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Panaji, 25th August, 2022 (Bhadra 3, 1944)

SERIES I No. 21

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

RNI No. GOAENG/2002/6410

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

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

NOTES

There is one Supplement and two Extraordinary issues to the Official Gazette, Series I No. 20 dated 18-8-2022,

namely:—

(1) Supplement dated 19-8-2022 from pages 575 to 638, Goa Legislature Secretariat regarding Bills.

(2) Extraordinary dated 19-8-2022 from pages 639 to 640 from Department of Finance, Notification No. 38/1/2017-Fin

(R & C) (235)/681 regarding amendment in Govt. Notification dated 30-8-2020; and Department of Law, Notification No.

7/13/2022-LA regarding the Goa Co-operative Societies (Amendment) Act, 2022.

(3) Extraordinary (No. 2) dated 22-8-2022 from pages 641 to 666 from Department of Finance, Notifications regarding

weekly lottery schemes; and Department of Law, Notifications regarding various Acts.

INDEX

Department

Ord/Notification

Subject

Pages

Animal Husbandry

Not.- 14-9-AH/GRAWD/

The Goa Small Animal Rescue

668

/2022-23/2823

Management Scheme, 2014 (Amended).

Forests

Ord.- I-V-116-2020(Part)/FOR/153

Upgradation of pay scales of Forest

677

Frontline Officials.

3. a. Industries

Not.- 3/30/2021-IND/173

Requirement to avail the Schemes.

678

b. —do—

Not.- 3/30/2021-IND/174

—do—

680

c. —do—

Not.- 3/30/2021-IND/175

—do—

682

d. —do—

Not.- 3/30/2021-IND/176

—do—

684

e. —do—

Not.- 3/30/2021-IND/177

—do—

686

f. —do—

Not.- 3/30/2021-IND/178

—do—

688

Personnel

Not.- 1/4/2013-PER (Pt. II)/3866

RR— Office of the Commissioner of

690

Labour & Employment.

Revenue

Not.- 16/3/1/2021-Rev-I/927

Amendment in the Table of section 96 of

693

the Goa Land Revenue Code, 1968.

Tribal Welfare

Not.- 1-53-2022-23/ADMN/PRE-

Amendment of Scheme-Assistance in

693

MAT/DTW/2442

Education to SC, ST & OBC children.

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GOVERNMENT OF GOA

Department of Animal Husbandry

Directorate of Animal Husbandry &

Veterinary Services

Notification

14-9-AH/GRAWD/2022-23/2823

The Goa Small Animal Rescue

Management Scheme, 2014 (Amended)

Whereas, the Government of Goa deems it

expedient to amend “The Goa Small Animal

Rescue Management Scheme, 2014” for the

purpose of small animal rescue in the State

of Goa and better implementation by the

Local bodies as per the Animal Birth Control

(Dogs) Rules, 2001.

Now, therefore the Government of Goa is

hereby pleased to amend the scheme as

under:—

1. Short title and commencement.— (1)

This Scheme may be called The Goa Small

Animal Rescue Management Scheme, 2014

(Amended).

(2)

It shall come into force with effect from

the date of its publication in the Official

Gazette.

2. Definitions.— (a) “Animal Birth Control

(ABC) Monitoring Committee” means the

committee constituted by the Local authorities

as per the Animal Birth Control (Dogs) Rules,

2001 of the PCA Act, 1960.

(b) “ABC Centre” means the facility where

the sterilization surgeries will be conducted

and the location verified by the area officer.

means and includes the Society for Prevention

of Cruelty to Animals and any other welfare

organization for animals, which is registered

under the Societies Registration Act of 1860

(21 of 1860) or any other corresponding law

for the time being in force, and which is

recognized by the Animal Welfare Board of

India or the Goa State Animal Welfare Board.

(d) “Board” means Animal Welfare Board

of India.

(e) “Director” means Director of Animal

Husbandry and Veterinary Services.

(f) “Scheme” means The Goa Small Animal

Rescue

Management

Scheme,

2014

(Amended).

(g) “Grants” means the Grant-in-aid

provided by the Department of Animal

Husbandry & Veterinary Services, through

the scheme.

(h) “Local authority” means a corporation/

/municipal or panchayat body, district board

or other authority for the time being invested

by law with the control and administration of

any matters within a specified local area.

(i) “Local area officer” means the

Government Veterinary Officer or Assistant

Director in charge of the jurisdiction.

(j) “Organs” means reproductive organs

removed from the stray dogs and cats during

birth control surgery.

(k) “Small Animals” means stray dogs and

cats.

(l) “State Board” means Goa State Animal

Welfare Board.

(m) “State Monitoring and Implementation

Committee” means the committee constituted

as per the Supreme Court of India guidelines

under order dated 9-03-2016 of SLA No. 691/

/2009.

(n) “Veterinary Surgeon” means a Veterina-

rian duly trained and qualified to perform

animal birth control surgeries and is

registered under the Indian Veterinary

Council Act, 1984.

3. Introduction.— Presently, there is an

exponential increase in the number of small

animals in the State of Goa, amounting to more

than 1,50,000, due to unplanned steriliza-

tions. This has resulted in large number of

small animals on the streets and beaches,

which are not cared for and are left either

wounded or suffering from various diseases.

The Government of Goa is concerned about

the suffering of these small animals and has

come up with a scheme to control their

population. The local authority as mandated

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by the Animal Birth Control (Dogs) Rules,

2001, and the District SPCAs as mandated by

the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act,

1960, will work with Animal Welfare

Organizations in the State. The State ABC

Monitoring and Implementation Committee

will set up Local ABC Monitoring Committee

at every Local Body, who shall be responsible

to make an assessment of stray dogs

population and accordingly set targets to

scientifically reduce and manage the number

of small animals. This will help to maintain

Goa as a Rabies Controlled Area as notified

in June, 2021. The main goal is to improve

the welfare of small animals through a

comprehensive sterilization & vaccination

program.

4. Objectives:— a) To implement the ABC

(Dogs) Rules, 2001, and the guidelines under

the Supreme Court of India Order No. 691/

2009, to thereby control the population of the

small animals.

b) To ensure that these small animals are

protected against rabies and will not be

carriers of rabies and spread it to other

animals and humans.

c) To ensure the safety of citizens as these

small animals are being controlled in number

and also vaccinated against Rabies.

d) To ensure rescue of injured small

animals.

5. Eligibility.— a) Local Authorities who

have set up Monitoring Committee as per

ABC (Dogs) Rules, 2001 and DSPCAs who

have signed Memorandum of Understanding

with the Animal Welfare Organizations. The

Local Authorities will also be required to

provide for ABC Centre as per above rules.

b) The Animal Welfare Organizations

should necessarily be registered in Goa and

working in Goa for last 3 years and perform

the ABC Sterilizations in the jurisdiction of

the local bodies.

c) International Animal Organizations

authorized by the Animal Welfare Board of

India, and who have signed an MOU with

the local Authorities may also apply.

d) Those AWOs who have applied for

grants under the Scheme and also receiving

grants from the AWBI, local or any other

National or International Organizations for the

same components will not be eligible for the

same grants under the scheme and will have

to submit an affidavit in this regard, to ensure

there is no duplication of funding.

e) AWOs who have signed an MOU with

the Local Authorities will not be permitted to

outsource the work or have MOU with other

AWOs.

6. Pattern of Assistance:— (a) In order to

catch the small animals from the road side, a

dedicated vehicle duly modified will be

required, for which 100% grant will be given

to finance the cost of the vehicle and

modification.

(b) After the animals are brought to the

ABC centre, they will be treated, operated &

vaccinated by a Veterinary Surgeon. The cost

of the sterilization for small animals will

include anesthesia, surgical material,

medication, microchiping, salaries of

Veterinary Surgeon, driver, dog catchers, and

cost of feeding the small animals.

100% grants will be given for the above

components as per maximum unit cost.

housed before and after the surgery, for

which a structure will have to be provided

along with cages. 100% grants will be

provided for the structure and cages, as per

maximum unit cost.

(d) These animals once sterilized will be

identified either with the ear tag or microchip

or notching and released at the same locality

from where they were collected.

(e) Once the surgeries are conducted, the

AWOs will present the fresh organs to the

local area officer, which will be inspected

optionally in the presence of a representative

from the Local ABC Monitoring Committee,

for verification and mutilation of fresh organs

on a daily basis. Thereafter, the Local Area

Officer will issue a certificate of the organ

count that is also certified by the AWO, as

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per clause 8(g) hereunder, as per Annexure-E. This certificate shall be produced at the time

of release of the grants.

(f) Injured small animals rescued by the AWOs will have to be certified by the Local Area

Officer upto a maximum of 10% of the proposed ABC per year. 100% grants will be provided

as per maximum unit cost.

7. Maximum Unit Cost:—

1. Vehicle up to 100% grant

Cost of the vehicle upto a maximum Rs. 9,00,000/-

(Rupees Nine lakhs only).

2. Cost of Sterilization (Inclusive of dog catchers,

Rs. 1800/- (Rupees One thousand eight hundred

driver, Veterinary Surgeon, medicines,

only) per dog.

survey, vaccines, microchip & feeding)

3. Construction of sheds (subject to NOC from

Rs. 7000/- (Rupees Seven thousand only) per

statutory authorities)

square meter.

4. Cost of cages (metal fabrication)

Rs. 5000/- (Rupees Five thousand only) per cage

5. Other expenses like

(a) Survey of stray small animals

(a) Rs. 1000/- (Rupees One thousand only) per ward

of local body.

(b) Disposal of dead small animals at the

(b) Rs. 500/- (Rupees Five hundred only) per small

maximum rate of 5% of the small animals

animal.

proposed for ABC

6. Cost of Sterilization per cat

Rs. 1,000/- (Rupees One thousand only).

7. Rescue of stray small injured animals

Rs. 2,500/- (Rupees Two thousand five

(The same will have to be certified by the

hundred only) per small animal.

Local Area Officer), at the maximum rate

of 10% of the small animals proposed for ABC

8. Cost for Utilization Certificate & Audit Report

Rs. 5,000/- (Rupees Five thousand only) per

report.

8. Procedure.— (a) The State level monitoring committee will develop a comprehensive

plan for small animal population management in urban and rural areas throughout the State

of Goa. The plan may be based on an assessment of the small animal population done by the

Departmental Officers and Local Monitoring Committees who may seek the assistance of an

agency doing extensive work in this field.

(b) The Local authorities who have constituted the Animal Birth Control Monitoring

Committees and set up the ABC Centre shall sign a Memorandum of Understanding with

Animal Welfare Organization as per Annexure-D and with recommendation of the Local Area

Officer shall apply for grants to the Director of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services,

in the application form appended hereto marked as Annexure-A.

copy of the lease deed document to be submitted along with the application. NOC from the

Statutory authorities is essential to release the grants.

(d) On approval from the Department of AH&VS, the grants shall be disbursed to the local

authority through the Electronic Clearing System (ECS) for which these bodies shall have to

provide their Bank details.

(e) To avoid duplication of grants to the AWO receiving grants from the AWBI, local or any

other National or International Organizations, and from this scheme, the AWOs will have

to submit an affidavit as at Annexure-B. The local authorities shall deposit the grants in a

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separate bank account and disburse the same only within the components as specified under

the scheme. The AWOs will not be permitted to sign any MoUs with other AWOs to implement

the scheme.

(f) These organ count certificates will have to be duly certified by the Local Area Officer.

The AWO will also certify that the ABC sterilizations were performed from grants under the

scheme only, and not covered under any other grant/donations from the AWBI, local or any

other National or International Organizations. The commissioner of the Corporation/Chief

Officer of the Municipality/Secretary of the Panchayat will verify and certify the bills towards

the cost of the components as submitted in the application, and submit an audited report

along with utilization certificates as required under the existing administrative, legal and

financial regulations.

(g) Unutilized funds if any, along with the accrued interest should be refunded into the

Government treasury before the end of the financial year.

9. Relaxation.— The Government may relax any of the clauses/conditions if deemed

necessary.

10. This issues with the approval of Finance Department vide their U.O. No. 415/F dated

23-06-2022.

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

Dr. Agostinho Misquita, Director & ex officio Jt. Secretary (AH).

Panaji, 17th August, 2022.

_______

ANNEXURE - A

Government of Goa

Department of Urban Development/Directorate of Panchayats

“The Goa Small Animal Rescue Management Scheme, 2014 (Amended)”

Name of the Animal Welfare Organization:- ______________________________________________

Permanent Address:-

Locality:- _______________________ Pin:- ____________________

Taluka:- ________________________

District:- ________________________

Constituency:- _____________________

Telephone No./Mobile No.:- _________________________________________________________

Address for Correspondence:- _________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________

Name of the Local Body through which Scheme will be availed:- ____________________________

Address: ___________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________

Telephone No.:- _____________________________________________________________________

Name of the parties between whom MOU has been signed.

(i) ______________________________________________________________________

(ii) _____________________________________________________________________

Details of separate Bank Account of Local Body (To be filled by Local Body):—

Name of the Bank _____________________________

Branch with full address ___________________________________________________

S.B. A/c. No._______________________ D) MICR No. ____________________________

IFSC Code of Bank ______________________ E) ECS Code _______________________

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Eligibility Requirement:—

1. Registration and working of Organization in the State of Goa for last 3 years in this field

Yes/No

2. AWO/Municipal Corporation/Municipal Council/Panchayat have their Annual Account Audited

Yes/No

3. AWO/Municipal Corporation/Municipal Council/Panchayat has its own land/lease of land for 10

years (specify).

Specifications of Pattern of Assistance with its requirement:—

Sr. Name of Component

Unit Cost (Rs.)

Whether

Total Aount

No.

required

Required (Rs.)

1. Vehicle up to 100% grant

Cost of the vehicle (Rs. 9,00,000/-

Yes/No

Rupees Nine lakhs only)

2. Sterilization cost

Rs. 1800/- (Rupees One thousand

eight hundred only) per Dog.

Rs. 1000/- (Rupees One thousand only)

per Cat.

3. Construction of sheds (subject

Rs. 7000/- (Rupees Seven thousand only)

Yes/No

to NOC from statutory

per square meter.

authorities)

4. Cost of cages (metal

Rs. 5000/- (Rupees Five thousand only)

Yes/No

fabrication)

per cage

5. Other expenses like

a) Survey of stray small

a) Rs. 1000/- (Rupees One thousand only)

animals

per ward of local body.

b) disposal of dead dogs by

b) Disposal of dead dogs @ Rs. 500/-

burial

(Rupees five hundred only) per dog.

6. Rescue of stray injured small Rs. 2500/- (Rupees Two Thousand five

animals

hundred only) per animal rescued

subject to 10% of small animals

proposed for ABC

7. Cost for Utilization Certificate

Rs. 5,000/- (Rupees Five thousand only)

& Audit Report

per report.

Total:

DECLARATION

___________________________________ do hereby declare that we shall comply to all the requirements

of norms of the scheme “The Goa Small Animal Rescue Management Scheme, 2014 (Amended)” and

further declare that if it is found that we are granted benefit upon giving any false information, the

Sanctioning Authority shall recover the entire Grants besides any other action that may be taken against

the Organization as per the law in force, including penal action.

Date:

Place:

Signature

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Documents enclosed with the application

Memorandum of Understanding.

Notarized Affidavit.

Registration Certificate under appropriate Authority.

Ownership document of the Premises/Lease deed document of the Premises for minimum 10

years or above.

In case of grants for infrastructure, Land Documents Form I & XIV of land and NOC from Statutory

Authority is essential.

Copy of the Order of the Animal Birth Control Local Monitoring Committee.

Place:

Date:

Stamp

Signature

Applicant

Through Proper Channel

(To be filled by Local Body)

Name of the Local Body: ____________________________________________________

Address: _________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

We hereby affirm that a Monitoring Committee has been constituted under the Animal Birth Control

(Dogs) Rules, 2001 and the Dog Population Management will be carried out as per recommendation of the

Monitoring Committee.

Place:-

Date:-

Signature

Commissioner CCP/Chief Officer Municipality/

Secretary Panchayat

Recommendation of Local Area Officer

Remarks

Place:

Date:

Stamp

Signature

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ANNEXURE - B

(To be typed on Rs. 100/- Non-Judicial Stamp Paper)

NOTARIZED AFFIDAVIT

_____________________________________ address ____________________ within the jurisdiction of

__________________ Village Panchayat in ____________ Taluka in ________________________ Goa District,

do hereby state on Oath as under:—

We say that, we have applied for financial assistance under the “The Goa Small Animal Rescue

Management Scheme, 2014”Amended for the purpose of sterilization of stray dogs and cats.

We say that, we have not availed any benefit for the said purpose from any Government/Non

Government Agency/Department, Animal Welfare Board of India, National or International

Organization, Private clubs/Institution etc. We therefore may be sanctioned full financial assistance

under the scheme “The Goa Small Animal Rescue Management Scheme, 2014”Amendend for an

amount of Rs.__________________/-.

We say that, in case of default of Clause No. 2, or any false claims under the scheme, we agree

that we shall be de-registered and banned from receiving any Grants under the scheme.

We say that, we shall carry out the expenditure in total compliance to the requirements/norms

and Pattern of Assistance of the scheme.

We shall provide the required details of the Implementation, Progress Report and the Expenditure

incurred by us towards the scheme along with Bills and Vouchers to the Local Body as per the

procedural requirement mentioned in the scheme.

We shall be responsible to catch the stray dogs from the Roadside, Beaches, Fields, Public places

in our area of operation and transport them to the Animal Shelter by taking due care in our

respective area of operation.

The stray dogs will be brought to the shelter belonging to our Municipality/Panchayat/AWO/and

will be treated, operated and vaccinated by a Veterinary Surgeon.

We shall house the stray dogs before the surgery and 3 days after the surgery and look after them

during the holding period and release them at the same locality from where they were collected.

The inmate dogs will be fed after the surgery as per the provisions made under the norms of the

scheme. The Shelter Supervisor will be provided to the in-house stray dogs and medical care will

be provided as and when required by us.

10. We shall identify the Sterilized/Vaccinated dogs by way of Microchiping and release them back

in the same area from where they were captured.

11. We say that, we shall notify the Organization’s telephone numbers to the public, SHO Police

Station who, in the event of finding an animal in distress, can avail the service of Ambulance

purchased out of these grants received under the scheme and shall maintain the vehicle in good

and working/running condition all the time round the clock.

12. We say that, we shall display the words “purchased out of the funds provided under the said “The

Goa Small Animal Rescue Management Scheme, 2014”, Department of Animal Husbandry &

Veterinary Services, Government of Goa, on the vehicle on front or rear and windscreen.

13. We say that, we shall ensure that our Organization will not carry out any surgery or treatment of

private or owned dogs but merely restrict to the stray dogs from the roads and public places.

14. We shall take the help of Police Officials in the respective Jurisdiction whenever required for

implementation of the scheme.

15. We say that, in case of Leased infrastructure this affidavit is sworn by us for the purpose of only

Utilization of Leased premises and for taking Grant-in Aid benefit under the scheme of Department of

Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services only and nothing beyond that and that we shall not claim

any rights/lien over the said premises/property and the same shall be returned back in the original

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form as and when required after the completion of lease period and asked for by the lawful owner of

the said property and we also agree that no court or any civil authority will be approached by us

based on the above foe seeking any such rights for the said property.

16. We say that, whatever stated in our application made for financial assistance under the scheme

“The Goa Small Animal Rescue Management Scheme, 2014”Amended is fully correct and we

would abide by all the conditions laid down in the scheme by the Department from time to time.

17. We say that, we shall be liable for recovery of entire grant sanctioned to us under the scheme and

for such other criminal proceedings against us if any fact stated above is not true or is found to

be incorrect or suppressed material fact that would make us ineligible for benefit under the

scheme.

18. We say that, whatever stated above is true to the best of our knowledge and belief.

Solemnly affirmed at ______________ on this day of the month of _____________ of the year __________

Deponent

Before me

Identified by

———

ANNEXURE - C

(To be typed on Rs. 100/- Non-Judicial Stamp Paper)

UNDERTAKING

We say that, we shall submit the Utilization Certificate alongwith the Audited Report as required

under the existing administration, legal and financial regulations.

We say that, we have constituted and Animal Birth Control Monitoring Committee, as per the ABC

(Dogs) Rules, 2001, and we shall carry out the expenditure in total compliance to the requirements/

norms and Pattern of Assistance of the scheme.

We say that we shall notify the Organization’s telephone numbers to the public, SHO Police

Station who, in the event of finding an animal in distress, can avail the service of Ambulance

purchased out of these grants received under the scheme and shall maintain the vehicle in good

and working/running condition all the time round the clock.

We say that we shall display the words “purchased out of the funds provided under the

said “The Goa Small Animal Welfare Management Scheme, 2014 (Amended)” Department of

Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services, Government of Goa on the vehicle on front or rear and

windscreen.

We say that we shall ensure that the Animal Welfare Organization do not carry out any surgery

or treatment of private or owned dogs but merely restrict to the stray dogs from the roads and

public places.

We shall take the help of Police Officials in the respective Jurisdiction whenever required for

implementation of the scheme.

We shall deposit the Grants in the separate Account and disburse the amount towards the

components as and when required by the applicant.

Place:-

Date:-

Signature

Commissioner/Chief Officer/Secretary

—————————————————————————————————————————————————

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ANNEXURE - D

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING

This MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (hereinafter ‘MOU’) is signed

BETWEEN

Village Panchayat/Municipal Council__________________________________ represented by its Village

Panchayat Secretary/Chief Officer _____________________________________ hereinafter referred to as

“THE FIRST PARTY” (which expression shall unless repugnant to the context to meaning thereof deemed

to include their heirs, representatives, successors, executors and assign) of the ONE PART.

AND

_______________________________, an AWO represented by its President/Director, hereinafter referred to

as “THE SECOND PARTY” (which expression shall unless repugnant to the context to meaning thereof

deemed to include their heirs, representatives, successors, executors and assign) of the OTHER PART, on

this _______ day of ____________ 20____ regarding implementation of the Animal Birth Control Programme

for stray dogs (hereinafter ‘ABC programme’) in ___________ Village Panchayat/Municipal Council.

WHEREAS _______________________, an AWO is conducting animal welfare activities in __________ Taluka

at the ___________________ (AWO), including the ABC programme for sterilization and vaccination of stray

dogs.

WHEREAS there is excessive stray dog population in the _________ Village Panchayat/Municipal Council

area and the ____________ Village Panchayat/Municipal Council has approached the ___________ (AWO)

for assistance to reduce and control the same.

WHEREAS the ____________ (AWO) has agreed to conduct the ABC programme in __________ Village

Panchayat/Municipal Council area provided the costs incurred for the same are reimbursed by the __________

Village Panchayat/Municipal Council.

WHEREAS the Government of Goa has notified the Goa Small Animal Rescue Management Scheme, 2014

(hereinafter ‘Scheme’) to provide financial assistance to Corporation/Municipalities/Panchayats to

scientifically reduce and manage the stray dogs through the ABC programme.

NOW THEREFORE THE VILLAGE PANCHAYAT/MUNCIIPAL COUNCIL AND THE AWO AGREE AS UNDER:

THE FIRST PARTY will apply to the Goa Government for financial aid under the scheme.

THE SECOND PARTY will conduct the ABC programme in Village Panchayat/Municipal Council

on regular basis at the animal shelter, and in coordination with the Animal Birth Control Local

Monitoring Committee.

THE SECOND PARTY will submit reports, bills, verifications, etc to the authorities including the

Village Panchayat/Municipal Council for reimbursement as required under the scheme.

THE FIRST PARTY will pay the cost of implementing the ABC programme in accordance with the

provisions of the scheme.

THE FIRST PARTY will identify an area within its jurisdiction for disposal/burial of dogs that are

euthanized as per the ABC (Dogs) Rules, 2001.

This MoU will be effective for a period of three years and may be renewed thereafter, if mutually

acceptable to both the parties.

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SIGNED, SEALED AND DELIVERED

BY WITHIN NAMED:

THE FIRST PARTY

____________________________________

THE SECOND PARTY

____________________________________

_______

ANNEXURE - E

ORGAN COUNT CERTIFICATE

Certification for reporting of organ count by

Verifying Officer under the Scheme

“The Goa Small Animal Rescue Management

Scheme, 2014 (Amended)”

________________________________________________________________

Name of AWO:

Name of Local Body:

Date of verification:

Area/Ward from where the dogs were

picked up:

Whether Microchipped:

Total No. of organ count:

Male with

Female with

Total

Microchipped

Certified that the above mentioned organs are

verified, counted, mutilated and buried.

Place:

Date:

Signature

of Local Area Officer

CERTIFICATE

Certified that the above sterilization of Small

Animal have been carried out only from Grants

received under the scheme “The Goa Small Animal

Rescue Management Scheme, 2014 (Amended)”.

Certified that this Animal Welfare Organization

is not receiving grant/donations from the AWBI,

Local or any other National or International

Organizations.

Place:

Date:

Signature of Animal Welfare

Organization

———ttt———

Department of Forests

–––

Order

I-V-116-2020(Part)/FOR/153

Whereas, the following proposal was

moved for upgradation of pay scales of Forest

Frontline officials of the Goa Forest

Department:

Sr.

Category of post

Present

Proposed Scale

No.

Scale of pay

of pay

Forest Guard

Level-1 (1800)

Level-2 (1900)

Round Forester

Level-2 (1900)

Level-3 (2000)

Dy. Range

Level-4 (2400)

Level-5 (2800)

Forest Officer

Range Forest

Level-5 (2800)

Level-6 (4200)

Officer

, 5.

Assistant

Level-7 (4600)

Level-10 (5400)

Conservator of

Forest

2. And whereas, the said proposal was

referred to the Work-Study-cum-Anomaly

Committee constituted vide Order No. 8/1/

2020-WSAC/Fin(R&C)/1816 dated 31-08-2021.

3. And whereas, the said Work-Study-cum-

Anomaly Committee after analysing each case

and examining records relevant to the subject

matter, submitted its report with the following

recommendations:

Sr.

Category of post

Recommendation of the

No.

Work-Study-cum-Anomaly

Committee.

1. Forest Guard

Upgradation of pay scale

from Level-1 (1800) to

Level-2 (1900)

2. Round Forester

Upgradation of pay scale

from Level-2 (1900) to

Level-3 (2000)

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3. Dy. Range Forest

Upgradation of pay scale

Officer

from

a) Level-4 (2400) to Level-

5 (2800)

b) The said post to be

abolished after vacation

since the duties are

overlapping in nature with

that of Round Forester.

4. Range Forest

Upgradation of pay scale

Officer

from Level-5 (2800) to

Level-6 (4200)

5. Assistant

Upgradation of pay

conservator of

scale from Level-7 (4600)

Forests

to Level-10 (5400)

4. And whereas, the report of the Work-

Study-cum-Anomaly Committee alongwith its

recommendations was placed before the

Hon’ble Chief Minister/Finance Minister in

terms of the Order No. 8/1/2020-WSAC/

Fin(R&C)/1816 dated 31-8-2021, who was

pleased to consider the same vide U.O.No.

Fin (R&C) Department 1400079370 dated

23-06-2022.

5. Now therefore, the Government is

pleased to issue the following orders in

respect of the Forest Frontline Officers of the

Goa Forest Department;

1. That the scale of Forest Guard to be

upgraded from Level-1 (1800) to Level-2

(1900).

2. That the scale of Round Forester to

be upgraded from Level-2 (1900) to Level-3

(2000).

3. i) That the scale of Dy. Range Forest

Officer to be upgraded from Level-4 (2400)

to Level-5 (2800).

ii) Abolition of the post of Dy. Range

Forest Officer after vacation of the posts by

the incumbents holding the said posts.

4. That the scale of Range Forest Officer

to be upgraded from Level-5 (2800) to

Level-6 (4200).

5. That the scale of Assistant Conserva-

tion of Forests to be upgraded from Level-7

(4600) to Level-10 (5400).

The actual monetary benefit shall be

granted w.e.f. 23-06-2022.

By order and in the name of the Governor

of Goa.

Nathine S. Araujo, Under Secretary

(Forests).

Porvorim, 17th August, 2022.

———ttt———

Department of Industries

–––

Notification

3/30/2021-IND/173

Whereas, the use of Aadhaar as an identity

document for delivery of services or benefits

or subsidies simplifies the Government

delivery processes, brings in transparency

and efficiency, and enables beneficiaries to

get their entitlements directly in a convenient

and seamless manner by obviating the need

to produce multiple documents to prove one’s

identity;

And whereas, the Directorate of Industries,

Trade & Commerce (hereinafter referred to

as the Directorate) is administering the

“SHARE CAPITAL TO LOCAL ENTRE-

PRENEURS AND SELF EMPLOYED SCHEME,

2015” (hereinafter referred to as the scheme)

to encourage local youths preferably of Goan

origin to start income generating activities

by providing Share Capital Contribution for

all activities related to industrial and other

self-employment opportunities except those

activities which are covered under Red

category under the Industrial Policy and

related to tobacco and liquor which is being

implemented

through

the

Economic

Development Corporation Ltd. (EDC Ltd.)

(hereinafter referred to as the implementing

Agency);

And

whereas,

under

the

scheme,

contribution shall be Rs. 8.00 lakhs (Rs.12.00

lakhs in case of SC/ST applicant) per

individual subject to the condition that it is

50% (80% in case of SC/ST applicant) of total

project cost. However, incase of applicant

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having professional qualification, degree or

diploma in Engineering including qualifica-

tion like I.T.I., Vocational XII or any other

Government recognized Certificate course/

/training programme, the contribution may

be increased upto Rs. 10.00 lakhs (Rs. 16.00

lakhs in case of SC/ST applicant) per

individual, provided the business activity shall

be linked/connected to his qualifications in

broad sense and subject to the conditions

that the contribution does not exceed 50%

(80% in case of SC/ST applicant) of the project

cost (hereinafter referred to as the benefit) is

given to the individuals/partnership firms and

self Help Groups (SHGs) (hereinafter referred

to as the beneficiaries), by the Implementing

Agency as per the extant scheme guidelines.

And whereas, the aforesaid scheme

involves recurring expenditure incurred from

the Consolidated Fund of Goa;

Now, therefore, in pursuance of section 7

of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial

and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services)

Act, 2016 (18 of 2016) (hereinafter referred to

as the said Act), the Government of Goa

hereby notifies the following, namely:-

1. (1) An individual eligible for receiving

the benefits under the scheme shall hereby

be required to furnish proof of possession

of the Aadhaar number or undergo

Aadhaar authentication.

(2) Any individual desirous of availing

benefit under the scheme, who does not

possess the Aadhaar number or, has not

yet enrolled for Aadhaar, shall be required

to make application for Aadhaar enrolment

before registering for the scheme provided

that he is entitled to obtain Aadhaar as per

section 3 of the said Act, and such

individuals shall visit any Aadhaar

enrolment centre (list available at the

Unique Identification Authority of India

(UIDAI) website www.uidai.gov.in) to get

enrolled for Aadhaar.

(3) As per regulation 12 of the Aadhaar

(Enrolment and Update) Regulations, 2016,

the Department through its Implementing

Agency, is required to offer Aadhaar

enrolment facilities for the beneficiaries

who are not yet enrolled for Aadhaar and

in case there is no Aadhaar enrolment

centre located in the respective Block or

Taluka or Tehsil, the Department through

its Implementing Agency shall provide

Aadhaar enrolment facilities at convenient

locations in coordination with the existing

Registrars of UIDAI or by becoming a UIDAI

Registrar themselves.

Provided that till the time Aadhaar is

assigned to the individual benefits under the

scheme shall be given to such individual,

subject to the production of the following

documents namely:—

(a) if he has enrolled, his Aadhaar

Enrolment Identification slip and

(b) any one of the following documents,

namely:—

(i) Bank or Post office Passbook with

Photo; or

(ii) Permanent Account Number (PAN)

Card; or

(iii) Passport; or,

(iv) Ration Card; or

(v) Voter Identity Card; or

(vi) MGNREGA Card; or

(vii) Kisan Photo passbook; or

(viii) Driving license issued by the

Licensing Authority under the Motor

Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988); or

(ix) Certificate of identity having photo

of such person issued by a Gazetted

Officer or a Tehsildar on an official letter

head; or

(x) Any other document as specified

by the Department;

Provided further that the above documents

may be checked by an officer specifically

designated by the Department for that

purpose.

2. In order to provide benefits to the

beneficiaries under the scheme conveniently,

the Department through its Implementing

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Agency shall make all the required

arrangements to ensure that wide publicity

through the media shall be given to the

beneficiaries to make them aware of the said

requirement.

3. In all cases, where Aadhaar authen-

tication fails due to poor biometrics of the

beneficiaries or due to any other reason, the

following remedial mechanisms shall be

adopted, namely:—

(a) in case of poor fingerprint quality, iris

scan or face authentication facility shall be

adopted for authentication thereby the

Department through its Implementing

Agency shall make provisions for iris

scanners or face authentication along with

finger-print authentication for delivery of

benefits in seamless manner;

(b) in case the biometric authentication

through fingerprints or iris scan or face

authentication is not successful, wherever

feasible and admissible authentication by

Aadhaar One Time Password or Time-based

One-Time Password with limited time

validity, as the case may be, shall be

offerred.

Aadhaar One Time Password or Time-

based One-Time Password authenti-cation

is not possible, benefits under the Scheme

may be given on the basis of physical

Aadhaar letter whose authenticity can be

verified through the Quick Response (QR)

code printed on the Aadhaar letter and

the necessary arrangement of QR code

reader shall be provided at the convenient

locations by the Department through its

Implementing Agency.

4. In addition to the above, in order to

ensure that no bonafide beneficiary under the

scheme is deprived of his due benefits, the

Department through its Implementing

Agency shall follow the exception handling

mechanism as outlined in the Office

Memorandum of DBT Mission, Cabinet

Secretariat, Government of India dated

19th December, 2017.

5. This notification shall come into effect

from the date of its publication in the Official

Gazette.

This issues in supersession of the

Notification Number 14-25-2019-IND/Part/608

dated 1st December, 2020 applicable to this

scheme.

By order and in the name of the Governor

of Goa.

Amalia O. F. Pinto, Under Secretary

(Industries).

Porvorim, 17th August, 2022.

–––––––

Notification

3/30/2021-IND/174

Whereas, the use of Aadhaar as an identity

document for delivery of services or benefits

or subsidies simplifies the Government

delivery processes, brings in transparency

and efficiency, and enables beneficiaries to

get their entitlements directly in a convenient

and seamless manner by obviating the need

to produce multiple documents to prove one’s

identity;

And whereas, the Directorate of Industries,

Trade & Commerce (hereinafter referred to

as the Directorate) is administering the “Goa

State 25% Subsidy for Self Employed Scheme,

2015” (hereinafter referred to as the Scheme)

to encourage entrepreneurs who have

availed financial assistance for the purpose

of self-employment under the Chief Minister’s

Rozgar Yojana (CMRY) and Dr. Varghese

Kurien Rozgar Yojana (VKRY) Schemes under

other Government schemes or from Nationa-

lized Banks, Scheduled Commercial Banks,

Co-operative Banks and registered Credit

Societies to repay the loan regularly,

implemented by Economic Development

Corporation Ltd. (EDC Ltd.), (hereinafter

referred to as the implementing Agency);

And whereas, under the scheme, payment

of 25% subsidy on fixed capital investment

for all activities related to Industrial and other

Self-employment opportunities except those

activities which are covered under the Red

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Category and related to tobacco and liquor

(hereinafter referred to as the benefit) is given

to the individuals/partnership firms and self

Help Groups (SHGs) who have availed loan

under the Chief Minister’s Rozgar Yojana

(CMRY) and Dr. Varghese Kurien Rozgar

Yojana (VKRY) (hereinafter referred to as the

beneficiaries), by the Implementing Agency

as per the extant scheme guidelines.

And whereas, the aforesaid scheme

involves recurring expenditure incurred from

the Consolidated Fund of Goa;

Now, therefore, in pursuance of section 7

of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial

and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services)

Act, 2016 (18 of 2016) (hereinafter referred to

as the said Act), the Government of Goa

hereby notifies the following, namely.—

1. (1) An individual eligible for receiving

the benefits under the scheme shall hereby

be required to furnish proof of possession

of the Aadhaar number or undergo

Aadhaar authentication.

(2) Any individual desirous of availing

benefit under the scheme, who does not

possess the Aadhaar number or, has not

yet enrolled for Aadhaar, shall be required

to make application for Aadhaar enrolment

before registering for the scheme provided

that he is entitled to obtain Aadhaar as per

section 3 of the said Act, and such

individuals shall visit any Aadhaar

enrolment centre (list available at the

Unique Identification Authority of India

(UIDAI) website www.uidai.gov.in) to get

enrolled for Aadhaar.

(3) As per regulation 12 of the Aadhaar

(Enrolment and Update) Regulations, 2016,

the Department through its Implementing

Agency, is required to offer Aadhaar

enrolment facilities for the beneficiaries

who are not yet enrolled for Aadhaar and

in case there is no Aadhaar enrolment

centre located in the respective Block or

Taluka or Tehsil, the Department through

its Implementing Agency shall provide

Aadhaar enrolment facilities at convenient

locations in coordination with the existing

Registrars of UIDAI or by becoming a UIDAI

Registrar themselves.

Provided that till the time Aadhaar is

assigned to the individual benefits under the

scheme shall be given to such individual,

subject to the production of the following

documents namely:—

(a) if he has enrolled, his Aadhaar

Enrolment Identification slip and

(b) any one of the following documents,

namely:—

(i) Bank or Post office Passbook with

Photo; or

(ii) Permanent Account Number (PAN)

Card; or

(iii) Passport; or,

(iv) Ration Card; or

(v) Voter Identity Card; or

(vi) MGNREGA card; or

(vii) Kisan Photo passbook; or

(viii) Driving license issued by the

Licensing Authority under the Motor

Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988); or

(ix) Certificate of identity having photo

of such person issued by a Gazetted

Officer or a Tehsildar on an official letter

head; or

(x) Any other document as specified

by the Department;

Provided further that the above documents

may be checked by an officer specifically

designated by the Department for that

purpose.

2. In order to provide benefits to the

beneficiaries under the scheme conveniently,

the Department through its Implementing

Agency shall make all the required

arrangements to ensure that wide publicity

through the media shall be given to the

beneficiaries to make them aware of the said

requirement.

3. In all cases, where Aadhaar authentica-

tion fails due to poor biometrics of the

beneficiaries or due to any other reason, the

following remedial mechanisms shall be

adopted, namely:—

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(a) in case of poor fingerprint quality, iris

scan or face authentication facility shall be

adopted for authentication thereby the

Department through its Implementing

Agency shall make provisions for iris

scanners or face authentication along with

finger-print authentication for delivery of

benefits in seamless manner;

(b) in case the biometric authentication

through fingerprints or iris scan or face

authentication is not successful, wherever

feasible and admissible authentication by

Aadhaar One Time Password or Time-based

One-Time Password with limited time

validity, as the case may be, shall be

offered;

Aadhaar One Time Password or Time-based

One-Time Password authentication is not

possible, benefits under the scheme may

be given on the basis of physical Aadhaar

letter whose authenticity can be verified

through the Quick Response (QR) code

printed on the Aadhaar letter and the

necessary arrangement of QR code reader

shall be provided at the convenient

locations by the Department through its

Implementing Agency.

4. In addition to the above, in order to

ensure that no bonafide beneficiary under the

sScheme is deprived of his due benefits, the

Department through its Implementing

Agency shall follow the exception handling

mechanism as outlined in the Office

Memorandum of DBT Mission, Cabinet

Secretariat, Government of India dated

19th December, 2017.

5. This notification shall come into effect

from the date of its publication in the Official

Gazette.

6. This issues in supersession of the

Notification Number 14/25/2019-IND/Part/608

dated 1st December, 2020 applicable to this

scheme.

By order and in the name of the Governor

of Goa.

Amalia O. F. Pinto, Under Secretary

(Industries).

Porvorim, 17th August, 2022.

Notification

3/30/2021-IND/175

Whereas, the use of Aadhaar as an identity

document for delivery of services or benefits

or subsidies simplifies the Government

delivery processes, brings in transparency

and efficiency, and enables beneficiaries to

get their entitlements directly in a convenient

and seamless manner by obviating the need

to produce multiple documents to prove one’s

identity;

And whereas, the Directorate of Industries,

Trade & Commerce (hereinafter referred to

as the Directorate) is administering the “Goa

Tribal’s Employment Generation Programme

(GTEGP) Scheme, 2017 (hereinafter referred

to as the Scheme) to get self-employed and

to generate employment among the Tribal

Communities of the State which is being

implemented

through

the

Economic

Development Corporation Ltd. (EDC Ltd.),

Panaji-Goa and Goa State Scheduled Tribes

Finance

Development

Corporation

(GSSTFDC), Panaji, Goa (hereinafter referred

to as the implementing Agencies);

And whereas, under the scheme, under

Micro & Small Manufacturing Enterprises

category, enterprises can avail a maximum

loan of Rs. 25 lakhs and avail 40% subsidy

on 95% of the total sanctioned loan amount

and under Service and Trading category an

enterprise can avail loan upto Rs.15 lakhs

and further avail 40% subsidy on 95% of the

total sanctioned loan amount. The rate of

interest on loan shall be 2% p.a. (hereinafter

referred to as the benefit) is given to the

unemployed member of Tribal Community

notified by the Government of Goa, who has

studied upto 4th Std. and above, and of 18

years of age but not above 45 years of age

(hereinafter referred to as the beneficiaries),

by the Implementing Agency as per the

extant Scheme guidelines.

And whereas, the aforesaid scheme

involves recurring expenditure incurred from

the Consolidated Fund of Goa;

Now, therefore, in pursuance of section 7

of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial

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and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services)

Act, 2016 (18 of 2016) (hereinafter referred to

as the said Act), the Government of Goa

hereby notifies the following, namely:—

1. (1) An individual eligible for receiving

the benefits under the scheme shall hereby

be required to furnish proof of possession

of the Aadhaar number or undergo

Aadhaar authentication.

(2) Any individual desirous of availing

benefit under the scheme, who does not

possess the Aadhaar number or, has not

yet enrolled for Aadhaar, shall be required

to make application for Aadhaar enrolment

before registering for the scheme provided

that he is entitled to obtain Aadhaar as per

section 3 of the said Act, and such

individuals shall visit any Aadhaar

enrolment centre (list available at the

Unique Identification Authority of India

(UIDAI) website www.uidai.gov.in) to get

enrolled for Aadhaar.

(3) As per regulation 12 of the Aadhaar

(Enrolment and Update) Regulations, 2016,

the Department through its Implementing

Agency, is required to offer Aadhaar

enrolment facilities for the beneficiaries

who are not yet enrolled for Aadhaar and

in case there is no Aadhaar enrolment

centre located in the respective Block or

Taluka or Tehsil, the Department through

its Implementing Agency shall provide

Aadhaar enrolment facilities at convenient

locations in coordination with the existing

Registrars of UIDAI or by becoming a UIDAI

Registrar themselves.

Provided that till the time Aadhaar is

assigned to the individual benefits under the

scheme shall be given to such individual,

subject to the production of the following

documents namely:—

(a) if he has enrolled, his Aadhaar

Enrolment Identification slip and

(b) any one of the following documents,

namely:—

(i) Bank or Post office Passbook with

Photo; or

(ii) Permanent Account Number (PAN)

Card; or

iii) Passport; or,

(iv) Ration Card; or

(v) Voter Identity Card; or

(vi) MGNREGA Card; or

(vii) Kisan Photo passbook; or

(viii) Driving license issued by the

Licensing Authority under the Motor

Vehicles Act,1988 (59 of 1988); or

(ix) Certificate of identity having photo

of such person issued by a Gazetted

Officer or a Tehsildar on an official letter

head; or

(x) Any other document as specified

by the Department;

Provided further that the above documents

may be checked by an officer specifically

designated by the Department for that

purpose.

2. In order to provide benefits to the

beneficiaries under the scheme conveniently,

the Department through its Implementing

Agency shall make all the required

arrangements to ensure that wide publicity

through the media shall be given to the

beneficiaries to make them aware of the said

requirement.

3. In all cases, where Aadhaar authentica-

tion fails due to poor biometrics of the

beneficiaries or due to any other reason, the

following remedial mechanisms shall be

adopted, namely:—

(a) in case of poor fingerprint quality, iris

scan or face authentication facility shall be

adopted for authentication thereby the

Department through its Implementing

Agency shall make provisions for iris

scanners or face authentication along with

finger-print authentication for delivery of

benefits in seamless manner;

(b) in case the biometric authentication

through fingerprints or iris scan or face

authentication is not successful, wherever

feasible and admissible authentication by

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Aadhaar One Time Password or Time-based

One-Time Password with limited time

validity, as the case may be, shall be

offered;

Aadhaar One Time Password or Time-based

One-Time Password authentication is not

possible, benefits under the scheme may

be given on the basis of physical Aadhaar

letter whose authenticity can be verified

through the Quick Response (QR) code

printed on the Aadhaar letter and the

necessary arrangement of QR code reader

shall be provided at the convenient

locations by the Department through its

Implementing Agency.

4. In addition to the above, in order to

ensure that no bonafide beneficiary under the

scheme is deprived of his due benefits, the

Department through its Implementing

Agency shall follow the exception handling

mechanism as outlined in the Office

Memorandum of DBT Mission, Cabinet

Secretariat, Government of India dated 19th

December, 2017.

5. This notification shall come into effect

from the date of its publication in the Official

Gazette.

6. This issues in supersession of the

Notification Number 14/25/2019-IND/Part/608

dated 1st December, 2020 applicable to this

scheme.

By order and in the name of the Governor

of Goa.

Amalia O. F. Pinto, Under Secretary

(Industries).

Porvorim, 17th August, 2022.

———

Notification

3/30/2021-IND/176

Whereas, the use of Aadhaar as an identity

document for delivery of services or benefits

or subsidies simplifies the Government

delivery processes, brings in transparency

and efficiency, and enables beneficiaries to

get their entitlements directly in a convenient

and seamless manner by obviating the need

to produce multiple documents to prove one’s

identity;

And whereas, the Directorate of Industries,

Trade & Commerce (hereinafter referred to

as the Directorate) is administering the “Clay

Idol Makers Scheme, 2008” (hereinafter

referred to as the Scheme) the idols to

motivate traditional Idol Makers, which is

being implemented through the Goa

Handicrafts, Rural and Small Scale Industries

Development Corporation Ltd. (GHRSSIDC

Ltd.) (hereinafter referred to as the

implementing Agency);

And whereas, under the Scheme, the Idols

made out of clay by those artisans registered

with GHRSSIDC Ltd. will be subsidized to the

extent of Rs. 100/- per Idol provided the size

of Idol is minimum 1 ft. height (hereinafter

referred to as the benefit) is given to the local

artisans

registered

with

GHRSSIDC

(hereinafter referred to as the beneficiaries),

by the Implementing Agency as per the

extant scheme guidelines.

And whereas, the aforesaid scheme

involves recurring expenditure incurred from

the Consolidated Fund of Goa;

Now, therefore, in pursuance of section 7

of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial

and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services)

Act, 2016 (18 of 2016) (hereinafter referred to

as the said Act), the Government of Goa

hereby notifies the following, namely:—

1. (1) An individual eligible for receiving

the benefits under the scheme shall hereby

be required to furnish proof of possession

of the Aadhaar number or undergo

Aadhaar authentication.

(2) Any individual desirous of availing

benefits under the scheme, who does not

possess the Aadhaar number or, has not

yet enrolled for Aadhaar, shall be required

to make application for Aadhaar enrolment

before registering for the scheme provided

that he is entitled to obtain Aadhaar as per

section 3 of the said Act, and such

individuals shall visit any Aadhaar

enrolment centre (list available at the

Unique Identification Authority of India

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(UIDAI) website www.uidai.gov.in) to get

enrolled for Aadhaar.

(3) As per regulation 12 of the Aadhaar

(Enrolment and Update) Regulations, 2016,

the Department through its Implementing

Agency, is required to offer Aadhaar

enrolment facilities for the beneficiaries

who are not yet enrolled for Aadhaar and

in case there is no Aadhaar enrolment

centre located in the respective Block or

Taluka or Tehsil, the Department through

its Implementing Agency shall provide

Aadhaar enrolment facilities at convenient

locations in coordination with the existing

Registrars of UIDAI or by becoming a UIDAI

Registrar themselves.

Provided that till the time Aadhaar is

assigned to the individual benefits under the

scheme shall be given to such individual,

subject to the production of the following

documents namely:—

(a) if he has enrolled, his Aadhaar

Enrolment Identification slip and

(b) any one of the following documents,

namely:—

(i) Bank or Post office Passbook with

Photo; or

(ii) Permanent Account Number (PAN)

Card; or

(iii) Passport; or,

(iv) Ration Card; or

(v) Voter Identity Card; or

(vi) MGNREGA card; or

(vii) Kisan Photo passbook; or

(viii) Driving license issued by the

Licensing Authority under the Motor

Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988); or

(ix) Certificate of identity having photo

of such person issued by a Gazetted

Officer or a Tehsildar on an official letter

head; or

(x) Any other document as specified

by the Department;

Provided further that the above documents

may be checked by an officer specifically

designated by the Department for that

purpose.

2. In order to provide benefits to the

beneficiaries under the scheme conveniently,

the Department through its Implementing

Agency shall make all the required

arrangements to ensure that wide publicity

through the media shall be given to the

beneficiaries to make them aware of the said

requirement.

3. In all cases, where Aadhaar authentica-

tion fails due to poor biometrics of the

beneficiaries or due to any other reason, the

following remedial mechanisms shall be

adopted, namely:—

(a) in case of poor fingerprint quality,

iris scan or face authentication facility shall

be adopted for authentication thereby the

Department through its Implementing

Agency shall make provisions for iris

scanners or face authentication along with

finger-print authentication for delivery of

benefits in seamless manner;

(b) in case the biometric authentication

through fingerprints or iris scan or face

authentication is not successful, wherever

feasible and admissible authentication by

Aadhaar One Time Password or Time-based

One-Time Password with limited time

validity, as the case may be, shall be

offered;

or Aadhaar One Time Password or Time-

based One-Time Password authentication

is not possible, benefits under the scheme

may be given on the basis of physical

Aadhaar letter whose authenticity can be

verified through the Quick Response (QR)

code printed on the Aadhaar letter and the

necessary arrangement of QR code reader

shall be provided at the convenient

locations by the Department through its

Implementing Agency.

4. In addition to the above, in order to

ensure that no bonafide beneficiary under the

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scheme is deprived of his due benefits, the

Department through its Implementing

Agency shall follow the exception handling

mechanism as outlined in the Office

Memorandum of DBT Mission, Cabinet

Secretariat, Government of India dated

19th December, 2017.

5. This notification shall come into effect

from the date of its publication in the Official

Gazette.

6. This issues in supersession of the

Notification Number 14/25/2019-IND/Part/608

dated 1st December, 2020 applicable to this

scheme.

By order and in the name of the Governor

of Goa.

Amalia O. F. Pinto, Under Secretary

(Industries).

Porvorim, 17th August, 2022.

–––––––

Notification

3/30/2021-IND/177

Whereas, the use of Aadhaar as an identity

document for delivery of services or benefits

or subsidies simplifies the Government

delivery processes, brings in transparency

and efficiency, and enables beneficiaries to

get their entitlements directly in a convenient

and seamless manner by obviating the need

to produce multiple documents to prove one’s

identity;

And whereas, the Directorate of Industries,

Trade & Commerce (hereinafter referred to

as the Department) is administering the ‘Goa

Traditional Bakers (Poders) Subsidy Scheme’

(hereinafter referred to as the scheme) to

help the existing traditional Bakers (Poders)

who have been carrying out the production

of “Pao”, “Undho”, “Poie”, and “Kakon”

which is being implemented through the Goa

Handicrafts, Rural & Small Scale Industries

Development Corporation (GHRSSIDC) Ltd.

(hereinafter referred to as the implementing

Agency);

And whereas, under the scheme, subsidy

will be provided for purchase of maida

required for production of bread depending

on the category the bakers belongs to. The

bakers will be divided in to four categories

based on their production capacity and

requirement of maida which will be certified

by GHRSSIDC Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as

the benefit) is given to the existing traditional

Goan bakers (poders) (hereinafter referred to

as the beneficiaries), by the Implementing

Agency as per the extant scheme guidelines.

And whereas, the aforesaid scheme

involves recurring expenditure incurred from

the Consolidated Fund of Goa;

Now, therefore, in pursuance of section 7

of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of

Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and

Services) Act, 2016 (18 of 2016) (hereinafter

referred to as the said Act), the Government

of Goa hereby notifies the following,

namely:—

1. (1) An individual eligible for receiving

the benefits under the scheme shall hereby

be required to furnish proof of possession

of the Aadhaar number or undergo

Aadhaar authentication.

(2) Any individual desirous of availing

benefits under the scheme, who does not

possess the Aadhaar number or, has not

yet enrolled for Aadhaar, shall be required

to make application for Aadhaar enrolment

before registering for the scheme provided

that he is entitled to obtain Aadhaar as per

section 3 of the said Act, and such

individuals shall visit any Aadhaar

enrolment centre (list available at the

Unique Identification Authority of India

(UIDAI) website www.uidai.gov.in) to get

enrolled for Aadhaar.

(3) As per regulation 12 of the Aadhaar

(Enrolment and Update) Regulations, 2016,

the Department through its Implementing

Agency, is required to offer Aadhaar

enrolment facilities for the beneficiaries

who are not yet enrolled for Aadhaar and

in case there is no Aadhaar enrolment

centre located in the respective Block or

Taluka or Tehsil, the Department through

its Implementing Agency shall provide

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Aadhaar enrolment facilities at convenient

locations in coordination with the existing

Registrars of UIDAI or by becoming a UIDAI

Registrar themselves.

Provided that till the time Aadhaar is

assigned to the individual benefits under the

scheme shall be given to such individual,

subject to the production of the following

documents namely:—

(a) if he has enrolled, his Aadhaar

Enrolment Identification slip and

(b) any one of the following documents,

namely:—

(i) Bank or Post office Passbook with

Photo; or

(ii) Permanent Account Number (PAN)

Card; or

(iii) Passport; or,

(iv) Ration Card; or

v) Voter Identity Card; or

(vi) MGNREGA Card; or

(vii) Kisan Photo passbook; or

(viii) Driving license issued by the

Licensing Authority under the Motor

Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988); or

(ix) Certificate of identity having photo

of such person issued by a Gazetted

Officer or a Tehsildar on an official letter

head; or

(x) Any other document as specified by

the Department;

Provided further that the above documents

may be checked by an officer specifically

designated by the Department for that

purpose.

2. In order to provide benefits to the

beneficiaries under the scheme conveniently,

the Department through its Implementing

Agency shall make all the required

arrangements to ensure that wide publicity

through the media shall be given to the

beneficiaries to make them aware of the said

requirement.

3. In all cases, where Aadhaar authentica-

tion fails due to poor biometrics of the

beneficiaries or due to any other reason, the

following remedial mechanisms shall be

adopted, namely:—

(a) in case of poor fingerprint quality,

iris scan or face authentication facility shall

be adopted for authentication thereby the

Department through its Implementing

Agency shall make provisions for iris

scanners or face authentication along with

finger-print authentication for delivery of

benefits in seamless manner;

(b) in case the biometric authentication

through fingerprints or iris scan or face

authentication is not successful, wherever

feasible and admissible authentication by

Aadhaar One Time Password or Time-

based One-Time Password with limited time

validity, as the case may be, shall be

offered;

Aadhaar One Time Password or Time based

One-Time Password authentication is not

possible, benefits under the scheme may

be given on the basis of physical Aadhaar

letter whose authenticity can be verified

through the Quick Response (QR) code

printed on the Aadhaar letter and the

necessary arrangement of QR code reader

shall be provided at the convenient

locations by the Department through its

Implementing Agency.

4. In addition to the above, in order to

ensure that no bonafide beneficiary under

the scheme is deprived of his due benefits,

the Department through its Implementing

Agency shall follow the exception handling

mechanism as outlined in the Office

Memorandum of DBT Mission, Cabinet

Secretariat, Government of India dated

19th December, 2017.

5. This notification shall come into effect

from the date of its publication in the Official

Gazette.

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6. This issues in supersession of the

Notification Number 14/25/2019-IND/Part/608

dated 1st December, 2020 applicable to this

scheme.

By order and in the name of the Governor

of Goa.

Amalia O. F. Pinto, Under Secretary

(Industries).

Porvorim, 17th August, 2022.

––––––––

Notification

3/30/2021-IND/178

Whereas, the use of Aadhaar as an identity

document for delivery of services or benefits

or subsidies simplifies the Government

delivery processes, brings in transparency

and efficiency, and enables beneficiaries to

get their entitlements directly in a convenient

and seamless manner by obviating the need

to produce multiple documents to prove one’s

identity;

And whereas, the Directorate of Industries,

Trade & Commerce (hereinafter referred to

as the Directorate) is administering the ‘Goa

Youth Rozgar Yojana Scheme’ (hereinafter

referred to as the Scheme) to encourage

unemployed youth into trading and provision

of service sector. The scheme envisages

provisions for self employment, which is

being implemented through the Goa

Handicrafts, Rural & Small Scale Industries

Development Corporation (GHRSSIDC) Ltd.

(hereinafter referred to as the implementing

Agency);

And whereas, under the scheme, Cashew

Processing Units to be supported through

GHRSSIDC sale outlets at various towns/

/places in the State of Goa and vending kiosks

for the purpose of selling vegetables fruits/

/flowers, newspapers/magazines, cold drinks/

/aerated waters, tender coconuts, coffee/tea

vending machines, services such as xeroxing

machine, STD booths, information kiosks

including cyber cafes, servicing centres for

plumbing/electrical works, typing, computer

operations, etc. (hereinafter referred to as the

benefit) is given to the unemployed youth

(hereinafter referred to as the beneficiaries),

by the Implementing Agency as per the

extant scheme guidelines.

And whereas, the aforesaid scheme

involves recurring expenditure incurred from

the Consolidated Fund of Goa;

Now, therefore, in pursuance of section 7

of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Finan-

cial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Ser-

vices) Act, 2016 (18 of 2016) (hereinafter re-

ferred to as the said Act), the Government of

Goa hereby notifies the following, namely:—

1. (1) An individual eligible for receiving

the benefits under the scheme shall hereby

be required to furnish proof of possession

of the Aadhaar number or undergo

Aadhaar authentication.

(2) Any individual desirous of availing

benefit under the scheme, who does not

possess the Aadhaar number or, has not

yet enrolled for Aadhaar, shall be required

to make application for Aadhaar enrolment

before registering for the scheme provided

that he is entitled to obtain Aadhaar as

per section 3 of the said Act, and such

individuals shall visit any Aadhaar

enrolment centre (list available at the

Unique Identification Authority of India

(UIDAI) website www.uidai.gov.in) to get

enrolled for Aadhaar.

(3) As per regulation 12 of the Aadhaar

(Enrolment and Update) Regulations, 2016,

the Department through its Implementing

Agency, is required to offer Aadhaar

enrolment facilities for the beneficiaries

who are not yet enrolled for Aadhaar and

in case there is no Aadhaar enrolment

centre located in the respective Block or

Taluka or Tehsil, the Department through

its Implementing Agency shall provide

Aadhaar enrolment facilities at convenient

locations in coordination with the existing

Registrars of UIDAI or by becoming a

UIDAI Registrar themselves.

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Provided that till the time Aadhaar is

assigned to the individual benefits under the

scheme shall be given to such individual,

subject to the production of the following

documents namely:—

(a) if he has enrolled, his Aadhaar

Enrolment Identification slip and

(b) any one of the following documents,

namely:—

(i) Bank or Post office Passbook with

Photo; or

(ii) Permanent Account Number (PAN)

Card; or

(iii) Passport; or,

(iv) Ration Card; or

(v) Voter Identity Card; or

(vi) MGNREGA Card; or

(vii) Kisan Photo passbook; or

(vii) Driving license issued by the

Licensing Authority under the Motor

Vehicles Act, 1988 (59 of 1988); or

(ix) Certificate of identity having photo

of such person issued by a Gazetted

Officer or a Tehsildar on an official letter

head; or

(x) Any other document as specified

by the Department;

Provided further that the above documents

may be checked by an officer specifically

designated by the Department for that

purpose.

2. In order to provide benefits to the

beneficiaries under the scheme conveniently,

the Department through its Implementing

Agency shall make all the required

arrangements to ensure that wide publicity

through the media shall be given to the

beneficiaries to make them aware of the said

requirement.

3. In all cases, where Aadhaar authentica-

tion fails due to poor biometrics of the

beneficiaries or due to any other reason, the

following remedial mechanisms shall be

adopted, namely:—

(a) in case of poor fingerprint quality, iris

scan or face authentication facility shall be

adopted for authentication thereby the

Department through its Implementing

Agency shall make provisions for iris

scanners or face authentication along with

finger-print authentication for delivery of

benefits in seamless manner;

(b) in case the biometric authentication

through fingerprints or iris scan or face

authentication is not successful, wherever

feasible and admissible authentication by

Aadhaar One Time Password or Time-based

One-Time Password with limited time

validity, as the case may be, shall be

offered;

Aadhaar One Time Password or Time-based

One-Time Password authentication is not

possible, benefits under the scheme may

be given on the basis of physical Aadhaar

letter whose authenticity can be verified

through the Quick Response (QR) code

printed on the Aadhaar letter and the

necessary arrangement of QR code reader

shall be provided at the convenient

locations by the Department through its

Implementing Agency.

4. In addition to the above, in order to

ensure that no bona fide beneficiary under

the scheme is deprived of his due benefits,

the Department through its Implementing

Agency shall follow the exception handling

mechanism as outlined in the Office

Memorandum of DBT Mission, Cabinet

Secretariat, Government of India dated

19th December, 2017.

5. This notification shall come into effect

from the date of its publication in the Official

Gazette.

6. This issues in supersession of the

Notification Number 14/25/2019-IND/Part/608

dated 1st December, 2020 applicable to this

scheme.

By order and in the name of the Governor

of Goa.

Amalia O. F. Pinto, Under Secretary

(Industries).

Porvorim, 17th August, 2022.

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Department of Personnel

–––

Notification

1/4/2013-PER (Pt.II)/3866

In exercise of the powers conferred by the

proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of

India and in supersession of the existing

Recruitment Rules for the relevant post

notified vide Government Notification

No. 1/2/83-PER dated 23-10-1991, published

in the Official Gazette, Series I No. 35 dated

28-11-1991, the Governor of Goa hereby

makes the following rules to regulate the

recruitment to the Goa General Service,

Group ‘A’, Gazetted, Non-Ministerial post, in

the Office of the Commissioner of Labour and

Employment, Government of Goa, namely:—

1. Short title, application and commence-

ment.— (1) These rules may be called

the Government of Goa, Office of the

Commissioner of Labour and Employment,

Group ‘A’, Gazetted, Non-Ministerial post,

Recruitment Rules, 2022.

2. They shall apply to the post specified in

column (1) of the Schedule to these Rules

(hereinafter called as the “said Schedule”).

3. They shall come into force from the date

of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. Number, classification and level in the

pay matrix.— The number of posts,

classification of the said post and level in the

pay matrix thereof shall be as specified in

columns (2) to (4) of the said Schedule:

Provided that the Government may vary

the number of posts as specified in column

(2) of the said Schedule from time to time

subject to exigencies of work.

3. Method of recruitment, age limit and

other qualifications.— The method of recruit-

ment to the said post, age limit, qualifications

and other matters connected therewith shall

be as specified in columns (5) to (13) of the

said Schedule.

4. Disqualification.— No person who has

entered into or contracted a marriage with a

person having a spouse living or who, having

a spouse living, has entered into or contracted

a marriage with any person, shall be eligible

for appointment to the service:

Provided that the Government may, if

satisfied that such marriage is permissible

under the personal law applicable to such

person and the other party to the marriage

and that there are other grounds for so doing,

exempt any person from the operation of this

rule.

5. Power to relax.— Where, the Govern-

ment is of the opinion that it is necessary, or

expedient so to do, it may, by order, for

reasons to be recorded in writing and in

consultation with the Goa Public Service

Commission, relax any of the provisions of

these rules with respect to any class or

category of persons.

6. Saving.— Nothing in these rules shall

affect reservation, relaxation of age limit and

other concessions required to be provided

for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other

Backward Classes, Ex-servicemen and other

special categories of persons in accordance

with the orders issued by the Government

from time to time in that regard.

These rules are issued in consultation with

the Goa Public Service Commission vide their

letter No. COM/II/13/28(1)/2002/754 dated

01-08-2022.

By order and in the name of the Governor

of Goa.

Eshant V. Sawant, Under Secretary

(Personnel-I).

Porvorim, 17th August, 2022.

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N.A.

Age

limit

for

direct

re-

cruits.

Period

proba-

tion, if

any.

Method of

recruitment,

whether by direct

or by

promotion

or by deputation/

/transfer/contract

and percentage

of the vacancies

to be filled by

various methods.

In case of recruit-

ment by

promotion/

Deputation/

/transfer, grades

from which

promotion/

deputation/

/transfer is

to be made.

Educational

and other

qualifications

required for

direct recruits.

Classifi-

cation.

Whether age & educational

qualification prescribed for direct

recruits will apply in the case of

promotees.

No.

posts.

Level

in the

Pay

Matrix.

Whether

selection

post or

non-

-selection

post.

Circum-

stances in

which the

Goa Public

Service

Commission

is to be

consulted in

making

recruitment.

(2022)

(Subject

variation

depen-

dent

on work

load).

N.A.

Goa

General

Service,

Group ‘A’

Gazetted,

Non-

Ministerial.

L-10.

Not

exceeding

45 years

(Relaxable

for Govern-

ment

servant

upto five

years in

accordance

with the

orders or

instructions

issued by

the Govern-

ment from

time to

time).

N.A.

Two

years.

By direct

recruitment.

Insurance

Medical

Officer.

Essential:

(1) A recognized

Medical

qualification

included in the First

or Second Schedule

or Part II of the Third

Schedule (other

than licentiate

qualifications) to

the Indian Medical

Council Act, 1956

(Act 102 of 1956).

Holders of

educational

qualifications

included in Part II of

the Third Schedule

should fulfill the

conditions

stipulated in section

SCHEDULE

Group ‘A’, D.P.C.

consisting of:

(1) Chairman/

member of the

Goa Public Service

Commission-

Chairman.

(2) Chief Secretary

or his nominee-

Member.

(3) Administrative

Secretary/Head of

Department-

Member.

(For promotion and

confirmation only).

Consulta-

tion with

the Goa

Public

Service

Commis-

sion is

necessary

for making

direct

recruit-

ment,

confirma-

tion and

for

amending/

relaxing

any of the

provisions

of these

rules.

Name/

Desig-

nation of

the

post.

If a

D.P.C./

D.S.C.

exists,

what is

its

compo-

sition.

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13 (3) of the Indian Medical

Council Act, 1956 (Act 102 of

1956).

(ii) Completion of compulsory

rotating Internship.

(iii) Knowledge of Konkani.

Note: In case of non availability

of suitable candidate with

knowledge of Konkani for the

post, the Goa Public Service

Commission may recommend a

candidate if otherwise found fit

and this requirement can be

relaxed by the Government on

the recommendation of the Goa

Public Service Commission, if

the Government is of the

opinion that it is necessary or

expedient so to do.

Desirable:

(i) Experience in the

General Medicine practice.

(ii) Knowledge of Marathi.

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Department of Revenue

–––

Notification

16/3/1/2021-Rev-I/927

In exercise of the powers conferred by

sub-section (2) of section 96 of the Goa Land

Revenue Code, 1968 (Goa Act No. 9 of 1969)

(hereinafter referred to as the “said Code”)

the Government of Goa hereby amends the

entry in the TABLE specified in sub-section

(1) of section 96 of the said Code as follows,

namely:—

In the said TABLE,

(i) the existing entries 1, 2 and 3 shall be

re-numbered as 2, 3 and 4 respectively;

(ii) before the re-numbered entry at Serial

No. 2, the following entry shall be inserted,

namely:—

1. for a parcel of inherited property,

Rs.1,000/-

irrespective of its area, acquired

by inventory proceedings,

succession, survivorship, inheritance,

partition or acquisition of right

to inherited property through

court decision.

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.

Sandeep Gawde, Under Secretary (Rev-I).

Porvorim, 16th August, 2022.

———ttt———

Department of Tribal Welfare

Directorate of Tribal Welfare

–––

Notification

1-53-2022-23/ADMN/PRE-MAT/DTW/2442

Read: “Scheme to provide Assistance in

Education to Scheduled Castes,

Scheduled Tribes & Other Backward

Classes children.”

Whereas the Government has notified a

scheme “Scheme to provide Assistance in

Education to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled

Tribes & other backward classes children.”

vide Notification No. 62-2-04-BC(136) notified

in Official Gazette, Series I No. 14 dated

08-06-2006, Amended Notification No. 1-53-

2014-15/ADMN/PRE-MAT/DTW/8266 notified

in Official Gazette, Series I No. 44 dated

29-01-2015.

And whereas Government desires to

amend the scheme “Scheme to provide

Assistance in Education to Scheduled Castes,

Scheduled Tribes & other backward classes

children” at Clause 1, Clause 2, Clause 4,

Clause 5, Clause 6, Clause 7, Clause 8, Clause

9, Clause 12 & Clause 15 and Government

desires to delete the Clause 13, Clause 14,

& Clause 16.

Now therefore, Clause 1, Clause 2, Clause

4, Clause 5, Clause 6, Clause 7, Clause 8,

Clause 9, Clause 12 & Clause 15 may be read

as Clause 13 of the scheme “Scheme to

provide Assistance in Education to Scheduled

Castes, Scheduled Tribes & other backward

classes children.” amended to read as under:

Title of the scheme “Scheme to provide

Assistance in Education to Scheduled Castes,

Scheduled Tribes & Other Backward Classes

children.”

changed

“Pre-Matric

Scholarship Scheme for Scheduled Tribe

students studying in class Vth to Xth.”

Clause 1

Objective.— The objective of the scheme is

to improve the educational status and arrest

the tendency of drop-outs of Scheduled Tribes

student by way of providing financial

assistance to the families of such student who

are otherwise unable to send them to schools

due to poverty.

Clause 2

Definition.— (i) Director– means the

Director of Tribal Welfare.

(ii) Government– means the Government

of Goa.

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(iii) Scheduled Tribes– means the

Scheduled Tribes notified by the Government

of India in relation to Goa State.

(iv)

Head

Institution–

means

Headmaster/Headmistress of the Educational

Institutions student study.

(v) Institution– means a School/Institute

recognized by the Directorate of Education.

(vi) Academic year– means the year of 11

months from June to April or as may be

specified by the Directorate of Education from

time to time.

Clause 4

Condition of Eligibility.— (i) The applicant

should be a bonafide resident of the State of

Goa.

(ii) The applicant should be a regular

student of an institution.

(iii) The combined income of the parents/

/guardians of the applicant should not exceed

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

(iv) The applicant is not residing and

receiving any maintenance grant in any

institution under the Government or local

bodies or private organizations receiving

grants–in–aid from local or the Central

Government.

(v) The applicant will not be eligible to

receive stipends or scholarships from any

other source.

(vi) The applicant belong to Scheduled

Tribes Community as defined in para 2 above.

(vii)The student shall not be eligible twice

to receive the award of stipends in the same

standard.

Clause 5

Rates

and

mode

payment

stipends.— (i) The eligible student will be

paid the stipend at the following rates:

(a) V to VIII Std.–Rs 325/- p.m. (for 11

months)

(b) IX to X Std.–Rs. 375/- p.m. (for 11

months)

(ii) The stipends of the above rates will be

given for the academic year to the eligible

student through Electronic Clearing Service

(ECS) mode.

Clause 6

Mode of applying– The applications for the

stipends scholarship under this scheme shall

be made in the prescribed form. The

application should be sent to the Director of

Tribal Welfare within the period as may be

specified from time to time. Each fresh

application shall be accompanied by the

following documents:-

1. Passport size Photograph.

2. Self attested copy of Scheduled Tribe

Certificate issued by Competent Authority.

3. Self attested copy of Income Certificate

issued by Competent Authority.

4. Self attested copy of previous year

marksheet.

5. Self attested copy of Bank Pass Book.

6. Self attested copy of Aadhar Card.

For Renewal Students– The application for

renewal of stipend/scholarship shall be made

in the prescribed form, along with following

documents.

1. Self attested copy of Income Certificate

issued by competent authority.

2. Self attested copy of previous year

marksheet.

3. Self attested copy of Bank Pass Book

(In case of change in Bank details of the

student).

Clause 7

Release of amount.— (i) The applications

so received shall be scrutinized by the

Directorate of Tribal Welfare.

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(ii) The Director shall be the sanctioning

authority under these rules and his decision

as regards to the selection or rejection of

award of stipend shall be final.

(iii) Amount will be released directly to the

eligible students through Electronic Clearing

Service (ECS) mode.

Clause 8

Renewal of Stipend– The student who is

enrolled in the school will continue to be

entitled to receive the assistance till he/she

continues in the same school and does not

fail/remain in one class more than one

academic year.

Clause 9

Claim of assistance in renewal cases– The

Headmaster/Headmistress of the School shall

submit a application of the students along

with Income Certificate issued by Competent

Authority, Marksheet and copy of Bank

Passbook (In case of change in Bank details

of the student) who have passed and

continue in the same school. Financial

Assistance will be released to the eligible

students through Electronic Clearing Service

(ECS) mode.

Clause 12

Meritorious Scholarship– (a) The students

of Vth to Xth Std. who secure 50% or above

marks will be sanctioned meritorious

scholarship is as under.—

V to VIth std.

Rs. 900/- per annum

VII to VIIIth std.

Rs. 1000/- per annum

IXth std

Rs. 1100/- per annum

Xth std

Rs. 1600/-per annum

(b) The amount will be released to the

student through Electronic Clearing Service

(ECS) mode.

Clause 13

Other conditions.— (a) The Director shall

be the final authority concerning the

interpretation of any clause altering the

scheme.

(b) The Government may relax any of the

provisions for good and sufficient reasons.

All other Clauses in the above mentioned

scheme remain unchanged.

This amendment shall come in to force

w.e.f. date of issue of publication on Official

Gazette.

By order and in the name of the Governor

of Goa.

Triveni Velip, Director of Tribal Welfare.

Porvorim, 22nd August, 2022.

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