Panaji, 7th April, 2022 (Chaitra 17, 1944)

SERIES I No. 1

Reg. No. RNP/GOA/32/2021-2023

RNI No. GOAENG/2002/6410

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

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

NOTE

There are three Extraordinary issues to the Official Gazette, Series I No. 53 dated 31-03-2022, namely:—

(1) Extraordinary dated 31-03-2022 from pages 3071 to 3084, Goa Legislature Secretariat regarding Bills; and

Notifications from Law Department regarding Appropriation Act.

(2) Extraordinary (No. 2) dated 31-03-2022 from pages 3085 to 3088, Department of Finance, Notifications regarding

GST.

(3) Extraordinary (No. 3) dated 5-4-2022 from pages 3089 to 3090, Department of Power, Notifications regarding Goa

Public Lighting Duty Act, 2021.

INDEX

Department

Notification

Subject

Pages

Home

Not.- 9/32/2020-HD(G)/6058

Film Shooting fees at Central Jail Colvale.

Under Secretary

2.a. Inspectorate of

Not.- VI/BLR/(2)/A-117/(d)/3449

The Goa Economiser (Third Amendment)

Factories & Boilers

Rules, 2022.

b. —do—

Not.- VI/BLR/(2)/A-117/(a)/3450

The Goa Boiler (Fifth Amendment) Rules,

2022.

3.a. Science & Technology &

Not.- 229-10-2016/STE-DIR/Part/

Scheme for Researchers in the field of Science

Waste Management

/1538

and Technology.

b. —do—

Not.- 229-10-2016/STE-DIR/Part/

Scheme for providing Grant-in-Aid to Conduct

/1539

Science seminars, Workshop, etc.

Social Welfare

Not.-11(8)-2021-22-EPwD/NGO/

Scheme for setting up of Accessible Library

/Braille Library/7902

for Visually Challenged Persons.

5.a. Town & Country Planning

Not.- 21/1/TCP/2020-22/Part/476

Amendment of Notification dated 15-04-2021

b. —do—

Not.- 21/1/TCP/2020/

The Goa Land Development and Building

/GLDBCR/489

Construction (Amendment) Regulations, 2022.

Women & Child

Not.- 2-716/2021/DWCD/ICDS/

Amendment of Retirement Benefit Scheme for

Development

/Budget Speech/RBS/9561

AWW/AWH.

OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA

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GOVERNMENT OF GOA

Department of Home

Home—General Division

Notification

9/32/2020-HD(G)/6058

The Government of Goa is pleased to fix

the charges for carrying out film shooting only

at designated space between Gate ‘A’ and

Gate ‘B’ of Central Jail, Colvale as per the

rates mentioned below:-

1) Rate for half day: Rs. 5,000/-; and

2) Rate for full day: Rs. 10,000/-

The applicant shall take prior permission/

NOC from Inspector General of Prison, Panaji-

Goa and shall pay the requisite charges in

advance in the Government Treasury. The

permission shall be issued based on the

following terms and conditions:-

1.There shall be no obstruction/hindrance

to the operation and working of Prison.

2.Film Shooting to be done only at the

designated time as specified by the Prison

Authority.

3.Film shooting should not cover any Prison

staff or Prisoners. Official and Statutory

signboards of the Prisons shall be covered

during the film shooting.

4.Film Shooting unit Members shall not

establish any contact or interact with the

Prisoners.

5.Prisons authority may impose additional

conditions as deemed fit.

The Inspector General of Prisons shall

ensure compliance to guidelines issued by

Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India,

Goa Prison Manual and Goa Prisons Rules,

2021 while issuing the permission/NOC for

the film shooting at Space between Gate ‘A’

and Gate ‘B’ of Central Jail Colvale. Inspector

General of Prisons shall submit Annual

Returns of film shooting and the revenue

generated to the Government in the month

of May of every year.

This issues with the concurrence of

Finance (Exp) Department vide their U.O. No.

1400084354 dated 07-01-2022.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

Pritidas Upasso Gaonkar, Under Secretary

(Home-I).

Porvorim, 29th March, 2022.

———ttt———

Inspectorate of Factories & Boilers

Notification

VI/BLR/(2)/A-117/(d)/3449

Whereas, the draft Rules, namely, the Goa

Economiser (Third Amendment) Rules, 2021

which the Government of Goa proposed to

make in exercise of the powers conferred by

section 29 of the Boilers Act, 1923 (Act 5 of

1923), so as to further amend the Goa Daman

and Diu Economiser Rules, 1983, were

pre-published as required by sub-section 31

of section 31 of the said Act, vide the

Government Notification No. VI/BLR/(2)/

/A-117/(d) 1701, of the Inspectorate of

Factories and Boilers, Panaji, in the Official

Gazette, Series I No. 27, dated 30-09-2021,

inviting objections and suggestions from all

persons likely to be affected thereby within a

period of sixty days from the date of

publication of the said Notification in the

Official Gazette;

And whereas, the said Official Gazette was

made available to the public on 30th

September, 2021;

And whereas, no objections or suggestions

have been received from the public on the

said draft Rules by the Government within

the stipulated period.

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers

conferred by section 29 of the Boilers Act,

1923 (Act 5 of 1923), and all other powers

enabling it in this behalf, the Government of

Goa hereby makes the following rules, so as

to further amend the Goa, Daman and Diu

Economiser Rules, 1983, namely:—

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1. Short title and commencement.— (1)

These rules may be called the Goa

Economiser (Third Amendment) Rules, 2022.

(2) They shall come into force on the date

of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. Amendment of short title.— In the Goa,

Daman and Diu Economiser Rules, 1983

(hereinafter referred to as the “principal

Rules”), in the short title, the expression,

“Daman and Diu” shall be omitted.

3. Amendment of rule 2.— In rule 2 of the

principal Rules, in clause (a), the word

“Indian” shall be omitted.

4. Amendment of rule 3.— In rule 3 of the

principal Rules, for the expression “Union

territory of Goa, Daman and Diu”, the

expression “State of Goa” shall be

substituted.

5. Amendment of rule 4.— In rule 4 of the

principal Rules,—

(i) in sub-rule (1), in clause (a), for the

words “Union territory”, the words “State

of Goa” shall be substituted;

(ii) in sub-rule (2), for the expression

“Union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu”,

the expression “State of Goa” shall be

substituted.

6. Amendment of rule 7.— In rule 7 of the

principal Rules, for the words “this Union

territory”, the words “this State” shall be

substituted.

7. Amendment of Form AE.— In Form AE

of the principal Rules, the expression,

“Daman and Diu” shall be omitted.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

Vivek P. Marathe, Chief Inspector of

Factories and Boilers & ex officio Joint

Secretary.

Panaji, 31st March, 2022.

Notification

VI/BLR/(2)/A-117/(a)/3450

Whereas, the draft Rules, namely, the Goa

Boiler (Fifth Amendment) Rules, 2021 which

the Government of Goa proposed to make in

exercise of the powers conferred by section

29 of the Boilers Act, 1923 (Act 5 of 1923), so

as to further amend the Goa Boiler Rules,

1983, were pre-published as required by

sub-section (1) of section 31 of the said Act

vide the Notification No. VI/BLR/(2)/A-117/

(a)1979 of the Inspectorate of Factories and

Boilers, Panaji, in the Official Gazette, Series

I No. 31 dated 28-10-2021, inviting objections

and suggestions from all persons likely to be

affected thereby within a period of sixty days

from the date of publication of the said

Notification in the Official Gazette;

And whereas, the said Official Gazette was

made available to the public on 28th October,

2021;

And whereas, no objections or suggestions

have been received from the public on the

said draft Rules by the Government within

the stipulated period.

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers

conferred by section 29 of the Boilers Act, 1923

(Act 5 of 1923) and all other powers enabling

it in this behalf, the Government of Goa hereby

makes the following rules so as to further

amend the Goa Boiler Rules, 1983, namely:—

1. Short title and commencement.— (1)

These rules may be called the Goa Boiler (Fifth

Amendment) Rules, 2022.

(2) They shall come into force on the date

of their publication in the Official Gazette:

2. Amendment of rule 8.— In rule 8 of the

Goa Boiler Rules, 1983 (hereinafter referred

to as the “principal Rules”), in sub-rule (2),

in clause (a), for the expression “a register in

Form A of the rules of all boilers registered in

the Union territory of the registry of which

has been transferred from another State;”, the

expression “a register in Form A of all boilers

registered in the State or the registry of which

has been transferred from another State;” shall

be substituted.

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3. Amendment of Form B.— In Form ‘B’ of

the principal Rules,—

(i) for the expression “Indian Boilers Act

1923”, the expression “The Boilers Act,

1923” shall be substituted;

(ii) for the expression “Steam Boiler

Inspection office”, the expression “Boiler

Inspection office” shall be substituted;

(iii) for the expression “Chief Inspector of

Steam Boilers Goa”, the expression “Chief

Inspector of Boilers, Goa” shall be

substituted.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

Vivek P. Marathe, Chief Inspector of

Factories and Boilers & ex officio Joint

Secretary.

Panaji, 31st March, 2022.

———ttt———

Department of Science & Technology &

Waste Management

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Notification

229-10-2016/STE-DIR/Part/1538

Scheme for Researchers in the field of

Science and Technology and Innovation for

projects of students as part of Academic

Curriculum and to publish Publications/

Books etc. in the field of Science,

Technology and Innovations.

The Government of Goa is pleased to frame

the scheme to provide financial assistance to

Researchers/Innovators/students/group of

students of Goa State for carrying out

Research projects in the field of Science &

Technology and to publish publications/books

etc. in the field of Science, Technology &

Innovation.

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

scheme may be called as “Scheme for

Researchers in the field of Science and

Technology and Innovations for projects of

students/group of students as part of

Academic Curriculum and Grant-in-aid for

publishing books related to Science and

Technology and also for filing applications

towards obtaining GI for Goan Products”.

(ii) It shall come into force with immediate

effect after notification in Official Gazette.

(iii) The scheme shall be implemented by

the Department of Science and Technology

and Waste Management, Government of Goa.

2. Introduction to the Scheme.— The

scheme envisages extending of financial

support in form of grant-in-aid to the

Individual

Researchers/Innovators/

/Researcher from Research and other

Institutes of repute autonomous bodies and

other NGOs/Individuals in the field of Science,

Technology and Innovations to students/

/group of students from Polytechnics,

Engineering and other Science Colleges

including Goa University to undertake

research projects in Science and Technology

and Innovations for pursuing their Diploma/

/Degree/Post graduation including Doctorate

Degree etc. as part of academic curriculum.

3. Objectives of the Scheme.— (I) This

scheme is formulated with the objectives as

follows.—

(a) To encourage the Individual

Researchers/Innovators/Researchers from

Research/NGOs and autonomous bodies &

Other Institutes of repute of the relevant

field of Science and Technology and

Innovations for undertaking research

projects, publishing publications, books on

Science and Technology and also to

encourage the students/group of students

from Polytechnics, Engineering and other

Science Colleges including Goa University

i.e. institutions based in Goa and for

undertaking research projects/projects as

a part of their academic curriculum.

Similarly to promote production and sale

of Goan products by obtaining GI for

selected products.

(b) To provide financial assistance in the

form of grant-in-aid for the above purpose.

4. Scope of the Scheme.— (i) The scope of

the scheme is only to provide financial

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assistance in form of grant-in-aid to undertake

research projects, Innovations in the field of

Science and Technology and Innovations,

publishing of books/publications on science

and technology and filing of Patent/GI

applications for various identified Goan

products.

(ii) In case of Individual researchers/

/Innovators/researchers from Research and

other Institution of repute grant-in-aid will

be provided to the individual or institution,

as the case may be, after submission of

detailed project proposal for the same in

FORM-I, ANNEXURE - A and ANNEXURE-B

attached to this scheme, duly filled in all

respect, with sign/seal of the concerned

authorities/Head of Institution.

(iii) In case of students/group of students

from Polytechnic other Science Colleges,

Engineering Colleges and Goa University the

grants will be provided after submission of

detailed project proposal for the same in

FORM-II, ANNEXURE-A and ANNEXURE-B,

attached to this scheme, duly filled in all

respect, with sign/seal of the concerned

authorities.

(iv) In case of grants for publishing of

books/material on science and technology,

the same will be provided to individual/

/researchers/research institutes or academic

institutes on receipt of detailed proposal

specifying brief introduction of the applicant,

summary of research findings and material

to be published in form of books or report

etc. and detailed break-up of budget.

(v) In case of Grants for Patent/GI filing,

the same will be provided to the Goa State

Council for Science and Technology (GSCST)

every year on receipt of their detail proposal.

(vi) In case of Individual researcher/

/Innovators the grant-in-aid will be released

directly to him/her and in case of Researcher

who is working in research or other

institution/organization of repute he/she

should submit his/her proposal through head

of the institution and grants will be released

to concerned institution/organization, who

will be responsible for settlement of Utilization

Certificate.

(vii) In case of students/group of students

the proposal should be submitted through

Head of the College/Institution and the grants

will be released to the College/Institution,

who will be responsible for settlement of

Utilization Certificate.

(viii) In case of researchers/innovators the

grant-in-aid provided for the project activities,

shall be limited to purchase of necessary

equipments/parts/assemblies/accessories,

payment of honorarium to research assistant/

/research fellow/travelling/stationery etc.

(ix) In case of students/group of students,

who carryout the projects as part of academic

curriculum, the grants provided shall be

limited to purchase of necessary equipment/

/parts/assemblies/accessories/stationery etc.,

required for the project.

5. Eligibility for availing benefits under the

Scheme.—

(i) Proposal Appraisal Committee (PAC).—

The proposals received under the scheme will

be fairly appraised/evaluated/examined at the

first instance by the Department, through

Proposal Appraisal Committee comprising

of:—

(a) Prof. M. K.

— Chairperson,

Janarthanam, Professor

in Botany, Goa University

(b) Shri Vivek Belokar,

— Member

Dy. Director, Directorate

of Technical Education

— Member

Scientist, Goa State

Pollution Control Board

(d) Shri Sujeet Kumar

— Member

Dongre, Scientist, CEE,

Porvorim Goa

(e) Shri D.S. Prashant, CEO,

FiiR & Member, Goa

State Innovation Council

GSInc, Margao or Project

Officer, GSInc.

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(f) Assistant Manager,

— Member

Goa Waste Management

Convenor.

Corporation, Saligao-Goa

The respective organization/department/

/institution will replace the members in case

such member ceases to be member/employee

of the organization/institution/department.

The Committee will submit appraisal report

to the Department.

The above Committee will meet at regular

intervals on need basis to evaluate/appraise

the proposals. All the members of the

Committee shall be entitled for Honararium

of Rs. 1500/- per sitting/per day. The

Chairman of the Committee may invite expert

during the meeting, who shall also be paid

honorarium of Rs. 1500/- per sitting/per day.

The quorum for the meeting will be atleast

4 members.

(ii) Proposal Review Committee (PRC).—

The evaluation/appraisal report submitted by

the PAC will be placed before Proposal

Review Committee (PRC), comprising of the

following members, alongwith the proposals

for their review and recommendations,—

(a) Secretary (S&T&WM)

— Chairman

(b) Member Secretary,

— Member

GSCST

/Representative of

GSPCB

(d) Director, Department

— Member

of S&T&WM

Convenor.

(iii) In case of Individual Researchers/

/Innovators/Researchers from research &

other institution, the applicant whose project

is approved/recommended by the PRC will

be put up for Government approval for

sanction of grants subject to:

(a) Resident of Goa for total minimum of

15 years only will be eligible for seeking

grants to carryout research projects. A

certificate to this effect obtained from

Competent Authority shall have to be

submitted.

(b) The maximum period of the research

project should be for 03 years duration.

sanctioned in a financial year on merit cum

first come first serve basis with a condition

that, out of total proposals to be sanctioned,

25% of the proposals (i.e. maximum 5

proposals) shall be reserved for the

applicants of ST community.

(d) Researcher/Innovator will be eligible

for seeking grants only once in a financial

year and also not be eligible for grants for

additional

projects/additional

subsequent installment until the first

project/previous year of the project is

completed to the satisfaction of the PAC/

/PRC and all accounts are settled.

(iv) In case of students/group of students,

the applicant whose project is approved/

/recommended by the PRC, will be put up

for Government approval for sanction of

grants, subject to:

(a) Not more than 24 proposals shall be

sanctioned in a financial year on merit cum

first come first serve basis, with a condition

that, out of total proposals to be sanctioned,

25% of the proposals (i.e. maximum 6

proposals) will be reserved for the

applicants of ST community.

(b) Students/group of students will be

eligible for seeking grants only once in a

financial year.

if atleast one member student belongs to

ST community then such group will be

entitled to apply under reserve category.

(v) In case of publishing the books on

Science & Technology not more than 5

proposals will be sanctioned in a financial

year on merit cum first come first serve basis

with a condition that each grantee seeking

grants will be eligible only once in a financial

year.

(vi) In case of Patent/GI filing, GSCST will

be provided with grants once in a financial

year.

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(vii) Applicant seeking grants under

reserve category shall submit certificate

obtained from competent authority.

(viii) In the event no proposals are received

in a financial year for ST community or less

proposals are received than such shortfall

shall be taken from General Category.

6. Quantum of Financial Assistance under

the scheme.— (i) In case of individual

Researcher/Innovators researcher from

research institution or other institution of

repute an amount of upto Rs. 3,00,000/- per

annum shall be sanctioned for each of the

eligible research project.

(ii) The overall total grants sanctioned in a

financial year for Research projects submitted

individual

researchers/innovators/

/researchers from research institution or

other institution projects submitted by

individual shall not exceed Rs. 60,00,000/-

(iii) In case of students/group of students

an amount of upto Rs. 1,50,000/- shall be

sanctioned to each eligible project.

(iv) The overall total grants sanctioned in a

financial year for students/group of student

shall not exceed Rs. 36,00,000/-.

(v) In case of publishing of books an

amount of upto Rs. 1,00,000/- shall be

sanctioned to each eligible applicant.

(vi) The overall total grants to be sanctioned

under above clause 6(v) in a financial year

shall not exceed Rs. 5,00,000/-.

(vii) In case of Patent/GI filing, the

maximum grants to be sanctioned to GSCST

shall not exceed Rs. 10,00,000/- per year.

(viii) The expenditure towards release of

grants under the scheme shall be booked

under budget head 3425 - Other Scientific

Research, 60 - Others, 800 - Other

Expenditure, 01 - Sponsored Science and

Technology Programme, 31 - Grant-in-aid,

except for the proportionate expenditure

towards release of grants for the proposals

reserved for ST community applicants, which

shall be booked under 3425 - Other Scientific

Research, 60 - Others 796 - Tribal Area Sub

Plan, 01 - Scheduled Tribes Development

Scheme, 31 - Grant-in-aid.

(ix) Government reserves the right to stop

sanction of future grants and also modify the

financial quantum, so also conditions of the

scheme depending upon the budgetary

provision. Government also reserves the right

to sanction the grants to individuals/

/institutions as well as hold in abeyance or

suspend or cancel the scheme at any point

of time and no claim for appeal or challenges

shall lie with any authority or tribunal or court,

in respect of this decision of the Government.

7. Pattern of Assistance of the Scheme.—

(i) The Researcher/Innovator shall be entitled

for Rs. 3,00,000/- per annum to carry out the

Research Project based on the estimates

approved by the Government in the Budget

Estimate during that financial year for the

scheme and will be sanctioned as per the

terms and conditions laid by the Government.

(ii) In case the Students/Group of Students

from Polytechnics, Engineering Colleges and

other Science Colleges including Goa

University for pursuing their Diploma/Degree/

/Post Graduation shall be entitled maximum

of Rs. 1,50,000/- per annum to carryout their

academic project based on the estimates

approved by the Government in the Budget

Estimate during that financial year for the

scheme and will be sanctioned as per the

terms and conditions laid by the Government.

(iii) In case of publishing of books on

Science and Technology a grantee will be

eligible maximum Rs. 1,00,000/- per year for

publishing

books/research/innovation

material on Science and Technology.

(iv) Goa State Council for Science and

Technology shall be entitled maximum of Rs.

10,00,000/- per year for the purpose filing

Patent/GI application for selected Goan

Products.

(v) The grants shall be disbursed in single

installment in case of one year project and

for more than one year upto 3 years project

the grants will be released in yearly

installment on receipt of the proposal, duly

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vetted by the PRC and upon approval of the

Government.

(vi) The entire amount of the grants should

be utilized within a period of one year from

the date of sanctioned and release and only

for the purpose for which it is sanctioned.

Any portion of the grant which is not

ultimately required for the purpose for which

it is sanctioned will be refunded to the

Government. After ‘utilizing/refunding’ the

sanctioned amount, an Utilization Certificate

alongwith SoE should be furnished to the

sanctioning authority as required under

General Financial Rules, 2017.

(vii) The account of the Grantee/grantee

institution in respect of this grants should be

audited by the government approved

Auditor/Chartered Accountant and such

certificate shall be submitted along with

report which is to be submitted for the claims

being made for the subsequent year grants.

The accounts of the grants shall be

maintained separately and properly from its

normal activities.

(viii) The Audited statement of accounts

showing the expenditure incurred by the

Grantee from the grants should be furnished

to the Government within a period of one

year from the date of sanction and release

and should certify that expenditure incurred

is only for the purpose for which it was

sanctioned.

(ix) A performance-cum-achievement

report specifying in detail the achievements

made by the Grantee with the Government

grants/amount sanctioned should be

furnished to the Department of S&T&WM

immediately on completion of one year of

release of grants. If project is for more than

one year, grantee should furnish yearly report

of the activity/work done to the Department

of S&T&WM. No new project will be sanction

unless old Utilization Certificates are settled

by the grantee.

(x) The grantee must exercise reasonable

economy, observe all financial proprietary

and the financial rules as issued by the

Government from time to time while incurring

the expenditure.

(xi) In case of portion of grants being

utilized for the purpose for which it is not

sanctioned the amount so utilized shall be

recovered from the Grantee in a manner as

decided by the Government and in terms of

the provisions and in accordance to the law

in force. The Government shall also initiate

appropriate criminal proceedings against the

perpetrators.

(xii) Any equipment/asset created out of

the Grant in Aid provided by the Department

shall be the property of the Department of

Science & Technology & Waste Management,

Government of Goa.

(xiii) The grantee shall duly acknowledge

the grant provided by the Department in its

report as well as any publications of such

report for which the Department has provided

grants.

(xiv) The grantee shall ensure that no

unlawful activities, propaganda inconsistent

with the Rules and Regulations should be

undertaken.

(xv) Any liability during the research/

project work will be taken care by the

grantee/grantee institution and no such

liability or any third party liability shall lie

with Government/sanctioning authority.

(xvi) Seperate interest bearing Bank

Account in Nationalized Bank have to be

maintained by the grantee for the purpose of

depositing the Grants sanctioned under the

Scheme.

(xvii) Non Government Organization/

institution/individual researcher grantee

should execute bond in prescribed format

before releasing the grant-in-aid as required

under GFR-2017.

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 grants.

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.

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10. Redressal of grievances and dispute.—Grievances or disputes if any, arising out of

implementation of this scheme, shall be referred to the Secretary (S&T&WM) who shall hear

and decide such matters and his decision in this regard shall be final and binding on all

concerned.

Provided no grievance or dispute regarding the decision of the Government shall lie with

any authority or tribunal or court.

11. The Scheme Notified vide Notification No. 229-10-2016/STE-DIR/1279 dated

27-03-2017 published in Official Gazette Series I No. 1 dated 06-06-2017 stands withdrawn

with effect from the date this new scheme shall come into force.

12. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance (Exp.) Department vide their U.O. No.

1400076547 dated 11-11-2021 and administrative approval of the Government under U.O. No.

351 dated 08-09-2021.

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

Levinson J. Martins, Director (S&T&WM) & ex officio Joint Secretary.

Porvorim, 23rd March, 2022.

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FORM-I

Proforma for Seeking Grants in aid to Undertake Projects/Research Projects.

Sr. No.

Particulars

Answers

Name of the Researcher/Institution

Name of the Professor/Assistant Professor under whose guidance

the project will be carried out

Name of the Researcher who proposes to undertake the project

Proposed Title of the Research Project

Time duration of the Project

Whether Grant in Aid has been sought from any other organization

/Government Department and has been provided for the project

Y/N

Whether Grants in Aid was provided by the Department of S&T&

WM for any other project to the Researcher YES/ NO., If Yes Name

of the Project

If Yes enclose copy of the Utilization Certificate, If No what is the

current status & reason for non completion of the project

Total amount sought for the project and the time duration of the

project with breakup of the cost estimates

10.

Whether any other Researcher carried out project on the same

subject for which Grants in Aid is sought. YES/NO If Yes the title

and name of the Researcher

11.

Total Break Up details of the funding requirement to be provided

in the Annexure “A”

12.

Whether any publication of the Project is proposed, YES/ NO, if

Yes provide the details

13.

The Project Proposal should be submitted in the following

Proforma (Annexure “B”)

14.

Any other Cost

(Signature of the Researcher)

Signature of the Professor/Asst. Professor with Seal

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FORM-II

Proforma for Students seeking GIA to undertake Projects/Research Project for

Academic Curriculum

Sr. No.

Particulars

Answers

Name of the Institutions

Name of the Professor/Assistant Professor under whose

guidance the project will be carried out

Name of the Students/Group of Students who are proposing

to undertake the project

Proposed Title of the Research Project

Time duration of the Project

Whether Grant in Aid has been sought from any other

organization/Government Department and has been provided

for the project Y/N

Whether Grants in Aid was provided for any other project to

the Institutions YES/ NO., If Yes Name of the Project

If Yes enclose copy of the Utilization Certificate, If No What is

the current status & reason for non completion of the project

Total amount sought for the project and the time duration of

the project with breakup of the cost estimates

10.

Whether any other Students/Group of students carried out

project on the same Subject for which Grants in Aid is sought.

YES/NO If Yes the title and name of the Institution

11.

Total Break Up details of the funding requirement to be

provided in the Annexure “A”

12.

Whether any publication of the Project is proposed,

YES/NO, if Yes provide the details

13.

The Project Proposal should be submitted in the following

Proforma (Annexure “B”)

14.

Any other Cost

(Signature of the Students/

Group of Students)

Signature of the HoD/ Professor/Asst Professor/Lecturer

with Seal

———

Annexure “A”

Total Break Up details of the funding requirement ro be provided year wise

(I)

Summary of the Budget Estimates

Sr. No.

Item

Budget (in Rupees)

1^st Year 2^nd year

3^rd Year

Total

Consumables/simple equipment/

assemblies/parts/accessories etc.

Honorarium

Travel

Stationery

Other Costs (Contingencies)

Total (Rs.)

(Signature of the Researcher)

Signature of the Professor/Asst Professor with Seal

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Annexure “B”

Proforma for a Project Proposal

Sr. No.

Particulars

Title of the Project

Particulars of the Institution/Department/Organisation

endorsing the Project

Name of the Researcher who proposed to undertake the

project

Project summary (Max 150 words)

Objectives of the Research Project

Importance of the proposed research project in the context of the

academic curriculum

Description of the Target group/area.

Available past information on the subject from other similar areas

(i) Work Plan (max: 1000 words)

a: Methodology :

b: Statistical analysis wherever applicable:

(ii) Utilization and/or benefits of the expected output:

(iii) References:

(iv) Financial Assistance Required:(Total)

(Signature of the Researcher)

Signature of the Professor/Asst Professor with Seal

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Notification

229-10-2016/STE-DIR/Part/1539

Scheme for providing Grant-in-aid to conduct Science Seminars, Workshops, Awareness

Programmes, Exhibitions, Supply/Replacement of Science Education Vehicles and

providing Financial Assistance to Teaching Faculties, Researchers and Subject Specialty

Experts to participate in Science Seminars & Workshops in India and abroad in the field

of Science & Technology

The Government of Goa is pleased to formulate a scheme for promotion of Science &

Technology through High Schools, Higher Secondary Schools, Colleges, Research Institutions

and NGOs by way of organizing Science Seminars, Workshops, Exhibitions, Awareness

Programmes, supply/replacement of Science Education Vehicles and also to provide financial

assistance to teaching faculties, researchers and subject specialty experts in the field of

Science & Technology, for participating in Science Seminars and Workshops in India or

Abroad.

1. Short title and commencement.— (i) This scheme may be called as “Scheme to Promote

Scientific Awareness & Culture by Educational Institution, Research Institution and NGO’s,

through means of conducting workshops/exhibitions, supply/replacement of Science Education

Vehicles as also providing financial assistance for participation in seminars/workshops in

India or Abroad” (herein after called as the Scheme).

(ii) The scheme shall come into force with immediate effect after Notification in Official

Gazette.

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(iii) The scheme shall promote organizing

and conducting:—

(a) Science Seminars, exhibitions and

awareness programmes in Science and

Technology in High Schools, Higher

Secondary Schools, Colleges, Other

Educational and Research Institutions as

well as by NGOs in such suitable other

locations.

(b) Participation in Science Seminars/

/workshops in India and Abroad by

teaching faculty, researchers and subject

specialty experts in the field of Science and

Technology and Innovation.

Education Vehicles with equipments.

(iv) The Scheme shall be implemented by

Department of Science and Technology and

Waste Management, Government of Goa.

2. Objectives of the Scheme:— (i) The

objectives of the scheme is to support

financially, the High Schools, Higher

Secondaries, Colleges, Research Institutions

and NGOs in the field of Science and

Technology for organizing science exhibitions,

seminars, workshops and to support the

Institutions that have been already given

Science Education Vehicles earlier or

henceforth.

(ii) To support financially, the teaching

faculties, researchers and subject specialty

experts in the field of Science & Technology

and innovation to participate in science

seminars/workshops in India and abroad.

3. Scope of the Scheme.— (i) The scope of

the scheme is to provide financial support in

form of grant-in-aid to maximum 60 High

Schools and Higher Secondary Schools every

year to conduct science workshops/

/exhibition/seminars/awareness programme

in the field of Science and Technology and

Innovations. The grant-in-aid shall be

sanctioned after submission of detailed

proposal specifying brief summary of the

proposed activity with objectives. The

proposal should be submitted alongwith

FORM-I, attached to this scheme, duly filled,

signed with seal of the Head of the Institution.

(ii) To provide financial grants to maximum

24 colleges/research institution/NGOs, every

year,

conduct

science

seminars/

/ w o r k s h o p s / e x h i b i t i o n s / a w a r e n e s s

programmes in Science and Technology and

innovations. The grant-in-aid shall be

sanctioned after submission of detailed

proposal specifying brief summary/objectives

of the proposed activity. The proposal should

be submitted alongwith FORM-II attached to

this scheme, duly filled in, signed and seal of

the Head of the institution/organization.

(iii) To provide financial grants to maximum

18 teaching faculties/subject specialty

experts in the field of Science and Technology,

every year, to participate in science seminar/

/workshop related to science and technology

in India and Abroad. The grant-in-aid will be

sanctioned on submission of detailed proposal

specifying brief summary/objectives of the

proposed visit/participation. The proposal

should be submitted alongwith FORM-III and

FORM-IV attached to this scheme, duly filled

and signed and seal by the Head of the

Institution/organization.

(iv) To provide financial grants for repair of

existing Science Education Vehicles as well

as for replacement by new vehicles (2 Nos.

Medium vehicles) with equipments and other

gadgets installed in it.

(v) To provide financial grants for running,

up keep and maintenance of above Science

Education Vehicles.

(vi) To provide financial grants every year

to State Council for Education Research and

Training (SCERT), Porvorim for conducting

science popularization programme/science

talent search exams for High School and

Higher Secondary School Students.

(vii) To provide financial grants, every year

to Goa Science Centre, Miramar to organize

science programme entitled “Science Fiesta”.

(viii) To provide financial grants to Goa

State Council for Science and Technology

(GSCST) to organize science seminars/

/workshops/science fairs as well as to

participate in various science seminars/

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workshops/science fairs and exhibitions

which are approved for the organization or

participation by DS&T&WM.

4. Eligibility for availing benefits under the

Scheme.—

(i) Proposal Appraisal Committee (PAC)

under the Scheme.— The proposals submitted

by the High Schools/Higher Secondaries/

Colleges/NGOs/Autonomous bodies/NGOs/

other

educational

institutions/subject

specialty experts will be appraised/

/evaluated/examined by the Proposal

Appraisal Committee (PAC) comprising of the

following members:—

(a) Prof. M. K. Janarthanam — Chairperson

Professor in Botany

Goa University

(b) Shri Vivek Belokar,

— Member

Dy. Director, Directorate

of Technical Education

— Member

Scientist, Goa State

Pollution Control Board

(d) Shri Sujeet Kumar

— Member

Dongre, Scientist, CEE,

Porvorim Goa

(e) Shri D.S. Prashant, CEO,

FiiR & Member, Goa

State Innovation Council

GSInc, Margao or Project

Officer, GSInc.

(f) Assistant Manager,

— Member

Goa Waste Manage-

Convenor.

ment Corporation,

Saligao-Goa.

The respective organization/department/

/institution will replace the members in case

such member ceases to be member/employee

of the organization/institution/department.

The Committee will submit appraisal report

to the Department.

The above Committee will meet at regular

intervals on need basis to evaluate/appraise

the proposals and each member shall be

entitled for Honorarium of Rs. 1500/- per day/

/per sitting. The chairman of the Committee

may invite expert during the meeting, who

shall also be paid honorarium of Rs. 1500/-

per sitting/per day.

The quorum for the meeting will be atleast

4 members.

(ii) Proposal Review Committee (PRC):— The

appraisal report submitted by the PAC will

be put up to Proposal Review Committee

(PRC) comprising of following members,

alongwith the proposal, for their review and

recommendations.

(a) Director, Department of — Chairman,

Science and Technology

and Waste Management

(b) Member Secretary,

— Member

GSCST

GSPCB or his

Representative

(d) One Person from the

— Member

field of Science &

Technology to be

nominated by the

Government

(iii) The applicant whose proposals are

recommended by the PRC and approved by

the Competent Authority will be eligible to

receive grant-in-aid, subject to:

(a) The grants for participating in

seminars/workshops in India and abroad

by teaching faculties/researchers and

subject specialty experts in the field of

science and technology will be restricted

to travel cost, stay and registration fees

only.

(b) The grants for organizing exhibition/

workshop/seminars by High Schools/

Higher Secondary Colleges, Research

Institutes and NGOs in the field of S&T shall

include expenditure for travel, stationery,

printing, pandal/rent of the hall, light

refreshment, honorarium, publicity etc. and

not for procurement of tools/equipments/

models etc.

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Secondary Schools, not more than 60

proposals shall be sanctioned for grant-in-

aid in a year on merit cum first come first

serve basis with a condition that out of

total proposals to be sanctioned 25%

proposals (i.e. maximum 15 proposals) shall

be reserved for the applicants of ST

community.

(d) In case of Colleges/NGOs/Research

Institutions, not more than 24 proposals

shall be sanctioned grant-in-aid in a year

on merit cum first come first serve basis,

with a condition that out of the total

proposals to be sanctioned 25% proposal

(maximum 06 proposals) shall be reserved

for the applicants of ST community.

(e) In case of Teaching faculties/

/researchers/subject specialty experts in

the field of Science and Technology, not

more than 20 proposals shall be sanctioned

for grant-in-aid on merit cum first come

first serve basis with a condition that out

of total proposals to be sanctioned 25%

proposals (i.e. maximum 05 proposals) shall

be reserved for applicants of ST

community.

(f) The High Schools/Higher Secondary

Schools, Colleges/research institutions/

NGOs/teaching faculties/researchers/

subject specialty experts, availing the

grants under this scheme will be eligible

only once in a Financial Year.

(g)

The

colleges/NGOs/Research

Institution/High Schools/Higher Secondaries

based in Goa only will be eligible to receive

grants under the Scheme.

(h) In the event no proposal are received

in a financial year for ST community or less

proposals are received than such shortfall

shall be taken from General Category.

(i) Applicant seeking grants under

reserve category shall submit certificate

obtained from competent authority.

(j) Institutions/Organizations in the field

of Science and Technology, who have past

experience in operating and maintaining

the Science Education Vehicles only will

be eligible for applying for the purpose of

operating Science Education Vehicles. Both

vehicles shall be allotted to two different

eligible applicants.

5) Quantum of Financial Assistance under

the Scheme.— (i) In case of High Schools/

/Higher Secondary Schools a maximum of

Rs. 50,000/- grant-in-aid shall be sanctioned

for each eligible grantee.

(ii) The total overall grants should not

exceed Rs. 30,00,000/- in a year under above

clause 5(i).

(iii)

case

colleges/research/

/institutions/NGOs a maximum of Rs.

1,00,000/- shall be sanctioned to each eligible

grantee.

(iv) The total overall grants should not

exceed Rs. 24,00,000/- in a year under above

Clause 5 (iii).

(v) In case of faculties/researchers/subject

specialty expert in science and technology

seeking grants to travel India and abroad a

maximum of Rs. 1,50,000/- shall be granted

to each eligible grantee for participation

abroad and maximum Rs. 50,000/- for

participation in India.

(vi) The total overall grants should not

exceed Rs. 30,00,000/- in a year under above

clause 5 (v).

(vii) In case of replacement of existing

Science Education Vehicle (2 Nos. Medium

vehicles) grants shall be provided to selected

applicants maximum of market value of the

vehicle with equipment’s and gadgets.

(viii) In case of running and maintenance

grants for science education vehicles the

same shall be provided maximum of Rs.

2,50,000/- for each grantee/vehicle for 2 years

duration. Total grants for two vehicles shall

be Rs. 5,00,000/-.

(ix) In case of grants for SCERT, the same

shall be provided to a maximum of Rs.

10,00,000/- per financial year.

(x) In case of grants to Goa Science Centre

the same shall be provided to a maximum of

Rs. 5,00,000/- per financial year.

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(xi) In case of Goa State Council for Science

and Technology, the maximum grants to be

provided for organization of science seminars/

workshops/science fairs is Rs. 10,00,000/- per

financial year and for participation in science

seminars/exhibitions/science fair/workshops

the grants shall be provided maximum of Rs.

10,00,000/- each financial year.

(xii) The expenditure towards release of

grants under the scheme shall be booked

under budget head 3425 - Other Scientific

Research, 60 - Others, 800 - Other

Expenditure, 01 - Sponsored Science and

Technology Programme, 31 - Grant-in-aid,

except for the proportionate expenditure

towards release of grants for the proposals

reserved for applicants of ST community,

which shall be booked under 3425 - Other

Scientific Research, 60 - Others 796 - Tribal

Area Sub Plan, 01 - Scheduled Tribes

Development Scheme, 31 - Grant-in-aid.

(xiii) Government reserves the right to stop

future grants and also modify the financial

quantum, so also the conditions of the

scheme, depending upon the budgetary

provisions. Government also reserves the

right to sanction additional grant to the

Institutions as well as to hold in abeyance or

suspend or cancel the scheme, at any point

of time and no claim or appeal or challenge

shall lie with any authority or tribunal or court,

in respect of this decision of the Government.

6. Pattern of Assistance of the Scheme.—(i)

The grantee shall be entitled to receive

Government grants based on the provisions

made by the Government in the Budget

Estimate during the particular financial year,

and the same will be sanctioned as per the

terms and conditions laid down by the

Government.

(ii) The grants shall be disbursed in single

installment on receipt of the proposal, duly

vetted by PRC and duly approved by the

Government.

(iii) The entire amount of the grants

approved and sanctioned in a financial year,

shall be utilized within one year or within

one month from the date of conduct of the

programme and for the purpose for which it

is sanctioned. Any portion of the grant which

is not ultimately required for the purpose for

which it is sanctioned shall be refunded to

the Government. After ‘utilizing/refunding’

the sanctioned amount, an Utilization

Certificate and SoE should be furnished to

the sanctioning authority as required under

General Financial Rules, 2017.

(iv) The account of the Grantee (in case of

NGO’s & Research Institution) in respect of

these grants should be audited by the

Government approved Auditor/Chartered

Accountant and counter signed by the

Competent Authority/Head of the Institution

of the said NGO/Research Institution/

/Educational Institution as the case may be.

Such certificate shall be submitted along with

detailed report of the activity. The accounts

of the grants shall be maintained separately

and properly by the Grantee from its normal

activities.

(v) A performance-cum-achievement report

specifying in detail the achievements made

by the Grantee with the Government grants

/amount sanctioned should be furnished to

the Department of S&T&WM along with

Utilization Certificate and SoE, immediately

on completion of one year of release of grants.

No new grants will be sanctioned unless old

Utilizations Certificates are settled by the

grantee.

(vi) The grantee institution must exercise

reasonable economy, observe all financial

proprietary and the financial rules, as issued

by the Government from time to time, while

incurring the expenditure.

(vii) In case of portion of grants being

utilized for the purpose for which it is not

sanctioned the amount so utilized shall be

recovered from the Grantee in a manner as

decided by the Government and in terms of

the provisions and in accordance to the law

in force including recovery from Grant-in-Aid

receivable from any other Government

Department. In such cases the defaulting

Institution/Head of Institution/Management of

Institution, shall be liable for criminal

proceedings being initiated against them.

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(viii) The amount remaining unspent out of

this grant, shall be refunded back to the

Government.

(ix) The grantee shall duly acknowledge

the grant provided by the Government in its

report as well as any publications of such

report.

(x) The grantee shall ensure that no

unlawful activities, propaganda inconsistent

with the Rules and Regulations, should be

undertaken.

(xi) No liability on any account during the

course of activity by the grantee shall lie on

sanctioning

authority/department/

government. For any such liability the care

should be taken by the grantee.

(xii) Seperate interest bearing Bank

Account in Nationalized Bank shall have to

be maintained by the grantee for the purpose

of depositing the Grants sanctioned under the

Scheme.

(xiii) Non Government Organization/

institution/individual researcher Grantee

should execute bond in prescribed format

before releasing the grant-in-aid as required

under GFR-2017.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. Redressal of grievances and dispute.—

Grievances or disputes if any, arising out of

implementation of this scheme, shall be

referred to the Principal Secretary/Secretary

(S&T&WM) who shall hear and decide such

matters and the decision of the Secretary

(S&T&WM) in this regard shall be final and

binding on all concerned:

Provided no grievance or dispute regarding

the decision of the Government shall lie with

any authority or tribunal or court, in respect

of the decision.

10. The Scheme notified vide Notification

No.

230-10-2016/STE-DIR/241

dated

26-05-2017 published in the Official Gazette

Series No. I No.10 dated 08-06-2017 stands

withdrawn with effect from the date the new

scheme shall come into force.

11. This scheme has been issued with the

concurrence of the Finance (Exp.) Department

vide their U.O. No. 1400076547 dated 11-11-

2021 and administrative approval of the

Government under U.O. No. 351 dated 08-09-

2021

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

Levinson J. Martins, Director (S&T&WM)/

ex officio Joint Secretary.

Porvorim, 23rd March, 2022.

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FORM I

Proforma for seeking Grants in Aid to conduct Seminars/Awareness Programmes

Sr.No.

Particulars

Name of the Institutions seeking Grants in Aid to Conduct

seminars/Awareness Programmes etc.

Name of the Seminar/Programme

Name, Designation, Contact number

Total No. of Seminars Held

How many people expected for seminars

Time duration of the seminars

Dates of the seminars

Venue of the seminars

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Whether Grants in Aid was provided for any other project to the

institutions by DSTE earlier Yes/No

10.

If Yes details of the programme/project and amount of G.I.A.

disbursed

11.

Whether settlement of earlier Accounts complied Yes/No, with

details

12.

Travel Charges to be paid to the speaker

13.

Honorarium to be paid to the speaker

14.

Total Expenditure on publicity, advertisement, Handouts

15.

Whether any other institution has carried out seminars on the

subject for which Grants In Aid is sought. Y/N if yes the title and

name of the Institution

16.

Any other costs

DECLARATION

I __________________________ hereby state that I am working as ______________________in

_______________________Institution, since ________________and have not sought Funds from the State

Government or any other source/agency for organising the seminar/awareness programme. It is further

stated that no additional grants/funds shall be sought/claim from any other agency/organization for the

said purpose.

Counter Sign by Head Master/Principal Signature of Project Incharge

Seal of Institution

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FORM II

Proforma for seeking Grants in Aid to Organise Science Exhibitions

Sr. No.

Particulars

Name of the Institutions seeking Grants in Aid to Organize

Science Exhibitions

Name/Theme of the Science Exhibitions

Time duration of the Science Exhibitions

Dates of the Science Exhibitions

Venue of the Science Exhibitions

Whether Grants in Aid was provided earlier for any other

project/programme by DSTE Yes/NO

Details of the programme/project and amount of G.I.A

disbursed

Whether settlement of earlier Accounts complied Yes/No

with details

Travel Charges to be paid to the speaker

10.

Honorarium to be paid to the speaker

11.

Total Expenditure for publicity, advertisement, handouts,

12.

Total Expenditure for printing organization details

13.

Whether any other Institution has funded for similar

Science Exhibitions on the Subject for which Grants In Aid

is sought. Y/N if yes the title and name of the Institution

14.

Any other Costs

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DECLARATION

I __________________________ hereby state that I am working as ______________________in

_______________________Institution, since ________________and to state that this Institution have not

sought any funds from the State Government or any other source/agency for organizing such Exhibition.

It is further stated that no additional grants/funds shall be sought/claim from any other agency/organization

for the said purpose.

Counter Sign by Head Master/Principal Signature of Project Incharge

Seal of Institution

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FORM III

Proforma For Seeking Grants In Aid to undergo tour to attend Science Seminars/Workshops and

Awareness Programmes

Sr. No.

Particulars

Name of the Institutions/Individuals seeking Grants in

Aid to undergo tour to attend Science Seminars/Workshop/

Awareness Programmes etc.

Name of the Science Seminars/Workshop/Awareness

Programmes etc.

Time duration of the Science Seminars/Workshop/Awareness

Programmes etc.

Dates of the Science Seminars/Workshop/Awareness

Programmes etc.

Venue of the Science Seminars/Workshop/Awareness/

Programmes etc.

Whether Grants in Aid was provided earlier for such tour

Yes/No

If Yes names of the Science seminar/Workshop/awareness

programme Total amount Sought for the purpose

Whether settlement of earlier Accounts complied Yes/No

Letter/Invitation from Organiser enclosed Yes/No

10.

Total Expenditure for Printing, if any

11.

Whether any other institution/researcher has carried out

seminars on the Subject for which Grants in Aid is sought.

Y/N if yes the title and name of the Institution

12.

Any other Costs

DECLARATION

I __________________________ hereby state that I am working in _______________________Organization/

Institution, as ____________________ since ________________and have not sought Funds from the State

Government or any other source/agency for attending/organising the seminar/awareness programme. It

is further stated that no additional grants/funds shall be sought/claim from any other agency/organization

for the said purpose.

Counter Sign by HOD/Organisation Signature of Individual

Seal of Institution/Organisation

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FORM IV

Proforma for Attending Seminars in India and abroad

Sr. No.

Particulars

Name of the Individual/Researcher/institution

Name of the Science seminar/Workshop/awareness programme

Duration of the Science seminar/Workshop/awareness

programme

Dates of the Science seminar/Workshop/awareness programme

Presentation by the Researcher through Research paper/

individual presentation

Brochures of Science seminar/Workshop/awareness programme

Participation Fees

Travel charges

Whether the individual/researcher/institution has taken funds

earlier to attend any seminar/programme earlier. Y/N, if Yes,

copy of Utilization Certificate & Receipt submitted earlier

DECLARATION

I __________________________ hereby state that I am working in _______________________Organization/

Institution, as ____________________ since ________________and have not sought Funds from the State

Government or any other source/Agency for attending/the seminar/awareness programme. It is further

stated that no additional grants/funds shall be sought /claim from any other agency/organization for the

said purpose

Counter Sign by HOD/Organisation Signature of Individual

Seal of Institution/Organisation

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Department of Social Welfare

Directorate of Social Welfare

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Notification

11(8)-2021-22-EPwD/NGO/Braille

Library/7902

Government of Goa is pleased to

supersedes the scheme “Schemes for setting

up of Braille Library for Visually Challenged

Persons” notified vide Notification No. 51-37-

2010-11-HC dated 04-03-2011 and published

in Official Gazette Series I No. 51 dated

17-03-2021 cited by a scheme viz. ‘Schemes

for setting up of Accessible Library for visually

challenged Persons’ the following Scheme and

is hereby published for general information

of public, which shall come into force with

the date of publication in the Official Gazette.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

Siddhivinayak S. Naik, Director & ex officio

Joint Secretary (Social Welfare)

Panaji, 23rd March, 2022.

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Schemes for setting up of Accessible

Library for Visually Challenged Persons

I. Introduction.— It has been the constant

endeavor of the State Government to provide

the disabled person with maximum facilities

which are essential for the Social, Economic

and

Vocational

Rehabilitation.

After

enactment of “The Rights of Person with

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Disabilities Act, 2016” various surveys of

persons with disabilities have been

conducted.

II. Objective.— The objective of the scheme

is to provide financial assistance to the NGO’s

working for the rehabilitation of Persons with

Disabilities to set up Accessible Library for

Visually

Challenged

Persons,

with

sophisticated and scientifically manufactured,

modern, standard audio visual aid, Braille

Books, talking books, etc.

III. Commencement of the Scheme.— The

Scheme shall come into force from date of

publication of scheme in the Official Gazette.

IV. Definitions. — (1) Government means

the Government of Goa.

(2) Director means Director of Social

Welfare, Government of Goa.

(3) NGO means a Non-Governmental

Organization registered with the Directorate

of Social Welfare under “The Rights of Persons

with Disabilities Act, 2016”.

V. Eligibility.— (1) Those NGO’s which are

registered under the Societies Registration

Act, 1860 or relevant State Societies

Registration Act or as a Public Trust

registered under any law for the time being

in force or a Charitable Company licensed

under section 525 of Companies Act, 1950

and are functioning for a minimum period of

five years and working for the rehabilitation

of persons with disabilities on the date of

making an application shall be considered

for grant of financial assistance under this

Scheme.

(2) The NGO’s should also be registered

under section 51 of the “The Rights of Persons

with Disabilities Act, 2016”.

(3) Application for GIA for setting up of

Accessible Library shall be forwarded to the

Director of Social Welfare in prescribed format

in Annexure-I appended to the scheme.

(4) The building/premises required for

setting up of Braille Library shall be owned/

rented by the Organization having at least

100 sq. mts. (plinth area) available for setting

up Accessible Library.

(5) The building/premises should be clean,

spacious, well lighted and ventilated to

facilitate comfortable learning.

(6) The building/premises should be

provided with barrier free access with

Signages as per the requirements of visual

disabilities.

VI. Financial Assistance.— (A) Non-

recurring: (1) Under the Scheme an amount

equivalent to 80% cost of the setting up of

the Accessible Library subject to maximum

of Rs. 15,00,000/- (Rupees Fifteen lakhs only)

shall be sanctioned by the Director of Social

Welfare for the purpose of setting up of

Accessible Library for at least 25 persons

with visual disabilities; however at least 20%

cost of the setting up of the Accessible

Library shall be borne by the grantee N.G.O.

(2) The amount sanctioned shall be

released in two equal installments.

(3) The NGO shall utilize the amount

sanctioned within six months, unless this

condition is relaxed by Director of Social

Welfare, however under no circumstances

beyond a period of 12 months.

(4) The NGO shall maintain separate

accounts of the Grants received under this

scheme and they shall be open to check by

an Officer deputed by the Directorate of Social

Welfare and also by the Officer deputed by

Directorate of Accounts, Government of Goa.

(5) Second installment shall be released

only on submission of Utilization Certificate

having utilized the first installment

sanctioned.

(6) In addition to the above, an additional

one time grant of Rs. 50,000/- (Rupees Fifty

thousand only) shall be sanctioned for

purchase of cupboards, tables, chairs for the

purpose of library.

(B) Recurring.— (1) Under the Scheme

monthly honorarium of Rs. 20,000/- p.m. shall

be released for engaging one Assistant

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Librarian. The Librarian shall possess a

Diploma in Special Education (V. I.)/Diploma

in Library Science from the government

recognized Board/University.

(2) Monthly honorarium of Rs. 15,000/- p.m.

shall be also released for engaging one

Attendant-cum-Sweeper with under the

Scheme.

(3) In addition to above, an amount upto

Rs. 15,000/- p.m. or actual in case of urban

areas and upto Rs. 12,000/- p.m. or actual in

case of rural area shall be granted towards

the rent of premises utilized for the Accessible

Library. Also an amount equivalent to 20% of

the amount of rent payable shall be granted

Maintenance

Charges

towards

contingencies such as telephone bills,

electricity bills, etc.

(4) Recurring expenditure sanctioned to the

selected NGOs shall be claimed by the

concerned NGOs on Quarterly basis and shall

be reimbursed accordingly.

VII. Mode of Application.— Application for

financial assistance shall be submitted to the

Director of Social Welfare in the Prescribed

Format in Annexure-I and shall be

accompanied with the following documents:

(1) Copy of Registration Certificate issued

by Competent Authority alongwith copy of

the Memorandum of Association and details

of aims and objectives of the Organization.

(2) A copy of Certificate of Registration

issued by the Director of Social Welfare

under Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Act, 2016.

(3) Quotations from the recognized

dealer for purchase of equipments/

appliances/ books.

(4) A copy of the resolution passed by

the

Managing

Committee

the

Organization.

(5) Audited Statements of Accounts for

the last two years.

(6) Detail report of the activities

undertaken by the Organization.

(7) An Affidavit sworn by the President

of the NGO before the Executive

Magistrate/Notary Public stating that

financial assistance is not availed/will not

be availed from any other Government

Department/source for the similar project.

(8) A copy of Rent Certificate issued by

Public Works Department, Government of

Goa, alongwith a copy of rent agreement

of the building utilized for the project. The

building to be used for running Accessible

Library should be available for a period of

at least 10 years from the date of

application (Not required if the building is

owned by the NGO).

(9) Copies of all Permissions/NOC’s/

Licenses/Certificates etc., required for

setting up of Accessible Library as per

rules of the Government in force.

VIII. Other terms and conditions.— (1) The

grant of financial assistance under the Scheme

cannot be claimed as a matter of right.

(2) The NGO concerned shall purchase the

equipments/appliances/books as listed in

Annexure II.

(3) Director of Social Welfare or an Officer

deputed by the Director of Social Welfare shall

conduct the inspection of the Accessible

Library set up under this scheme at least

once in a financial year.

(4) The honorarium granted for engaging

the officials shall be claimed quarterly by the

concerned NGO for the quarter ending June,

September,

December

and

March

respectively.

(5) Library shall be operated to the Visually

Disabled Persons on all working days from

10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.

(6) As and when NGO/organization

appoints staff under the scheme there should

be one member from Directorate of Social

Welfare is in panel of interview.

IX. Interpretation and Relaxation.— (1) The

Director of Social Welfare shall be the final

authority concerning the interpretation of this

scheme.

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(2) The Government may relax any of the provision of this Scheme.

This issues with the approval of Finance Department (Exp.) vide U.O. No. 5496 dated

09-12-2021.

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

Siddhivinayak S. Naik, Director & ex officio Joint Secretary (Social Welfare).

Panaji, 23rd March, 2022.

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ANNEXURE-I

Application Format

To,

The Director,

Directorate of Social Welfare,

Panaji-Goa.

Sub.: Schemes for setting up of Accessible Library for Visually Challenged Persons

Sir,

I, Shri/Smt. .......................................... hereby apply for grant of financial assistance for setting up of Accessible

Library for Visually Challenged Persons in our Organization. The details of the Organization are as follows:

1. Name of the Non-Governmental Organization:

2. Complete address for correspondence:

3. (i) Name of the Head of the Organization:

(ii) Office Phone No.:

(iii) Resident Phone No.:

4. Nature of the activities of the Organization:

5. Total cost of the project:

6. Detailed with cost equipments to be purchased:

7. Whether premises are available with the Organization for setting up Accessible Library for

Visually Challenged Persons:

8. If yes, whether the premises are owned/rented by the Organization.

9. DECLARATION

I/We, the undersigned declare that the information furnished above is true to the best of my knowledge

and I/We take entire responsibility for completion of the project within the stipulated time limit. I/We

further declare that the amount sanctioned towards the setting up of Accessible Library shall be utilized

for the purpose for which it is sanctioned and undertake the responsibility to re-imburse the entire amount

in case of misappropriation of funds.

Name of the President:...................................

Signature of President: ..................................

,Affix Rubber Stamp

Place:

Date:

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Documents to be enclosed:

(1) Copy of Registration Certificate issued by

Competent Authority alongwith copy of the

Memorandum of Association and details of aims

and objectives of the Organization.

(2) A copy of Certificate of Registration issued by

The Director of Social Welfare under The Rights of

Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.

(3) Quotations from the recognized dealer for

purchase of equipments/appliances/books.

(4) A copy of the resolution passed by the

Managing Committee of the Organization.

(5) Audited Statements of Accounts for the last

two years.

(6) Detail report of the activities undertaken by

the Organization.

(7) An Affidavit sworn before the Executive

Magistrate/Notary Public stating that financial

assistance is not availed/will not be availed from

any other Government Department/source for the

similar project.

(8) A copy of Rent Certificate issued by Public

Works Department, Government of Goa, alongwith

a copy of Rent agreement of the building utilized

for the project. The building to be used for running

Braille Library should be available for a period of

at least 10 years from the date of application. (Not

required if the building is owned by the NGO).

(9) Copies of all Permissions/NOC’s/Licenses/

Certificates etc., required for setting up of

Accessible Library as per the rules of the

Government in force.

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ANNEXURE-II

Illustrative List of Braille Books/Material to be

procured for setting up of Accessible Library

for Visually Challenged Persons

(1) Braille Books in Marathi and English at least

300 numbers on various topics like Literature,

Computer Education, Dictionary, Novel, Story Books,

Science Fiction, Autobiographies, Government

Gazettes in Braille etc.

(2) Computers with JAWS/NVDA or any other

Screening Reader Software having Word processor,

spreadsheet, Internet Surfing, Tech-Vision Software,

Distance education features.

(3) Book Reading Software such as Dolphin easy

reader, KIVO etc.

(4) Book Reading Hardware such as HV Pro, Angel

Reader, Vachak etc.

(5) Smart Phone with external USB/Bluetooth

keyboards.

(6) KIVO Hardware or any other high definition

scanner with compatible English plus Vernacular

Optical Character Recognition (O.C.R.) software.

(7) Braille embosser/Picture embosser.

(8) Audio books.

(9) Braille writing stylus and slates.

(10) Braille typewriter or Refreshable Braille

Display.

(11) Braille playing cards.

(12) Mathematics kit/Abacus.

(13) Science kit.

(14) Tactile Pictures

(15) Blank Braille papers

(16) Swell line papers

The above list is illustrative only however the

Grantee NGO may provide more facilities to the

Visual Challenged persons.

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Department of Town & Country Planning

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Notification

21/1/TCP/2020-22/Part/476

In pursuance of regulation 20.9 of the Goa

Land Development and Building Construction

Regulations, 2010 (hereinafter called as the

“said Regulations”), and all other powers

enabling it in this behalf, the Government of

Goa hereby amends the Government

Notification No. 21/1/TCP/2021/Part dated

06-04-2021, published in the Official Gazette,

Series I No. 3 dated 15-04-2021 (hereinafter

called as the “principal Notification”)as

follows:—

In the principal Notification,—

(i) for clause (ii), the following clause

shall be substituted, namely:—

“(ii) possess the qualification as specified

in clause (14) or (52), as the case may be,

of regulation 2 of the said Regulations, and

possess at least 10 years experience in the

field from the date of registration with the

Council of Architecture, New Delhi, in case

of Architect and from the date of

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registration as Engineer or Structural

Engineer under regulation 20 of the said

Regulations. They should have valid

registration with Council of Architecture

or from registering Authority under the

said Regulations as stated above.”.

(ii) in clause (iii), for the expression “50

years”, the expression “35 years” shall be

substituted.

This Notification shall come into force from

the date of its publication in the Official

Gazette.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

James Mathew, Chief Town Planner (Admn)

& ex officio Joint Secretary (TCP).

Panaji, 31st March, 2022.

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Notification

21/1/TCP/2020/GLDBCR/489

WHEREAS, the Goa Land Development and

Building Construction Regulations, 2010 since

its inception had provision for empanelling

the Notary Architect and Notary Engineer.

AND WHEREAS, vide Notification No. 21/

1/TCP/2019/Steering Committee/1006 dated

13-06-2019, published in the Official Gazette,

Series I No. 11, dated 14-06-2019, the principal

Regulations pertaining to Notary Architect

and Notary Engineer were amended

incorporating Third party Certification as

Ease of Doing Business.

AND WHEREAS, the Government of Goa

has decided to further amend the said

regulations pertaining to Notary Architect

and Notary Engineer.

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers

conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of

section 4 of the Goa (Regulation of Land

Development and Building Construction) Act,

2008, the Government of Goa hereby makes

the following regulations so as to further

amend the Goa Land Development and

Building Construction Regulations, 2010,

namely:—

1. Short title and commencement.— (1)

These regulations may be called the Goa

Land Development and Building Construction

(Amendment) Regulations, 2022.

(2) They shall come into force on the date

of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. Amendment of regulation 2.— In

regulation 2 of the Goa Land Development

and Building Construction Regulations, 2010

(hereinafter referred to as the “principal

Regulations), for clause (90), the following

clause shall be substituted, namely:—

“(90) “Notary Architect or Notary

Engineer” means an Architect or an

Engineer empanelled, registered and

empowered by the designated Chief Town

Planner to issue Third Party or self

Technical

Clearance/Development

Permission/Completion Order for low risk

buildingand/or compound wall or to issue

Third Party or self Certification for low risk

buildings and/or compound wall for

facilitating

issuance

Technical

Clearance/Development

Permission/

Completion Order by Town and Country

Planning

Department/Planning

and

Development Authority for promoting ease

of doing business.

Note:— For the purpose of this clause “low

risk building” means and includes all buildings

in plots formed by way of finally approved sub-

division layout and partitioned plot formed by

way of finally approved sub-division layout plan

approved earlier by Competent authorities for

buildings and/or compound wall in plot area

upto 500 sq. mts. having maximum built up area

of 500 sq. mts. and height of building limited to

G+2 storeys including stilt floor. All other

buildings shall be considered as high risk

buildings;”.

3. Amendment of regulation 20.— In

regulation 20 of the principal Regulations, for

sub-regulation 20.9, the following sub-

regulation shall be substituted; namely:—

“20.9 Notary Architect or Engineer

empanelled, shall be registered by the

designated Chief Town Planner to issue

Third Party or self Technical Clearance/

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Development Permission/Completion Order

and Certification towards issuance of

Technical

Clearance/Development

Permission/Completion Order by the Town

and Country Planning Department/

Planning and Development Authority, as

the case may be, as per rules specified in

Annexure-X, 27.X.”.

4. Amendment of Appendices.— In

Appendix-E1 to Appendix-E8 of the principal

Regulations, for the expression “for single

family dwelling unit in approved sub-divided

PLOT or a natural PLOT in Settlement zone

of upto 2,000m2 in area with total contiguous

Coverage on ground not exceeding an area

of 250m2 in Non PDA areas in the State of

Goa”, wherever it occurs, the expression “for

buildings and/or compound wall in plot area

upto 500 sq. mts. and height of building

limited to G+2 storeys including stilt floor in

plots formed by way of finally approved sub-

division layout plan approved earlier by

competent authorities in both Planning and

Development Authority areas/Non Planning

and Development Authority areas in the State

of Goa” shall be substituted.

5. Amendment of Annexure X.— In

Annexure – X of the principal Regulations,

for the existing Clause 3, the following shall

be substituted, namely:—

“(3) Duties and responsibilities of Notary

Architect and Notary Engineer:—

(a) For issue of Third Party or self Technical

Clearance/Development

Permission/

Completion Order, the Notary Architect/

Notary Engineer shall,—

(i) obtain all documents including

certificate of conformity with these

Regulations/Affidavits, Structural liability/

Stability Certificate as the case may be;

conduct site inspection as may be

necessary and remit the processing fee and

Infrastructure Tax to the Government

treasury.

(ii) sign the formats and building plan/

Completion order of low risk buildings for

issue of building license by respective

Village Panchayat/Municipal Council/

Corporation.

(iii) maintain register of applications

received towards Technical Clearance/

Development Permission/Completion Order

and also retain a set of all the documents

for his record and for inspection of the

designated officer of the Town and Country

Planning

Department/Planning

and

Development Authority.

(iv) in case of any complaints and Court

cases arising out of the Technical

Clearance/Development

Permission/

Completion Order, it shall be the

responsibility of the Notary Architect or

Notary Engineer to defend himself and the

Town and Country Planning Department

or Planning and Development Authority

shall not be responsible/liable in any

manner whatsoever.

(v) the Town and Country Planning

Department or Planning and Development

Authority shall not be responsible for any

disputes arising between the Notary

Architect or Notary Engineer and/or the

Architect or Engineer who has prepared

the Plan and/or the owner/project

proponent.

(b) For issue of Third Party or self

Certification to enable the Town and Country

Planning Department or Planning and

Development Authority to issue Technical

Clearance/Development

Permission/

Completion Order, the Notary Architect or

Notary Engineer shall,—

(i) to scrutinize the applications received

for issue of Third Party or self Certification

under these rules and in accordance with

the Regulations by conducting site

inspection as may be necessary.

(ii) sign the formats and building plan of

low risk buildings as required under the

Regulations by obtaining all documents

including certificate of conformity with

Regulations, Affidavits, Structural liability/

Stability Certificate, as the case may be;

and submit it to the Town and Country

Planning

Department/Planning

and

Development Authority, as the case may

be.

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(iii) maintain register of applications

received for Third Party or self Certification

towards issue of Technical Clearance/

Development Permission/Completion Order

and also retain a set of all documents for

his record and for inspection of the

designated officer of the Town and Country

Planning

Department/Planning

and

Development Authority, as the case may

be.

(iv) in case of any complaints and Court

cases arising out of the Technical

Clearance/Development

Permission/

Completion Order, it shall be the

responsibility of Notary Architect or Notary

Engineer to defend himself and the Town

and Country Planning Department or

Planning and Development Authority shall

not be responsible/liable in any manner

whatsoever.

(v) the Town and Country Planning

Department or Planning and Development

Authority shall not be responsible for any

disputes arising between the Notary

Architect or Notary Engineer and/or the

Architect or Engineer who has prepared

the Plan and/or the owner/project

proponent.”.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

James Mathew, Chief Town Planner (Admn)

& ex officio Joint Secretary (TCP).

Panaji, 1st April, 2022.

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Department of Women & Child

Development

Directorate of Women & Child Development

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Notification

2-716/2021/DWCD/ICDS/Budget Speech/

RBS/9561

Read

1) No. 2-98-2008/DW&CD/ICDS(3)/4234

dated 30-04-2013.

2) No. 2-98-2008/DW&CD/ICDS(2)

dated 18-08-2011.

3) No. 2-98-2008/DW&CD/ICDS(2)/843

dated 25-03-2010.

4) No. 2-98-2008/DW&CD/ICDS(2)/889

dated 06-08-2009.

In terms of powers conferred vide Clause

17 of “Retirement Benefit Scheme for

Anganwadi Workers (AWW)/Anganwadi

Helpers (AWH)” notified in the Official

Gazette, Series I, No. 20 dated 18-08-2011,

the Government hereby amends the said

Scheme as hereunder:

1. Name of Scheme.— The scheme may be

called as Retirement Benefit Scheme for

Anganwadi Workers/Anganwadi Helpers

who are honorary workers under the

Anganwadi Services Scheme.

2. Commencement.— It shall come into

force from date of publication in the Official

Gazette.

3. Objectives.— The objective of the

Scheme is to determine retirement age and

to provide lump sum financial assistance on

such retirement in order to help and enable

the AWW/AWH to take care of their

requirements after their retirement.

4. Implementation.— The Scheme shall be

implemented by the Department of Women

and Child Development.

5. Definition.— (a) ‘CDPO’, means Child

Development Project Officer of the respective

block under the Anganwadi Services Scheme.

(b) ‘Member’ - means Anganwadi Worker/

/Helper engaged and working under the

Anganwadi Services Scheme.

Women and Child Development.

(d) ‘Director’, means the Director of Women

and Child Development, Government of Goa.

6. All the AWWs & AWHs under

Anganwadi Services Scheme shall be eligible

to be the members of the Scheme.

7. Age of retirement.— The age of

retirement of the AWWs & AWHs shall stand

to be 60 years. The AWWs & AWHs who

attain the age of retirement thereafter shall

stand retired on the last day of the month in

which she attain the age of 60 years.

8. The financial assistance under the

Scheme shall be as under:

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— The AWW & AWH who have attained

the age of 60 years shall be paid an

amount of Rs. 5.00 lakh (Rs. Five lakh

only) and Rs. 3.00 lakh (Rs. Three lakh

only) respectively under the scheme.

9. The financial assistance under the

voluntary retirement to Anganwadi Workers

(AWW)/Anganwadi Helper (AWH) shall be

as under:

— If the AWW/AWH has served for a

period of minimum 20 years than, the

AWW/AWH shall get paid 40% of

undisbursed salary with a maximum

limit of Rs. 5.00 lakh for AWW & Rs.

3.00 lakh for AWH.

— If the years of service is less than 20

years, but the AWW/AWH has served

for a period of Minimum 15 years than,

the AWW/AWH shall get paid 30% of

undisbursed salary with a maximum

limit of Rs. 4.00 lakh for AWW & Rs.

2.00 lakh for AWH.

10. AWW/AWH have to submit 03 months

Notice to the Department to Retire Voluntarily,

which requires acceptance by the Head of

Department.

— Retirement become effective on the

expiry of notice period, unless before

expiry thereof, permission for retirement

is refused by the Head of Department.

— If applied on medical grounds, the

notice period need not be insisted upon

and her request shall be accepted

immediately.

— Notice can be withdrawn with the

permission of the HOD before the

intended date of retirement.

— The HOD at its discretion can accept a

notice of less than three months.

11. In case of sudden unexpected death of

any AWW/AWH under the retirement benefit

scheme for AWW/AWH, than the retirement

benefit shall be paid to the nominee of that

AWW/AWH.

12. If any AWH gets promoted to AWW

the years of services as a AWH should be

counted for the retirement benefit/voluntary

retirement benefit.

13. If any AWW/AWH opts for voluntary

retirement with voluntary retirement benefit,

than they will not be entitled for retirement

benefit.

14. The CDPO shall keep up-to-date record

of AWW/AWH along with the details of the

nominee at their level on the aforementioned

scheme and send monthly report to the

Directorate of the retiring AWWs/AWHs.

15. The CDPO shall notify to the Director

all details in respect of the AWW/AWH

immediately before one month of the date of

retirement. The department shall settle the

claim of the retired member as per the

scheme on or before the date of actual

retirement through the CDPO.

16. Department shall have power to

undertake amendment or modification to the

scheme on approval of the Government.

This supersedes earlier notifications issued

regarding the Retirement Benefit Scheme

1) No. 2-98-2008/DW&CD/ICDS(3)/4234 dated

30-04-2013.

2) No. 2-98-2008/DW&CD/ICDS(2) dated

18-08-2011.

3) No. 2-98-2008/DW&CD/ICDS(2)/843 dated

25-03-2010.

4) No. 2-98-2008/DW&CD/ICDS(2)/889 dated

06-08-2009.

This has been issued with the concurrence

Finance

Department

under

their

U. O. 1400080510 dated 28-12-2021.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

Deepali Naik, Director/Ex-Officio Joint

Secretary (W&CD).

Panaji, 25th March, 2022.

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FORM

Nomination under Retirement Benefit Scheme

When the Anganwadi Worker/Anganwadi Helper has a family and wishes to nominate one member and

more than one member, thereof.

I,......................................, hereby nominate the person/persons mentioned below who is/are member(s) of

my family, and confer on him/then the right to receive, to the extent specified below, an amount of payment

of which may be authorized by the state Government in the event of my death while in service and the right

to receive on my death, to the extent specified below, any payment, which having become admissible to me

under retirement Benefit Scheme may remain update at my death:

Original nominee (s)

Alternate nominee (s)

Name and address Relationship

Age Amount payable Name, Address, Relationship

Amount

of nominee/

with the

to each

and age of person or persons,

or share of

of nominees

Anganwadi

if any, to whom the right

payable

Worker/Angan

conferred on the nominee

to each

wadi Helper

pre-deceasing the Anganwadi

Worker/Anganwadi Helper or

the nominee dying after the

death of the Anganwadi Worker/

Anganwadi Helper but before

receiving payment under

retirement Benefit Scheme.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

This nomination supersedes the nomination made by me earlier on .......................................... which stands

cancelled. Dated this................................. day of...............................20 at.........................................

Witnesses to signature:

1.................................................

2.................................................

Signature of Anganwadi Worker/Anganwadi Helper

(To be filled by the WCD Block office)

Nomination by......................................

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Designation...........................................

Date.........................................

Office.......................................................

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