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INDEX
Department
Notification
Subject
Pages
1.
Agriculture
Not.- 3/4/P&E/PMFBY/2020-21/
Amendment of Pradhan Mantri Fasal
503
Dir. & ex off. Jt. Secy.
D.Agri/139
Bima Yojana
2. a. Env. & Climate Change
Not.- 2-29-2018/ENVT/229
List of Approved Fuels under the Air
504
Director
(Prevention and Control of Pollution)
Act, 1981.
b. -do-
Not.- 2-29-2018/ENVT/239
Prohibition of use of listed fuels.
504
3.
Industries
Not.- 10/7/2019-IND/392
Scheme for Promotion of Beekeeping
505
Under Secretary
Industry (Amendment).
4.
Law
Not.- 10/5/2020-LA-64
The Mineral Laws (Amendment)
505
Legal Affairs Division
Ordinance, 2020.
Joint Secretary
GOVERNMENT OF GOA
Department of Agriculture
Directorate of Agriculture
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Notification
3/4/P&E/PMFBY/2020-21/D.Agri/139
Sub.: Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana
(PMFBY).
Ref.: Notification No. 3/4/STAT/PMFBY/
/2019-20/D. Agri dated 16-07-2019
published in the Government Official
Gazette dated 25th July, 2019
(Sravana 3, 1941) Series I No. 17.
AMENDMENT
The following amendments are made in
Notification No. 3/4/STAT/PMFBY/2019-20/
/D.Agri dated 16-07-2019 published in the
Government Official Gazette dated 25th July,
2019 (Sravana 3, 1941) Series I No. 17 are as
under:
The following lines are added at the end of
the para 2, page No. 431.
“and as per the revamped PMFBY
guidelines the scheme will continue for
another remaining 2 years of the tender
i.e. from Kharif Season 2020 till Rabi Season
2021-22, thus overall for 3 years period.”
The para 4(b), at page No. 433 is replaced
by the following lines.
(b)
“Voluntary
Component—The
enrollment under PMFBY Scheme is made
voluntary for all farmers (Loanee & Non-
-loanee). However, opt out provision for
exiting loanee farmer has been provided
wherein loanee farmers can submit a
prescribed application form to concerned
bank branches for opting out for the
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scheme before the 7 days of enrolment cut-
off date.”
Other contents of the notification remains
the same. This amendment shall come into
force with immediate effect.
This issues with Administrative approval
for implementation of revamped “Pradhan
Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY)” received
from the Joint Secretary to the Government
of India, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers
Welfare,
Department
of
Agriculture,
Co-operation and Farmers Welfare, Krishi
Bhavan, New Delhi vide letters No. 130/15/
/02/2015-Credit-II dated 24-03-2020 and
26-02-2020 and the Government of Goa vide
Entry No. 1391 dated 01-06-2020.
By order and in the name of Governor of
Goa.
Nevil Alphonso, Director & ex officio Joint
Secretary (Agriculture).
Tonca-Caranzalem, 20th July, 2020.
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Department of Environment & Climate
Change
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Notification
2-29-2018/ENVT/229
Whereas vide section 2(d) of the Air
(Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act,
1981, “approved fuel” means any fuel
approved by the State Board for the purposes
of this Act;”
Whereas, the Goa State Pollution Control
Board (GSPCB) in its 142nd Meeting has taken
a decision with regard to “Approved Fuels”
and has recommended a list of the “Approved
Fuels”, in the State of Goa and conveyed vide
their letter No. 1/20/Vol.XXIII/Admn/2377
dated 03-06-2020;
Now, therefore, the list of Approved Fuels,
as recommended by the Board is enlisted as
below:
1. Coal with low sulphur (Less than 0.4%).
2. Coke/Lignite.
3. LDO/LSHS.
4. Petrol (BS - IV with 50 ppm Sulphur with
effect from April, 2010 and BS VI with 10
ppm Sulphur vide Government of India G.S.R.
889 (E) dated 16th September, 2016 to be
implemented with effect from 01-04-2020.
5. Diesel (BS - IV with 50 ppm Sulphur with
effect from April, 2010 and BS VI with 10
ppm Sulphur vide Government of India G.S.R.
889 (E) dated 16th September, 2016 to be
implemented with effect from 01-04-2020.
6. Aviation Turbine Fuel.
7. Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG).
8. Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)/LNG.
9. Kerosene.
10. Naptha.
11. Firewood/Dung cake.
12. Bio-gas.
13. Agro waste/bio fuel/briquettes.
14. RDF, as per the provision of Solid Waste
Management Rules, 2016.
15. Charcoal.
16. Hydrogen/Methane.
(1) No other fuel with the exception of the
ones listed in the table shall be used in the
State of Goa.
(2) This is issued with the approval of the
Government vide U.O. 297 dated 28-05-2020.
By order and in the name of the
Governor of Goa.
Johnson
Bedy
Fernandes,
Director
(Environment & CC).
Porvorim, 18th June, 2020.
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Notification
2-29-2018/ENVT/239
Whereas, “Section 19 sub-section (3) of the
Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act,
1981 states that “if the State Government,
after consultation with the State Board, is of
the opinion that the use of any fuel, other
than an approved fuel, in any air pollution
control area or part thereof, may cause or is
likely to cause air pollution, it may, by
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notification in the Official Gazette, prohibit
the use of such fuel in such area or part
thereof with effect from such date (being not
less than three months from the date of
publication of the Notification) as may be
specified in the notification;”
Whereas,
the
Goa
State
Pollution
Control Board (GSPCB) vide its letter No. 1/20/
/Vol. XXIII/Admn/2377 dated 03-06-2020
recommended to prohibit the use of certain
fuels in the State of Goa;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers
conferred by sub-section (3) of section 19 of
the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution)
Act, 1981, the State Government in
consultation with the Goa State Pollution
Control Board (GSPCB) issues directions to
“Prohibit” the use of following fuels, in the
State of Goa:—
(1) Petcoke;
(2) Furnace Oil;
All units utilising Pet Coke as fuel & furnace
oil as fuel shall discontinue the use of the
above fuels on or before 31-12-2020.
This is issued with the approval of the
Government vide U.O. 297 dated 28-05-2020.
By order and in the name of the
Governor of Goa.
Johnson
Bedy
Fernandes,
Director
(Environment & CC).
Porvorim, 22nd June, 2020.
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Department of Industries
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Notification
10/7/2019-IND/392
Read: Notification No.: 10/7/2019-IND/27
dated 07-01-2020 published in
Official Gazette, Series I, No. 42
dated 16-01-2020.
Sub: Scheme for Promotion of Beekeeping
Industry (Amendment).
The Government of Goa hereby amends
the “Scheme for Promotion of Beekeeping
Industry” as notified vide Notification read
above (hereinafter referred to as Principal
Scheme) as under:—
Amendment to clause 6.3 of the Principal
Scheme:— The clause 6.3 shall be read as
“The beehives shall be designed for ‘Apis
Cerana Indica’ bees with 6 to 8 frames”.
This Notification shall come into force from
the date of its publication in the Official
Gazette.
By order and in the name of Governor of
Goa.
A. S. Mahatme, Under Secretary (Industries).
Porvorim, 15th July, 2020.
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Department of Law
Legal Affairs Division
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Notification
10/5/2020-LA-64
The
Mineral
Laws
(Amendment)
Ordinance, 2020 (Ordinance No. 1 of 2020),
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 1, dated 10-1-2020, is hereby
published for the general information of the
public.
D. S. Raut Dessai, Joint Secretary (Law).
Porvorim, 13th June, 2020.
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MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE
(Legislative Department)
New Delhi, the 10th January, 2020/Pausha
20, 1941 (Saka)
THE MINERAL LAWS (AMENDMENT)
ORDINANCE, 2020
No. 1 of 2020
Promulgated by the President in the
seventieth year of the Republic of India.
An Ordinance further to amend the Mines
and Minerals (Development and Regulation)
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Act, 1957 and to amend the Coal Mines
(Special Provisions) Act, 2015.
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:—
CHAPTER I
Preliminary
1. Short title and commencement.— (1) This
Ordinance may be called the Mineral Laws
(Amendment) Ordinance, 2020.
(2) It shall come into force at once.
CHAPTER II
Amendments to the Mines and Minerals
(Development and Regulation) Act, 1957
2. Insertion of new section 4B.—
In
the
Mines
and
Minerals
(Development and Regulation) Act,
1957 (hereafter in this Chapter
referred to as the principal Act),
after section 4A, the following
section shall be inserted, namely:—
“4B. Conditions for efficiency in
production.— Notwithstanding anything
contained in section 4A, the Central
Government may, in the interest of
maintaining sustained production of
minerals in the country, prescribe such
conditions as may be necessary for
commencement and continuation of
production by the holders of mining leases
who have acquired rights, approvals,
clearances and the like under section 8B.”.
3. Amendment of section 5.— In section 5
of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), after
the proviso, the following proviso shall be
inserted, namely:—
“Provided further that the previous
approval of the Central Government shall
not be required for grant of reconnaissance
permit, prospecting licence or mining
lease in respect of the minerals specified
in Part A of the First Schedule, where,—
(i) an allocation order has been issued
by the Central Government under
section 11A; or
(ii) a notification of reservation of area
has been issued by the Central
Government or the State Government
under sub-section (1A) or sub-section (2)
of section 17A; or
(iii) a vesting order or an
allotment order has been
issued
by
the
Central
Government
under
the
provisions of the Coal Mines
(Special Provisions) Act, 2015.”.
4. Amendment of section 8A.— In section
8A of the principal Act, in sub-section (4),
the following proviso shall be inserted,
namely:—
“Provided that nothing contained in this
section
shall
prevent
the
State
Governments from taking an advance
action for auction of the mining lease before
the expiry of the lease period.”.
5. Insertion of new section 8B.— After
section 8A of the principal Act, the following
section shall be inserted, namely:—
“8B. Provisions for transfer of statutory
clearances.— (1) The provisions of this
section shall apply to minerals, other than
the minerals specified in Part A and Part B
of the First Schedule.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained
in this Act or any other law for the time
being in force, the successful bidder of
mining leases expiring under the
provisions of sub-sections (5) and (6) of
section 8A and selected through auction
as per the procedure provided under this
Act and the rules made thereunder, shall
be deemed to have acquired all valid
rights, approvals, clearances, licences and
the like vested with the previous lessee
for a period of two years:
67 of 1957.
11 of 2015.
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Provided that subject to such conditions
as may be prescribed, such new lessee
shall apply and obtain all necessary rights,
approvals, clearances, licences and the like
within a period of two years from the date
of grant of new lease.
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained
in any other law for the time being in force,
it shall be lawful for the new lessee to
continue mining operations on the land, in
which mining operations were being
carried out by the previous lessee, for a
period of two years from the date of
commencement of the new lease.”.
6. Amendment of section 10C.—In section
10C of the principal Act, in sub-section (2),
the following shall be inserted, namely:—
“Provided that the holder of non-
exclusive reconnaissance permit who
carries out the prescribed level of
exploration in respect of deep seated
minerals or such minerals as may be
notified by the Central Government, may
submit an application to the State
Government for the grant of any
prospecting licence-cum-mining lease as
per the procedure laid down under section
11 or a mining lease as per the procedure
laid down under section 10B and with a
view to increase the reconnaissance and
prospecting operations of such minerals,
the Central Government shall prescribe
such procedure, including the bidding
parameters for selection of such holders.
Explanation.— For the purposes of this
sub-section, the expression “deep seated
minerals” means such minerals which
occur at a depth of more than three
hundred meters from the surface of land
with poor surface manifestations.”.
7. Amendment of section 11A.— In section
11A of the principal Act,—
(i) in the marginal heading, after the
words “or mining lease”, the words “or
prospecting licence-cum-mining lease
in respect of coal or lignite” shall be
inserted;
(ii) in sub-section (1)—
(a) in the opening portion, for the
words “in respect of an area containing
coal or lignite”, the words “or
prospecting licence-cum-mining lease in
respect of coal or lignite” shall be
substituted;
(b) for the long line, the following long
line shall be substituted, namely:—
“to carry on coal or lignite reconnaissance
or prospecting or mining operations, for
own consumption, sale or for any other
purpose as may be determined by the
Central Government”;
(c) the following proviso shall be
inserted, namely:—
“Provided that the auction by
competitive bidding under this section
shall not applicable to coal or lignite—
(a)
where
such
area
is
considered for allotment to a
Government
company
or
corporation or a joint venture
company formed by such company
or corporation or between the
Central Government or the State
Government, as the case may be,
for own consumption, sale or for any
other purpose as may be determined
by the Central Government;
(b)
where
such
area
is
considered for allotment to a
company or corporation that has
been awarded a power project on
the basis of competitive bid for tariff
(including Ultra Mega Power
Projects).”;
(iii) in sub-section (3),—
(a) after the words “mining lease”, the
words “or prospecting licence-cum-
mining leases” shall be inserted;
(b) for the words “competitive bidding
or otherwise”, the words “competitive
bidding or through allotment” shall be
substituted.
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8. Amendment of section 13.— In section
13 of the principal Act, in sub-section (2),—
(i) after clause (a), the following clauses
shall be inserted, namely:—
(aa) the conditions as may be
necessary for commencement and
continuation of production by the
holders of mining leases, under section
4B;
(ab) the conditions to be fulfilled by
the new lessee for obtaining all
necessary rights, approvals, clearances,
licences and the like under the proviso
to sub-section (2) of section 8B;
(ac) the level of exploration in respect
of deep seated minerals or such minerals
and the procedure, including the bidding
parameters for selection of the holders
under the proviso to sub-section (2) of
section 10C;
(ii) for clause (d), the following clauses
shall be substituted, namely:—
(d) the terms, conditions and process
of auction by competitive bidding and
allotment in respect of coal or lignite;
(da) the regulation of grant of
reconnaissance permit, prospecting
licence, mining lease or prospecting
licence-cum-mining lease in respect
of coal or lignite;
(db) the details of mines and their
location, the minimum size of such
mines and such other conditions
which may be necessary for the
purpose
of
coal
or
lignite
reconnaissance,
prospecting
or
mining operations;
(dc) utilisation of coal or lignite
including mining for sale by a
company;”.
9. Amendment of section 17A.— In section
17A of the principal Act, in sub-section (2A),
in the proviso, the words and letter “Part A
and” shall be omitted.
CHAPTER III
Amendments to the Coal Mines (Special
Provisions) Act, 2015
10. Amendment of section 4.— In
section 4 of the Coal Mines (Special
Provisions) Act, 2015 (hereafter in
this Chapter referred to as the
principal Act),—
(i) in sub-section (2),—
(a) in the opening portion, for the
words “in respect of any area containing
coal”, the words “or prospecting
licence-cum-mining lease in respect of
coal” shall be substituted;
(b) for the long line, the following long
line shall be substituted, namely:—
“to carry on coal reconnaissance or
prospecting or mining operations, for own
consumption, sale or for any other purpose
as may be determined by the Central
Government, and the State Government
shall grant such reconnaissance permit,
prospecting licence, mining lease or
prospecting licence-cum-mining lease in
respect of Schedule I coal mine to such
company as selected through auction by
competitive bidding under this section.”;
(ii) sub-section (3) shall be omitted.
11. Amendment of section 5.— In section
5 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1),—
(i) for the words, brackets and figures
“sub-sections (1) and (3)”, the words,
brackets and figures “sub-sections (1) and
(2)” shall be substituted;
(ii) for the words “or mining lease in
respect of any area containing coal”, the
words “,mining lease or prospecting
licence-cum-mining lease in respect of
such Schedule I coal mine” shall be
substituted;
(iii) in the first proviso, for the words “in
accordance with the permit, prospecting
licence or mining lease, as the case may
11 of 2015.
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be”, the words “as may be determined by
the Central Government” shall be
substituted.
12. Amendment of section 8.— In section
8 of the principal Act,—
(i) in sub-section (4), in clause (d), for
the words “a mining lease”, the words,
“prospecting licence, mining lease or
prospecting licence-cum-mining lease, as
the case may be” shall be substituted;
(ii) in sub-section (8), for the words “a
prospecting licence or a mining lease”, the
words, “prospecting licence, mining lease
or prospecting licence-cum-mining lease”
shall be substituted;
(iii) in sub-section (9), for the words “ a
prospecting licence or a mining lease”, the
words, “prospecting licence, mining lease
or prospecting licence-cum-mining lease”
shall be substituted;
(iv) after sub-section (12), the following
sub-sections shall be inserted, namely:—
“(13) The vesting order or allotment
order may be terminated by the
nominated authority in such manner as
may be prescribed.
(14) Upon termination of vesting order
or allotment order, the nominated
authority may auction the coal mine
under section 4 or allot the coal mine
under section 5 as may be determined
by the Central Govemment.
(15) The successful bidder or allottee
of the coal mine whose vesting order or
allotment order has been terminated
shall be deemed to be the prior allottee
for the purposes of immediate next
auction or allotment of the said coal
mine.”.
13. Amendment of section 9.— In section 9
of the principal Act,—
(i) in the opening portion, for the
portion beginning with the words “The
proceeds arising out of land” and ending
with the words “as may he prescribed.”,
the following shall be substituted,
namely:—
“The compensation for land and mine
infrastructure in relation to a Schedule I
coal mine as valued in accordance with
section 16 shall be deposited by the
successful bidder or allottee with the
nominated authority and shall be
disbursed maintaining, inter alia, the
following priority of payments and in
accordance with the relevant laws and
such rules as may be prescribed-”;
(ii) in clause (b), for the words
“compensation payable”, the words
“amount payable” shall be substituted.”.
14. Amendment of section 18.— In section
18 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), for
the words and figure “allotment of Schedule
I coal mines is not complete”, the words and
figures “allotment of Schedule II coal mines
is not complete, or vesting order or allotment
order issued under this Act has been
terminated in case of a coal mine under
production,” shall be substituted.
15. Amendment of section 20.— In section
20 of the principal Act,—
(i) in sub-section (1), for the words “A
successful bidder or allottee or coal linkage
holder shall”, the words “A successful
bidder or allottee shall” shall be
substituted;
(ii) for sub-section (2), the following sub-
-section shall be substituted, namely:—
“(2) A successful bidder or allottee
may also use the coal, mined from a
particular Schedule I coal mine, in any
of its plants or plant of its subsidiary or
holding company engaged in same
specified end-uses in such manner as
may be prescribed.”.
16. Amendment of section 31.— In section
31 of the principal Act, in sub-section (2),—
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(i) in clause (b), for the words
“prospecting licence or mining lease”, the
words “prospecting licence, mining lease
or prospecting licence-cum-mining lease”
shall be substituted;
(ii) after clause (l), the following clause
shall be inserted, namely:—
“(la) the manner of termination of
vesting order or allotment order under
sub-section (13) of section 8;”.
RAM NATH KOVIND.
President.
Dr. G. NARAYANA RAJU
Secretary to Government of India.
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