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Panaji, 20th June, 2023 (Jyaistha 30, 1945)

SERIES I No. 11

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

RNI No. GOAENG/2002/6410

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

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EXTRAORDINARY

No. 2

GOVERNMENT OF GOA

Department of Home

Home—General Division

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Notification

2/9/2022/HD(G)/659

In exercise of the powers conferred by

sub-clause (v) of clause (a) of sub-section (1)

of section 2 of the Goa Essential Services

Maintenance Act, 1988 (Goa Act No. 20 of

1989), the Government of Goa being of opinion

that strikes in manufacturing, packaging,

distribution

and

transportation

pharmaceutical products and components

thereof, would prejudicially affect the

maintenance of supplies and services

necessary for the life of the community and

would result in the infliction of grave hardship

on the community, hereby declares the sector

of manufacturing, packaging, distribution and

transportation of pharmaceutical products

and components thereof to be an essential

service for the purposes of the said Act.

By order and in the name of the Governor

of Goa.

Vivek K. Naik, Under Secretary (Home-I).

Porvorim, 16th June, 2023.

Department of Power

Office of the Chief Electrical Engineer

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Notification

185/EA2003/CEE/TECH/COM

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-

section (1) of section 152 of the Electricity

Act, 2003 (Central Act No. 36 of 2003) the

Government of Goa hereby authorizes all

Superintending Engineers (Electrical) and

Executive Engineers (Electrical), for the

purposes of said sub-section (1) of section

152 of the said Act.

This notification shall come into force on

the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

Stephen Fernandes, Chief Electrical

Engineer & ex officio Addl. Secretary.

Panaji, June, 2023.

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Notification

185/EA2003/CEE/TECH/COM

In exercise of the powers conferred by

sub-section (2) of section 135 of the Electricity

Act, 2003 (Central Act No. 36 of 2003)

(hereinafter referred to as the “said Act), the

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Government of Goa hereby authorizes all

Superintending Engineers (Electrical),

Executive Engineers (Electrical), and

Assistant Engineers (Electrical) for the

purposes of said sub-section (2) of section

135 of the said Act.

This notification shall come into force on

the date of its publication in the Official

Gazette.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

Stephen Fernandes, Chief Electrical

Engineer & ex officio Addl. Secretary.

Panaji, June, 2023.

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Directorate of Skill Development

& Entrepreneurship

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Notification

3/1675/ATS/2023/GCMATS-GE/780

The following Policy is approved by the

Government of Goa and has to be published

for general information of public and shall

come into force from date of publication in

the Official Gazette.

“Policy for Government Establishments to

increase the employability of the youth of Goa

and to encourage participation of Government

and Public Sector Establishments, in line with

Apprenticeship

Training

Scheme

for

Apprentices of Goan youth, who are having

fifteen years residence in the State of Goa”.

1. Introduction.— The Apprentices Act, 1961

was enacted with the objective of regulating

the program of training of apprentices in the

industry by utilizing the facilities available

therein for imparting on-the-job training.

Ministry

Skill

Development

and

Entrepreneurship is the administrative

ministry responsible for implementation of

the Act.

The Apprentices Act, 1961 makes it

obligatory

for

employers

engage

apprentices in all categories of Apprentices.

Directorate General of Training (DGT)

under Ministry of Skill Development &

Entrepreneurship, Government of India

monitors the implementation of the

scheme of apprenticeship training. State

Apprenticeship Advisers monitors the

Scheme in State Government Undertakings

and Private Establishments.

2. Short title and commencement.— (a) This

Policy may be called “Goa Chief Minister’s

Apprenticeship Policy for Government

Establishment—2023”.

(b) It shall come into force from the date of

its publication in the Official Gazette.

3. Definitions.— In this Policy, unless the

context otherwise requires,—

a) “Apprentice” means an Apprentice as

defined in the Apprentices Act, 1961 (Act

No. 52 of 1961) and will include those in

Government Departments.

b) “Establishment in Public Sector”

means as defined in the Apprentices Act,

1961 (Act No. 52 of 1961); and will also

include Government Department.

c) “Month” shall mean calendar month.

4. Current status.— Directorate of Skill

Development & Entrepreneurship being the

State Apprenticeship Advisor (SAA) has

initiated special drive to bring maximum

number of Government establishments,

Autonomous Establishments and Public

Sector Establishment under the ambit of

Apprenticeship Training. However, the

establishments have not shown interest in

implementing the provision of the apprentice

engagement. Considering this situation, the

State Government has decided to motivate

the Government Establishments to initiate the

Apprentice Engagement in various sectors

by facilitating Government Establishments for

Apprentice Engagement through Goa Chief

Minister’s Apprentice Policy.

5. Objective of the Policy.— The main

objective of the Policy is for Government

Establishment to increase the employability

of the youth of Goa and to encourage

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participation of Government Establishments

and Public sector in line with Apprenticeship

Training Scheme for those youth having fifteen

years residence in Goa.

6. Potential available for apprenticeship

training.— There are a large number of

Government Establishments where training

facilities are available but these facilities have

not been fully utilized compared to the size

and rate of growth of economy of India. The

performance of Apprenticeship Training is not

satisfactory and a large number of training

facilities available in the Government

Establishments are under utilized depriving

unemployed youth of Goa to avail the benefits

of Apprenticeship Training. There is a huge

potential in Apprenticeship Training which

remains untapped.

Apprenticeship training provides for an

industry-led, practice-oriented and efficient

mode of formal training and as such

strengthening of apprenticeship training

needs to be given a high priority.

The State Government has decided to

motivate the youth of Goa and the

Government Establishments to initiate the

Apprentice Engagement through Goa Chief

Minister’s Apprentice Policy for Government

Establishment-2023 keeping in view the

importance of Apprenticeship Training, the

same Policy is approved by the competent

authority for “Chief Minister’s Apprenticeship

Policy for Government Establishment-2023”.

7. Scope of the policy.— This Policy is

applicable to all the State Government

Establishments/Autonomous bodies/Public

Sector Undertaking included under the

provisions of the Apprentice Act-1961

including

Government

Departments.

These entities shall register on the portal

https://www.apprenticeshipindia.gov.in and

under

the

jurisdiction

State

Apprenticeship Advisor. It is resolved that the

following benefits will be given to the

apprentices:—

This

policy

shall

encourage

engagement of Apprentices in Government

Departments, Autonomous Bodies and

Public Sector Establishments.

ii)

include

the

Government

Departments which are not included under

the Apprentice Act, 1961, according to the

provisions of the Act, so as to train more

and more apprentices. Within a financial

year, each Government Establishment

including Departments shall engage

apprentices in a band of 2.5 percent. to 15

percent. of the total sanctioned strength of

the establishment excluding contractual

staff, subject to a minimum of 5 percent. of

the total to be reserved for fresher

apprentices and skill certificate holder

apprentices in case 15% of the total strength

are engaged as apprentices.

iii) The minimum rate of stipend payable

to apprentices per month shall be as per

schedule below based on the qualifications

stipulated in the curriculum. The minimum

rate of stipend payable to apprentices per

month shall be follows, namely:—

Serial

Category

Prescribed minimum

Number

amount of stipend

(i)

School pass-outs

8000 per month

(class 5th - class 9th)

(ii)

School pass-outs

8000 per month

(class 10th)

(iii)

School pass-outs

10000 per month

(class 12th)

(iv)

National or State

10000 per month

Certificate holder

(v)

Technician (vocational)

11000 per month

apprentice or Voca-

-tional Certificate

holder or sandwich

course (Students from

Diploma Institutions)

(vi)

Technician apprentice 12000 per month

or diploma holder in

any stream or sandwich

course (students from

degree institutions)

(vii)

Graduate apprentices 13000 per month

or degree apprentices

or degree in any stream

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(iv) The Opportunities for which the

category of apprentices shall be eligible

will be as per the guidelines of

NAPS and shall be chosen by the

apprentices through portal https://

www.apprenticeshipindia.gov.in

(v) In the case of Skill Certificate Holder,

stipend payable per month shall be as per

his/her educational qualification as

mentioned in the table above.

(vi) Duration of training period is either

one year or as per the duration of trade

whichever is higher.

(vii) In the case of National or State

Certificate holder, the period of training

already undergone by him or her in a

school or other institution recognized by

the National Council or State Council, shall

be taken into account for the purpose of

determining the minimum payable rate of

stipend.

(vii) In the case of Fresher apprentice,

during Basic Training for a period up to

three months, the stipend amount to be

paid by the establishment shall be 50 percent

of the prescribed stipend. Further the pass-

out trainees of the courses of the Pradhan

Mantri Kaushlya Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) and

Modular Employable Scheme (MES) do not

require the basic training and they can

directly enter the apprenticeship training.

According to this provision so that the

trainees can join as apprentices.

8. Policy targets.— Target under the Policy

shall be to train 5000 apprentices per financial

year across various sectors.

9. Implementing agencies.— The State

Apprenticeship

Adviser

(SAA)

implementing

agency

respect

Apprentices

Engagement

for

State

Government Department State Public Sector

Establishment’s & Autonomous Establishments

falling under their jurisdiction as per the

Apprentices Act, 1961. State Apprenticeship

Advisor is the appropriate authority in respect

of any Government Establishment other than

those falling under the Central Government

jurisdiction.

10. Key features.— Implementation of the

Goa Chief Minister’s Apprenticeship Policy for

Government Establishment-2023 shall serve

two fold purpose, first the apprentice

engagement shall enhance in various

Government Establishments, Autonomous

Bodies and State Public Sector Establishment’s

thus engaging youth of Goa and secondly to

add extra manpower to cater to the needs of

public in more efficient manner.

11.

Ease

administering.—

The

Government Establishments registered on the

apprenticeship

portal

https://www.

apprenticeshipindia.gov.in

under

the

jurisdiction of State Apprenticeship Advisor

will be deemed to get the benefit under the

Policy.

Presently National Apprenticeship Portal

being used for administering the implementation

of the Apprenticeship Training will address

the requirements of all key stakeholders.

12. Involvement of stake holders.— As per

the

Apprentices

Act,

monitoring

apprenticeship training in State for Public

Sector Undertakings, Government Establish-

ments, and Autonomous Establishments is

done by State Apprenticeship Advisor for the

youth of Goa.

13. Promoters and Facilitators for CMAP for

Government Establishment-2023.— Facilitators/

/Promoters in the system are essential for

mobilizing the apprentices. Since this Policy

involves multiple stakeholders, the role of

facilitators becomes important. Facilitators

can also create awareness among the

employers which is generally lacking in the

State. The facilitators can also play a major

role in coordinating between employers and

State Government for smooth functioning of

the Policy.

Committee comprising following members

shall be constituted as Facilitators/Promoters:—

i. State Apprenticeship Advisor (SAA)—

Chairman.

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ii. Representative of Public Sector

Undertaking—Member.

iii. Representative of Industry—Member.

iv. Representative of Government

Establishment—Member.

v. Representative of Industries, Trade

and Commerce—Member.

vi.

Representative

Labour

Employment—Member.

14. Communication Campaign.— Meetings/

/Workshops will be organized with all

stakeholders including GCCI, GSIA, GPMA,

TTAG, ASSOCHAM, CII, TPA, FICCI, local

Industry chambers/clusters.

Publicity & advertisements using both print

and electronic media, holding programs in

association with Atmanirbhar Bharat-

Swayampurna Goem, PMNAM etc. will be

conducted.

15. Implementation plan.—

Eligibility of Employer:—

(a) Within a financial year, Government

Establishment shall engage apprentices in

a band of 2.5 percent. to 15 percent. of the

total strength of the establishment

excluding contractual staff, subject to a

minimum of 5 per cent. of the total to be

reserved for fresher apprentices and skill

certificate holder apprentices.

(b) Government Establishments must

have PAN/TIN/TAN/GST to be registered

on the National Apprenticeship portal

https://www.apprenticeshipindia.gov.in

and have a separate budget head for

“Stipend & Scholarship”.

of age eighteen and above in normal

working hours of the establishment.

Apprentices under the age of eighteen shall

be engaged in such training between the

hours of 8.00 am and 6.00 pm. Any

relaxation in the same shall be approved

by the Apprenticeship Adviser, on case to

case basis.

Eligibility of Apprentice:— Person who

is resident of Goa for 15 years and is

fulfilling educational criteria as per

Apprentices Act is eligible to make a

contract of apprenticeship with the

employer for apprenticeship training which

has been approved by State Apprenticeship

Advisor(SAA)/Competent Authority under

the Act.

Apprentices can be engaged from the

following categories:

1. Trade Apprentices.

2. Graduate Apprentices.

3. Technician Apprentices.

4. Technician (Vocational) Apprentices.

5. Optional Trade Apprentices.

Trainees who have completed PMKVY/MES-

-SDI courses or courses approved by State

Governments/Central Government, 10+2

vocational certificate holders (Apprentices

who are not covered under NATS administered

by MHRD), candidates who possess minimum

educational qualification required for a trade

and have not undergone any formal trade

training (Fresher apprentices) can be

engaged as apprentices. Duration of the

Apprenticeship training shall be governed as

per Apprentices Act, 1961.

16. Monitoring of the establishments.—

Monitoring is required to ascertain the status

of implementation of the Policy. Therefore, it

is expected that 5% to 15% of the total

beneficiary establishments under the Policy

would be subject to actual physical

verification every year.

Establishments shall be selected on a

computerized random basis for checking.

17. Pattern of Assistance for Drawal/

/Expenditure.— (1) The expenditure towards

the implementation of the Policy shall be

debited to the concerned Budget Head of

Respective Government Establishment

implementing the Policy.

(2) The Total Budget Outlay towards

implementation of this Policy is projected to

be approximately Rs. 78 Crores.

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18. Other Conditions.— (a) The State Appren-

-ticeship Advisor (SAA) shall be the final

authority concerning the interpretation of

these rules.

(b) Government may relax any of the

provision of rules for good and sufficient

reasons.

inform the apprentice engaged regarding the

eligibility conditions of the related Policy.

(d) State Apprenticeship Advisor shall be

the competent authority to approve the

contract.

(e) Selection of trainees by Government

Establishment shall be on first cum first serve

basis subject to proximity of residence and

other relevant factors to be decided by

respective departments.

(f) Apprenticeship training shall be treated

as experience in Government Departments.

19. Recovery of above benefits (Chief

Minister Apprenticeship Policy for Government

Establishment-2023).— Excess amount (not

due) received from Government of Goa in

respect to stipend paid is recoverable.

Similarly, any of the above claim

sanctioned, may be liable to be cancelled/

/forfeited/recovered in the event of any

apprentice claim for non-domicile apprentice

is claimed by the Establishment.

Similarly, any of the above cited benefits

granted, may again be liable to be cancelled/

/forfeited/recovered/dis-continued, if at any

stage, the information furnished by the

Establishment/Employer/Candidate is found

to be either, incorrect or if the claim has been

reimbursed by suppressing any material facts.

The final decision, as to any recoveries to be

made, as above, shall be subject to the

discretion of the competent Government

Authority.

This issues with concurrence of Finance

(Exp.) Department vide their U. O. No. 1627

dated 15-06-2023.

Jyoti

Kumari,

IAS,

Director

(Skill

Development & Entrepreneurship).

Panaji, 15th June, 2023.

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