where such

corporate debtor has not paid dues

arising from such supply during the

moratorium

period

such

circumstances as may be specified.”;

following clause shall be substituted,

namely:—

“(a) such transactions, agreements or

other arrangements as may be notified

the

Central

Government

consultation with any financial sector

regulator or any other authority;”.

6. Amendment of section 16.— In section

16 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), for

the words “within fourteen days from the

insolvency commencement date”, the words

“on the insolvency commencement date”

shall be substituted.

7. Amendment of section 21.— In section

21 of the principal Act, in sub-section (2), in

the second proviso, after the words

“convertible into equity shares”, the words

“or completion of such transactions as may

be prescribed,” shall be inserted.

8. Amendment of section 23.— In section

23 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), for

the proviso, the following proviso shall be

substituted, namely:—

“Provided

that

the

resolution

professional shall continue to manage the

operations of the corporate debtor after the

expiry of the corporate insolvency

resolution process period, until an order

approving the resolution plan under sub-

-section (1) of section 31 or appointing a

liquidator under section 34 is passed by

the Adjudicating Authority.”.

9. Amendment of section 29A.— In section

29A of the principal Act,—

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(i) in clause (c), in the second proviso, in

t h e Explanation I, after the words,

“convertible into equity shares”, the words

“or completion of such transactions as may

be prescribed,” shall be inserted;

(ii) in clause (j), in Explanation I, in the

second

proviso,

after

the

words

“convertible into equity shares”, the words

“or completion of such transactions as may

be prescribed,” shall be inserted.

10. Insertion of new section 32A.— After

section 32 of the principal Act, the following

section shall be inserted, namely:—

“32A. Liability for prior offences, etc.—

(1) Notwithstanding anything to the

contrary contained in this Code or any

other law for the time being in force, the

liability of a corporate debtor for an offence

committed prior to the commencement of

the corporate insolvency resolution process

shall cease, and the corporate debtor shall

not be prosecuted for such an offence from

the date the resolution plan has been

approved by the Adjudicating Authority

under section 31, if the resolution plan

results in the change in the management

or control of the corporate debtor to a

person who was not—

(a) a promoter or in the management

or control of the corporate debtor or a

related party of such a person; or

(b) a person with regard to whom the

relevant investigating authority has, on

the basis of material in its possession,

reason to believe that he had abetted or

conspired for the commission of the

offence, and has submitted or filed a

report or a complaint to the relevant

statutory authority or Court:

Provided that if a prosecution had been

instituted

during

the

corporate

insolvency resolution process against

such corporate debtor, it shall stand

discharged from the date of approval of

the

resolution

plan

subject

requirements of this sub-section having

been fulfilled.

Provided further that every

person who was a “designated

partner” as defined in clause

(j) of section 2 of the Limited

Liability Partnership Act, 2008

or an “officer who is in default”,

as defined in clause (60) of

section 2 of the Companies Act,

2013, or was in any manner in-

charge of, or responsible to the

corporate debtor for the

conduct of its business or

associated with the corporate

debtor in any manner and who

was directly or indirectly

involved in the commission of

such offence as per the report

submitted or complaint filed by

the investigating authority,

shall continue to be liable to

be prosecuted and punished

for such an offence committed

the

corporate

debtor

notwithstanding

that

the

corporate debtor’s liability has

ceased

under

this

sub-

-section.

(2) No action shall be taken against the

property of the corporate debtor in relation

to an offence committed prior to the

commencement of the corporate insolvency

resolution process of the corporate debtor,

where such property is covered under a

resolution plan approved by the Adjudicating

Authority under section 31, which results in

the change in control of the corporate debtor

to a person, or sale of liquidation assets under

6 of 2009.

18 of 2013.

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the provisions of Chapter III of Part II of this

Code to a person, who was not—

(i) a promoter or in the management or

control of the corporate debtor or a related

party of such a person; or

(ii) a person with regard to whom the

relevant investigating authority has, on the

basis of material in its possession, reason

to believe that he had abetted or conspired

for the commission of the offence, and has

submitted or filed a report or a complaint

to the relevant statutory authority or Court.

Explanation.— For the purposes of this

sub-section, it is hereby clarified that,—

(i) an action against the property of

the corporate debtor in relation to an

offence shall include the attachment,

seizure, retention or confiscation of such

property under such law as may be

applicable to the corporate debtor;

(ii) nothing in this sub-section shall

be construed to bar an action against

the property of any person, other than

the corporate debtor or a person who

has acquired such property through

corporate insolvency resolution process

or liquidation process under this Code

and fulfils the requirements specified in

this section, against whom such an

action may be taken under such law as

may be applicable.

(3) Subject to the provisions contained in

sub-sections (1) and (2), and notwithstanding

the immunity given in this section, the

corporate debtor and any person, who may

be required to provide assistance under such

law as may be applicable to such corporate

debtor or person, shall extend all assistance

and

co-operation

any

authority

investigating an offence committed prior to

the commencement of the corporate

insolvency resolution process.”.

11. Amendment of section 227.— In section

227 of the principal Act,—

(i) for the words “examined in this

Code”, the words “contained in this Code”

shall be substituted;

(ii) the following Explanation shall be

inserted, namely:—

“Explanation.—For the removal of

doubts, it is hereby clarified that the

insolvency and liquidation proceedings

for financial service providers or

categories of financial service providers

may

conducted

with

such

modifications and in such manner as

may be prescribed.”.

12. Amendment of section 239.— In section

239 of the principal Act, in sub-section (2),

after clause (f), the following clauses shall

be inserted, namely:—

“(fa) the transactions under the second

proviso to sub-section (2) of section 21;

(fb)

the

transactions

under

the Explanation I to clause (c) of section

29A;

(fc) the transactions under the second

proviso to clause (j) of section 29A;”.

1 3 . Amendment of section 240.— In

section 240 of the principal Act, in sub-section

(2), after clause (i), the following clause shall

be inserted, namely:—

“(ia) circumstances in which supply of

critical goods or services may be

terminated, suspended or interrupted

during the period of moratorium under

sub-section (2A) of section 14;”.

RAM NATH KOVIND,

President.

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DR. REETA VASISHTA,

Additional Secretary to the

Govt. of India.

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Department of Non Conventional

Sources of Energy

Notification

1/258/GEDA/2019-20/23

SCHEME FOR PROMOTION OF “BIOGAS

PLANT BASED ON “KITCHEN/ORGANIC

WASTE” IN THE STATE OF GOA

1. Short title and commencement.— (i) This

scheme may be called as Grant of subsidy to

“Biogas Plant based on Kitchen/Organic

Waste”.

(ii) It shall come into force with immediate

effect.

(iii) The scheme shall be implemented

through Goa Energy Development Agency

(GEDA).

2. Introduction to the scheme.— (i) Disposal

of Garbage including kitchen waste is the

alarming problem of the state. There is a need

to dispose Kitchen/Organic waste at source

to encourage disseminated system of disposal

and to reduce the use of fossil fuel/LPG for

cooking purpose, as Biogas being the cost-

effective alternative fuel for cooking.

(ii) Depletion of Conventional Energy

Sources is the global problem. There is need

to utilize Non Conventional Renewable

Energy Sources at household level and

institutional level.

(iii) Government of Goa intends to launch

the scheme for promoting “Biogas Plant based

on Kitchen/Organic Waste” and desires to

extend its support for waste management at

source to enable management of kitchen/

organic waste and promote utilization of

Natural Source of Energy in the form of

Biogas and provide hygienic, sustainable

method of disposal.

(iv) Promotion of “Biogas Plant based on

Kitchen/Organic Waste” will not only manage

wet waste at source and produce Biogas but

will also generate Bio-slurry which can be

used as liquid fertilizer in the garden by

mixing 3 times water. This plant helps the

family to save min 10 LPG cylinders per

annum.

(v) Only the Ministry of New and

Renewable Energy (MNRE) approved

technical specifications/ISI marked models of

biogas plants as approved by BIS will be

eligible for promotion under the scheme.

(vi) This scheme is therefore formulated in

order to promote “Biogas Plants based on

Kitchen/Organic Waste” under below

mentioned capacities in two categories in the

State of Goa.

Sr. No.

Type

Capacity

Beneficiary

Category I

1 kg upto 5 kg

Domestic

(Domestic

(1.0m³ upto

household’s

purpose)

2.0 m³)

5 kg upto

10 kg

(beyond 2.0m³

upto 3.0m³)

Category II

10 kg to 50 kg

Residential

(Institutional (beyond 3.0m³

Societies,

purpose)

upto 10m³)

Institutions,

Hotels,

Hospital

Canteens,

Restaurants

etc.

3. Objectives of the scheme.— (i) This

scheme is formulated with the objective:

(a) To disseminate the “Biogas Plant

based on Kitchen/Organic Waste” to

dispose wet waste at source.

(b) To provide assistance for promotion

and installation of “Biogas Plant based on

Kitchen/Organic Waste” for the waste

management and promotion of Renewable

Sources of Energy in the State.

Kitchen/Organic Waste via its management

at source and to keep Goa clean and odour

free.

(d) Government of Goa with a view to

overcome the waste management problem

and also to overcome conventional energy

problem, desires to extent support to the

general public to manage kitchen/organic

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waste and to save energy by providing

Renewable Source of Energy.

(e) To generate organic manure beside

generating Biogas.

4. Scope of the scheme.— (i) The main

scope of this scheme is to provide incentive

in the form of subsidy to the prospective

users for installation of Biogas Plant based

on Kitchen/Organic Waste, so as to achieve

the objectives set out in the scheme.

(ii) Financial assistance will be provided

in the form of subsidy, as mentioned below:

(a) Category I

(i) 1m³ upto 2m³ capacity

40% subsidy of the arrived cost via

EoI or Rs. 20,000/- whichever is less,

while balance cost will be borne by

the beneficiary.

(ii) Beyond 2m³ upto 3m³ capacity

40% subsidy of the arrived cost via

EoI or Rs. 30,000/- whichever is less,

while balance cost will be borne by

the beneficiary.

(b) Category II

Beyond 3m³ upto 10m³ capacity

30% subsidy of the arrived cost via

EoI or Rs. 40,000/- whichever is less,

while balance cost will be borne by

the beneficiary.

5. Eligibility and Modalities for availing

benefits under the scheme.— (i) Only those

applicants

(a) Permanent resident of Goa having

Adhar Card/House Tax receipt are entitled

for the benefits under individual/domestic

purpose.

(b) Those registered institutions under

State or Central Government functioning

in the State of Goa, registered residential

complexes, hotels and restaurants having

requisite license and valid permission from

State Government.

through the registered dealers of GEDA.

(d) The beneficiaries shall have to initially

bear the full cost of installation of the

“Biogas Plant based on Kitchen waste” and

subsequently forward application to GEDA

for release of subsidy. It is mandatory to

produce photocopy of the installed system

with beneficiary standing beside, and along

with relevant documents in the prescribed

format provided by GEDA for the purpose

of availing subsidy.

6. Quantum of financial subsidy under the

scheme.— (i) The total amount of financial

subsidy will be restricted to Rs. 32.00 lakhs

only and shall vary as per the sanctioned

GIA from BCA for that year.

(a) To promote 80 Nos. of Domestic

Biogas plant for individual household units

for the current financial year shall be vary

as per the release of GIA from BCA.

(b) To promote 20 Nos. of Biogas plants

for institutional purpose, hotels, hospital

canteens, registered housing societies and

restaurants etc. for the current financial

year and shall vary as per the release of

GIA from BCA.

effected to the respective beneficiary

through RTGS mode.

(ii) The financial assistance will be

given to the Biogas Plant based on

Kitchen/Organic waste purchased from

the registered manufacturers/dealers of

GEDA.

(iii) This assistance shall be provided

to the prospective beneficiaries on

receipt of documents as per eligibility

on first come first serve basis. The

subsidy will be released on successful

installation, 6 months continuous

operation of the plant and certification

to each of the biogas plant inspected by

GEDA official.

7. Pattern of Assistance of the scheme.—

(i) “The GEDA shall be entitled to

Government grants based on the estimate

approved by the Government in the Budget

Estimate during that financial year for the

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scheme and will be sanctioned as per the

terms and conditions laid by the Government.

(ii) The grants shall be disbursed in a single

installment to the beneficiary concerned i.e.

100% on completion of 6 months continuous

operation of the plant and submission of Joint

inspection report on the prescribed format

provided by GEDA. After utilizing the

sanctioned amount either partially or fully a

Utilization Certificate would be furnished

annually by GEDA to the Government as

required.

(iii) The Government reserves the right to

keep in abeyance, stop future subsidy and

modify the financial quantum, as also the

conditions of the scheme, at any point of time,

to limit expenditure to the budgetary

provisions made for the purpose. No claim or

appeal or challenge shall lie with any

authority or Court, in respect of this decision

of the Government.

(iv) In case of a fraudulent claim of subsidy

benefits by an applicant, GEDA would

proceed to recover the subsidy amount from

the beneficiary. (GEDA) could also initiate

appropriate criminal proceedings against the

defaulting applicants.

8. Relaxation of the provisions of the

scheme.— The Government shall be

empowered to relax any or all of the clauses

or conditions of this scheme in genuine

case(s) for sanction of the grant.

9. Interpretation of the provisions of this

scheme.— If any question arises regarding

interpretation of any clause, word, expression

of the scheme, the decision about the

interpretation shall lie with the Government,

which shall be final and binding on all

concerned.

10. Redressal of grievances and dispute.—

Grievances or disputes between beneficiary

and

GEDA

any,

arrising

out

implementation of this scheme, shall be

referred to the Secretary, NCSE to

Government who shall hear and decide such

matters and the decision of the Secretary to

the Government in this regard shall be final

and binding on all concerned.

Provided no grievance or dispute regarding

the decision of the Government under clause

6 (iii) above shall lie with any authority or

tribunal or court, in respect of the decision.

11. This scheme has been issued with the

administrative approval of the Government

under U.O. No. 74 dated 14-10-2019 and

concurrence of the Finance (Exp.) Department

vide their U. O. No. 3190 dated 04-12-2019.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

Puneet Kumar Goel, IAS, Principal

Secretary (NCSE).

Panaji, 15th January, 2020.

———ttt———

Department of Women & Child Development

Directorate of Women & Child Development

——

Notification

2-1233-GA/2019-20/DWCD/7037

GRIHA AADHAR SCHEME

Read:- (1) Notification No. 2-280-SL-2012-DW

& CD/4291 dated 01-10-2012.

(2) Amendment Notification No. 2-280-

-SL-2012-DW&CD/6524

dated

26-11-2012.

(3) Amendment Notification No. 2-280-

-SL-2012-DW&CD/09562 dated

30-10-2014.

(4) Amendment Notification No. 2-280-

-SL-2012-DW&CD dated 18-02-2015.

(5) Amendment Notification No. 2-280-

-SL-2012/DW&CD/Part file/362

dated 14-07-2015.

(6) Amendment Notification No. 2-280-

-SL-2012-DW&CD/362

dated

20-01-2016.

(7) Amendment Notification No. 2-280-

-SL-DW&CD/Part file/2461 dated

15-03-2016.

(8) Amendment Notification No. 2-280-

-SL/DW&CD/Part file/4690 dated

22-06-2016.

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(9) Amendment Notification No. 2-280-

-SL-2012-DWCD/Part File/1590

dated 04-07-2017.

(10) Amendment Notification No. 2-

-280-SL-2012-DWCD/8666 dated

26-12-2017.

The Government of Goa hereby notifies the

amended Griha Aadhar Scheme.

Objective of the Scheme.— The objective of

the scheme is to address the problem of

spiraling prices and to provide support to the

housewives/homemakers from middle, lower

middle and poor section of the society, to

maintain a reasonable standard of living for

their families. Under this scheme a monthly

disbursement of an amount as prescribed

under the scheme will be provided every

month directly at the hands of the housewives/

homemakers to achieve the objective.

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

scheme shall be called “Griha Aadhar

Scheme”.

(b) This amended scheme shall replace the

existing scheme and come into force with

immediate effect.

2. Eligibility and other conditions.— Any

married woman above the age of 18 years, who

fulfils all of the following conditions is eligible

to apply:–

(a) She should be a resident of Goa for the

last fifteen years; and

(b) The gross income of the husband and

wife, taken together should not exceed

Rs. 3,00,000/- per annum.

those married woman who or whose

husband is employed in any of the following

entities on regular basis (contract/daily

wages are excluded):—

(i) Government of Goa or its’

Corporation or Autonomous organization

funded by State Government.

(ii) Government of India or any other

State Government or its Corporations/

/Autonomous bodies.

(iii) Scheduled Banks but excluding Co-

operative banks (subject to actual income

in case of Co-operative Banks).

(d) The married woman or her husband

shall not be in receipt of benefit under the

Dayanand Social Security Scheme (DSSS)

rolled out by Directorate of Social Welfare,

Government of Goa. Notwithstanding this

proviso, widow with minor child who is in

receipt of benefit under the Dayanand Social

Security Scheme (DSSS) rolled out by

Directorate of Social Welfare, Government

of Goa shall be eligible for benefit under this

scheme. On completion of 18 years of the

child, she shall be entitled to receive the

benefits of any one of the above schemes.

Note 1: The term ‘married woman’ includes a

widow and a divorcee. In such cases also the gross

income of the beneficiary should not exceed

Rs. 3,00,000/- per annum.

Note 2: The term ‘gross income’, means the income

receivable by the beneficiary as salary, any sort of

remuneration, any sort of earnings from profession,

agriculture or business or any other income from any

other sources; before computing any other amount

accounted towards statutory, essential and other

deductions required to be done from the gross

income.

3. Financial Assistance.— The beneficiary

under the scheme shall be paid an amount of

Rs. 1,500/- per month, as financial assistance

w.e.f. payment of September, 2016.

4. Application procedure.— (a) The eligible

beneficiary shall apply to the Director of

Women and Child Development, Panaji-Goa in

the prescribed form (Annexure-A), complete

in all respects with the self-certified copies of

the following documents:

(i) Aadhar Card,

(ii) Marriage Certificate issued by the

competent authority. In case of non-

availability of Marriage Certificate, Birth

Certificate of the child indicating the name

of the beneficiary as the mother may be

considered. All such cases shall be referred

to the Committee constituted in terms of

clause 6 (a) for decision.

However, Marriage Certificate shall be an

essential document in case of beneficiaries

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who are getting married, on or after the

date, this scheme comes into force. In such

cases, alternate documents as indicated

above shall not be accepted and no

relaxation shall be granted. Such cases shall

not be referred to the Committee and the

application shall be rejected.

(iii) Proof of present residential address

(which may include Election Photo Identity

Card (EPIC), or any such document which

establishes the present address);

(iv) 15 years Residence Certificate issued

by Mamlatdar of the Taluka concerned.

Provided that in case of a married women

who is originally native from outside the

State and has married to person of Goan

origin residing in Goa for at least 15 years

provided they are settled in Goa for a period

of one year, along with her birth certificate

as a proof that she is native of outside Goa,

birth certificate and 15 years Residence

Certificate of her husband.

(v) Income Certificate issued by the

Mamlatdar concerned. Alongwith this

applicant should submit a self-declaration

in form duly certified and attested before a

Gazetted Officer of the State Government,

declaring therein that the annual income

from all sources does not exceed

Rs. 3,00,000/- and also that the applicant or

her husband is not employed in any of the

entities on regular basis as mentioned in

Clause 2. (c). This self-declaration need not

be notarized.

(vi) Self attested copy of savings bank

account pass book (with IFSC and MICR

details). The bank account submitted should

be preferably Aadhar linked for DBT (Direct

Benefit Transfer) purpose.

(vii) Birth certificate of the child along

with life certificate (in case of widow who

is DSSS beneficiary).

(b) The applications shall be scrutinized and

sanction will be issued by the Director of

Women and Child Development. The Director

of Women and Child Development shall

establish facilitation centres in the taluka level

offices for processing the application forms.

assistance of Rs. 1500/- (Rupees one thousand

five hundred only) shall be paid every month

directly into the savings bank account of the

eligible beneficiary by ABPS (Aadhar Bridge

Payment System)/ACH (Automated Credit

House)/NEFT (National Electronic Fund

Transfer) subject to other conditions.

(d) The total net quota of number of cases

under the scheme that can be sanctioned is

capped at 152000 Nos.

5. Other conditions.— (a) The beneficiary

shall submit a life certificate alongwith an

income certificate issued by the Mamlatdar

concerned every year, only in that respective

month in which she was sanctioned the

benefits under the Griha Aadhar Scheme in

the prescribed form at such place identified

by the department for the purpose

(Annexure-B). In case of a widow who is a

DSSS beneficiary and having a child, the

beneficiary shall also submit additionally a life

certificate in respect of such child every year

in that respective month in which she was

sanctioned the benefits under the Griha

Aadhar Scheme. The period/month of

submission prescribed herein above will be

extended upto a maximum of one month.

(b) The Life Certificate stated in this clause

shall be signed by any Gazetted Officer or

MLA or MP in the Format at Annexure-B.

the Life Certificate alongwith Income

Certificate as prescribed; the monthly financial

assistance sanctioned shall be stopped

forthwith. On receipt of the Life Certificate and

Income Certificate, and subject to the

fulfillment of other conditions, prescribed from

time to time, the monthly financial assistance

shall be resumed prospectively from the next

month from the date of receipt of the Life

Certificate and Income Certificate.

(d) In case of non-withdrawal of financial

assistance received by the beneficiary under

the scheme for a continuous period of 6

months and above, then the accumulated

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amount shall be reversed in the form of Demand Draft in favour of Director, Directorate of Women

& Child Development by the concerned bank.

(e) In case the benefits under the scheme are availed by the beneficiary based on wrong/

false information or declaration, an action to prosecute shall be initiated and person shall be

debarred from getting the benefits under any other schemes of the Government.

6. Power to remove difficulties.— (a) For the purpose of removal of any difficulties in the

implementation of the Scheme, there shall be a four member committee consisting of the

following:

(i) Secretary (Women and Child Development) as Chairperson;

(ii) One Social Worker to be appointed by the Government as Member;

(iii) Additional/Joint Secretary (Finance) as Member; and

(iv) Director of Women and Child Development as Member Secretary.

(b) The decision of the Committee shall be final and binding on all concerned.

7. Power to relax.— The Government shall have the power to amend, modify and cancel any

part or whole or the scheme at any time.

This notification is issued with the approval of the Government vide U.O. No. 1501/F dated

01-01-2020 and concurrence of Finance (Expenditure) Department vide U. O. No. 1400070596

dated 22-01-2020.

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

Deepali Naik, Director & ex officio Joint Secretary (W&CD).

Panaji, 31st January 2020.

_________

Price Rs. 50/-

Serial No.

ANNEXURE – A

Application form for Financial Assistance under Griha Aadhar Scheme

To,

The Director,

Women and Child Development,

Government of Goa,

Panaji – Goa.

PART – I

1. Name of the applicant (in full)

: ......................................................................................................

(Surname)

(Name)

(Middle Name)

2. Date of Birth (age)

: ......................................................................................................

3. Residential address (in full)

: ......................................................................................................

(Please attach proof)

House No.

: .....................................................................................................

Street/Road/Building name

: ......................................................................................................

Ward name/No.

: ......................................................................................................

City/Village

: ......................................................................................................

Constituency

...................................................................................................

Taluka

: ......................................................................................................

4. Details of family members

: ......................................................................................................

Applicant’s

photo to be

attested by any

Gazetted Officer

or MLA or MP.

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Sr. No. Name of the family members including the applicant

Relation

Occupation

Place of work, if any

5. Contact details of the applicant

: Contact No. : .........................................................................

e-mail

: .........................................................................

6. Religion

: .....................................................................................................

7. Category (Whether SC/ST/OBC/Others)

: .....................................................................................................

8. EPIC No.

: .....................................................................................................

(Please attach photocopy)

9. Aadhar card No.

: .....................................................................................................

(Please attach photocopy)

10. Annual income (includes husband and wife,

taken together) (Please attach proof)

: ....................................................................................................

11. Bank Account Details (Please attach

photocopy of bank pass book)

: .....................................................................................................

Name of the Bank

: .....................................................................................................

Branch

: .....................................................................................................

Type of Account

: .....................................................................................................

Account No.

: .....................................................................................................

IFSC code

: .....................................................................................................

MICR code

: .....................................................................................................

12. Whether you or your spouse is a beneficiary

under Dayanand Social Security Scheme

: .....................................................................................................

13. Details of other scheme benefits availing,

if any

: .....................................................................................................

14. Marital Status

: Married/widow/divorced

15. Date of Birth & Age of the minor child, if any,

: .....................................................................................................

(in case of widow availing DSSS)

DECLARATION

I, the undersigned .................................................... w/o ................................... do hereby declare that the information

given above is true and correct and nothing is false. That I shall be personally responsible for the correctness

of the information. I further declare that for wrong and false information, authorities may be at liberty to take

action, as deem fit against me, including filing criminal case and I shall be debarred from receiving the

benefit from any other Government Scheme.

Place : .....................................

(Signature of the applicant)

Date : ......................................

_______

PART - II

SELF DECLARATION OF OCCUPATION AND INCOME

(To be certified and attested before a Gazetted Officer of the State Government)

I. Smt. ................................................................................................................................................................ wife/daughter of

..................................................................................................................................... major of age, resident of ..................................do

hereby solemnly declare as under:

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1. I say and declare that, presently I am working/self-employed as .................................................not working/

/housewife/home-maker (strike out whichever not applicable), and my monthly salary/income is

Rs. ............................................. (Rupees.......................................................................................... only).

2. I say and declare that, my husband is presently working/self-employed as.................................... /not

working (strike out whichever not applicable), and my monthly salary/income is Rs. ............................

(Rupees .......................................................................................................................... only).

3. I say and declare that me and my husband are not employed in any of the following entities on

regular basis.

(i) Government of Goa or its’ Corporation or Autonomous organization funded by State Government.

(ii) Government of India or any other State Government or its Corporations/Autonomous bodies.

(iii) Scheduled Banks but excluding Co-operative banks (subject to actual income in case of

Co-operative Banks).

4. I say and declare that my annual income from all sources does not exceed Rs.........................................

(Rupees.......................................................................................................... only).

(a) Income from agriculture sources.

: Rs. ......................................................

(b) Income from Bank deposits

: Rs. ......................................................

(d) Income of husband (if applicable)

: Rs. ......................................................

5. I say and declare that the present self-declaration is produced in the Office of Directorate of Women

& Child Development, Government of Goa, for availing the financial assistance under the GRIHA

AADHAR SCHEME.

6. I say and declare that the above contents are true to the best of my knowledge and nothing false

has been stated.

7. I say and declare that, in the event of any false declaration I shall be held responsible and shall be

liable for penal action as deemed fit against me including filing criminal case.

Solemnly declared at................................................................... on this..................................................... day of the

month of........................................................... of the year .................................................. .

(Signature of the declarant)

Signed before me and attested:

Signature

: ..........................................................................

Name & Designation

: ..........................................................................

of the Gazetted Officer

Address

: .........................................................................

Seal

________

PART - III

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 Griha Aadhar 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)

________

PART - IV

VERIFICATION

(To be signed by any Gazetted Officer or MLA or MP)

I, Shri/Smt. .............................................................................................................. do hereby certify that I personally

know Smt. ........................................................................................................... (applicant). I further certify that I have

checked the particulars/information given in this application and the same is found to be correct.

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I recommend Smt. ....................................................................................................... (applicant) for grant of financial

assistance under Griha Aadhar Scheme as she fulfills all the conditions/criteria.

Signature

: ..........................................................................

..........................................................................

(Name in block letters)

Designation

: ..........................................................................

Address &

: .........................................................................

Seal

: .........................................................................

.........................................................................

Telephone No.

: .........................................................................

Place : .....................................................

Date : ......................................................

_____

ANNEXURE – B

Registration No./Sanction No./Aadhar Card No. ........................................... Mobile No. ...........................................

LIFE CERTIFICATE

(To be signed by any Gazetted Officer or MLA or MP)

Life Certificate of Applicant

Life Certificate of Child (Tick whichever applicable/or both)

I, Shri/Smt. ....................................................................................................... do hereby certify that I personally know

Smt. ......................................................................................................, w/o ..........................................................................................,

R/o. ............................................................................................., the beneficiary of the Griha Aadhar Scheme since

last..................................................... years.

I further certify that above said Smt. ......................................................................................... is alive as on date.

* I further certify that Mast./Ms. ......................................................................................................... is the son/daughter

of the above said Smt. .............................................................................................................. , and that he/she is below

eighteen years of age and is alive as on date.

..........................................................................

Signature of the Beneficiary

(Name in block letters)

Designation

: ..........................................................................

Seal

Address &

: .........................................................................

Telephone No.

: .........................................................................

Place : .....................................................

Date : ......................................................

* Strike out if not applicable

NOTE: The application shall be enclosed with the following documents:

1. Self attested copy of Marriage certificate issued by the competent authority;

2. Self attested copy of 15 years Residence Certificate issued by Taluka Mamlatdar;

3. Proof of present residential address (includes Election Photo Identity Card -EPIC or any such document which

establishes the present address.);

4. Attested copy of Birth certificate alongwith one year residence certificate of the applicant and Birth certificate

alongwith 15 years Residence certificate of her husband (in case of applicant who is originally native from outside

the State and has married to a person of Goan origin)

5. Attested copy of Aadhar card;

6. Income Certificate issued by the Mamlatdar concerned;

7. Attested copy of savings bank account pass book with IFSC & MICR details (The bank account submitted should

be preferably Aadhar linked for DBT (Direct Benefit Transfer) purpose.), and;

8. Birth certificate of the child along with life certificates as in Annexure B (in case of widow who is a DSSS

beneficiary).

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