Panaji, 23rd April, 2020 (Vaisakha 3, 1942)

SERIES I No. 4

Reg. No. G-2/RNP/GOA/32/2018-2020

RNI No. GOAENG/2002/6410

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

GOVERNMENT OF GOA

Department of Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs

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Notification

DCS/S/Ker/PF/2020-21/29

In pursuance of clause 3 read with sub-clause (d)(i) of clause 2 of Kerosene Fixation of Ceiling

Price Order (1993), the Government of Goa hereby directs that maximum wholesale & retail

price for domestic purpose of Superior Kerosene Oil stands revised as under with effect from

01-04-2020. This notification supersedes earlier Notification No. DCS/S/KER/PF/2019-20/296

dated 17-01-2020.

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

NOTE

There are Two Extraordinary issues to the Official Gazette, Series I No. 3 dated 16-04-2020, namely:—

(1) Extraordinary dated 21-04-2020 from pages 21 to 24, Notification No. 21/2/2013-HD(G)/282 from Department of

Home (General Division) regarding amendment of Goa, Daman & Diu Public Gambling Act, 1976 and Notification No. 7/

/6/2020-LP regarding Goa Motor Vehicles Tax (2nd Amend) Act, 2020 from Department of Law & Judiciary (Legal

Affairs Division).

(2) Extraordinary (No. 2) dated 22-04-2020 from pages 25 to 30, Notifications from Department of Finance (Revenue

& Control) Division regarding GST.

INDEX

Department

Order/Notification

Subject

Pages

Civil Supplies &

Not.- DCS/S/Ker/PF/2020-21/29

Revised fixation of Superior Kerosene Oil.

Consumer Affairs

Dir. & ex officio Jt. Secy.

2.a. Public Health

Not.- 23/20/2014-I/PHD/

The Goa Epidemic Disease, COVID-19 (First

Under Secretary

/Part IV/729

Amendment) Regulations, 2020.

b. -do-

Ord. 14/1/2008-II/PHD (Part II)/

Increament of Accreditation fees.

/772

c. -do-

Ord. 5/59/2018-II/PHD/755

Organ Donation Policy.

Transport

Not.- D.Tpt/EST/2046/2020/929

Extension of validity of Scheme.

Dir. & ex officio Addl. Secy.

4.a. Tribal Welfare

Not.- DTW/STAT/STPTC/2019-20

Scheme to provide financial assistance for ST

Director

for the purpose of STPT Courses.

b. -do-

Not.- 1-349-2019-20/ADM/DTW/

Financial Assistance under

Part-I/24

Atal Asra Yojana.

c. -do-

Not.- DTW/STAT/PC/2020-21/

Financial Assistance for Medical Treatment

/53/18

for infertility amongst ST.

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Sr.

Taluka

Wholesale Price

Retail Price

No.

per kilo litre

per litre

including GST

& Green Cess

Existing

Revised

Existing

Revised

Tiswadi

Rs. 36398.55

Rs. 26164.47

Rs. 40.00

Rs. 30.31

Chorao

Rs. 36430.05

Rs. 26195.97

Rs. 40.00

Rs. 30.31

Diwar

Rs. 36430.05

Rs. 26195.97

Rs. 40.00

Rs. 30.31

Salcete

Rs. 35824.83

Rs. 25590.75

Rs. 39.50

Rs. 29.81

Bardez

Rs. 36606.70

Rs. 26372.62

Rs. 40.25

Rs. 30.56

Corjuvem

Rs. 36606.70

Rs. 26372.62

Rs. 40.25

Rs. 30.56

Mormugao

Rs. 35636.95

Rs. 25402.87

Rs. 39.25

Rs. 29.56

Ponda

Rs. 35928.48

Rs. 25694.40

Rs. 39.50

Rs. 29.81

Quepem

Rs. 36077.64

Rs. 25843.57

Rs. 39.75

Rs. 30.06

Bicholim

Rs. 36624.04

Rs. 26389.97

Rs. 40.25

Rs. 30.56

Pernem

Rs. 37014.33

Rs. 26780.25

Rs. 40.50

Rs. 30.81

Canacona

Rs. 36476.60

Rs. 26242.52

Rs. 40.00

Rs. 30.31

10.

Sanguem

Rs. 36268.45

Rs. 26034.37

Rs. 40.00

Rs. 30.31

11.

Satari

Rs. 36476.60

Rs. 26242.52

Rs. 40.00

Rs. 30.31

12.

Dharbandora

Rs. 36268.45

Rs. 26034.37

Rs. 40.00

Rs. 30.31

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

Siddhivinayak S. Naik, Director, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs & ex officio Jt. Secretary.

Panaji, 17th April, 2020.

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Department of Public Health

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Notification

23/20/2014-I/PHD/Part IV/729

In exercise of the powers conferred by

section 2 of the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897

(Act No. 3 of 1897), the Government of Goa

hereby makes the following Regulations so as

to amend the Goa Epidemic Disease,

COVID-19 Regulations, 2020, namely:—

1. Short title and commencement.— (1)

These regulations may be called the Goa

Epidemic

Disease,

COVID-19

(First

Amendment) Regulations, 2020.

(2) They shall come into force at once.

2. Amendment of regulation 3.— In

regulation 3 of the Goa Epidemic Disease,

COVID-19, Regulations, 2020, after the words

“District Collectors”, the words “Dean,

Goa Medical College & Hospital” shall be

inserted.

By order and in the name of the Governor

of Goa.

Swati A. Dalvi, Under Secretary (Health).

Porvorim, 17th April, 2020.

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Order

14/1/2008-II/PHD(Part II)/772

Read: Scheme No. 14/1/2008-II/PHD(Part II)

dated 15-07-2011 notified in the

Official Gazette, Series I No. 16 dated

21-07-2011.

The amount towards Goa Medical Council

Accreditation fees as indicated at Point

No. 5(iii) of the above referred scheme notified

in the Official Gazette, read above is increased

from ` 200/- to ` 500/- per CME subject to

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maximum expenditure of ` 50,000/- w.e.f.

01-01-2019 in pursuance to the Circular

No. GMC/21/Accr/2018/490 dated 17-12-2018

of Goa Medical Council, Bambolim.

This issues with the concurrence of the

Finance (Exp.) Department vide their U.O.

No. 1400071875 dated 16-03-2020.

By order and in the name of the Governor

of Goa.

Trupti B. Manerkar, Under Secretary (Health).

Porvorim, 24th April, 2020.

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Order

5/59/2018-II/PHD/755

Government is pleased to define policy for

Organ Donation in Medico Legal Cases to

ensure the speedy retrieval of organs from a

brain-stem dead donor and to avoid legal

hassles to the hospitals undertaking

organ retrieval as well as the family of the

donor:—

(1) After the authority for removal of organs

or tissues, as also the consent to donate

organs from a brain-stem dead donor are

obtained, the registered medical practitioner

of the hospital shall make a request to the

Station House Officer or Superintendent of

Police or Deputy Inspector General of the area

either directly or through the Police post

located in the hospital to facilitate timely

retrieval of organs or tissue from the donor

and a copy of such a request should also be

sent to the designated post mortem doctor of

area simultaneously.

(2) It shall be ensured that, by retrieving

organ, the determination of the cause of death

is not jeopardised.

(3) The medical report in respect of the

organs or tissues being retrieved shall be

prepared at the time of retrieval by retrieving

doctor(s) and shall be taken on record in post-

mortem notes by the registered medical

practitioner doing postmortem.

(4) Wherever it is possible, attempt should

be made to request the designated

post-mortem registered medical practitioner

even beyond office timing, to be present at

the time of organ or tissue retrieval.

(5) In case a private retrieval hospital is

not doing post mortem, they shall arrange

transportation of body alongwith medical

records, after organ or tissue retrieval, to the

designated postmortem centre and the

post-mortem centre shall undertake the post-

mortem of such cases on priority, even beyond

office timing, so that the body is handed over

to the relatives with least inconvenience.

By order and in the name of the Governor

of Goa.

Trupti B. Manerkar, Under Secretary (Health).

Porvorim, 24th March, 2020.

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Department of Transport

Directorate of Transport

——

Notification

D.Tpt/EST/2046/2020/929

Read: Notification D.Tpt/EST/2046/2018/

/5984 dated 04-12-2018.

The validity of the “Seasonal Pass Scheme

for Daily Commuters and Students by

Kadamba Transport Corporation Limited-

2012” is hereby extended for a further period

up to 30th April, 2020.

This issues with the concurrence of the

Finance Department vide their U.O. No. 4280

dated 16-12-2019.

By order and in the name of the Governor

of Goa.

Rajan Satardekar, Director & ex officio Addl.

Secretary (Transport).

Panaji, 13th April, 2020.

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Department of Tribal Welfare

Directorate of Tribal Welfare

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Notification

DTW/STAT/STPTC/2019-20

Government of Goa is pleased to revise the

scheme “Scheme to provide financial

assistance for scheduled tribe people for the

purpose of Short Term Professional Training

Courses in the State of Goa” and is hereby

published for general information of public,

which shall come into force from the date of

notification.

1. Introduction.— The Directorate of Tribal

Welfare has been implementing various

schemes for the welfare of Scheduled Tribe

Community in the State of Goa. It is observed

and learned that, in today’s age of

globalisation and technological volatility, skill

building is an important instrument to

increase the efficacy and quality of labour for

improved productivity and economic growth.

The skill building is a powerful tool to

empower youths and improve their social

acceptance.

The State of Goa has unique demographic

advantage due to flourishing tourism, culture,

tradition and awesome climatic condition. The

skill development has been considered one

of the critical aspects for job creation. But in

order to provide standard services through

private sectors or to grow self employment

with quality services.

The Directorate of Tribal Welfare has

noticed and observed that the skill

development is one major aspect which can

do overall development of an individual. It

would help the unemployed youths to

empower their economy by starting self

employment/business/job in private or

Government sector by availing the low

interest loan from Goa Scheduled Tribes

Finance & Development Corporation Ltd.

2. Objectives of the scheme:— (i) To train

the youth of Scheduled Tribe Community in

order to start their own business.

(ii) The short term professional training

courses scheme is designed to provide

financial assistance to the beneficiaries of

Scheduled Tribe community to acquire skill

by joining the various training courses for

the purpose of self employment or for their

livelihood.

3. Definition of Short Term Professional

Training Courses.— The term “Short Term

Professional Training course means any

training that would directly improve any

individual’s ability to perform his or her

current/new job/self employment” and

duration of the courses is not more than 3

months and not less than 15 days.

The Short Term Professional Training

Courses shall be registered with any of the

Government

Departments/Government

Institutions/Government Autonomous Bodies

in the State of Goa.

Considering the importance of Skill

Development in youth and to provide

opportunity to Scheduled Tribe youth to start/

foster self employment. The Directorate of

Tribal Welfare has taken initiatives to improve

the lifestyle of ST people by providing

important short term professional training

courses such as:

1) Motor driving training course.

2) Tailoring course.

3) Cookery and Bakery courses.

4) Beautician course.

5) Mobile Repairing courses.

6) Computer courses.

4. Eligibility Criteria.— (i) The applicant

should belong to Scheduled Tribe Community

of Goa.

(ii) The applicant shall be above 18 years

of age and below the age of 50 years.

5. Documents required under the scheme.—

The applicant shall submit following

documents along with the application;

(a) Scheduled Tribe Certificate issued by

competent authority of State of Goa.

(b) Age proof (birth certificate) or any

other document proving the age of the

applicant.

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(c)

Certificates

Educational

Qualification, if any.

(d) Learning licence in case of Motor

Driving Course.

(e) Aadhar Card Copy.

(f) One Passport size photo.

(g) Copy of bank pass book.

(h) Quotation/fees receipt in original/fee

structure of the institute/equivalent

documents for giving the details of the fees

of the training course.

(i) Declaration of the applicant duly

signed by Gazetted Officer.

6. Quantum of Financial Assistance under

the scheme.— (i) Financial assistance will be

given to ST people to complete any one

professional short term training course as

mentioned in clause 3 of the scheme with

the maximum limit of Rs. 5000/-.

(ii) 50% of the actual fees of the course with

the limit of Rs. 2500/- shall be released as an

advance to the beneficiary to take the

admission in particular training course.

(iii) 50% balance amount will be released

after the completion of the training course

on the production of completion certificate.

7. Procedure for availing benefits of the

scheme.— (a) Applicant shall apply in the

prescribed Performa to Goa Scheduled Tribes

Finance & Development Corporation Ltd.

along with the required documents.

(b) Chairman along with two Board of

Directors of Goa State Scheduled Tribes

Finance & Development Corporation Ltd. shall

scrutinize the application and verify the

documents and submit it with their

recommendation to Directorate of Tribal

Welfare for sanction.

with the required documents, Directorate of

Tribal Welfare shall verify the application.

(d) If the application is in order, Director of

Tribal Welfare shall issue Sanction Order.

(e) Thereafter, Director of Tribal Welfare

shall release the actual subsidy with the limit

of Rs. 5000/- to Goa Scheduled Tribes Finance

& Development Corporation Ltd.

(f) The Goa State Scheduled Tribes Finance

& Development Corporation Ltd. shall release

50% advance of the actual fees of the course

with the limit of Rs. 2500/- to the beneficiary

to take admission to the particular training

course.

(g) After successful completion of entire

training course, the applicant shall submit

the completion certificate issued by the

institute to the Goa Scheduled Tribes Finance

& Development Corporation Ltd.

(h) Thereafter, the balance amount of

subsidy against actual training course fees

shall be released by Goa Scheduled Tribes

Finance & Development Corporation with the

limit of Rs. 5000/-.

(i) On the request of the applicant, the

Chairman of Goa State Scheduled Tribes

Finance & Development Corporation Ltd., may

decide to release the entire actual training

course fees with the limit of Rs. 5000/- in one

instalment to pay the fees if required in

genuine cases.

(j) The Goa State Scheduled Tribes Finance

& Development Corporation Ltd. shall then

submit the copy of Completion Certificate duly

attested by the Managing Director of the Goa

State

Scheduled

Tribes

Finance

Development Corporation Ltd. such as Driving

licence/equivalent copy of the document

proving the completion of the course and the

utilization certificate of the amount sanctioned

by the Directorate of Tribal Welfare.

8. Procedure for Recovery of the subsidy, if

not utilized.— (a) Within three months from

the date of release of 1st instalment of subsidy

amount, the applicant shall join the training

course, failing which the Goa State Scheduled

Tribes Finance & Development Corporation

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Ltd. shall recover the subsidy amount from the beneficiaries and deposit in the Government

treasury after following the due procedure under intimation to Directorate of Tribal Welfare.

(b) If applicant fails to complete the training course within the prescribed period then

Managing Director of the Goa State Scheduled Tribes Finance & Development Corporation

Ltd. may grant two months extension to complete the training course successfully, failing

which, the Goa State Scheduled Tribes Finance & Development Corporation Ltd. shall recover

the subsidy amount from the beneficiary and shall deposit in Government treasury under

intimation to the Director of Tribal Welfare, after following due procedure.

9. Monitoring of the scheme.— (a) Under the scheme, if any issues relating to the eligibility,

operationalization, or issues on account of new situation, not envisaged at the time of

formulation of scheme, would be resolved by the Minister concerned whose decision will be

final.

10. Removal of Difficulties.— (a) Government shall be empowered to remove any difficulties

arises out of implementation of this scheme.

11. Interpretation.— (a) If any question arises regarding interpretation of any clause, word,

expression of the scheme, the decision shall lie with the Director of Tribal Welfare, which

shall be final and binding on all concerned.

This scheme is approved by Finance (Exp.) Department vide U.O. No. 5744 dated

12-02-2020

This scheme shall come into force from date of the publication of Notification.

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

Sandhya Kamat, Director of Tribal Welfare.

Panaji, 17th April, 2020.

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Application for Short Term Professional Training Courses Scheme

(Application form shall be submitted to Goa State Scheduled Tribes Finance & Development Corporation

Ltd., 2nd floor, Dayanand Smriti Building, Swami Vivekanand Road, Panaji-Goa)

1. Name

: ——————————————————————————-

2. Full Address

: ——————————————————————————-

3. Phone No.

: ——————————————————————————-

4. Age

: ——————————————————————————-

5. Present Occupation

: ——————————————————————————--

6. Fathers Name

: ——————————————————————————-

7. Fathers Occupation

: ——————————————————————————-

8. Educational Qualification

: ——————————————————————————-

9. Total family income : ——————————————————————————-

10. Name of the Course applying

: ——————————————————————————

to avail benefit

11. Name, Address & Phone No. of

: ————————————————————————–––––

the Institute

——————————————————————————–

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12. Course Fee

: ——————————————————————————–

13. Experience of any other

: ——————————————————————————

acquired skilled training

14. The purpose of the training course

: ——————————————————————————

whether for getting employment or

for own business.

15. If for business nature of

: ——————————————————————————-

Business.

16. Aadhar Card Number

: ——————————————————————————-

17. Details of bank account of beneficiary:

Name of Bank:________________________________________ Bank Branch:____________________

Bank Account Number : _______________________

MICR Code of Bank : _______________ IFSC Code of Bank: ____________

Place: ____________

Date : ____________ Signature of Applicant.

• Enclosures: (all documents shall be attested/self attested)

1. Scheduled Tribe Certificate issued by competent authority of Goa State.

2. Age proof (birth certificate) or any other document proving the age of the

applicant.

3. Certificates of Educational Qualification, if any.

4. Learning licence in case of Motor Driving Course.

5. Aadhar Card Copy.

6. One Passport size photo.

7. Copy of bank pass book.

8. Quotation/fees receipt in original/fee structure of the registered Institute/equivalent documents for

giving the details of the fees of the training course.

9. Declaration of the applicant duly signed by Gazetted Officer.

10. Mandate Form.

DECLARATION

I the undersigned Shri. _____________________ S/o ________________________R/o ___________________

__________________________________________ age ______________ do hereby solemnly affirm and state

that I am not employed in any Government Department/Corporation/Autonomous Body funded by

Government on permanent basis.

I further state that I did not acquire skill of _______________________ in past or do not posses any

certificate of the training course of ___________________________________________

Whatever stated above is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Date:______________

Place:______________ Signature of applicant

Before me

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Name of Gazetted Officer

:________________________________________

Designation

:________________________________________

Address of Office

:________________________________________

Contact No.

:________________________________________

Signature with date : _____________________

Seal :

________

Notification

1-349-2019-20/ADM/DTW/Part-I/24

Read: “Financial Assistance for Construction/

Re-construction and Repairs of house

under Atal Asra Yojana”.

Whereas the Government has notified a

scheme

“Financial

Assistance

for

Construction/Re-construction and Repairs of

house under Atal Asra Yojana” vide

Notification No. DTW/STAT/PC/2012-13/51/

/5879 notified in Official Gazette, Series I

No.

dated

09-01-2014,

amended

Notification No. DTW/STAT/PC/2012-13/51/

/3316 notified in Official Gazette, Series I

No. 14 dated 2-07-2015, amended Notification

No. DTW/STAT/PC/ 2012-13/51/2014 notified

in Official Gazette, Series I No. 32 dated

05-11-2015, amended Notification No. DTW/

STAT/PC/2017-18/51 notified in Official

Gazette, Series I No. 45 dated 08-02-2018,

amended Notification No.1-349-2018-19/

/ADMN/DTW/Part-I/6896 notified in Official

Gazette, Series No. I No. 39 dated 27-12-2018

and amended Notification No. 1-349/2018-19/

/ADMN/DTW/Part/7287 notified in Official

Gazette, Series I No. 42 dated 17-01-2019.

And whereas Government desires to

amend earlier Clause 4, Clause 6, Clause 7,

Clause 9, Clause 10, Clause 12 & Clause 14

and delete Clause 11, Clause 13 & Clause

15.

Now therefore, after re-arranging the

clause number for Clause 4, Clause 6, Clause

7, Clause 9, Clause 10, Clause 11 & Clause

12 of the scheme “Financial Assistance for

Construction/Re-construction and Repairs of

house under Atal Asra Yojana” is amended

to read as under:—

4. Benefit under the scheme. (a)(i).—

Financial Assistance will be provided for

Construction of new house/Re-construction

of existing house of Rs. 3.00 lakhs and for

repairs of existing house upto Rs. 1.50 lakhs.

Amount shall be disbursed in two

installments i.e. 75% and 25%.

No second time sanction shall be given to

same applicant (if the applicant is owner of

more than one house) or for same house with

same number or to applicant’s family

members (family members those who are

included in applicant’s ration card).

(ii) Fees of the registered Engineers/

Architects/Contractors who are registered

under PWD/GSIDC/Government Departments

or Autonomous bodies etc. for the purpose of

preparation of estimate of house for Repairs/

/New construction/Re-construction and

certification required under the scheme will

be paid separately to registered Engineers/

/Architects/Contractors by the Dy. Director

of Tribal Welfare with the restriction of

Maximum of 5% of the total sanctioned

amount under the scheme. Such fees @ 5%

will be released to the registered Engineers/

/Architects/Contractors on the same budget

head of the scheme upon recommendation of

the concerned BDO.

(iii) License fees for the purpose of issue of

construction or re-construction license under

the scheme will be exempted to the

beneficiaries subject to maximum of

Rs. 1,050/- (Rupees one thousand fifty only)

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for which area of house falls in the jurisdiction

of Village Panchayat and Rs. 3,000/- (Rupees

three thousand only) for which area of house

falls in the jurisdiction of Municipalities.

However Village Panchayat/Municipalities

may submit their claim/bill along with license

copy and sanction order to the Director of

Tribal Welfare for the reimbursement of

license fees on the amount sanctioned under

Atal Asra Yojana Scheme.

(b) The Prescribed Logo of the scheme

titled “Atal Asra Yojana” shall be as under:

PRESCRIBED LOGO Size: Length:2 feet

Breadth: 1.5 feet

6. Condition of sanction.— (a) Construction

of the House in accordance with the plan,

prepared by the registered Engineer/

/Architect/Contractor who are registered

under PWD/GSIDC/Government Departments

or Autonomous bodies etc.

(b) Under this scheme every beneficiary

shall be eligible for benefits maximum to the

extent indicated in clause 4 of the scheme.

proposal constituted under the scheme as

under:

(i) Block Development Officer … Chairman

(ii) Junior Engineer (EORE) appointed

by Director of Panchayat …….......…

Member

(iii) Assistant Project Officer appointed

by DRDA (North/South)….....… Member

(iv) Village Panchayat Secretary of

concerned Village Panchayat or Chief

Officer/Municipal Engineer (M.E.) of

concerned Municipal Council as the case

may be .........…. Member

(v) Head Clerk/EOVP of the office of

concerned BDO ......….. Member Secretary

(d) The committee shall meet as per the

requirement of implementation of the scheme

and for the purpose of recommending

sanction to the Deputy Director, Tribal

Welfare. The committee shall function with

quorum of two.

(e) Applicant seeking financial assistance

for the construction of house should be owner

of the land on which he plans to construct

house or should have irrevocable NOC of the

landlord or should produce evidence to prove

that he is Mundkar or any other evidence

that can be accepted by the recommending

committee constituted under the scheme.

(f) Applicant seeking financial assistance

for the re-construction of house shall produce

the house tax receipt on his own name or

irrevocable NOC from the house owner, Form

I & XIV and declaration of the relationship of

the family member whose name is reflected

in Form I & XIV.

(g) Applicant seeking financial assistance

for the repairs of house shall produce the

house tax receipt on his own name or

irrevocable NOC from the house owner.

(h) If the applicant has submitted all the

documents

except

the

construction

permission/license issued by the competent

authority, then BDO shall process the file and

recommend the case if it fits in the scheme

with remark that construction/reconstruction

license is not produced by the applicant and

shall forward it to the Dy. Director of Tribal

Welfare.

7. Submission of application & procedure

for sanctioning amount.— (a) Application in

the Prescribed Form along with the required

documents submitted in duplicate to the

concerned Block Development Officer.

(b) Application should be supported with

the detailed estimate of the construction/

reconstruction or of the repairs of the existing

house in respect of which financial assistance

is sought.

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for New Construction, Re-construction &

Repairs by registered Engineer/Architect/

Contractor who are Registered under PWD/

/GSIDC/Government

Departments

Autonomous bodies etc. However, for repair

estimate shall be accepted if it is prepared

by local mason/local contractor.

(d) Affidavit in prescribed proforma.

(e) All the relevant documents mentioned

in the Application Form.

9. Sanction for the New proposal, Fees of

registered Engineers/Architects/Contractors

and construction/Re-construction license

fees:— (a) Deputy Director of Tribal Welfare

will sanction the case after scrutinizing the

proposal, 75% of the sanctioned amount will

be released in the form of First instalment.

Balance sanctioned amount will be credited

to the account specially created for the

purpose of this scheme in the Goa Scheduled

Tribe Finance and Development Corporation.

Goa Scheduled Tribe Finance and

Development Corporation shall deposit

interest received on the principal amount

back to Government Treasury in the month

of January and July of each year. The

Account will be in the name of the “ATAL

ASRA” and will be jointly operated by Goa

Scheduled Tribe Finance and Development

Corporation and Deputy Director of Tribal

Welfare.

(b) In case of recommendation under

Clause (d) of 8, Deputy Director of Tribal

Welfare shall sanction the case. However 1st

installment i.e 75% of the sanctioned amount

will be deposited in the Joint Account in the

bank in the name of Deputy Director Tribal

Welfare and the name of Applicant in the form

of Fixed Deposit or equivalent deposit. The

balance amount will be credited in the

account specially created in Goa Scheduled

Tribe Finance and Development Corporation

Limited under the scheme as mentioned in

clause 9(a). The Deputy Director, Tribal

Welfare shall release the 1st instalment to the

applicant

only

after

producing

the

Construction/Reconstruction license to the

Deputy Director, Tribal Welfare.

It is binding on the applicant to submit the

Construction/Reconstruction license issued

by Competent Authority within the period of

15 months to the Deputy Director of Tribal

Welfare, failing which the sanction order will

get lapsed without any further notice and

the entire amount shall be credited in

Government Treasury. However, with prior

approval of Government, the period may be

extended by maximum of 9 months, if

requested by the applicant. Interest in such

F. D. shall be credited to the Account of

applicant if the same is utilized in 15 months

or extended period as the case may be.

However in case of lapsed sanctioned amount

along with interest will be credited in

Government Treasury Account.

/Architects/Contractor who are registered

with PWD/GSIDC/Government Departments

or Autonomous bodies etc. will be sanctioned

only after released of final instalment to the

applicant and fees paid separately to

Engineers/Architects/Contractors through

ECS mode by Dy. Director on receipt of bill

which is approved by the recommending

committee and certified by the concerned

Block Development Officer with restriction

mentioned in the scheme under clause 4(ii).

(d) License fees for the purpose of issue of

Construction/Re-construction license under

the scheme will be sanctioned by Dy. Director

to the concerned Village Panchayat/

Municipalities separately subject to the

maximum of Rs. 1050/- for which area of

house fall in the jurisdiction of Village

Panchayat and Rs. 3000/- for which house

falls in jurisdiction of Municipalities. However

Village Panchayat/ Municipalities may submit

their claim/bill along with license copy and

sanctioned order to the Dy. Director of Tribal

Welfare for reimbursement of license fees.

10. 1. (A) Procedure to release of 2nd/3rd

instalment and procedure to close the case

under the scheme for the applications

sanctioned on or after 8th February, 2018.

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1. After release of 1st instalment the

beneficiary shall utilize the amount within the

period of two years. Applicant shall put the

logo prescribed under the scheme on the

front side or prominent place of the house

after completion of the Construction/

/Reconstruction/Repairs of the house and

apply for final instalment along with

Utilization of 1st instalment, completion

certificate & two photographs in the BDO

office concerned.

After receipt of application for release of

final instalment, BDO or his representative

shall do the joint inspection of said house

alongwith the official appointed by the DTW

and there after Block Development Officer

shall submit inspection report, utilization

certificate of 1st instalment, Completion

certificate issued by registered Engineer/

/Architects/Contractor who are registered in

PWD/GSIDC/Government

Department/

/Autonomous bodies etc., logo Certificate

issued by Block Development Officer, two

Photographs (one photograph for logo along

with the applicant and second photograph of

the site of work undertaken for Repairs/

/Re-construction/New construction). The

2nd/final instalment of 25% of the sanctioned

amount will be released through Goa ST

Finance & Development Corporation by

Deputy Director, Tribal Welfare.

Incase of estimate prepared by local

mason/local contractor, concerned Engineer

of BDO Office, for Village Panchayat

Jurisdiction/Municipal Engineer of Municipal

Council for Municipal Jurisdiction shall certify

the utilization/completion of repairs.

If in case death of applicant after

utilization of 1st instalment, next kin of

deceased shall apply for 2nd/final instalment

and Block Development Officer shall

recommend his/her name for release of

assistance to the Dy. Director of Tribal Welfare.

10. 1. (B) Procedure for applications

Sanctioned before 8th February, 2018.

1. (a) After release of 1st instalment the

beneficiary shall utilize the amount within

the period of 2 (two) years and apply for

2nd instalment alongwith utilization

certificate of 1st installment and two

photographs in BDO office and Block

Development Officer shall submit utilization

certificate of 1st instalment and two

photographs of site of work undertaken for

repair/reconstruction/new construction for

release of 2nd instalment to the Dy. Director

of Tribal Welfare.

Incase of estimate prepared by local

mason/local

contractors,

concerned

Engineer of BDO office, for Village

Panchayat Jurisdiction/Municipal Engineer

of Municipal Council for Municipal

Jurisdiction shall certify the Utilization of

repairs.

If in case death of applicant after

utilization of 1st instalment, next kin of

deceased shall apply for 2nd instalment and

concerned Block Development Officer shall

recommend his/her name for release of

assistance to the Dy. Director of Tribal

Welfare.

(b) After release of 2nd instalment, the

beneficiary shall utilize the amount within

the period of one year & apply for final

instalment in Block Development Office and

Block Development Officer shall submit

application for release of 3rd/final

instalment along with all the required

documents as mentioned in the clause

10(1) of the scheme for release of 3rd/

/final instalment to the Dy. Director of Tribal

Welfare.

Incase of estimate prepared by local

mason/local

contractor,

concerned

Engineer of BDO office, for Village

Panchayat Jurisdiction/Municipal Engineer

of Municipal Council for Municipal

Jurisdiction shall certify the utilization/

completion of repairs.

If in case death of applicant after

utilization of 2nd instalment, next kin of

deceased shall apply for 3rd/final

instalment and Block Development Officer

shall recommend his/her name for release

of assistance to the Dy. Director of Tribal

Welfare.

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2. Failing which, Block Development

Officer shall recommend for the closer of

the case either by submitting the utilization

certificate (issued by Engineer/Architects/

Contractor

who

are

registered

PWD/GSIDC/Government Department/

Autonomous bodies etc. OR concerned

Engineer of BDO, for Village Panchayat

Jurisdiction/Municipal

Engineer

Municipal

Council

for

Municipal

Jurisdiction OR concerned Sarpanch &

countersigned by V. P. Secretary) of the

amount disbursed to the beneficiary or for

the recovery purpose of the amount

disbursed to the beneficiary within 2

months after verifying the clause 10.

1. (A) and (B).

3. After receipt of the recommendation

from the Block Development Officer as per

clause 10(2) for closure of the case. The

case can be closed after verifying the

utilization certificate.

4. After receipt of the recommendation

for the recovery purpose, Dy. Director of

Tribal Welfare shall refer the matter to the

Goa

Scheduled

Tribes

Finance

Development Corporation Ltd. to recover

the entire amount which was disbursed to

the beneficiary.

5. Goa Scheduled Tribes Finance &

Development Corporation may give two

months time for the beneficiary either to

pay the entire amount in one instalment or

to submit the utilization certificate {UC as

mentioned at clause 10(2)}

7. If the beneficiary submit the utilization

certificate as mentioned above then the

same will be referred back to Dy. Director

of Tribal Welfare for closure of the case.

8. Failing which, Goa Scheduled Tribes

Finance & Development Corporation shall

initiate the recovery process against the

said beneficiary the amount recovered

shall be deposited in Government treasury

in consultation with Directorate of Tribal

Welfare.

9. Goa Scheduled Tribes Finance &

Development Corporation shall recover the

1% additional on the recovered amount

from the beneficiary as recovery process

fees which shall be deposited in the

account of ST Corporation.

10. Goa Scheduled Tribes Finance &

Development Corporation shall submit the

recovery report every month to the

Dy. Director of Tribal Welfare.

11. Evaluation of the scheme.— The

scheme will be implemented for five years

from the date of issue. Performance of the

scheme will be evaluated every year of its

implementation and if required scheme will

be suitably modified to meet the new

challenges/requirements so as to achieve

the set objective.

12. Removal of difficulties & Relaxation.—

Government shall be empowered to

remove any difficulties arising out of

implementation of this Scheme and also

empowered to relax any or all clauses or

conditions of the scheme in genuine cases

or case to case basis for release of financial

assistance under the scheme.

All other clauses in the above mentioned

scheme remain unchanged.

By order and in the name of the Governor

of Goa.

Smt. Sandhya Kamat, Director, Tribal

Welfare.

Panaji, 20th April, 2020.

________

Notification

DTW/STAT/PC/2020-21/53/18

No. DTW/STAT/PC/2016-17/53/9274

dated 15-12-2016.

No. DTW/STAT/PC/2017-18/53 dated

08-02-2018.

Read: “Financial Assistance for Medical

Treatment for infertility amongst

Scheduled Tribe couples by IVF

(Invitro Fertilization) & IUI (Intra

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Uterine Insemination) Method under

MATRUTVA YOJANA”

Whereas the Government has notified a

scheme “Financial Assistance for Medical

Treatment for infertility amongst Scheduled

Tribe couples by IVF (Invitro Fertilization)

Method under MATRUTVA YOJANA” vide

Notification No. DTW/STAT/PC/2016-17/53/

/9274 notified in Official Gazette, Series I

No. 37 dated 15-12-2016 & the same has been

revised vide Notification No. DTW/STAT/PC/

/2017-2018/53 dated 08-02-2018 notified in

Official Gazette, Series I No. 45.

And Whereas Government desires to

amend clause 2, clause 3, clause 4, clause 5,

clause 6, clause 8, clause 9, clause 10, clause

14 and clause 15 of the Scheme “Financial

Assistance for Medical Treatment for

infertility amongst Scheduled Tribe couples

by IVF (Invitro Fertilization) & IUI (Intra

Uterine Insemination) Method under

MATRUTVA YOJANA” in public interest.

Now therefore, the clause 2, clause 3, clause

4, clause 5, clause 6, clause 8, clause 9,

clause 10, clause 14 and clause 15 of the

Scheme “Financial Assistance for Medical

Treatment for infertility amongst Scheduled

Tribe couples by IVF (Invitro Fertilization) &

IUI (Intra Uterine Insemination) Method

under MATRUTVA YOJANA” is amended to

read as under:—

2. Objective.— 1. To Provide Financial

Assistance to Married couples from ST

community who fail to conceive even after

three years of marriage due to primary

infertility and who desire to undergo medical

treatment under IVF/IUI under this scheme.

2. To provide a good, healthy life of mother

& Child in the womb.

3. Benefit under the scheme:— (a) A

financial assistance upto Rs. 5.00 Lakh shall

be given to avail medical treatment for IVF

or IUI from Government Hospitals or

empanelled Private Hospitals/Nursing Homes

in Goa for ST couples who are diagnosed with

infertility and no living issue after following

due medical procedure.

(b) The financial assistance shall include

the actual cost of treatment including

diagnostic investigation, medicine, hospital

admission, professional fees of any specialist

in the field of Obstetrics and Gynaecologist

in a specified course/package in IVF or IUI

including investigation and procedure like

Laparoscopy required during the treatment

course and also for the delivery of baby.

be upto Rs. 5.00 lakhs.

(d) The benefit will be given for the birth

of first born child only.

4. Empanelment of Hospitals/Clinics/

/Nursing Homes under IVF & IUI:—

Empanelment of the Private hospitals/

/Nursing homes within the state of Goa shall

be done by the Director of Tribal Welfare in

consultation with the Director of Health

Services and Goa Medical College after due

approval of the Government. The Hospitals

desirous to get empanelled should submit

financial cum medical proposals to Directorate

of Tribal Welfare. Empanelment shall be for 5

years. The empanelled hospitals should

submit their bank details for transferring of

payment.

Procedure of Empanelment of Private

Hospitals/Nursing Homes:— Application

along with the detail procedural package of

IVF/IUI shall be submitted to the Director of

Tribal Welfare. A team comprising of

following shall be constituted to decide

the empanelment of Hospitals/Nursing

Homes.

(1) Director, Tribal Welfare

—Chairman

(2) Professor & Head of

Gynaecology Department

of Goa Medical College

—Member

(3) Chief Medical Officer (FW)

of Directorate of Health

Services

—Member

(4) Head of Gynaecology

from North Goa District

Hospital

—Member

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(5) Head of Gynaecology

from South Goa District

Hospital

—Member

(6) Dy. Director of Tribal

—Member

Welfare

Secretary

All

the

applications

received

for

empanelment shall be scrutinized by the

Member Secretary and placed before the

committee headed by Director of Tribal

Welfare.

Any

complaint

regarding

empanelled Hospital shall be examined by

the above mentioned committee and submit

recommendation

the

Government.

Government resumes right to terminate

empanelment of any Hospitals/Nursing

Homes after conducting due inquiry by above

committee.

5. Procedure to apply or avail benefits:—

Applicant shall submit the application form

duly filled to the Directorate of Tribal Welfare

along with the following required documents:

(a) Copy of ST certificate issued by Dy.

Collector or any competent authority

of State of Goa of husband or wife as

applicable.

(b) Marriage Certificate.

(d) Birth Certificate.

(e) Any medical papers if available with

the couple.

6. Eligibility Criteria:—

l Couples who belong to Scheduled

Tribes are eligible to avail the benefits

under this scheme.

l There is no income limit to avail the

benefit under the scheme.

l Scheme is to be availed only in cases

of infertility and couple having no

living issue.

8. Role of Scrutiny committee:—

1. Scrutiny Committee shall meet as &

when required.

2. Deleted.

3. Applications found eligible after

scrutiny for referring to medical

examination to the Government Hospital

as per choice indicated in the

applications and call for report within

3 weeks, shall be submitted to

Directorate of Tribal Welfare.

4. Applications found ineligible shall be

recommended for rejection and submit

to Directorate of Tribal Welfare.

5. Applications rejected are not barred

from applying a fresh.

6. Once report is received the same shall

be examined by the committee in the

succeeding meeting and if found

eligible/recommended

the

Government Hospital concerned, then

same shall be proposed to be placed

before Monitoring Committee to

Directorate of Tribal Welfare.

7. Cases which are not recommended by

the government hospital concerned

shall be informed accordingly to the

applicants and file should be closed

with approval of Director of Tribal

Welfare.

9. Monitoring Committee:— There shall be

Monitoring Committee constituted as under:

1. Director of Tribal Welfare …………….

Chairman

2. Professor & Head of Department of

Obstetrics and Gynaecology of Goa Medical

College ……................. Member

3. Chief Medical Officer of Family

Planning Programme from Directorate of

Health Services ………............ Member

4. Head of Department of Gynaecology

District Hospital/Hospicio Hospital, Margao

…………................... Member

5. Deputy Director of Tribal Welfare

…….................. Member Secretary

Monitoring Committee shall meet as &

when required.

There shall be quorum of three members

for the meeting of Monitoring Committee.

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10. Role and Functions of Monitoring

Committee:—

Once the report has been received from

the Goa Medical College/District Hospital

North/District Hospital South and examined

by the Scrutiny Committee, the Deputy

Director of Tribal Welfare shall convene the

meeting of Monitoring Committee and place

the applications in the meeting.

(i) Monitoring Committee shall study the

applications and the report and hold

interaction with the couple to know about

the socio-economic aspect, medical aspect,

family background etc.

(ii) To suggest the empanelled Hospitals/

/Nursing homes from where the couple can

avail

the

treatment

and

give

recommendation. However applicants shall

have right to choose Hospital of their own

choice from the empanelled Hospitals.

(iii) To monitor the treatment given to

the beneficiary couple on completion of

every cycle. Once the same is received

from empanelled Hospital.

(iv) To give advice to the beneficiary as

and when required.

(v) Any other suggestions on case to case

basis.

(vi) Monitoring Committee shall meet as

& when required.

(vii) To decide any other matter placed

before the Monitoring Committee related

to the Scheme.

14. (i) Director of Tribal Welfare shall

execute the sanction given by the Sanctioning

committee by issuing the sanction order

immediately. Directorate of Tribal Welfare

shall prepare the bill and transfer the fund of

Rs. 5.00 lakhs to Goa Scheduled Tribe Finance

and Development Corporation. The account

will be in the name of the “Matrutva Yojana”

and will be jointly operated by Goa Scheduled

Tribe Finance and Development Corporation

and Director of Tribal Welfare. The Goa

Scheduled Tribe Finance and Development

Corporation shall deposit interest received on

the principle amount back to Government

Treasury in the month of January and July of

each year.

(ii) Once funds are transferred to Goa

Scheduled Tribe Finance and Development

Corporation, the Director of Tribal Welfare

shall issue Order to Empanelled Hospital to

start the treatment as per the scheme. Once

the order is issued to Empanelled Hospital

the actual treatment shall commence within

6 months. If the treatment could not be

commenced in six months then the applicant

shall submit request for extension for another

six months to the monitoring Committee who

shall decide on the application for extension.

(iii) The actual expenditure of the ST couple

of IVF or IUI treatment will be released to

the empanelled Hospital/Nursing Home by the

Director of Tribal Welfare through Goa

Scheduled Tribe Finance and Development

Corporation, once the bills are received from

the empanelled Hospital.

15. Release of payment:— The release of

payment to the Empanelled Hospital shall be

as follows:

Maximum amount provided under this

Scheme shall be Rs. 5.00 lakhs only. Any

expenditure above Rs. 5.00 lakhs shall be

borne by the beneficiary.

Out of the Rs. 5.00 lakhs sanctioned if the

beneficiary conceives in the first cycle of IUI/

/IVF or before the exhaustion of the amount

sanctioned the same may be utilized towards

the reimbursement of delivery charges and

the same shall be restricted to Rs. 5.00 lakhs.

However if the sanctioned amount of Rs. 5.00

lakhs is exhausted during the treatment, then

further treatment & delivery charges shall

be borne by the beneficiaries.

Procedure for submission of bills:—

(a) Empanelled Hospitals/Applicants

shall submit bills duly certified by the

doctor from Empanelled Hospitals to the

Directorate of Tribal Welfare.

(b) Doctors of the Empanelled Hospitals

shall be solely responsible for certifying the

bills.

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release order for the amount claimed in

the bill.

(d) Goa Scheduled Tribe Finance and

Development Corporation will release the

payment to Empanelled Hospital as per the

instructions given by the Director of Tribal

Welfare.

(e) Deleted.

(f) The rates for different procedures shall

be restricted as per rates given below:—

I. One cycle of IVF with medicine

Rs. 1,00,000/-.

II. One cycle of IUI with medicine

Rs. 15,000/-.

III. Embryo Transfer Rs. 30,000/-.

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IV. Embryo Freezing Rs. 30,000/-.

V. Histroscopic Diagnostics Rs. 20,000/-.

VI. Laparoscopy Rs. 30,000 to Rs. 80,000/-.

The rate shall be maintained for two years

and be reviewed as per, medical inflation by

the Government.

All other clauses in the above mentioned

scheme remains unchanged.

This amendment shall come in to force from

date of the publication of Notification.

By order and in the name of the Governor

of Goa.

Smt. Sandhya Kamat, Tribal Welfare,

Director.

Panaji, 20th April, 2020.