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Panaji, 2nd June, 2022 (Jyaistha 12, 1944)

SERIES I No. 9

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 is an Extraordinary issue to the Official Gazette, Series I No. 8 dated 26-5-2022, namely:—

(1) Extraordinary dated 30-5-2022 from pages 345 to 346, Department of Finance, Notification No.5-1-2022 Fin (DMU)

regarding Market Borrowing Programme.

INDEX

Department

Notification/Ord.

Subject

Pages

Agriculture

Not.- 3/5/EXT/25/2022-23/D.Agri/27

Revised State Sector Scheme.

347

2.a. Education, Art & Culture

Ord.- DTE/Estt/Writ Pet-Instructor/

Enhancement of age of retirement of

353

Dte. of Technical Education

/2021/497

Workshop Instructors.

b. Dte. of Art & Culture

Not.- DAC/COMPCELL/10-SCHEMES/ Amendment to the Scheme.

353

/2022-23/785

c. —do—

Not.- DAC/COMPCELL/10-SCHEMES/

—do—

354

/2022-23/786

d. —do—

Not.- DAC/COMPCELL/10-SCHEMES/

—do—

354

/2022-23/787

e. —do—

Not.- DAC/COMPCELL/10-SCHEMES/

—do—

354

/2022-23/788

f. —do—

Not.- DAC/COMPCELL/10-SCHEMES/

—do—

355

/2022-23/789

g. —do—

Not.- DAC/COMPCELL/10-SCHEMES/

—do—

355

/2022-23/790

Environment & Climate

Not.- 3-154-2008/STE-DIR/Part/229

Fees for units handling Bio-medical

355

Change

Waste.

Official Language

Not.- 13/1/2018/DOL/BPY/Comm./142

Amendment to Bhasha Puraskar

358

Yojana

Revenue

Not.- 1/1/3/2022-RD/3466

Amendment to notification dated

358

6-4-2018.

GOVERNMENT OF GOA

Department of Agriculture

Directorate of Agriculture

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Notification

3/5/EXT/25/2022-23/D.Agri/27

Read: Notification Nos:

a) 3/5/EXT/25-Part/2010-11/D. Agri/45

dated 30-4-2015.

b) 3/5/EXT/25/2019-20/D. Agri/257

dated 18-07-2016.

Government of Goa is pleased to introduce

the revised State Sector Scheme “SHETKARI

ADHAR NIDHI” for grant of compensation to

the farmers who suffer losses in agriculture

due to various factors as mentioned below in

supersession to the notifications referred

above.

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This revised scheme shall come in force

with immediate effect and shall remain in

force till it is withdrawn to provide assistance

as compensation to the farmers who suffer

losses in agriculture due to natural calamities.

The guidelines of the scheme are as under:

1. Coverage of Shetkari Adhar Nidhi.— The

scheme would cover the damage to field

crops, horticulture crops spices, medicinal

plants, floriculture, losses to infrastructure like

farm retaining wall, fencing, well, irrigation

system and pipeline, pump and green houses.

Similarly, losses to agriculture produce ready

for sale, inputs required for agricultural

production, agriculture machinery and

equipments shall be covered under the

scheme. Similarly, natural calamities that

prevent the farmer from economic crop

cultivation would also be covered under the

scheme. The expenditure incurred for

removal of debris caused due to siltation shall

also be covered under the Shetkari Adhar

Nidhi.

2. Causes of damages.— Damages that are

caused due to following reasons will be

considered for compensation.

a) Floods

b) Drought

c) Cyclonic rains

d) Landslide and siltation

e) Epidemic of pest and diseases

f) Unseasonal rains

g) Accidental fire

h) Lightening

i) Cloud burst

j) Earthquake

k) Wild Animals

3. Eligibility under Shetkari Adhar Nidhi.—

The farmer who has suffered losses shall be

eligible for the benefit under Shetkari Adhar

Nidhi Scheme. Farmer shall be the one,

cultivating the land with valid Krishi Card.

NGO’s/Self Help Groups/Farmers Clubs/

Institutes and Organizations engaged in

agricultural activities with valid Krishi Card

issued by the Government shall be covered

under the scheme.

4. Standard cost for evaluation of damage/

/losses under Shetkari Adhar Nidhi.—

1. Crop Loss (Maximum Compensation)

(a) Crops like Paddy, Vegetables, Pulses,

Flowers, Ragi (Nachni), including seasonal

fruits like watermelons, tuber crops,

turmeric etc. Rs. 40,000/- per ha. per

season, per crop.

(b) Banana:

(i) Maindoli Rs. 700/- per bearing plant

for total loss.

(ii) Saldatti and others: Rs. 500/- per

bearing plant for total loss.

(iii) Non bearing plant Rs. 200/- per

plant for total loss.

(i) Coconut palms upto 3 years Rs. 600/-

per palm for total loss.

(ii) Coconut palms from 3 years to 7

years Rs.1500/- per palm for total

loss.

(iii) Coconut palms yielding and above

7 years Rs. 5000/- per palm for total

loss.

(d) Cashew:

(i) Yielding tree: Rs. 1000/- per tree

for total loss.

(ii) Non yielding Cashew graft Rs. 200/-

per grafts for total loss.

(e) Arecanut:

(i) Fully grown yielding tree Rs. 1500/-

per tree for total loss.

(ii) Seedling: Rs. 300/- each for total

loss.

(f) Sugarcane:

(i) Ready to harvest i.e. nine months

and above: Maximum compensation

Rs. 60,000/-per ha.

(ii) Four to nine months maximum

compensation Rs. 30,000/- per ha.

(g) Other fruit crops:

(i) Pineapple: Rs. 50/- per plant for total

loss.

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(ii) Papaya (yielding): Rs. 300/- per

plant for total loss.

(h) Chickoo:

(i) Small tree upto 10 years Rs. 750/-

per tree for total loss.

(ii) Yielding tree Rs.1500/- per tree for

total loss.

(i) Mango:

(i) Tree upto 10 years Rs. 2,000/- per

tree for total loss.

(ii) Yielding tree above 10 years

Rs. 8,000/- per tree for total loss.

(j) Any other crops like jackfruit, aonla,

cocum, spices crops like nutmeg, cinnamon

etc. or any other horticultural crops not

specified above.

(i) Tree upto 10 years Rs. 600/- per

plant for total loss.

(ii) Yielding tree above 10 years

Rs. 1200/- per tree for total loss.

The compensation will be evaluated as per

actual damages/actual evaluation done by

the Concerned Zonal Agriculture Officer,

limited to maximum compensation shown

above.

Losses to Agriculture Produce and

Agricultural Inputs

Compensation to Agriculture produce for

crops mentioned at No. 4, except 4 (f) shall

Rs. 40,000/- per ha. whereas case of 4 (f) will

be Rs. 60,000/- per ha. Losses to the

agricultural inputs like seed, fertilizer,

pesticides etc. for causes mentioned at

Sr. No. 2 shall be as per actual and limited to

maximum Rs. 40,000/- per ha. on production

of proof of purchase of inputs.

The compensation for agriculture produce

shall be limited to one time per year, per

season, per farmer.

Agriculture produce shall be considered

as matured crop produce only.

5. Limits for compensation under Shetkari

Adhar Nidhi.— (a) Maximum compensation

per farmer will be limited to Rs. 1.60 lakhs

for maximum 4 (four) ha. or as per actual

evaluation of the losses whichever is less. In

case of sugarcane crop also the maximum

assistance will be Rs. 1.60 lakhs @ Rs. 60,000/-

per ha. or as per actual evaluation whichever

is less.

(b) The standard loss for various crops is

calculated in consideration of total crop loss.

However, wherever partial loss of the crop

occurs the compensation shall be restricted

to actual loss, evaluated by the officer.

calculated area wise however for perennial

crops the losses shall be calculated as per

actual evaluation of losses given at point

No. 4, standard cost of evaluation of damage/

/losses maximum Rs. 1.60 lakhs per farmer.

(d) In case of epidemic of disease/pest the

Committee constituted as below will

recommend to the Government the details

about the type of pest and disease, type of

crop, area affected in a village, extent of the

damage, number of the farmers affected, area

affected in a Taluka etc. Based on

recommendation of the Committee, the same

will be submitted to Government for decision

in the matter.

Name of the Official and Designation

Dy. Director of Agriculture

Chairman

(Crops & PP)

Dy. Director of Agriculture (Ext)

Member

Secretary

Zonal Agriculture Officer

Member

(Concerned)

The committee if required may take the

help of the Officials from ICAR-CCARI, Old

Goa, CIPMC, Mormugoa or Scientists from

KVK.

The losses to the seasonal crops due to

pest and disease will be considered as per

actual loss or maximum Rs 40,000 per ha.

whichever is less.

(a) In case of cashew crop, if the tree dies

due to pest and diseases, even if it not

epidemic in nature the compensation will be

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evaluated by the concerned Zonal Agriculture Officer as per standard cost of evaluation

mentioned at item No. 4.

(b) The total compensation from all the cases against any or all the crops, produce and/

or infrastructure shall not be more than Rs. 1.60 lakhs per farmer and on prorata basis for

NGO’s/Self Help Groups/Farmers Clubs/Institutes and Organizations engaged in agricultural

activities etc.

of the Government including payment from Agriculture Insurance Company shall be deducted

from the amount eligible and balance will be paid from the Shetkari Adhar Nidhi Scheme.

The valuation of losses for infrastructure is proposed to be calculated as below:

Sr.

Type of Agriculture Infrastructure/

Valuation

Remarks

No.

Equipments/machinery

Losses of water Pumpsets, Pipe line,

As per actual valuation

25% of the losses to standard cost

Drip system, Sprinkler system, all

by Agriculture Officers

as per scheme guidelines or

types of fence except stone wall fence

of Dept. of Agriculture

evaluated cost whichever is less,

maximum upto Rs. 1.60 lakhs

per farmer

Agriculture machinery/equipm- As per actual valuation by

25% of the losses to standard cost

ents covered under Mechanization

Mechanical Cultivation

as per scheme guidelines or

Scheme

Officers/Officers of Dept.

evaluated cost whichever is less,

of Agriculture

maximum upto Rs. 1.60 lakhs per

farmer

Collapse of Well, Bank/terraces/retai- As per actual valuation

25% of the losses to standard cost

ning wall and silt/Debris, Stone wall

done by Officials from Soil

as per scheme guidelines or

fence

Conservation Division

evaluated cost whichever is less,

(SCD) of Dept. of Agricu-

maximum upto Rs. 1.60 lakhs per

lture.

farmer

6. Procedure for assistance under Shetkari Adhar Nidhi Scheme.— (a) The farmer shall

apply to taluka level Zonal Agricultural Officer as early as possible or within 15 working days

of the calamity giving details of estimated amount of loss in prescribed proforma appended

at Annexure-I along with photograph of damages (representative one or two photographs

per damage) with the applicant or the representative of the applicant.

(b) Inspection shall be done by Zonal Agricultural Officer or his representative immediately

after receipt of application for assessment of actual losses and within 15 working days in the

proforma appended at Annexure-II. The compensation case should be uploaded for sanction

within 30 days. 10 working days relaxation is permissible in genuine cases.

Scheme.

(d) Losses evaluated by Zonal Agriculture Officer shall be computed in terms of prescribed

Standard Cost as at point No. 4 of this notification or as per actual whichever is less and shall

be settled at Zonal Level as per sanction orders issued by District Agricultural Officer (North)

and (South).

(e) Claims will be verified within the guidelines of Shetkari Adhar Nidhi Scheme at Zonal

Agricultural Office and will be submitted to the Directorate of Accounts for disbursement.

(f) The claims which requires Government approval shall be submitted to Director of

Agriculture within 30 days of the calamity.

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7. Financial requirement.— The various programmes as indicated in the preceding paras

shall be implemented subject to availability of funds under the scheme for general category,

Scheduled Tribe farmers and Scheduled Caste farmers.

8. Relaxation.— The Government shall be empowered to relax any or all clauses or conditions

of the scheme in genuine cases. However for release of financial assistance in such case will

be considered only with approval of Finance (Exp.) Department.

9. Interpretation.— If any question arises regarding interpretation of any clause, word,

expression of the scheme, the decision shall lie with the Government, which shall be final

and binding on all concerned.

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

implementation of this scheme, shall be heard and decided by the Minister for Agriculture

and the decision of the Minister for Agriculture in this regard shall be final and binding on

all concerned.

This supersedes all the notifications issued for the State Sector Scheme of Shetkari Adhar

Nidhi.

This issued with the concurrence of the Finance Department vide their U.O. No. 1400082600

dated 10-12-2021.

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

Nevil Alphonso, Director of Agriculture & ex officio Jt. Secretary.

Tonca-Caranzalem, April, 2022.

Directorate of Agriculture

Krishi Bhavan

Tonca, Caranzalem-Goa

Annexure-I

Application for the Grant of Relief under Shetkari Adhar Nidhi

Name of applicant: ____________________________________________________________

Father’s name: _______________________________________________________________

Age of applicant: _________

Address: ____________________________________________________________________

Krishi Card No.

Date of calamity: ________________________

Details of loss:

a) Crops: ____________________

b) Area: ____________________

c) Cause: ____________________

d) Value of material lost: _________

e) Type of loss (Siltation, Horticulture, Infrastructure etc.)

f) Land details:

i) Survey No.: ________________

ii) Ward: __________

iii) Village: _________________

iv) Taluka: _________

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____________________________________________resident

______________ward

_________________village of _________________taluka hereby solemnly declare that the

particulars mentioned are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.

• It is stated that I have received an amount of Rs. _______from natural calamity relief fund

or__________ any other relief fund of the Government including payment from Insurance Company.

• I have not received any compensation either in cash or kind towards the above calamity from any

Government agency or Insurance Company.

Place: __________________

(Signature or thumb impression of applicant)

Date: __________________

Name of applicant ________________________

To,

The Zonal Agricultural Officer,

___________________ Taluka

———

Annexure-II

Valuation/Panchanama

I,_____________________________________working as __________________in the office of

the________________________________________hereby state that the damange claimed

by _____________________of_______________ Village of __________________Taluka has been inspected

by me on_____________ alongwith__________________ Taluka/Panchayat Secretaty/Gramsevak of the

Village and evaluated at Rs.__________ under the guidelines of Shetkari Adhar Nidhi of the Directorate

of Agriculture towards the crops loss/infrastructure loss/loss due to siltation etc. as below.

Sr.

Crop/ltem of loss

Area/No. of

Valuation as per

Maximum amount of loss

No.

plants

standard

to be compensated

(in Rs.)

Cereal Crops (Specify)

Banana

Coconut

Cashew

Arecanut

Sugarcane

Other fruit crops (Specify)

Other seasonal crops (Specify)

Infrastructure

Valuated by:

Signature: __________________

Name: _____________________

Designation: ________________

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I, ______________________________Zonal Agricultural Officer of ____________________ hereby state

that Shri __________________________is a Registered farmer under Krishi No.____________and above

claim for assistance under Shetkari Adhar Nidhi is recommended for Rs. ___________________.

Signature: _________________________

Name:_____________________________

Designation: Zonal Agricultural Officer

_____________________(Taluka)

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Department of Education, Art & Culture

Directorate of Technical Education

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Order

DTE/Estt/Writ Pet-Instructor/2021/497

The issue of enhancement of age of

retirement of Workshop Instructors was under

consideration of the Government for quite

some time.

Now, Government has decided to enhance

the age of retirement on superannuation of

Workshop Instructors under the Common

Cadre of Directorate of Technical Education,

working at Goa College of Engineering and

Government Polytechnics, as well as

Workshop Instructors in aided Polytechnics

under Directorate of Technical Education,

from 60 to 62 years.

Accordingly, all the Workshop Instructors

under the Directorate of Technical Education,

as above, shall superannuate/retire from

service upon attaining the age of 62 years.

This issues with the approval of the

Government vide U.O. No. 917/F dated

05-05-2022.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

Dr. Vivek B. Kamat, Director of Technical

Education & ex officio Addl. Secretary.

Porvorim, 23rd May, 2022.

Directorate of Art & Culture

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Notification

DAC/COMPCELL/10-SCHEMES/2022-23/785

Sub: Amendment to the Scheme.

1. Read:- “Scheme to provide Special

Financial Grants for organizing Cultural

Events” published in Official Gazette Series I

No. 22 dated 31-08-2006, Series I No.13 dated

28-06-2012, Series I No. 18 dated 31-07-2014,

Series I No. 15 dated 09-07-2015, Series I

No. 3 dated 21-04-2016 & Series I No. 2 dated

13-04-2017.

Whereas the Government has notified a

“Scheme to provide Special Financial Grants

for organizing Cultural Events” vide

notification dated 25-08-2006 & 08-06-2012,

and published in the Government Gazette

Series I No. 22 dated 31-08-2006, Series I

No. 13 dated 28-06-2012, Series I No. 18 dated

31-07-2014, Series I No. 15 dated 09-07-2015,

Series I No. 3 dated 21-04-2016 & Series I No.

2 dated 13-04-2017.

And whereas Government desires to amend

Clause 1 (ii) of the “Scheme to provide Special

Financial Grants for organizing Cultural

Events” in public interest.

Now therefore the Clause 1 (ii) of the

“Scheme to provide Special Financial Grants

for organizing Cultural Events” is amended

to read as under:

“1 (ii) This scheme shall come into force

from the date of its publication in the Official

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Gazette and shall remain in force up to 31st

March, 2023”.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

Sagun R. Velip, Director of Art & Culture

ex officio Jt. Secretary.

Panaji, 30th May, 2022.

———

Notification

DAC/COMPCELL/10-SCHEMES/2022-23/786

Sub: Amendment to the Scheme.

1. Read:- “Scheme to provide Grant in aid

to Cultural Organization” published in Official

Gazette Series I No. 5 dated 02-05-2008, Series

I No. 18 dated 31-07-2014, Series I No. 15

dated 09-07-2015, Series I No. 3 dated

21-04-2016 & Series I No. 2 dated 13-04-2017.

Whereas the Government has notified a

“Scheme to provide Grant in aid to Cultural

Organization” vide Notification dated

15-04-2008, and published in the Government

Gazette Series I No. 5 dated 02-05-2008, Series

I No. 18 dated 31-07-2014, Series I No. 15

dated 09-07-2015, Series I No. 3 dated

21-04-2016, Series I No. 2 dated 13-04-2017.

And whereas Government desires to

amend Clause 1 (ii) of the “Scheme to provide

Grant in aid to Cultural Organization” in

public interest.

Now therefore the Clause 1 (ii) of the

“Scheme to provide Grant in aid to Cultural

Organization” is amended to read as under:

“1 (ii) This scheme shall come into force

from the date of its publication in the Official

Gazette and shall remain in force up to 31^st

March, 2023”.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

Sagun R. Velip, Director of Art & Culture

ex officio Jt. Secretary.

Panaji, 30th May, 2022.

———

Notification

DAC/COMPCELL/10-SCHEMES/2022-23/787

Sub: Amendment to the Scheme.

1. Read:- “Scheme to provide Grant to the

institution for Long Term Project in the field

of Art & Culture (Sarjansheel)” published in

Official Gazette Series I No. 5 dated

02-05-2008 & Series I No. 43 dated 22-01-2009,

Series I No. 18 dated 31-07-2014, Series I

No. 15 dated 09-07-2015, Series I No. 16 dated

21-07-2016.

Whereas the Government has notified a

“Scheme to provide Grant to the institution

for Long Term Project in the field of Art &

Culture (Sarjansheel)” vide notification dated

15-04-2008 & 14-01-2009 and published in the

Government Gazette Series I No. 5 dated

02-05-2008 & Series I No. 43 dated 22-01-2009,

Series I No. 18 dated 31-07-2014, Series I

No. 15 dated 09-07-2015 & Series I No. 16

dated 21-07-2016.

And whereas Government desires to

amend Clause 1 (ii) of the “Scheme to provide

Grant to the institution for Long Term Project

in the field of Art & Culture (Sarjansheel)” in

public interest.

Now therefore the Clause 1 (ii) of the

“Scheme to provide Grant to the institution

for Long Term Project in the field of Art &

Culture (Sarjansheel)” is amended to read as

under:

“1 (ii) This scheme shall come into force

from the date of its publication in the Official

Gazette and shall remain in force up to 31^st

March, 2023”.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

Sagun R. Velip, Director of Art & Culture

ex officio Jt. Secretary.

Panaji, 30th May, 2022.

———

Notification

DAC/COMPCELL/10-SCHEMES/2022-23/788

Sub: Amendment to the Scheme.

1. Read:- “Kalakar Kritadnyata Nidhi”

published in Official Gazette Series I No. 43

dated 22-01-2009, Series I No. 18 dated

31-07-2014, Series I No. 15 dated 09-07-2015,

Series I No. 3 dated 21-04-2016 & Series I

No. 2 dated 13-04-2017.

Whereas the Government has notified a

“Kalakar Kritadnyata Nidhi” vide notification

dated 14-01-2009, and published in the

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Government Gazette Series I No. 43 dated

22-01-2009, Series I No. 18 dated 31-07-2014

& Series I No. 15 dated 09-07-2015, Series I

No. 3 dated 21-04-2016 & Series I No. 2 dated

13-04-2017.

And whereas Government desires to

amend Clause 1 (ii) of the “Kalakar

Kritadnyata Nidhi” in public interest.

Now therefore the Clause 1 (ii) of the

“Kalakar Kritadnyata Nidhi” Scheme is

amended to read as under:

“1 (ii) This scheme shall come into force

from the date of its publication in the Official

Gazette and shall remain in force up to 31^st

March, 2023”.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

Sagun R. Velip, Director of Art & Culture

ex officio Jt. Secretary.

Panaji, 30th May, 2022.

———

Notification

DAC/COMPCELL/10-SCHEMES/2022-23/789

Sub: Amendment to the Scheme.

1. Read:- “D. D. Kosambi Research

Fellowship Scheme” published in Official

Gazette Series I No. 43 dated 22-01-2009.

Whereas the Government has notified a

“D. D. Kosambi Research Fellowship Scheme”

vide notification dated 14-01-2009, and

published in the Government Gazette Series

I No. 43 dated 22-01-2009.

And whereas Government desires to

amend Clause 1 (ii) of the “D. D. Kosambi

Research Fellowship Scheme” in public

interest.

Now therefore the Clause 1 (ii) of the

“D. D. Kosambi Research Fellowship Scheme”

is amended to read as under:

“1 (ii) This scheme shall come into force

from the date of its publication in the Official

Gazette and shall remain in force upto 31^st

March, 2023”.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

Sagun R. Velip, Director of Art & Culture

ex officio Jt. Secretary.

Panaji, 30th May, 2022.

———

Notification

DAC/COMPCELL/10-SCHEMES/2022-23/790

Sub: Amendment to the Scheme.

1. Read:- “ Scheme for Upliftment of Utsavi

Rangabhumi of Goa” published in Official

Gazette Series I No. 06 dated 10-05-2018.

Whereas the Government has notified a

“Scheme for Upliftment of Utsavi Rangabhumi

of Goa” vide notification dated 10-05-2018 and

published in the Government Gazette Series I

No. 6 dated 10-05-2018.

And whereas Government desires to

amend Clause 1 (ii) of the “Scheme for

Upliftment of Utsavi Rangabhumi of Goa” in

public interest.

Now therefore the Clause 1 (ii) of the

“Scheme for Upliftment of Utsavi Rangabhumi

of Goa” is amended to read as under:

“1 (ii) This scheme shall come into force

from the date of its publication in the Official

Gazette and shall remain in force up to 31^st

March, 2023”.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

Sagun R. Velip, Director of Art & Culture

ex officio Jt. Secretary.

Panaji, 30th May, 2022.

———ttt———

Department of Environment & Climate

Change

Notification

3-154-2008/STE-DIR/Part/229

In pursuance to the decision in the 132nd

& 133rd Meeting held on 27th March, 2018

and 29th June, 2018 for application fee for

authorization under the Bio-medical Waste

Management Rules, 2016, the Goa State

Pollution Control Board, Goa do hereby

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prescribe the following fees for consideration of authorization of the units handling bio-

medical waste.

Vide letter No. F. No. 20/7/2018-HSDM dated 14-09-2018 the Ministry of Environment Forest

and Climate Change has clarified as follow:—

“It is to inform you that as per Para 6 and Schedule-III of the BMWM Rules, 2016 a Central

Monitoring Committee under the chairmanship of Additional Secretary, MoEFCC has been

constituted to review the implementation of the Bio-medical Waste Management (BMWM)

Rules, 2016 in the country.

The issue pertaining to levying of particular registration/authorization fee was discussed

in the 1st meeting of the Central Monitoring Committee held on 15-2-2018 wherein it was

decided that charging of registration fee is a State specific issue and comes under the

purview of State Pollution Control Boards/Pollution Control Committee and is beyond the

scope of the Rules to prescribe for the same. It was also decided that State Pollution Control

Boards/Pollution Control Committees should make the registration process digital through

“on-line system” in order to make the process simple for SPCBs as well as Health Care

Facilities”.

The State Pollution Control Board is entrusted with the following responsibilities as stipulated

at Sr. No. 6 of Schedule III of these Rules:—

6. State Pollution Control Boards or Pollution

Inventorisation of Occupiers and data on bio-

Control Committees

medical waste generation, treatment & disposal.

ii.

Compilation of data and submission of the same

in annual report to Central Pollution Control Board

within the stipulated time period.

iii.

Grant and renewal, suspension or refusal cancell-

ation or of authorisation under these rules (Rule 7,

8 and 10).

iv.

Monitoring of compliance of various provisions and

conditions of authorisation.

Action against health care facilities or common

bio-medical waste treatment facilities for violation

of these rules (Rule 18).

vi.

Organizing training programmes to staff of health

care facilities and common bio-medical waste

treatment facilities and State Pollution Control

Boards or Pollution Control Committee Staff on

segregation, collection, storage transportation,

treatment and disposal of bio-medical wastes.

vii.

Undertake or support research or operations

research regarding bio-medical waste management.

viii.

Any other function under these rules assigned by

Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate

Change or Central Pollution Control Boards from

time to time.

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ix.

Implementation of recommendations of the Advisory

Committee.

Publish the list of Registered or Authorised (or give

consent) Recyclers.

xi.

Undertake and support third party audits of the

common bio-medical waste treatment facilities in

their State.

The levy of following fees for meeting the expenses incurred by the Board for processing

of applications for Authorization and for performing duties in order to fulfill the responsibilities

entrusted to the board as stipulated at Sr. No. 6 of Schedule III of these Rules under the

provision of these Rules.

Sr. No.