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Panaji, 6th July, 2023 (Asadha 15, 1945)

SERIES I No. 14

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. 13 dated 30-6-2023 namely:—

1. Extraordinary dated 30-6-2023 from pages 1527 to 1528, Notification from Department of Inland Waterways

Notification regarding Water Sports Activities.

INDEX

Department

Notification

Subject

Pages

Agriculture

Not.- 3/3/Hort/SSS/2/2023-24/

Amendment to State Secter Scheme - Assured

1529

/D.Agri/152

price for Agricultural Produce.

Animal Husbandry

Not.- 14-9-AH/AWB/2023-24/

Policy for Street and Pet Dog Caregiving in the 1531

/1262

form of Guidelines (Revised).

Civil Supplies &

Not.- DCS/EST/Asst. Director/

Goa Departmental Examination for the Officers 1536

Consumer Affairs

/2023-24/1338

in the Cadre of Assistant Director of Civil Supplies

Rules, 2023

Home

Not.- 4/9/2020-HD(F&CD)/

Goa Welfare/Pension Scheme for Seafarers,

1538

/NRI/222

2023

5. a. Personnel

Not.- 1/6/2022-PER

RRs.— Electricity Department.

1543

b. —do—

Not.- 1/1/2020-PER

RRs.— Department of Archives.

1545

c. —do—

Not.- 1/6/2021-PER

RRs.— Directorate of Agriculture.

1547

GOVERNMENT OF GOA

Department of Agriculture

Directorate of Agriculture

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Notification

3/3/Hort/SSS/2/2023-24/D.Agri/152

Sub: Amendment to State Sector Scheme

‘Assured Price for Agricultural

Produce’.

Ref.: 1. Notification No. 3/3/Hort/A.P/2/

/2012-13/D.Agri/475 dated 21-3-2013

and published in the Official Gazette

of Government of Goa Series I

No. 52 dated 21-03-2013.

2. Notification No. 3/3/Hort/SSS/2/

/2016-17/D.Agri/129 dated 26-7-2016

and published in the Official Gazette

of Government of Goa, Series

No. 19 dated 11-08-2016.

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The above referred Notification is amended

as below:

1. Serial No. 4 (ii) of notification at page

730 referred at Sr. No. 1 is replaced with the

following.

ii. Pattern for Assistance for Coconut:

(a) Benefit of assured price shall be

provided to the coconut sold to registered

traders to the extend of difference between

assured rate of Rs. 15/- and the price

received per nut by the farmer.

(b) Benefit shall be limited to 50,000 nuts

per beneficiary for a maximum area of 5

ha. with 800 bearing coconut trees. The

per ha. production of coconut shall be

treated as per actual but not more than

10,000 nuts per ha. Farmers having lesser

area would be paid proportionate to their

area. The rate received by farmers shall be

the actual price received or the average

minimum rate for the week notified by Goa

State Agricultural Marketing Board

whichever is higher.

shall not be less than 500 nos. to avail the

benefit under the above scheme.

(d) The Directorate of Agriculture will

fix the average minimum rate by calculating

the average minimum rates given by ‘Goa

Agricultural Produce & Livestock Marketing

Board, Arlem, Raia, Salcete-Goa (GAPLMB)

and other co-operative societies purchasing

coconut.

(e) The average minimum price fixed per

coconut will not be less than Rs. 6/- per

nut and the maximum assured price to be

paid to an individual farmers shall not

exceed Rs. 3.5 lakhs.

2. Serial No. 4 (iii) of Notification at page 731

referred at Sr. No. 1 is replaced with the following.

iii. Pattern of Assistance for Cashew:

(a) Benefit of assured price of Rs. 150/-

shall be provided to raw cashewnut sold

by farmers to the extend of difference

between Rs. 150/- kg. and the price

received per kg. by the farmer. The price

received shall be actual price received by

sale or average rate for the week notified

by the Goa Agricultural Produce &

Livestock Marketing Board, Arlem, Raia,

Salcete-Goa (GAPLMB) whichever is

higher. In case the rates are not notified

for the week by GAPLMB the last rates as

notified would be considered as rate of sale

in the market.

(b) Benefit of the scheme shall be

provided to maximum of 2000 kgs. per

individual cultivator, considering max. area

of 05 ha. The farmers having less area

would be paid assured price proportionate

to their area. Minimum quantity that would

be considered to avail benefit shall not be

less than 50 kg.

amount between the assured price of

Rs. 150/- and the actual sale price below

the assured price shall be Rs. 40/- kg.

Serial No. 4 (iv) of Notification at page 731

referred at Sr. No. 1 is replaced with the

following.

iv. Pattern of Assistance for Paddy:

(a) Difference between assured price of

Rs. 22/- per kg. and actual price received

by farmers for sale of paddy to the

authorized purchase agencies shall be

provided under the scheme of assured

price. A farmer will be entitled for

assistance for maximum of 15000 kgs. per

season for production of @ 5000 kgs. per

ha. Farmers cultivating paddy in both

seasons will be entitled for assistance for

both the seasons limited to 15000 kgs. per

season. Minimum quantity required to be

sold by farmer to avail benefit shall not be

less than 100 kgs.

All other content of Notification will remain

the same.

This Amendment shall come into force from

1st February, 2023 for cashew and from 1st

April, 2023 for paddy and coconut.

This issues with the approval of the State

Government and with the concurrence of

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Finance (Expenditure) Department vide U. O.

No. 1400092560 dated 28-06-2023.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

Nevil Alphonso, Director of Agriculture &

ex officio Joint Secretary.

Tonca-Caranzalem, 30th June, 2023.

———ttt———

Department of Animal Husbandry

Directorate of Animal Husbandry &

Veterinary Services

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Notification

14-9-AH/AWB/2023-24/1262

Read: 14-9-AH/AWB/2022-23/4798 dated

17-11-2022.

Policy for Street and Pet Dog Caregiving

in the form of Guidelines (Revised)

The Policy guidelines framed pursuant to

the order dated 23-09-2022 of the Hon’ble High

Court of Bombay at Goa, are revised, taking

into consideration several dog bite cases that

have occurred in the State to locals and

visitors, thus bringing a bad reputation to the

Tourism Sector. After subsequent review by

the Department of Animal Husbandry with

its Officers, the proposed Draft of Policy

Revision was put up for open discussion with

stakeholders on 16-05-2023. The below

mentioned revised policy is put in place after

taking into consideration the inputs sent in

by Stakeholders. This Policy will come into

force immediately on its publication in the

Official Gazette and shall remain in force until

further notice.

Preamble.— 1) The Dog Feeders’ conflicts

with the local communities in Goa, are only

symptomatic of the real cause, which is the

exploding population of street dogs and the

inadequate measures to control the dog

population. The percentage of street dogs to

the human population in Goa has risen to

4.5% today. The solution to this conflict is

mass sterilization of street dogs. It is clarified

that, for the purpose of sterilisation, street

dogs will include both the non-owned, street

dogs (also termed ‘stray’), as well as the free-

roaming pet dogs (i.e. dogs claimed by

owners, but also found on the streets during

part of the day/night). Pet owners are advised

and encouraged to sterilize their pets to avoid

increase in the dog population in Goa.

2) The Policy lays down important features

of the Street Dog Feeding Arrangements that

must be followed in order to ensure harmony

between the street dogs and the community

residents. Although feeding of street dogs

may lead to some inconvenience for residents,

especially those who do not like dogs, such

feeding is necessary to ensure that the

animals do not become aggressive due to

hunger

and

further

ensure

that

the dogs can more easily be caught

for sterilization.

3) Street dogs are often subjected to abusive

treatment by people because of the incorrect/

/misplaced belief that all street dogs carry

the Rabies Virus. This is not true. The State

has been carrying out, through Mission

Rabies, an intensive anti-Rabies campaign,

by having all street dogs in the State

vaccinated annually. As a result, Goa is now

declared, as a Rabies Controlled Area.

Nonetheless, vaccination and sterilization of

dogs must continue on high priority in order

to control both the dog population as well as

rabies.

4) Finally, the importance of street dogs in

our community is of great significance. Being

territorial animals, they restrict the areas they

inhabit and play the role of guards for such

areas, by protecting the community they

recognize from the entry of outsiders or

unknown people. If these dogs are removed

from these areas, new dogs will take their

place. Hence it is important that the

community of humans/RWAs/Co-operative or

Housing Societies care for the resident dogs

in their localities. It must also be remembered

that street dogs provide companionship and

act as stress relievers for people who spend

much of their lives on the streets.

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5) The Hon’ble High Court of Delhi in the

case of Dr. Maya D. Chablani vs Radha Mittal

and Ors has observed as under:

“Animals have a right to be treated with

compassion, respect and dignity. Animals are

sentient creatures with an intrinsic value.

Therefore, protection of such beings is the

moral responsibility of each and every citizen

including the Governmental and Non-

Governmental organizations.

This inherent or natural right of a person

to love or show kindness or feed animals,

cannot be restricted so long and till such time

as the said Acts does not cause any harm,

hindrance, harassment and nuisance to other

individuals or members of the society.

We have to show compassion towards all

living creatures. Animals may be mute but

we as a society have to speak on their behalf.

No pain or agony should be caused to the

animals.

Cruelty

animals

causes

psychological pain to them. Animals breathe

like us and have emotions. The animals

require food, water, shelter, normal behaviour,

medical care and self-determination.

Community dogs (stray/street dogs) have

the right to food and citizens have the right

to feed community dogs but in exercising this

right, care and caution should be taken to

ensure that it does not impinge upon the

rights of others or cause any harm, hindrance,

harassment and nuisance to other individuals

or members of the society.

6) Keeping in mind the guidelines issued

by Delhi High Court (Case of Maya FD.

Chablani Vs Radha Mittal and Ors.), and the

AWBI circular on pet dogs and street dogs,

the State of Goa has formulated its own

guidelines. State of Goa has adopted the AWBI

Revised Guidelines on Pet dogs and street

dogs dated 26th February, 2015 along with

the following provisions as under:

Policy for Feeding and Caregiving of

Street Dogs in Goa

Designation of Feeding Areas.— 1) Feeding

of the community dogs has to be done in

areas designated by the nominees of

Department of AHVS, Directorate of Health

Services, and DSPCA, in consultation with

Resident Welfare Associations/Co-operative or

Housing Societies (involving feeder aggrieved

residents) or Municipality/Panchayat (in case

RWA/Co-operative or Housing Societies is not

available).

2) While determining the “designated

area”, the committee has to be conscious of

the fact that every community dog is a

territorial being and therefore, community

dogs must be fed and tended to at places

within their territory. All dogs cannot be

herded into one spot for the purpose of

feeding them. Keeping in mind that

community dogs live in packs, hence, ideally,

each pack should be earmarked a different

designated area for feeding, even if that

means designating multiple areas in a

locality. Feeding spots for dogs in gated

societies must be in a secluded area of the

colony or a back lane.

3) Public cause ways, public streets,

pedestrian paths and footpaths which are

regularly used by the public for commuting

are to be avoided while feeding community

dogs, unless designated as feeding sites.

4) Service lanes not being frequently used

for ingress and egress may be used to feed

street dogs. Similarly, areas adjacent to the

boundary walls of the houses which are not

used for passage or do not have any exit/

entry points may also be used for feeding.

Likewise, vacant lands may be used for this

purpose.

5) The Designated Areas should be

identified by a clearly displayed signboard

indicating the feeding timings, in order to

make the public aware of the same and so to

caution them about accessing these areas at

such times. The feeding timings shall be in

two slots, one in the morning and one in the

evening or night, for a specified period as

may be found suitable. As far as possible,

feeding shall be undertaken at a time when

the density of human population tends to be

minimal.

Role of caregivers.— 1) The caregivers

should follow hygienic feeding techniques,

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and shall not feed uncooked food/raw meat

to street dogs. Further, the caregivers shall

remove all unwanted food left over by the

dogs immediately after the feeding period has

concluded. Dog feeding must not contribute

to littering or dirtying any feeding site.

2) Caregivers shall endeavor to cause least

inconvenience to people while feeding street

dogs. They should avoid feeding street dogs

immediately adjacent to areas in which

children play, or people take walks, or that

are otherwise crowded. Similarly, the area

adjacent to the entrance to flats/houses must

be avoided for feeding dogs.

3) No person shall restrict another from

feeding dogs, unless it is causing harm to

that person.

4) Residents who desire to care for street

dogs should avoid confining them within

their homes for some part of the day/night

and releasing them on the streets for the rest

of the day/night, as this alters the behaviour

of the dogs towards other residents and

makes them over protective of one house,

while acting aggressively towards others.

5) Dog feeders, shall endeavour to ensure

that the street dogs are vaccinated and

sterilized. The community volunteers/

/feeders should bring to the attention of the

concerned authorities if the dogs they are

feeding have not been sterilised or

vaccinated annually. The sterilized dogs have

to be returned to their same areas. The dog

feeders may also assist the AWOs/dog

catchers engaged in the sterilization and

vaccination programme. Caregivers should

also regularly check the dogs they are feeding

and note if the animals have any serious

injuries requiring treatment they may inform

the RWAs/AWOs/Co-operative or Housing

Societies accordingly. Thus, the purpose

sought to be achieved through feeding is to

eventually reduce the street dog population,

control rabies and ensure that the street

animals are healthy, which is extremely

important for the larger public good.

Role of DSPCA’s/local bodies/RWAs/Co-

operative or Housing Societies.— 1) Stray dog

management is a mandate of Local Bodies.

All dog feeders should be registered with the

concerned DSPCA, who will in turn issue

feeding cards to them and also monitor their

movement. Also disputes be intervened and

settled by DSPCA.

2) Municipalities/Panchayats at the request

of the RWA/Co-operative or Housing Societies

and/or local authority shall be responsible for

ensuring that the street dogs are registered,

sterilized and vaccinated.

3) It is also the responsibility of community

residents to get their street dog population

sterilized through an NGO engaged in dog

sterilization programme.

4) It shall be the duty and obligation of

every Resident Welfare Associations/Housing

Societies/co-op. Housing Societies or

Municipality/Panchayat (in case RWA/Co-

operative or Housing Societies is not

available) to ensure that every community

dog in every area has access to food and

water in the absence of caregivers or

community dog feeders in the said area.

5) If any of the street/community dogs is

injured or unwell, the RWA/Co-operative or

Housing Societies shall endeavour to secure

treatment for such dog by taking it to the

nearest veterinarian available.

6) DSPCA shall ensure that every Resident

Welfare Association/Co-operative or Housing

Society, or Municipality/Panchayat (in case

RWA/Co-operative or Housing Society is not

available), shall have an Animal Welfare

Committee, which shall be responsible for

ensuring compliance of the provisions of the

PCA Act and ensure harmony and ease of

communication between caregivers, feeders

or animal lovers and other residents. The

residents and the members of the RWA/Co-

operative or Housing Society as well as the

street dog feeders have to act in harmony

with each other and not in a manner which

shall lead to unpleasant circumstances in the

colony.

7) Every RWA/Co-operative or Housing

Societies shall endeavour to form Guard and

Dog partnerships and in consultation with

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the local Police Dog Squad, the dogs can be

trained to make them effective as guard dogs

and yet friendly to those who live in the

colony.

Enforcement of the Policy/Guidelines.— 1)

All Law enforcement authorities shall ensure

that no harassment or hindrance is caused

to the persons feeding street dogs at the

designated feeding spot and give them any

assistance if found necessary. They shall also

ensure proper implementation of the AWBI

Revised Guidelines on Pet dogs and Street

dogs dated 26th February, 2015.

2) All Dy. Collectors shall protect street

animal feeders when called upon to do so

They should give equal opportunity to

citizens/members of the local community for

redressal of grievances related to street dogs.

3) No owner/person in charge of any dog,

shall:

(a) Allow the pet dog to roam at large

on any public street or public place without

being harnessed and without being

secured by a chain lead, if he knows that

the dog is likely to annoy or intimidate any

person.

(b) Allow any ferocious dog to be at large

without being harnessed and without

being secured by a chain lead.

annoy or intimidate any person or

(d) Knowing or having reason to believe

that any dog belonging to him or in his

charge has been bitten by an animal

suffering or reasonably suspected to be

suffering from rabies, fail or neglect to give

immediate information of this fact to the

Mission Rabies hotline, or give information

which is false.

4) If any dog repeatedly attacks other dogs

or residents, such dogs must be removed to

a private shelter by the RWA/Co-operative or

Housing Societies or DSPCA.

5) It shall be the duty and responsibility of

the RWA/Co-operative or Housing Societies

or Municipality/Panchayat and all Government

authorities including enforcement authorities

like Police to provide all assistance and

ensure that no hindrance is caused to the

caregivers or feeders of community dogs.

It shall be the duty and responsibility of

the jurisdictional SHO to ensure that peace

and harmony is maintained amongst

the residents, care-givers and community dog

feeders and there is no harassment to any

caregiver or community dog feeder from

feeding community dogs in the manner

specified.

6) In case, any resident/s or the RWA/Co-

operative or Housing Societies have any

grievance with regard to any act of caregivers

and feeders, in relation to feeding of

community dogs, they shall, at the first

instance, seek redressal of their grievance

through a process of dialogue and discussion

through the Animal Welfare Committee failing

which the said issue may be brought to the

notice of the DSPCA through the RWA/Co-

operative or Housing Society. The DSPCA shall

ensure expeditious resolution of the issues.

So also, if a citizen feels threatened by the

street dogs, he/she may approach the Village

head, failing which they may address their

concern to the District head (Chairperson of

the DSPCA) for the redressal of their grievance.

7) Despite the law clearly prohibiting

cruelty to animals, including stray dogs,

Government employees sometimes take a

position in complete violation of well settled

law. The Government of India (Ministry of

Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions,

Department of Personnel and Training) has

issued an Office Memorandum dated

26th May, 2006 which notes that a

Government servant who indulges in act of

cruelty to animals shall be liable for action

under Prevention of Cruelty to Animal Act.

He/she may also be liable under CCS

(Conduct) Rules for conduct unbecoming of

a Government servant. The Office Memorandum

also requires the DSPCA to bring the O. M. to

the notice of RWA/Co-operative or Housing

Society of Government employees that while

residents and associations are free to address

institutional agencies for redressal of their

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grievances, no resident/association will

interfere with the freedom of other residents

in tending animals etc.

8) There is a need to spread awareness

that animals have a right to live with respect

and dignity. DSPCA alongwith Mission Rabies

shall carry out an awareness campaign in

association with various Newspapers,

Television, Radio Channels and Social Media

platforms. DSPCA shall also circulate these

Guidelines to various Resident Welfare

Associations, the Police Department, Municipal

Authorities, Panchayat Bodies, etc.

Miscellaneous.— 1) The Municipalities and

Panchayats shall coordinate with/seek

assistance from the DSPCA and urgently

introduce licensing for Pets, with the

stipulation of compulsory sterilization, micro

chipping, and for pedigree dogs, identification

of source of procurement (to identify illegal

breeders).

2) The Local Bodies along with AH&VS

Department and the State Monitoring

Committee (constituted as per SC directions

of 09-03-2016 in SLP 691/2009) should

endeavour to ensure the sterilization of 70%

of Street Dogs (including annual increases)

at the earliest, and at any rate within 5 years

from the date of this Policy.

ANNEXURE

AWBI Guidelines for feeding/Caregiving and

Keeping of Pets vide Circular dated

26th February, 2015

1. Keeping of Pets is a legal right as per the

Supreme Court of India in AWBI vs Nagaraja and

Ors and no person or association/society may ban

pets.

2. Abandoning a Pet is unlawful.

3. Pet owners are advised to ensure that their

pets are healthy and clean. Adequate health care

and regular vaccination needs to be ensured.

Sterilization of pets is advised as India has an

excessive dog population.

4. Pet Owners are advised to leash their Pets in

public spaces and within an area controlled by an

RWA/Co-operative or Housing Society and to clean

up any defecation so as to maintain hygiene.

5. Pet Owners are advised to harness and lead on

a leash the aggressive Pets in public areas

controlled by RWA’s/Co-operative or Housing

Societies.

6. RWA’s/Co-operative or Housing Societies shall

not ban Pet owners from using lifts for their Pets.

7. RWA’s/Co-operative or Housing Societies may

require proper control of Pets (use of leash etc.) in

common areas/gardens, but cannot arbitrarily ban

Pet Owners from using such areas.

8. Barking of dogs, and other natural functions of

such Pets, cannot be grounds for any action against

owners. However, incessant barking can disturb

neighbors. Hence, pet owners are advised to make

every effort to keep their dogs quiet, particularly

during night hours.

9. Any byelaws introduced by any RWA/Co-

operative or Housing Societies either by way of an

AGM or in any other manner, banning the keeping

of Pets is illegal and void, and RWA’s/Co-operative

or Housing Societies should take corrective action

to delete such unlawful byelaws.

10. Should any RWA/Co-operative or Housing

Societies seek to intimidate or harass Pet Owners

or Street Animal feeders, or introduce unlawful

byelaws to do so or non compliance of said

guidelines, then the State/District Registrars, upon

receiving complaints and evidence, shall de-register

such RWA’s/Co-operative or Housing Societies.

11. Should any RWA/Co-operative or Housing

Societies intimidate a Pet Owner or harass them

into abandoning their Pet, then such RWA/Co-

operative or Housing Societies shall be held

culpable for criminal intimidation, and shall also

be subject to prosecution under such provisions of

the IPC if such Pet dies as a consequence or is

seriously injured.

It is to be understood that, any pet domesticated

dog (living in a house), once it is left out of the

house unattended, it becomes a part of street dog

population for the purpose of vaccination and

sterilization.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

Agostinho Misquita, Director & ex officio

Jt. Secretary (AH).

Panaji, 19th June, 2023.

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Department of Civil Supplies &

Consumer Affairs

–––

Notification

DCS/EST/Asst. Director/2023-24/1367

Whereas, the Recruitment Rules for the

post in the Cadre of Assistant Director of Civil

Supplies (hereinafter called “the said Cadre”)

provides a period of two years as probation

period for the officers in the Cadre;

And whereas, the said Recruitment Rules

provide that the officers in the said Cadre,

whether promotees or direct recruits shall

be required to pass the Departmental

Examination during the said probation period

so as to ensure that they have basic

knowledge of certain subjects for efficient

discharge of their official duties.

Now, therefore, the Government of Goa is

pleased to make the following rules,

namely:—

1. Short title, applicability and commen-

cement.— (1) These rules may be called the

Goa Departmental Examination for the officers

in the cadre of Assistant Director of Civil

Supplies Rules, 2023.

(2) They shall apply to all officers on

probation, whether promotees or direct

recruits in the cadre of Assistant Director of

Civil Supplies.

(3) They shall come into force at once.

2. Examination Programme.— (1) The

examination shall be held every six months.

(2) The date of examination shall be notified

in the Official Gazette and also on

Departmental website at least one month in

advance.

(3) The syllabus for the examination shall

be as per Annexure appended to these rules.

(4) Text books of the Acts and the Rules

related to Paper I to Paper III shall be allowed

at the examination.

3. Eligibility for examination.— Every

officer on probation in the said Cadre,

whether promotees or direct recruits, shall

be eligible to appear for the examination.

4. Procedure for holding examination.— The

Goa Public Service Commission and GIPARD

shall conduct the examination.

5. Qualifying marks for examination.— A

candidate shall be declared passed in the

examination, held under the rule 2, if he

secures a minimum of 45% of the maximum

marks in each papers provided that if a

candidate passes in one or more papers as

laid down under rule 2 by securing the

minimum marks specified in one or more

papers, he shall be exempted from further

appearing for examination in the paper in

which he has so passed.

6. Exemption from examination.— The

Government of Goa, subject to such conditions

which may be imposed, may exempt any

officers from appearing in all or any of the

papers included in the Annexure of these

rules.

7. Interpretation.— If any difficulty arises

in interpretation of any of the provision of

these rules, the decision of the Government

of Goa in this regards shall be final.

ANNEXURE

Syllabus for the Departmental Examination in

the Cadre of Assistant Director of Civil Supplies

shall be as under:

Paper I

100 marks

Duration: 3 Hours

(with books)

(1) Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (Act 10 of

1955).

(2) Public Distribution System Control Order, 2001.

(3) National Food Security Act, 2013 (Act 20 of

2013).

(4) Goa Food Security (Grievance Redressal

Mechanism, Transparency and Accountability)

Rules, 2017.

(5) Goa, Daman and Diu Controlled Commodity

(Regulation of Distribution) Order, 1966.

(6) The Targeted Public Distribution System

(Control) Order, 2015-Central Govt. Order.

Paper II

100 marks

Duration: 3 Hours

(with books)

(1) The Motor Spirit and High Speed Diesel

(Regulation of Supply, Distribution and

Prevention of Malpractices) Order, 2005.

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(2) The Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial

and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services)

Act, 2016 (Act 18 of 2016).

(3) Goa Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial

and other Subsidies, Benefits and Services

Act, 2017 (Goa Act 11 of 2017).

(4) The Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016

(Central Act No. 11 of 2016).

(5) The Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Regulation of

Supply and Distribution) Order, 2000.

(6) The Explosives Act, 1884 (Act 4 of 1884) and

Explosives Rules, 2008.

(7) The Petroleum Act, 1934 (Act 30 of 1934) and

the Gas Cylinder Rules, 2016.

(8) The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (Act

No. 34 of 2006).

Paper III

100 marks

Duration: 3 hours

(with books)

(1) The Goa General Clauses Act, 1965 (Goa Act

7 of 1965).

(2) The Court Fees Act, 1870 (Act 7 of 1870).

(3) The Consumer Protection Act, 2019 (Act 35 of

2019).

(4) The Goa (Right of Citizens to Time Bound

Delivery of Public Service Act, 2013 (Goa Act

19 of 2013).

(5) The Sexual Harassment of Women at work

place (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal)

Act, 2013 (Act 14 of 2013).

(6) The Protection of Women from Domestic

Violence Act, 2005 (Central Act 43 of 2005).

(7) The Right to Information Act, 2005 (Central

Act 22 of 2005) and Rules framed thereunder.

(8) The Disaster Management Act, 2005 (Central

Act 53 of 2005).

(9) The Essential Services Maintenance Act, 1968

(Central Act 59 of 1968).

(10) The Goa Essential Services Maintenance Act,

1988 (Goa Act 20 of 1989).

(11) The Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988

(Central Act 49 of 1988).

Paper IV

Marks 100

Duration: 3 Hours

Skills in Government

A. Office Procedures:—

(1) Noting and drafting skills.

(2) Office procedures and Record Management.

(3) Modes of correspondence.

(4) The Rules of Business of the Government of

Goa, 1991.

(5) Establishment matters.

(6) Circulars/Office Memorandum on issue

related to Department of Civil Supplies and

Consumer Affairs.

(7) Protocol.

(8) Co-ordination with Media and Press.

(9) Development and Welfare Programmes.

(10) Reservation and rosters.

(11) Basic computer application-related revenue.

B. Financial Management:—

(1) Basic Economic Principles including

Management Concepts and Five Years Plans

of India.

(2) The (Receipt and Payment) Rules, 1997.

(3) Accounting procedures.

(4) Fundamental Rules and Supplementary

Rules.

(5) The Goa Delegation of Financial Power Rules,

2008.

(6) General Financial Rules.

(7) Budget, Audit and Accounts.

(8) Reservation Policies.

Paper V

Marks 100

Duration: 3 Hours

(1) The Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules,

1964.

(2) The Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972.

(3) The Central Civil Services (Classification,

Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965 and

Disciplinary Proceedings.

(4) The Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules,

1972.

Management Skills:—

(1) Attitude and behavior change.

(2) Communication skills (written and oral).

(3) Leadership and team building.

(4) Personality development.

(5) Etiquette and professionalism at work.

(6) Personal management.

(7) Time and stress management.

(8) Personal finance management.

Note: (1) Examination for Paper I to III, shall be

conducted by the Goa Public Service

Commission.

(2) Internal examination in respect of Paper IV and

V through GIPARD.

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This Rules are issued in consultation with

the Goa Public Service Commission, Panaji,

Goa, vide letter Ref. No. COM/1/5/91(1)/2023/

/502 dated 28-06-2023.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

Shri Gopal A. Parsekar, Director of Civil

Supplies and Consumer Affairs & ex officio

Joint Secretary.

Panaji, 04th July, 2023.

———ttt———

Department of Home

Foreigners & Citizenship Division

–––

Notification

4/9/2020-HD(F&CD)/NRI/222

The Government of Goa is hereby pleased

to devise a scheme to provide financial

assistance in the form of gross pension of

Rs. 2,500/- (Rupees two thousand and five

hundred only) per month to the retired Indian

seamen specified in the Annexure to this

scheme, who are Citizens of India and who

were engaged in lowly paid job(s) at sea, as

follows, namely:—

1. Short title, commencement and

duration.— (a) This scheme shall be called

the Goa Welfare/Pension Scheme for

Seafarers, 2023.

(b) It shall be deemed to have come into

force on 1st June, 2023 for a period of 3 years.

2. Definitions.— In this scheme, unless the

context otherwise specifies.

a) “Annexure” means the Annexure

appended hereto;

b) “Beneficiary” means a Seaman of the

category specified in Annexure hereto, on

completion of 60 years of age who was

employed on board the ship and retired,

and also includes a Seaman invalidated

from sea service on medical grounds

before retirement, and widow of a

deceased Seaman, on compassionate

grounds, provided the annual income from

all sources does not exceed Rs. 3,00,000/-;

c) “Certificated Officers” shall mean

masters, mates and engineers:

d) “Commissioner” shall mean the

Commissioner for NRI Affairs appointed by

the Government;

e) “Form” means the application form

for grant of pension as specified in Clause

5 of this scheme;

f) “Government” means the Government

of Goa;

g) “Sanctioning Authority” means the

authority appointed by the Commissioner;

Eligibility

conditions.—

The

beneficiary should be a Citizen of India.

2) The beneficiary should have rendered a

total of one hundred and twenty months of

actual service on board the ship, so, however,

that the break in service upto the period of

6 months shall be condoned while computing

the total period of service:

Provided that the limit of one hundred and

twenty months of actual service shall not

apply to beneficiary invalidated from sea-

service on medical grounds before retirement

and widow of a deceased beneficiary on

compassionate grounds.

3) The beneficiary should be a bonafide

resident of Goa by birth and if not, the said

birth should have been registered in Goa or

at least either of the parents of the beneficiary

should have been born in Goa. If the

beneficiary is the widow of a deceased

Seaman, she should have been a resident of

Goa of fifteen years domicile.

4) The upper income ceiling of the

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

including income from all other sources.

Further, the beneficiary fulfilling above

conditions would be eligible only if the total

number of such beneficiaries does not exceed

3000 in numbers.

4. Benefits.— The beneficiary fulfilling the

eligibility conditions specified in clause 3,

shall be entitled to a gross pension of

Rs. 2,500/- per month:

Provided that if the applicant is in receipt

of monthly pension under Dayanand Social

Security Scheme/Griha Aadhaar Scheme/Kala

Samman Scheme, the amount whereof is less

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than the Gross Pension available under these

schemes, then he/she will be entitled to

receive only the difference, between the

amounts of Gross Pension available under the

above schemes.

5. Mode of application.— The application

for grant of pension shall be made in Form I

annexed hereto and shall be accompanied

by the following documents:

a) Continuous Discharge Certificate

(CDC)/Seafarers

Identity

Document

showing record of service issued by the

competent authority.

b) Birth Certificate issued by the

competent authority or School Leaving

Certificate in proof of age of the Seaman/

/deceased Seaman.

c) Medical Certificate issued by the

competent authority in proof of invalidation

from sea-service on medical grounds.

d) Death Certificate issued by the

competent authority in proof of death of

seamen (applicable for widows only).

e) Marriage Certificate issued by the

competent authority in proof of being

spouse of the deceased Seamen (applicable

for widows only).

f) Income Certificate issued by the

competent authority in Form II, annexed

hereto.

g) Residence Certificate issued by the

competent authority in Form III, annexed

hereto.

h) Life Certificate issued by any Gazetted

Officer in Form IV annexed hereto (The Life

Certificate should be submitted alongwith

the application to the Office of the

Commissioner for NRI Affairs, and

thereafter every six months to the bank

through which the beneficiary shall draw

the pension).

i) Affidavit on Rs. 50/- Non-Judicial

Stamp Paper duly sworn before the

competent authority in Form V, annexed

hereto.

j) Voter Identity Card issued by the

competent authority.

k) Aadhaar Card issued by the

competent authority.

The application alongwith the above

documents should be submitted to the Office

of the Commissioner for NRI Affairs for

availing financial assistance in the form of

gross pension under the Goa Welfare/Pension

Scheme for Seafarers.

Sanction

pension.—

The

Sanctioning Authority shall convey the

sanction of the Commissioner for grant of

pension to the beneficiary after due scrutiny.

2) On receipt of the sanction letter, the

beneficiary shall communicate in writing, to

the Sanctioning Authority the savings bank

account of the nationalized bank in which

the pension sanctioned is to be credited.

3) The pension sanctioned shall be remitted

directly in the savings bank account of the

beneficiary on the last working day of

every month.

4) The decision of the Commissioner shall

be final and binding.

7. Beneficiaries registered under Goa

Welfare/Pension Scheme for Seafarers.—

Beneficiaries who were registered under Goa

Welfare/Pension Scheme for Seafarers till date

of this notification, shall be entitled for

pension under this scheme subject to

production of life certificate every six months

issued by any Gazetted Officer in Form IV

annexed hereto.

8. Amendment of Scheme.— This scheme

may be amended from time to time and in

such manner as deemed fit by the Government.

9. Head of Account.— The expenditure on

the implementation of this scheme shall be

met from provision made under Demand No.

23, Budget Head 2070—Other Administrative

Services; 00; 105—Special Commission for

Enquiry; 08—Welfare/Pension Scheme for

Seafarers; 50—Other Charges.

10. This issues with the Government

approval vide U. O. No. 2572/F dated 19-3-2023

and concurrence of the Fin. (Exp.) Department

vide No. 1400091866 dated 19-6-2023.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

Diksha N. Tari, Under Secretary (Home-II).

Porvorim, 30th June, 2023.

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ANNEXURE

(1)

Deck, Engine and Catering (Saloon) ratings

(2)

Utility Hands

(3)

Petty Officers (Carpenter, Chief Steward, Electrician, Fitter, Mechanist, Pump Man, Refrigeration

Mechanic, Computer Operator, Mechanic (Motor Vehicle), Automobile Engineering, Pipe Fitter,

Motor Mechanic, Diesel Mechanic, General Mechanic, Maintenance Mechanic, Mechanic (Tool

Engineering), Welder, Electric Arc Welder, Turner, Boiler Attendant, Electronic Mechanic and

mechanician)

(4)

Non Certificated Officers such as Purser/Ships Clerk, Electrical Officer and Electronic Officer.

______

FORM–I

(See Clause 5)

GOVERNMENT OF GOA

O/o Commissioner for NRI Affairs

Application for Goa Welfare/Pension Scheme for Seafarers

APPLICATION FORM

To,

The Commissioner for NRI Affairs,

Government of Goa,

Secretariat, Porvorim, Goa.

Sub:- Request for Goa Welfare/Pension Scheme for Seafarers, 2023.

Dear Sir,

I hereby apply for the grant of Pension under the Goa WELFARE/PENSION SCHEME FOR

SEAFARERS, 2023.

The following are my detailed particulars:

*NAME

: ___________________________________________________

*DATE OF BIRTH

: ___________________________________________________

*ADDRESS

: ___________________________________________________

*RES. TEL NOS.

: ______________________ MOB:_______________________

: ___________________________________________________

*PASSPORT DETAILS : ___________________________________________________

PASSPORT NO.

DATE OF ISSUE

DATE OF EXPIRY

PLACE OF ISSUE

C.D.C./SEAFARER IDENTITY DOCUMENT

PLACE OF ISSUE

UID/AADHAAR CARD NO.

DATE OF ISSUE

*COMPANY DETAILS: (Additional sheets may be added wherever required)

NAME

ADDRESS

TEL. No.

E-MAIL/WEBSITE

*SEA EXPERIENCE: (Additional sheets may be added wherever required)

NAME OF THE SHIP/

CATEGORY/

FROM

TILL

VESSEL

RANK

Passport

Size

Photograph

(Recent)

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I am submitting herewith copies of the following documents in support of my application :

1) CDC/Seafarers Identity Document showing record of service.

2) Birth Certificate.

3) UID/Adhaar Card.

4) Medical Certificate (wherever applicable).

5) Death Certificate (wherever applicable).

6) Marriage Certificate (wherever applicable).

7) Income Certificate.

8) Residence Certificate.

9) Affidavit.

10) Ration Card/Voter Identity Card.

11) Financial assistance, if any, drawn under any other Government Scheme (Central or State).

SIGNATURE

________

FORM–II

(See Clause 5)

Income Certificate

This is to certify that Shri/Smt/Kum. ......................................................................................................... is a permanent

resident of Goa having residence at .................................................................. H. No. ...................... Ward.........................

Village ........................................................................ Taluka ........................................................................ and that his income

from all sources does not exceed Rs. 3,00,000/- per annum.

This Certificate is issued at the request of Shri/Smt/Kum. ..............................................................................for

producing the same to the Office of Commissioner for NRI Affairs, Porvorim, Goa, for availing Financial

Assistance under the Goa Welfare/Pension Scheme for Seafarers.

............................................................

Signature

Mamlatdar

Office Seal

_______

FORM–III

(See Clause 5)

Residence Certificate

Certified that Shri/Smt./Kum. ..............................................................................................................married/unmarried,

age ........................................................... years, son/daughter/wife of Shri ...............................................................is residing

at House No. ............................................ situated at Ward ............................................. Village/Town ..........................

Taluka........................................................... Goa, for the last ................................................. years and ............................

Months since ............................. .

This Certificate is issued at the request of Shri/Smt/Kum. .............................................................................for

producing the same to the Office of Commissioner for NRI Affairs, Porvorim, Goa, for availing Financial

Assistance under the Goa Welfare/Pension Scheme for Seaferers, 2023.

............................................................

Signature

Mamlatdar

Office Seal

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FORM–IV

(See Clause 5)

Life Certificate

Certified that I have seen ..................................................................................: (Name and address of the beneficiary

of GOA WELFARE/PENSION SCHEME FOR SEAFARERS) and that he/she is alive on this day.

Date:

Name and Designation of the Gazetted Officer

P. S.: The Life Certificate should be submitted alongwith the application to the Office of the

Commissioner for NRI Affairs, and thereafter every 6 months to the bank through which the beneficiary

shall draw the pension.

_______

FORM–V

(See Clause 5)

AFFIDAVIT

I, Shri/Smt. ........................................................................................ son/wife of the late.......................................... major

of age, Indian national, resident of............................................................................ do hereby solemnly affirm and

state as under:-

1. I say that I am a bonafide resident of Goa since ................................and my birth has been registered

with the Registrar of Births & Deaths ...................................... (Taluka).

2. I say that I am a retired Seaman who was engaged on the job of ................................................. at Sea

during the period from........................................ to ...................................... and have rendered a total sea

service of ............................ months.

I say that I am a Seaman who was engaged on the job of ......................................................... at sea

during the period from............................... to ............................... but has been invalidated from sea

service on medical grounds on....................................... (date) for................................... (Reason for

invalidation) before retirement and have rendered a total sea service of ........................ months.

I say that I am the widow of the late....................................... who was engaged on the job of ...................at

sea during the period from .............................to .......................... but has expired on ........................... (date)

at the age of ...................................... years and that at the time of his death he had rendered a total

sea service of ............................................... months.

3. I say that I am in receipt of financial assistance of Rs. ...........................from Government of Goa/

Government of India under the scheme of ..................................... since ................................

I say that I am not in receipt of financial assistance from Government of Goa/Government of India

under any scheme.

4. I say that my annual income from all sources is Rs. ................................................

5. I say that the present affidavit is sworn by me in order to submit the same to the Commissioner

for NRI Affairs for availing of financial assistance under the Goa Welfare/Pension Scheme for

Seafarers, 2023.

6. I say that the contents of the foregoing paras are true and I have not suppressed any information

which would render my application null and void.

Solemnly affirmed at........................ on this ........................... day of the month of the year................. .

WITNESSESS

DEPONENT

1. Name

Address

Signature

2. Name

Address

Signature

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Department of Personnel

–––

Notification

1/6/2022-PER

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, notified vide Government

Notification No.1/24/86-PER (Pt.) dated

05-05-2010, published in the Official Gazette,

Series I No. 8 dated 20-05-2010, the Governor

of Goa hereby makes the following rules to

regulate the recruitment to the Group ‘B’,

Gazetted, Non-Ministerial post, in the Electricity

Department, Government of Goa, namely:—

1. Short title, application and commen-

cement.— (1) These rules may be called the

Government of Goa, Electricity Department,

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

Recruitment Rules, 2023.

(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 on 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 attached thereto shall be as

specified in columns (2) to (4) of the said

Schedule:

Provided that the Government may vary

the number of posts 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

recruitment 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 Government

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 conveyed

vide its letter No. COM/II/13/16/(1)/98/483

dated 26-06-2023.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

Eshant V. Sawant, Under Secretary

(Personnel-I).

Porvorim, 28th June, 2023.

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Name/

/desig-

nation of

post

Age limit

for direct

recruits

Period

proba-

tion,

if any

Method of

recruitment,

whether by

direct recruit-

ment or by

promotion or

by deputation/

absorption

and percent-

age of the

vacancies to

be filled by

various

methods

In case of recruit-

ment by promo-

tion/deputation/

/absorption, grades

from which

promotion/

/deputation/

/absorption is to

be made

Educational

and other qualifica-

tions required for

direct recruits

Classifi-

cation

Whether age & educational qualifica-

tions prescribed for the direct recruits

will apply in the case of promotees

Number

posts

Level

in the

pay

matrix

If a

D.P.C./

/D.S.C.

exists,

what is its

compo-

sition

Whether

selection

post or

non-

-selection

post

SCHEDULE

Circumstances

in which the

Goa Public

Service

Commission

is to be

consulted in

making

recruitment

183

(2023)

(Subject

to varia-

tion dep-

endent

on work-

load).

Selec-

tion.

Goa

General

Service,

Group

‘B’,

Gaze-

tted,

Non-

Minis-

terial.

L-7.

Assistant

Engineer

(Elec-

trical)

Group ‘B’,

D.P.C. consis-

ting of:

(1) Chairman/

Member, Goa

Public Service

Commission—

Chairman.

(2) Chief

Secretary or his

nominee—

Member.

(3) Admini-

strative Secre-

tary/Head of

Department—

Member.

(For promotion

and confirma-

tion).

Age: No

Educa-

tional

Qualifica-

tions: To

the extent

indicated

in column

(11).

Two

years.

Consultation

with the Goa

Public Service

Commission is

n e c e s s a r y

while making

direct recruit-

ment, promo-

tion, confir-

mation, and

a m e n d i n g /

/relaxing any

of the provi-

sions of these

rules.

Promotion:

i) 50% of the vacan-

cies to be filled by

promotion of Junior

Engineers having

Degree in Electrical

Engineering/Degree

in Electrical and

Electronics Engi

neering or equiva

lent from a recog-

-nized University

with eight years

regular service

in the grade.

ii) 50% of the vacan-

cies to be filled by

promotion of Junior

Engineers having

Diploma in Electri-

cal Engineering/

Diploma in Electri-

cal and Electronics

Engineering or

equivalent from a

recognized Board/

Institute with

eleven years

regular service in

the grade.

Not

exceeding

45 years

(Relaxable

for Govern-

ment

servants

upto five

years in

accordance

with the

instructions

or orders

issued by

the

Government

from time to

time).

promotion,

failing

which, by

direct

recruit-

ment.

Essential:

(i) Degree in

Electrical

Engineering/

Degree in

Electrical and

Electronics

Engineering or

equivalent from a

recognized

University.

(ii) Knowledge of

Konkani.

Desirable:

(i) Five years

experience in

relevant field.

(ii) Knowledge of

Marathi.

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Notification

1/1/2020-PER

In exercise of the powers conferred by the

proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of

India, 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 Department of

Archives, Government of Goa, namely:—

1. Short title, application and commence-

ment.— (1) These rules may be called

the Government of Goa, Department of

Archives, Goa General Service, Group ‘A’,

Gazetted, Non-Ministerial post, Recruitment

Rules, 2023.

(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 attached thereto 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

recruitment 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 Government

is of the opinion that it is necessary or

expedient so to do, it may, by order and in

consultation with the Goa Public Service

Commission, for reasons to be recorded in

writing, 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 conveyed

vide its letter No. COM/II/13/4/(1)/2023/482

dated 26-06-2023.

By order and in the name of the Governor

of Goa.

Eshant V. Sawant, Under Secretary

(Personnel-I).

Porvorim, 28th June, 2023.

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Name/

/desig-

nation

of post

Age

limit

for

direct

recruits

Period

proba-

tion,

if any

Method of

recruitment,

whether by

direct recruit-

ment or by

promotion or

by deputation/

absorption and

percentage

of the

vacancies to

be filled by

various

methods

In case of

recruit-

ment by

promotion/

deputation/

/absorption,

grades

from which

promotion/

/deputation/

/absorption is

t o

be made

Educational

and other

qualifications

required for

direct recruits

Classifi-

cation

Whether age & educational qualifica-

tions prescribed for the direct recruits

will apply in the case of promotees

Number

posts

Level

in the

pay

ma-

trix

If a

D.P.C./

/D.S.C.

exists,

what is its

compo-

sition

Whether

selection

post or

non-

selection

post

SCHEDULE

Circumstances

in which the

Goa Public

Service

Commission

is to be

consulted in

making

recruitment

(2023)

(Subject

to varia-

tion

dep-

endent

on work-

load).

Selec-

tion.

Goa

General

Service,

Group

‘A’,

Gazet-

ted,

Non-

Minis-

terial.

L-10.

Deputy

Director.

Group ‘A’,

D.P.C. consis-

ting of:

(1)

Chairman/

Member, Goa

Public Service

Commission—

Chairman.

(2) Chief

Secretary or

his nominee—

Member.

(iii) Admini-

strative Secre-

tary/Head of

Department—

Member.

(For

promotion and

confirma-

tion).

Age: No

Qualifi-

cation:

stated

colmun.

No. 11.

Two

years.

Consultation

with the Goa

Public Service

Commission is

necessary for

making direct

recruitment,

promotion,

confirmation,

selecting an

Officer

for

appointment

by deputa-

tion and for

a m e n d i n g /

/relaxing any

of the provi-

sions of these

rules.

Promotion:

Archivist

(General)/

Archivist

(Manage-

ment)/

Archivist

(Publication)

with five

years

regular

service in

their

respective

grades and

possessing

Degree in

relevant

subjects.

Deputation:

Official

holding

analogous

posts under

Central/

State

Government/

Union

Territories

Administra-

tion.

Not

exceed-

ing

45 years

(Relaxable

for

Govern-

ment

servants

upto five

years in

accor-

dance

with the

instruc-

tions or

orders

issued

by the

Govern-

ment

from time

to time).

By promo-

tion, failing

which, by

deputation,

failing

both,

by direct

recruit-

ment.

Essential:

(i) Master Degree in Indian History

from recognized University or

equivalent.

(ii) Five years experience in a

supervisory capacity in relevant

field.

(iii) Knowledge of Konkani.

Note: In case of non-availability of

suitable candidates with knowledge of

Konkani for the posts, 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) Knowledge

Portuguese

language.

(ii) Training in Archives-Keeping from

the National Archives of India or

any other recognized Institute.

(iii) Knowledge

Portuguese

Paleography.

(iv) Experience in research/editing of

records.

(v) Knowledge of Marathi (Modi

Script).

OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA

SERIES I No. 14

6TH JULY, 2023

1547

Notification

1/6/2021-PER

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 post of Programme

Assistant,

notified

vide

Government

Notification

No.

1/6/2021-PER

dated

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

Series I No. 11 dated 10-06-2021, the Governor

of Goa hereby makes the following rules to

regulate the recruitment to the Group ‘C’,

Non-Gazetted, Non-Ministerial post, in the

Directorate of Agriculture, Government of

Goa, namely:—

1. Short title, application and commen-

cement.— (1) These rules may be called the

Government of Goa, Directorate of Agriculture,

Group ‘C’, Non-Gazetted, Non-Ministerial

post, Recruitment Rules, 2023.

(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 on 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 attached thereto shall be as

specified in columns (2) to (4) of the said

Schedule:

Provided that the Government may vary

the number of posts 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

recruitment to the said post, age limit,

qualifications and other matters connected

therewith shall be as specified in columns

(5) to (13) 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 Government

is of the opinion that it is necessary or

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

reasons to be recorded in writing, 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.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

Eshant V. Sawant, Under Secretary

(Personnel-I).

Porvorim, 30th June, 2023.

OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA

SERIES I No. 14

6TH JULY, 2023

1548

Name/

/desig-

nation of

post

Age limit

for direct

recruits

Period

proba-

tion, if

any

Method of

recruitment,

whether by direct

recruitment or by

promotion or by

deputation/

/absorption and

percentage

of the vacancies to

be filled by various

methods

In case of recruit-

ment by promo-

tion/deputation/

/absorption, grades

from which

promotion/

/deputation/

/absorption is to

be made

Educational

and other qualifica-

tions required for

direct recruits

Classifi-

cation

Whether age & educational qualifications

prescribed for the direct recruits will apply

in the case of promotees

Number

posts

Level

in the

pay

matrix

If a

D.P.C./

/D.S.C.

exists,

what is its

compo-

sition

Whether

selection

post or

non-

-selection

post

SCHEDULE

Circumstances

in which the

Goa Public

Service

Commission

is to be

consulted in

making

recruitment

(2023)

(Subject

to varia-

tion dep-

endent

on work-

load).

N.A.

Group

‘C’, Non-

Gazet-

ted,

Non-

Minis-

terial.

L-6.

Progra-

mme

Assis-

tant.

Group ‘C’,

D.S.C.

N. A.

Two

years.

N. A.

Not excee-

ding 45 years

(Relaxable

for Govern-

ment

ser-

vants upto

five years in

accordance

with the in-

structions or

orders issued

the

Government

from time to

time).

By direct

recruitment.

Essential:

(1) Bachelor’s Degree

in Agriculture/

Horticulture or in

other branch of

Science relevant

to Agriculture or

e q u i v a l e n t

qualification from

University

recognized by the

Indian Council of

A g r i c u l t u r a l

Research.

(2) Knowledge

Konkani.

Desirable:

Knowledge

Marathi.

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