Panaji, 20th July, 2023 (Asadha 29, 1945)

SERIES I No. 16

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

RNI No. GOAENG/2002/6410

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

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NOTE

There are three Extraordinary issues to the Official Gazette, Series I No. 15 dated 13-07-2023, namely:—

1. Extraordinary dated 14-07-2023 from pages 1579 to 1580, Notification from Department of Finance, regarding

Market Borrowing Programme of State Government.

2. Extraordinary (No. 2) dated 18-07-2023 from pages 1581 to 1584, Notification from Department of Civil Supplies

and Consumer Affairs regarding Removal of Licensing Requirement, Stock Limits and Movement Restriction on Specified

Foodstuff Order, 2016.

3. Extraordinary (No. 3) dated 18-07-2023 from pages 1585 to 1586, Notification from Department of Transport

regarding Amendment to Goa Rural Improvement and Welfare Cess Act, 2000.

INDEX

Department

Notification

Subject

Pages

1. a. Agriculture

Not.- 3/1/Agri.Mech/AD(AE)/

Amendment to the scheme—Promotion of

1588

/2023-24/D.Agri/108

Mechanization in Agriculture.

b. —do—

Not.- 3/1/Agri.Mech/AD(AE)/

Financial Assistance for purchase of “Kisan

1588

/2023-24/D.Agri/110

Drone”.

Civil Supplies and

Not.- DCS/S/AAY-LPG Scheme/

The Chief Minister’s Financial Assistance for

1589

Consumer Affairs

/2023-24/1580

refilling of LPG Cylinder Scheme, 2023.

Co-operation

Not.- 15/270/AD/RCS/2015/1464

Exemption of Lift Irrigation/Flow Irrigation

1589

Societies & Self Help Groups Societies from

Goa Co-op. Societies Act, 2001.

Education

Not.- DE/Accts/Bal Rath/2023/470

Scheme to provide School Buses to the Aided

1590

Schools (Balrath).

5. a. Personnel

Not.- 1/4/2008-PER (P.F.I)

R.Rs.— Directorate of Women & Child

1593

Development.

b. —do—

Not.- 1/14/2014-PER

R.Rs.— Common post (outside the Secretariat).

1595

Public Works

Not.- 24-17/PWD/PCE-EO/

Water tankers supplying portable water to be

1597

/2023-24/73

mandatorily registered with P.W.D.

7. a. Women & Child

Not.- 2-107(37)2023-24/DWCD/

Protection of Children from Sexual Offences

1598

Development

/POCSO/Part I/3245

(POCSO) Rules, 2020.

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GOVERNMENT OF GOA

Department of Agriculture

Directorate of Agriculture

––

Notification

3/1/Agri.Mech/AD(AE)/2023-24/

/D.Agri/108

Read: Notification No. 3/1/AD (AE)/2017-18/

/D.Agri./120 dated 7-9-2017, Series

I No. 23.

Short title and commencement.— The

scheme shall be called “Promotion of

Mechanization in Agriculture.”

Amendment

The pattern of assistance at clause 3(x) in

the above referred notification is as amended

below:—

“The machinery/equipments shall be

purchased from approved Agriculture

Machinery dealer registered with the

Department of Agriculture or any Agriculture

Machinery Dealers from outside the State. If

any machinery/equipments is purchased

from outside State, in such cases the

beneficiary

shall

obtain

from

that

manufactures/dealer a letter of assurance of

after sales service/Warranty and Guarantee

terms for the machine being purchased. Any

disputes arising after sales, service/Warranty

and Guarantee terms for the machine

purchased from outside State shall be sole

responsibility of the beneficiary for settling

the disputes with the respective dealer/

/manufacturer at their end.”

Other contents of the scheme notification

remains the same.

This issues with the approval of the

Government and concurrence of the Finance

(Expenditure) Department, Government of Goa

vide U. O. No. 1400092679 dated 16-05-2023.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

Sd/- (Nevil Alphonso) Director & ex officio

Joint Secretary (Agriculture).

Tonca-Caranzalem, 12th July, 2023.

Notification

3/1/Agri.Mech/AD(AE)/2023-24/

/D.Agri/110

Read: Notification No. 3/1/AD (AE)/2017-18/

/D.Agri./120 dated 7-9-2017, Series I

No. 23.

Short title and commencement.— The

scheme shall be called “Promotion of

Mechanization in Agriculture.”

Financial assistance for purchase of “Kisan

Drone” is approved as under:

“To popularize the use of Kisan Drone

(Unmanned aircraft system) for spraying

Agro-chemicals (Pesticides & Soil & Crop

nutrients), a top up subsidy of 10% of the

cost limited to Rs. 1.00 lakhs will be provided

from State Government Scheme budget for

purchase of Kisan Drone by individual

farmers, Custom Hiring Centers (CHC)/Hi tech

Hubs established by the Co-operative

Societies of farmers, FPOs and Rural

Entrepreneurs, in addition to the 40% of the

cost limited to Rs. 4.00 lakhs whichever is

less provided by Central Government under

Sub Mission of Agriculture Mechanization

Scheme guidelines.

Other content of the scheme notification

remains the same.

This issues with the approval of the

Government and concurrence of the Finance

(Expenditure) Department, Government of

Goa vide. U. O. No. 1400092000 dated

25-06-2023.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

Sd/- (Nevil Alphonso), Director & ex officio

Joint Secretary (Agriculture).

Tonca-Caranzalem, 12th July, 2023.

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Department of Civil Supplies and

Consumer Affairs

––

Notification

DCS/S/AAY-LPG Scheme/2023-24/1580

Preamble.— a) The scheme aims to redress

the issues arising out of escalating cost of

Liquefied Petroleum Gas due to rise in

international crude oil prices and other

factors.

b) To provide relief to the lower income

group of families i.e. AAY Beneficiaries by

providing compensation towards cost of 3

refills of LPG per annum.

c) Under this scheme financial assistance

of an amount of Rs. 275 per month will be

provided to the beneficiaries by cash

transfer directly to the beneficiary Head of

Family.

1. Short title & commencement.— a) The

Scheme shall be called “The Chief Minister’s

Financial Assistance for refilling of LPG

Cylinder Scheme, 2023”.

b) This scheme shall come into force

from the date of its publication in Official

Gazette.

c) This scheme shall be valid initially for a

period of one year.

2. Eligibility.— All Antyodaya Anna Yojana

(AAY) ration card holders in the State of Goa.

3. Financial assistance.— The beneficiary

under this scheme shall be paid an

amount of Rs. 275/- per month, towards

assistance for purchase of LPG directly to the

Bank Account of the beneficiary Head of the

Family listed under Antyodaya Anna Yojana

(AAY).

4. The funds shall be released depending

upon the availability of funds for the purpose

of this scheme.

5. The financial assistance as detailed in

this scheme shall be paid directly into the

saving Bank account of the beneficiary.

6. The funds for the scheme shall be drawn

from Demand No. 70.

7. Power to remove difficulties.— For the

purpose of removal of difficulties in

implementation of the scheme, the matter

shall be referred to Government and the

decision of the Government shall be final and

binding.

8. Power to relax.— The Government shall

have the power to relax, amend, modify and

cancel the whole or any part of the scheme

at any time.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

Gopal A. Parsekar, Director, Civil Supplies

& Consumer Affairs & ex officio Joint Secretary.

Panaji, 14th July, 2023.

———ttt———

Department of Co-operation

Office of the Registrar of Co-operative Societies

––

Order

15/270/AD/RCS/2015/1464

(Under Section 126A of the Goa Co-operative

Societies Act, 2001)

In exercise of the powers conferred by

section 126A of the Goa Co-operative Societies

Act, 2001, the Government of Goa is pleased

to exempt the Lift Irrigation/Flow Irrigation

Societies (Panivatap) and Self Help Groups

Societies from the application of section 73

(5) of Goa Co-operative Societies Act, 2001.

By order and in the name of the Governor

of Goa.

Manuel Barreto, Registrar of Co-operative

Societies & ex officio Joint Secretary

(Co-operation).

Panaji, 13th July, 2023.

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Department of Education, Art & Culture

Directorate of Education

––

Notification

DE/Accts/Bal Rath/2023/470

Sub: Schemes to provide School Buses to

the Aided Schools (Balrath).

In order to cater to the need of the aided

schools, specially in the rural areas, it is

essential to provide school buses to the Aided

Institutions, so as to provide proper

transportation to the students. Therefore,

Government is pleased to revise the scheme

“To provide assistance or Grant-in-Aid to

Govertment Aided Institutions/Special

Schools/Higher Secondary Schools, 2013”.

1. Introduction.— The school going

children of the rural as well as urban area

face difficulties to reach to schools in time

due to lack of transportation facilities available

during the school timings. The children have

to walk pretty long distance to reach to the

schools. By the time they reach the school

and back home, they are tired, which in turn,

affects the learning of the child.

2. Short title and commencement.— i) This

scheme shall be called scheme “To provide

assistance or Grant-in-Aid to Government

Aided High Schools/Special Schools/Higher

Secondary Schools, 2023”.

ii) This scheme shall come into force on

the date the Notification is published in the

Official Gazette.

iii) The scheme shall be applicable to the

entire State of Goa.

3. Aim & Objectives.— The scheme intends

to provide proper transportation to the

students studying in aided schools and

strengthen the educational infrastructure of

the State thereby catering to the need of the

Aided schools.

i) The main objective of the scheme is to

provide transport facility to the school

going children, without any hardship.

ii) To inculcate punctuality in attending

the schools.

iii) To make the children physically and

mentally fit to attend the classes, thereby

enhancing their learning ability.

4. Eligibility.— i) All the Government aided

High Schools, Higher Secondary Schools and

Special Schools recognized by the Directorate

of Education, provided with Bal Rath Buses,

shall be eligible for the scheme.

5. Funding Pattern.— The Director of

Education is the Authority for funding and

implementation of this scheme.

6. Sanction and release of funds.— The

Director of Education, on receipt of the

relevant documents at point 8(i), shall verify

the particulars submitted by the applicant

Institution, and if found in order, release the

amount.

7. Recurring Grants.— Nature & Quantum

of Assistance:-

1. Under the scheme, one Driver with fixed

remuneration of Rs. 12,000/- per month and

one Attendant/Cleaner with remuneration of

Rs. 6,000/- per month, shall be paid by the

Institution from the grants received, with a

break during the month of May. The

remuneration of the Drivers and Cleaners/

/Attendants shall be increased by 5% every

year of service prospectively; provided that

Drivers and Attendants/Cleaners have

worked continuously for 11 months in

previous academic year. As such, the total

grants to be released shall be changing

accordingly by 5% of total remuneration

components of Grants. The remuneration to

the Drivers & Cleaners/Attendants should be

paid by 1st/2nd of every month, without any

further delay.

i) a) The Driver should have valid Driving

License and Badge issued by Competent

Authority. The Driver & Attendant shall be

appointed on Contract Basis by the

Management. The payment to Driver and

Attendant/Cleaner shall be made through

their Bank Accounts.

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b) The driver shall maintain a log book

for the vehicle.

c) The copies of log book shall be

submitted to Directorate of Education

every quarter, duly certified by the Head

of Institutions and Chairman of the

Managing Committee. These employees

shall not be entitled for regularization of

services.

d) The Driver and Attendant/Cleaner of

the bus shall take utmost care that the

children

are

protected

from

any

eventualities and disturbances. During the

night, the bus shall be parked near the

respective school building.

e) The attendance of the Driver and

Attendant/Cleaner has to be ascertained

by the School Authority at which they are

placed at the time of payment of

remuneration.

ii) The recurring grant shall include

expenses towards remuneration, P.O.L.

(Fuel), repairs and maintenance and

Insurance of the vehicle, diesel upto

ceiling of 300 liters per month or actual,

whichever is less. For repairs and

maintenance of vehicle, a maximum

amount of Rs. 50,000/- per year or actual

cost, whichever is less. The maintenance

of the vehicle shall be done by the

Management of the Institutions through

dealers recognized by the vehicle

company. An amount of Rs. 50,000/- per

annum or actual, whichever is less, shall

be provided for yearly insurance and tax

to be paid by Institution.

iii) The Directorate of Education shall

release recurring grants of Rs. 04.17

lakhs per annum and shall be released

in the month of July every year on

submission of relevant documents [as

mentioned at point no. 8(i)] of previous

year to the Sanctioning Authority i.e.

Directorate of Education.

8. Procedures to avail benefit under the

Scheme.— i) The management of the School

shall submit separate audited statement of

accounts i.e. Receipts & payment, Utilization

Certificate, duly signed by Chartered

Accountant, for the preceding financial

year latest by 30th June every year, alongwith

Certificate

from

Parent

Teachers

Association certifying that the school bus

was in operation throughout the year and

the bus services was to the satisfaction of

Parent Teachers Association. So also,

Certificate issued by Head of Institute/School

certifying that the Driver and Cleaner/

/Attendant have rendered their services for

entire previous 11 months in the academic

year, countersigned by Management.

ii) On receipt of such application every

year, Education Department shall scrutinize

all the applications and place the same before

Sanctioning Authority.

9. Other Terms.— i) The grant of Financial

Assistance under the Scheme cannot be

claimed as a matter of right.

ii) The Scheme shall not be applicable to

Institution/School/HSS/Special Schools who

have availed school mini buses under Indira

Bal Rath, Gomanth Bal Rath, Suvarna Bal Rath

or similar Government Schemes.

iii) The Grantee Institution shall maintain a

separate account in respect of the grants

released under this scheme. The accounts

shall remain open for Inspection to the

Director of Education or his representative

as and when required. This shall also

be open to test check by the Comptroller and

Auditor General of India. All the payment of

Rs. 100 and above should be settled by

issuing cheque/Bank transfer to the

concerned party.

iv) For misrepresentation of any fact, the

Director of Education reserves the right to

accept or reject the application/grant.

v) The vehicle should be made available

for inspection/check to the officer deputed

by the Government.

vi) The Grantee Institution shall not see or

dispose off the vehicle, without prior

permission by the Government.

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vii) The Grantee Institution shall not carry

the vehicle outside the State, without prior

permission of the Government.

viii) The school shall finalize the route on

which bus should ply and place the same

before Parents Teacher Association for

passing resolution on the same. A copy of

resolution passed by the Parent Teacher

Association should be forwarded to the

Director of Education.

10. The Grantee Institution shall maintain

a record of all assets acquired wholly or

substantially from Government grant in the

Stock Register and present these to the

Auditor as and when required.

11. In case of delay in sanctioning the

recurring grants by the Government, the

management of a grantee Institution shall

operate the bus and provide facility to the

students by incurring expenditure from their

own funds.

12. In any case, the management shall not

spend the grants released beyond the

Guidelines/norms framed by the Government.

13. All the traffic rules/guidelines issued

by respective Department/Government from

time to time may be strictly followed.

14. Other conditions and requirements.—

i) To become eligible under the scheme, the

school shall require to produce a Certificate

from the Chartered Accountant, certifying

that there is minimum balance of Rs. 1 lakh

in the Bank in the name of the Society, Trust,

Management running the school and that the

said management running the school is

capable of operating the school bus and

financially sound to bear recurring expenses,

day–to-day expenses to run the school bus,

in eventuality of delayed recurring grants.

ii) The management of the school shall bear

the recurring, day-to-day expenses and run

the school bus if there is delay to release the

recurring grants by the Department of

Education for any reason.

iii) Non-submission of documents mention

at 8 (i) shall amount to the ineligibility of the

institutions to receive any further grants

under this scheme.

iv) Recurring grants not utilized within a

year of its release shall be adjusted in the

subsequent financial year to the tune of non-

spent recurring grants of the preceding

financial year.

15. Transfer/Requisition of Bal Rath Bus.—

The Director of Education reserves the right

to transfer bus from one Institution to another

with prior approval of Government of Goa.

Also, Director of Education reserves right to

depute the bus alongwith the Driver &

Cleaner as and when the requisition is

received from appropriate authority.

16. Framing of Guidelines.— For better

implementation of the Scheme, Department

of Education shall frame guidelines from time

to time with prior approval of the

Government.

17. Interpretation & Relaxation.— i) If any

issue arises regarding interpretation of any

Clause, work, expression or entire scheme,

the decision shall lie with the Government.

ii) The Government may relax all or any of

the Clauses provided in the scheme for the

reasons to be recorded.

18. Re-addressal of grievances and

disputes.— Grievance, if any, arising out of

implementation of the scheme shall be heard

and decided by the Minister of Education and

the decision of the Minister of Education shall

be final and binding.

19. Repeal & Saving.—

Notification 1) No. DE/Acad/Bal Rath/2012-

13/2642 dated 01-10-2012 and

Notification 2) No. DE/Accts/Bal Rath/2012-

13/4822 dated 19-02-2013 are hereby

repealed:

Provided that such repeal shall not affect

anything done, any order issued, any action

taken or any powers exercised before coming

into force to this notification and all sanctions,

orders, declarations or other action taken

before the commencement of this notification

shall continue to be operative and in force

even after the commencement of this

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notification, unless specifically cancelled or

revoked by the authority who accorded such

sanction or issued such order or took such

action.

This issues with the concurrence of the

Finance (Expenditure) Department vide U. O.

No. 4205/F dated 25-01-2023.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

Shailesh R. S. Zingde, Director of Education

& ex officio Joint Secretary.

Porvorim, 13th July, 2023.

———ttt———

Department of Personnel

––

Notification

1/4/2008-PER (P.F.I)

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 District

Programme Officer notified vide Government

Notification No. 1/4/2008-PER(P.F.I) dated

10-05-2010, published in the Official Gazette,

Series I No. 9 dated 27-05-2010, the Governor

of Goa hereby makes the following rules

to regulate the recruitment to the Goa

General Service, Group ‘B’, Gazetted,

Non-Ministerial post, in the Directorate of

Women and Child Development, Government

of Goa, namely:—

1. Short title, application and commen-

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

Government of Goa, Directorate of Women and

Child Development, 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 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 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 their letter No. COM/II/13/66 (1)/2010/

/532 dated 04-07-2023.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

Eshant V. Sawant, Under Secretary,

(Personnel-I).

Porvorim, 10th July, 2023.

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Name/

/desig-

nation of

post

Age limit

for direct

recruits

Period of

proba-

tion, if

any

Method of

recruitment,

whether by

direct recruit-

ment or by

promotion or

by deputation/

transfer/

contract and

percentage

of the vacancies

to be filled by

various

methods

In case of

recruit-

ment by

promotion/

deputation/

/transfer,

grades

from which

promotion/

/deputation/

/transfer is to

be made

Educational

and other 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

selec-

tion

post or

non-

selec-

tion

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 ‘B’,

Gazetted,

Non-

Minis-

terial.

L-8.

Progra-

mme

Officer/

District

Progra-

mme

Officer.

Group ‘B’,

D.P.C. consis-

ting of:

(1) Chairman/

/Member,

Goa Public

Service

Commi-

ssion—

Chairman.

(2) Chief

Secretary or

his

nominee—

Member.

(3) Admini-

strative

Secretary/

Head of

the

Depart-

ment—

Member.

(For promotion

and

confir-

mation).

Two

years

(For direct

recruits).

Consultation

with the Goa

Public Service

Commission is

necessary for

making direct

recruitment,

p r o m o t i o n ,

confirmation,

and for amen-

ding/relaxing

any of the

provisions of

these rules.

Promotion:

Superinten-

dent/Superin-

tendent cum

Probation Of-

ficer/Probation

Officer/Proba-

tion

Officer

(Female) with

five years regu-

lar service in

the grade.

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

direct

recruit-

ment.

Essential:

(1) At least Second

Class Master’s

Degree in Social

Work/Home Science/

Child Development.

(2) Five years experience

in conducting

training,

implementation,

monitoring and

supervision of service

for children and

women.

(3) Knowledge of

Konkani.

Desirable:

(1) Two years experience

in administration in

Government/Semi

Government

Organization/

Research experience.

(2) Knowledge of

Marathi.

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Notification

1/14/2014-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

Superintendent (Outside Secretariat), notified

vide Government Notification No. 1/6/83-PER

dated 20-05-1986, published in the Official

Gazette, Series I No. 12 dated 19-06-1986, the

Governor of Goa hereby makes the following

rules to regulate the recruitment to the Goa

General Service, Group ‘B’, Gazetted,

Ministerial Common post (Outside the

Secretariat) under the Government of Goa,

namely:—

1. Short title, application and commen-

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

Government of Goa, Group ‘B’, Gazetted,

Ministerial Common post (outside the

Secretariat), 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 thereof shall be as specified in

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

Provided that the Government may vary

the number of posts as specified in column

(2) of the said Schedule from time to time

subject to exigencies of work.

3. Method of recruitment, age limit and

other qualifications.— The method of

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

persons

in accordance with the orders issued by

the Government from time to time in that

regard.

These rules are issued in consultation with

the Goa Public Service Commission vide their

letter No. COM/II/13/42(1)/2023/539 dated

04-07-2023.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

Eshant V. Sawant, Under Secretary

(Personnel-I).

Porvorim, 10th July, 2023.

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Superin-

tendent

(Outside

Secre-

tariat).

Name/

/desig-

nation of

post

Age limit

for direct

recruits

Period of

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

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

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).

Selec-

tion.

Group ‘B’,

Gazetted,

Minis-

terial.

L-7.

Group ‘B’,

D.P.C. consis-

ting of:

(1) Chairman/

Member, the

Goa Public

Service

Commission—

Chairman.

(2) Chief Secretary

or his

nominee—

Member.

(3) Admini-

strative

Secretary/

Head of

Department—

Member.

(For promotion

and

confirmation).

N.A.

Two years

(Lifting of

probation

period shall

be subject to

passing of

departmen-

tal examina-

tion during

probation

period/

extended

probation

period).

Consultation

with the Goa

Public Service

Commission is

necessary while

making promo-

tion,

confir-

mation, selecting

an Officer for

appointment by

deputation and

for amending/

/relaxing any of

the provisions of

these rules.

Promotion:

Head Clerks/

Tax Inspector

and Sr. Stenog-

rapher (Outside

Secretariat) of

Departments in

the Administra-

tion with five

years regular

service in the

grade.

Deputation:

Official holding

analogous posts

under the State

Government.

N.A.

By promo-

tion, failing

which, by

deputation.

N.A.

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Department Public Works

––

Notification

24-17/PWD/PCE-EO/2023-24/73

Whereas, it has been decided by the

Government that all the water tankers

supplying potable water in the State for

drinking purposes only are to be mandatorily

registered with Public Works Department.

And whereas, in order to successfully

implement the above decision of the

Government, guidelines are required to be

framed.

And now, therefore, the guidelines are

framed as under in respect to water tankers

supplying potable water for drinking

purposes only.

1. The Water Tanker shall have a certificate

from the Directorate of Transport, that the

body of the said tanker transporting potable

water for drinking purposes has internal

stainless-steel linings and other mandatory

conditions as stipulated.

2. The Water Tanker shall be registered by

the owner with Public Works Department

through electronic application only and on

payment of a one-time non-refundable

registration fee of Rs. 5000/- and shall be

renewed before the end of each financial year

on payment of Rs. 3000/-.

3. Each water tanker upon successful

registration will be issued an Online

Registration Certificate and a QR code will

be generated by PWD which shall be

prominently displayed/pasted on the water

tanker. The QR code will have all the details

of the registered tanker, drinking water

quality tests conducted, and all other relevant

information.

4. The water tanker in use for supplying

water for drinking purposes shall be installed

with a GPS tracking device and the vehicle

will be tracked by PWD in the event that any

malpractice is found the tanker will be

de-registered with PWD and will not be

registered for a minimum period of 1 year

from the date of de-registration. The

installation of the GPS device shall be as per

the specifications provided by PWD and shall

be installed through an authorized agency

appointed by PWD for the said purpose.

5. Regular water quality tests will be

conducted by PWD with a minimum of once

a month as per prescribed fees and if the test

results are within permissible limits as per

standards, then the water tanker will be

allowed to supply drinking water. All the

Drinking Water Quality tests conducted by

PWD will be made available in the public

domain.

6. Additionally, surprise/on-the-spot water

quality tests will also be conducted by PWD

to ensure the quality of potable water being

supplied.

7. The above mechanism will be applicable

only to those water tankers which are being

used for supplying water for drinking

purposes and including water tankers hired/

/deployed by PWD. However, no charges will

be applicable for drinking water quality tests

for water tankers hired by PWD.

8. In addition to the above, the general

public will also be advised to procure Field

Test Kits as per the specifications provided

by PWD or purchase from PWD on payment

as per actual derived through a tender

process with an additional 10% as

Administrative Fees for imparting training and

providing necessary training modules.

9. Any tankers found supplying drinking

water without due registration as per this

guidelines will be prosecuted under due

provision of law.

The guidelines shall be suitably adjusted,

with the approval of the Government of Goa,

in order to keep the guidelines dynamically

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responsive

changing

technology,

regulatory regime, or any other unforeseen

development. If any question arises regarding

the interpretation of any clause, word, or

expression of the guidelines, or difficulty in

the execution of the guidelines, then the

matter shall be referred to the Chief

Engineer-I, PWD, and decision/opinion of the

Chief Engineer-I, PWD shall be final and

binding and no claim financial or legal shall

be entertained.

This issues with the approval of the

Government vide U. O. No.1681/F dated

30-05-2023.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

U. P. Parsekar, Principal Chief Engineer

(PWD) & ex officio Addl. Secretary.

Panaji, 11th July, 2023.

———ttt———

Department of Women & Child

Development

Directorate of Women & Child Development

––

Notification

2-107(37)2023-24/DWCD/POCSO/

/Part I/3245

The notification of the Protection of Children

from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Rules, 2020,

issued by the Ministry of Women and Child

Development, New Delhi is republished for

the general information of the public.

This notification shall come into force with

immediate effect.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

Sangeeta M. Porob, Director & ex officio

Jt. Secretary (W&CD).

Panaji, 12th July, 2023.

Ministry of Women and Child

Development

(Department of Women & Child

Development)

New Delhi, the 9th March, 2020

Notification

G.S.R. 165(E).— In exercise of the powers

conferred by section 45 of the Protection of

Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (32

of 2012), the Central Government hereby had

made the following rules, namely:—

1. (1) Short title and commencement.—

These rules may be called the Protection of

Children from Sexual Offences Rules, 2020.

(2) They shall come into force on the date

of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. Definitions.— (1) In these rules, unless

the context otherwise requires,—

(a) “Act” means the Protection of

Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012

(32 of 2012);

(b) “District Child Protection Unit”

(DCPU) means the District Child Protection

Unit established by the State Government

under section 106 of the Juvenile Justice

(Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015

(2 of 2016);

mental health, medicine, child development

or other relevant discipline, who may be

required to facilitate communication with

a child whose ability to communicate has

been affected by trauma, disability or any

other vulnerability;

(d) “special educator” means a person

trained in communication with children

with disabilities in a way that addresses

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the child’s individual abilities and needs,

which include challenges with learning

and communication, emotional and

behavioral issues, physical disabilities,

and developmental issues.

Explanation.— For the purposes of this

clause, the expression “disabilities”, shall

carry the same meaning as defined in

clause (s) of section 2 of the Rights of Persons

with Disabilities Act, 2016 (49 of 2016);

(e) “Person familiar with the manner of

communication of the child” means a

parent or family member of a child or a

member of child’s shared house hold or

any person in whom the child reposes trust

and confidence, who is familiar with that

child’s unique manner of communication,

and whose presence may be required for

or be conducive to more effective

communication with the child;

(f) “support person” means a person

assigned by the Child Welfare Committee,

in accordance with sub-rule (7) of rule 4,

to render assistance to the child through

the process of Investigation and trial, or

any other person assisting the child in the

pretrial or trial process in respect of an

Offence under the Act;

(2) Words and expressions used and not

defined in these rules but defined in the Act

shall have the meanings respectively assigned

to them under the Act.

3. Awareness generation and capacity

building.— (1) The Central Government, or

as the case may be, the State Government

shall prepare age-appropriate educational

material and curriculum for children,

informing them about various aspects of

personal safety, including—

(i) measures to protect their physical,

and virtual identity; and to safeguard their

emotional and mental wellbeing;

(ii) prevention and protection from

sexual offences;

(iii) reporting mechanisms, including

Child helpline-1098 services;

(iv) inculcating gender sensitivity, gender

equality and gender equity for effective

prevention of offences under the Act.

(2) Suitable material and information may

disseminated

the

respective

Governments in all public places such as

Panchayat bhavans, community centers,

Schools and Colleges, Bus terminals, Railway

stations, places of congregation, Airports, Taxi

stands, Cinema halls and such other

prominent places and also be disseminated

in suitable form in virtual spaces such as

internet and social media.

(3) The Central Government and every State

Government shall take all suitable measures

to spread awareness about possible risks and

vulnerabilities, signs of abuse, information

about rights of children under the Act along

with access to support and services available

for children.

(4) Any institution housing children or

coming in regular contact with children

including schools, creches, sports academies

or any other facility for children must ensure

a police verification and background

check on periodic basis, of every staff,

teaching or non-teaching, regular or

contractual, or any other person being an

employee of such Institution coming in contact

with the child. Such Institution shall also

ensure that periodic training is organised

for sensitising them on child safety and

protection.

(5) The respective Governments shall

formulate a child protection policy based

on the principle of zero-tolerance to violence

against children, which shall be adopted

by all institutions, organizations, or any other

agency working with, or coming in contact

with children.

(6) The Central Government and every

State Government shall provide periodic

trainings including orientation programmes,

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sensitization workshops and refresher courses

to all persons, whether regular or contractual,

coming in contact with the children, to

sensitize them about child safety and

protection and educate them regarding their

responsibility under the Act. Orientation

programme and intensive courses may also

be organized for police personnel and forensic

experts for building their capacities in their

respective roles on a regular basis.

4. Procedure regarding care and protection

of child.— (1) Where any Special Juvenile

Police Unit (hereafter referred to as “SJPU”)

or the local police receives any information

under sub-section (1) of section 19 of the Act

from any person including the child, the SJPU

or local police receiving the report of such

information shall forthwith disclose to the person

making the report, the following details:—

(i) his or her name and designation;

(ii) the address and telephone number;

(iii) the name, designation and contact

details of the officer who supervises the

officer receiving the information.

(2) If any such information regarding the

commission of an offence under the provisions

of the Act is received by the child helpline-

1098, the child helpline shall immediately

report such information to SJPU or Local

Police.

(3) Where an SJPU or the local police, as

the case may be, receives information in

accordance with the provisions contained

under sub-section (1) of section 19 of the Act

in respect of an offence that has been

committed or attempted or is likely to be

committed, the authority concerned shall,

where applicable,—

(a) proceed to record and register a First

Information Report as per the provisions of

section 154 of the Code of Criminal

Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), and furnish a

copy thereof free of cost to the person

making such report, as per sub-section (2)

of section 154 of that Code;

(b) where the child needs emergency

medical care as described under sub-section

(5) of section 19 of the act or under these

rules, arrange for the child to access such

care, in accordance with rule 6;

medical examination in accordance with

section 27 of the Act;

(d) ensure that the samples collected for

the purposes of the forensic tests are sent

to the forensic laboratory immediately;

(e) inform the child and child’s parent or

guardian or other person in whom the

child has trust and confidence of the

availability of support services including

counselling, and assist them in contacting

the persons who are responsible for

providing these services and relief;

(f) inform the child and child’s parent or

guardian or other person in whom the

child has trust and confidence as to the

right of the child to legal advice and

counsel and the right to be represented by

a lawyer, in accordance with section

40 of the Act.

(4) Where the SJPU or the local police

receives information under sub-section (1) of

section 19 of the Act, and has a reasonable

apprehension that the offence has been

committed or attempted or is likely to be

committed by a person living in the same or

shared household with the child, or the child

is living in a child care institution and is

without parental support, or the child is found

to be without any home and parental support,

the concerned SJPU, or the local police shall

produce the child before the concerned child

Welfare Committee (hereafter referred to as

“CWC”) within 24 hours of receipt of such

report, together with reasons in writing as to

whether the child is in need of care and

protection under sub-section (5) of section

19 of the Act, and with a request for a detailed

assessment by the CWC.

(5) Upon receipt of a report under sub-rule

(3), the concerned CWC must proceed, in

accordance

with

its

powers

under

sub-section (1) of section 31 of the Juvenile

Justice Act, 2015 (2 of 2016), to make a

determination within three days, either on

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its own or with the assistance of a social

worker, as to whether the child needs to be

taken out of the custody of child’s family or

shared household and placed in a children’s

home or a shelter home.

(6) In making determination under sub-rule

(4), the CWC shall take into account any

preference or opinion expressed by the child

on the matter, together with the best interests

of the child, having regard to the following

considerations, namely:—

(i) the capacity of the parents, or of either

parent, or of any other person in whom

the child has trust and confidence, to

provide for the immediate care and

protection needs of the child, including

medical needs and counseling;

(ii) the need for the child to remain in

the care of parent’s, family and extended

family and to maintain a connection with them;

(iii) the child’s age and level of maturity,

gender, and social and economic background;

(iv) disability of the child, if any;

(v) any chronic illness from which a child

may suffer;

(vi) any history of family violence

involving the child or a family member of

the child; and,

(vii) any other relevant factors that may

have a bearing on the best interests of the

child:

Provided that prior to making such

determination, an inquiry shall be conducted

in such a way that the child is not unnecessarily

exposed to injury or inconvenience.

(7) The child and child’s parent or guardian

or any other person in whom the child has

trust and confidence and with whom the child

has been living, who is affected by such

determination, shall be informed that such

determination is being considered.

(8) The CWC, on receiving a report under

sub-section (6) of section 19 of the Act or on

the basis of its assessment made under

sub-rule (5), and with the consent of the child

and child’s parent or guardian or other person

in whom the child has trust and confidence,

may provide a support person to render

assistance to the child in all possible manner

throughout the process of investigation and

trial, and shall immediately inform the SJPU

or Local Police about providing a support

person to the child.

(9) The support person shall at all times

maintain the confidentiality of all information

pertaining to the child to which he or she

has access and shall keep the child and

child’s parent or guardian or other person in

whom the child has trust and confidence,

informed regarding the proceedings of the

case, including available assistance, judicial

procedures, and potential outcomes. The

Support person shall also inform the child of

the role the support person may play in the

judicial process and ensure that any concerns

that the child may have, regarding child’s

safety in relation to the accused and the

manner in which the Support person would

like to provide child’s testimony, are conveyed

to the relevant authorities.

(10) Where a support person has been

provided to the child, the SJPU or the local

police shall, within 24 hours of making such

assignment, inform the Special Court in

writing.

(11) The services of the support person

may be terminated by the CWC upon request

by the child and child’s parent or guardian

or person in whom the child has trust and

confidence, and the child requesting the

termination shall not be required to assign

any reason for such request. The Special

Court shall be given in writing such information.

(12) The CWC shall also seek monthly

reports from support person till the

completion of trial, with respect to condition

and care of child, including the family situation

focusing on the physical, emotional and

mental wellbeing, and progress towards

healing from trauma; engage with medical

care facilities, in co-ordination with the

support person, to ensure need-based

continued medical support to the child,

including psychological care and counseling;

and shall ensure resumption of education of

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the child, or continued education of the child,

or shifting of the child to a new school, if required.

(13) It shall be the responsibility of the

SJPU, or the local police to keep the child

and child’s parent or guardian or other person

in whom the child has trust and confidence,

and where a support person has been

assigned, such person, informed about the

developments, including the arrest of the

accused, applications filed and other court

proceedings.

(14) SJPU or the local police shall also

inform the child and child’s parents or

guardian or other person in whom the child

has trust and confidence about their

entitlements and services available to them

under the Act or any other law for the time

being applicable as per Form-A. It shall also

complete the Preliminary Assessment Report

in Form-B within 24 hours of the registration

of the First Information Report and submit it

to the CWC.

(15) The information to be provided by the

SJPU, local police, or support person, to the

child and child’s parents or guardian or other

person in whom the child has trust and

confidence, includes but is not limited to the

following:—

(i) the availability of public and private

emergency and crisis services;

(ii) the procedural steps involved in a

criminal prosecution;

(iii)

the

availability

victim’s

compensation benefits;

(iv) the status of the investigation of the

crime, to the extent it is appropriate to

inform the victim and to the extent that it

will not interfere with the investigation;

(v) the arrest of a suspected offender;

(vi) the filing of charges against a

suspected offender;

(vii) the schedule of court proceedings

that the child is either required to attend

or is entitled to attend;

(viii) the bail, release or detention status

of an offender or suspected offender;

(ix) the rendering of a verdict after trial;

and

(x) the sentence imposed on an offender.

5. Interpreters, translators, special educators,

experts and support persons.— (1) In each

district, the DCPU shall maintain a register

with names, addresses and other contact

details of interpreters, translators, experts,

special educators and support persons for the

purposes of the act, and this register shall be

made available to the SJPU, local police,

magistrate or Special Court, as and when

required.

(2) The qualifications and experience of the

interpreters, translators, special educators,

experts and support persons engaged for the

purposes of sub-section (4) of section 19, sub-

sections (3) and (4) of section 26 and section

38 of the Act and rule 4 respectively shall be

as indicated in these rules.

(3) Where an interpreter, translator, or

special educator is engaged, otherwise than

from the list maintained by the DCPU under

sub-rule (1), the requirements prescribed

under sub-rules (4) and (5) of this rule may

be relaxed on evidence of relevant experience

formal

education

training

demonstrated proof of fluency in the relevant

languages by the interpreter, translator, or

special educator, subject to the satisfaction

of the DCPU, Special Court or other authority

concerned.

(4) Interpreters and translators engaged

under sub-rule (1) should have functional

familiarity with language spoken by the child

as well as the official language of the state,

either by virtue of such language being

child’s mother tongue or medium of

instruction at school at least up to primary

school level, or by the interpreter or translator

having acquired knowledge of such language

through child’s vocation, profession, or

residence in the area where that language is

spoken.

(5) Sign language interpreters, special

educators and experts entered in the register

under sub-rule (1) should have relevant

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qualifications in sign language or special

education, or in the case of an expert, in the

relevant discipline, from a recognised

University or an institution recognised by the

Rehabilitation Council of India.

(6) Support person may be a person or

organisation working in the field of child

rights or child protection, or an official of a

children’s home or shelter home having

custody of the child, or a person employed

by the DCPU:

Provided that nothing in these rules shall

prevent the child and child’s parents or

guardian or other person in whom the child

has trust and confidence from seeking the

assistance of any person or organisation for

proceedings under the Act.

(7) Payment for the services of an

interpreter, translator, special educator,

expert or support person whose name is

enrolled in the register maintained under sub-

rule (1) or otherwise, shall be made by the

State Government from the Fund maintained

under section 105 of the Juvenile Justice Act,

2015 (2 of 2016), or from other funds placed

at the disposal of the DCPU.

(8) Any interpreter, translator, special

educator, expert or support person engaged

for the purpose of assisting a child under this

Act, shall be paid a fee which shall be

prescribed by the State Government, but

which, shall not be less than the amount

prescribed for a skilled worker under the

Minimum Wages Act, 1948 (11 of 1948).

(9) Any preference expressed by the child

at any stage after information is received

under sub-section (1) of section 19 of the Act,

as to the gender of the interpreter, translator,

special educator, expert or support person,

may be taken into consideration, and where

necessary, more than one such person may

engaged

order

facilitate

communication with the child.

(10) The interpreter, translator, special

educator, expert, support person or person

familiar with the manner of communication

of the child engaged to provide services for

the purposes of the Act shall be unbiased

and impartial and shall disclose any real or

perceived conflict of interest and shall render

a complete and accurate interpretation or

translation without any additions or omissions,

in accordance with section 282 of the Code

of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974).

(11) In proceedings under section 38, the

Special Court shall ascertain whether the

child speaks the language of the court

adequately, and that the engagement of any

interpreter, translator, special educator,

expert, support person or other person

familiar with the manner of communication

of the child, who has been engaged to

facilitate communication with the child, does

not involve any conflict of interest.

(12) Any interpreter, translator, special

educator, expert or support person appointed

under the Act shall be bound by the rules of

confidentiality, as described under section 127

read with section 126 of the Indian Evidence

Act, 1872 (1 of 1872).

6. Medical aid and care.— (1) Where an

officer of the SJPU, or the local police receives

information under section 19 of the Act that

an offence under the Act has been committed,

and is satisfied that the child against whom

an offence has been committed is in need of

urgent medical care and protection, such

officer, or as the case may be, the local police

shall, within 24 hours of receiving such

information, arrange to take such child to the

nearest hospital or medical care facility

center for emergency medical care:

Provided that where an offence has been

committed under sections 3, 5, 7 or 9 of the

Act, the victim shall be referred to emergency

medical care.

(2) Emergency medical care shall be

rendered in such a manner as to protect the

privacy of the child, and in the presence of

the parent or guardian or any other person

in whom the child has trust and confidence.

(3) No medical practitioner, hospital or

other medical facility center rendering

emergency medical care to a child shall

demand any legal or magisterial requisition

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or other documentation as a pre-requisite to

rendering such care.

(4) The registered medical practitioner

rendering medical care shall attend to the

needs of the child, including:

(a) treatment for cuts, bruises, and other

injuries including genital injuries, if any;

(b) treatment for exposure to sexually

transmitted diseases (STDs) including

prophylaxis for identified STDs;

Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), including

prophylaxis for HIV after necessary

consultation with infectious disease

experts;

(d) possible pregnancy and emergency

contraceptives should be discussed with

the pubertal child and her parent or any

other person in whom the child has trust

and confidence; and, .

(e) wherever necessary, a referral or

consultation for mental or psychological

health needs, or other counseling, or drug

de-addiction services and programmes

should be made.

(5) The registered medical practitioner shall

submit the report on the condition of the child

within 24 hrs. to the SJPU or Local Police.

(6) Any forensic evidence collected in the

course of rendering emergency medical care

must be collected in accordance with section

27 of the Act.

(7) If the child is found to be pregnant,

then the registered medical practitioner shall

counsel the child, and her parents or

guardians, or support person, regarding the

various lawful options available to the child

as per the Medical Termination of Pregnancy

Act, 1971 and the Juvenile Justice (Care and

Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (2 of 2016).

(8) If the child is found to have been

administered any drugs or other intoxicating

substances, access to drug deaddiction

programme shall be ensured.

(9) If the Child is a divyang (person with

disability), suitable measure and care shall

be taken as per the provisions of The Rights

of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (49 of 2016).

7. Legal aid and assistance.— (1) The CWC

shall make a recommendation to District

Legal Services Authority (hereafter referred

to as “DLSA”) for legal aid and assistance.

(2) The legal aid and assistance shall be

provided to the child in accordance with the

provisions of the Legal Services Authorities

Act, 1987 (39 of 1987).

8. Special relief.— (1) For special relief, if

any, to be provided for contingencies such

as food, clothes, transport and other essential

needs, CWC may recommend immediate

payment of such amount as it may assess to

be required at that stage, to any of the

following:—

(i) the DLSA under Section 357 A; or;

(ii) the DCPU out of such funds placed at

their disposal by state or;

(iii) funds maintained under section 105

of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection

of Children) Act, 2015 (2 of 2016);

(2) Such immediate payment shall be made

within a week of receipt of recommendation

from the CWC.

9. Compensation.— (1) The Special Court

may, in appropriate cases, on its own or on

an application filed by or on behalf of the

child, pass an order for interim compensation

to meet the needs of the child for relief or

rehabilitation at any stage after registration

of the First Information Report. Such interim

compensation paid to the child shall be

adjusted against the final compensation, if any.

(2) The Special Court may, on its own or

on an application filed by or on behalf of the

victim,

recommend

the

award

compensation where the accused is

convicted, or where the case ends in acquittal

or discharge, or the accused is not traced or

identified, and in the opinion of the Special

Court the child has suffered loss or injury as

a result of that offence.

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(3) Where the Special Court, under sub-

section (8) of section 33 of the Act read with

sub-sections (2) and (3) of section 357 A of

the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

(2 of 1974) makes a direction for the award of

compensation to the victim, it shall take into

account all relevant factors relating to the

loss or injury caused to the victim, including

the following:—

(i) type of abuse, gravity of the offence

and the severity of the mental or physical

harm or injury suffered by the child;

(ii) the expenditure incurred or likely to

be incurred on child’s medical treatment

for physical or mental health or on both;

(iii) loss of educational opportunity as a

consequence of the offence, including

absence from school due to mental trauma,

bodily

injury,

medical

treatment,

investigation and trial of the offence, or any

other reason;

(iv) loss of employment as a result of the

offence, including absence from place of

employment due to mental trauma, bodily

injury, medical treatment, investigation and

trial of the offence, or any other reason;

(v) the relationship of the child to the

offender, if any;

(vi) whether the abuse was a single

isolated incidence or whether the abuse

took place over a period of time;

(vii) whether the child became pregnant

as a result of the offence;

(viii) whether the child contracted a

sexually transmitted disease (STD) as a

result of the offence;

(ix) whether the child contracted human

immunodeficiency virus (HIV) as a result

of the offence;

(x) any disability suffered by the child as

a result of the offence;

(xi) financial condition of the child

against whom the offence has been

committed so as to determine such child’s

need for rehabilitation;

(xii) any other factor that the Special

Court may consider to be relevant.

(4) The compensation awarded by the

Special Court is to be paid by the State

Government from the Victims Compensation

Fund or other scheme or fund established by

it for the purposes of compensating and

rehabilitating victims under section 357A of

the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 or any

other law for the time being in force, or, where

such fund or scheme does not exist, by the

State Government.

(5) The State Government shall pay the

compensation ordered by the Special Court

within 30 days of receipt of such order.

(6) Nothing in these rules shall prevent a

child or child’s parent or guardian or any

other person in whom the child has trust and

confidence from submitting an application for

seeking relief under any other rules or

scheme of the Central Government or State

Government.

10. Procedure for imposition of fine and

payment thereof.— (1) The CWC shall

Co-ordinate with the DLSA to ensure that any

amount of fine imposed by the Special Court

under the Act which is to be paid to the

victim, is in fact paid to the child.

(2) The CWC will also facilitate any

procedure for opening a bank account,

arranging for identity proofs, etc., with the

assistance of DCPU and support person.

11. Reporting of pornographic material

involving a child.— (1) Any person who has

received any pornographic material involving

a child or any information regarding such

pornographic

material

being

stored,

possessed, distributed, circulated, transmitted,

facilitated, propagated or displayed, or is

likely to be distributed, facilitated or

transmitted in any manner shall report the

contents to the SJPU or local police,

or as the case may be, cyber-crime portal

(cybercrime.gov.in) and upon such receipt of

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the report, the SJPU or local police or the

cyber-crime portal take necessary action as

per the directions of the Government issued

from time to time.

(2) In case the “person” as mentioned in

sub-rule (1) is an “intermediary” as defined

in clause (w) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of

the Information Technology Act, 2000, such

person shall in addition to reporting, as

provided under sub-rule (1), also hand over

the necessary material including the source

from which such material may have originated

to the SJPU or local police, or as the case

may be, cyber-crime portal (cybercrime.gov.in)

and upon such receipt of the said material,

the SJPU or local police or the cyber-crime

portal take necessary action as per the

directions of the Government issued from time

to time.

(3) The report shall include the details of

the device in which such pornographic

content was noticed and the suspected

device from which such content was received

including the platform on which the content

was displayed.

(4) The Central Government and every State

Government shall make all endeavors to

create widespread awareness about the

procedures of making such reports from time

to time.

12. Monitoring of implementation of the

Act.— (1) The National Commission for the

Protection of Child Rights (hereafter referred

to as “NCPCR”) or the State Commission for

the Protection of Child Rights (hereafter

referred to as “SCPCR”), as the case may be,

shall in addition to the functions assigned to

them under the Commissions for Protection

of Child Rights Act, 2005 (4 of 2006), perform

the following functions for implementation of

the provisions of the Act—

(a) monitor the designation of Special

Courts by State Governments;

(b) monitor the appointment of the

Special Public Prosecutors by the State

Governments;

guidelines described in section 39 of the

Act by the State Governments, for the use

of Non Governmental organisations,

professionals and experts or persons having

knowledge of psychology, social work,

physical health, mental health and child

development to be associated with the

pre-trial and trial stage to assist the child,

and to monitor the application of these

guidelines;

(d)

monitor

the

designing

and

implementation of modules for training

police personnel and other concerned

persons, including officers of the Centre and

State Governments, for the effective

discharge of their functions under the Act;

(e) monitor and support the Central

Government and State Governments for the

dissemination of information relating to the

provisions of the act through media

including the television, radio and print

media at regular intervals, so as to make

the General public, children as well as their

parents and guardians aware of the

provisions of the Act.

(f) call for a report on any specific case

of child sexual abuse falling within the

jurisdiction of a CWC.

(g) collect information and data on its

own or from the relevant agencies

regarding reported cases of sexual abuse

and their disposal under the processes

provided under the Act, including

information on the following:—

(i) number and details of offences

reported under the Act;

(ii) whether the procedures prescribed

under the Act and rules were followed,

including those regarding timeframes;

(iii) details of arrangements for care

and protection of victims of offences

under this Act, including arrangements

for emergency medical care and medical

examination; and,

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(iv) details regarding assessment of the need for care and protection of a child by the

concerned CWC in any specific case;

(h) use the information so collected to assess the implementation of the provisions of the

Act. The report on monitoring of the Act shall be included in a separate chapter in the

annual report of the NCPCR or the SCPCR.

(2) The concerned authorities mandated to collect data, under the Act, shall share such

data with the Central Government and every State Government, NCPCR and SCPCRs.

13. Repeal.— The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Rules, 2012 are hereby

repealed, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such repeal.

FORM-A

Entitlement of children who have suffered sexual abuse to receive information and services

1. To receive a copy of the FIR.

2. To receive adequate security and protection by Police.

3. To receive immediate and free medical examination by civil hospital/PHC etc.

4. To receive counseling and consultation for mental and psychological well being.

5. For Recording of statement of child by woman police officer at child’s home or any other place

convenient to child.

6. To be moved to a Child Care Institution where offence was at home or in a shared household, to the

custody of a person whom child reposes faith.

7. For Immediate aid and assistance on the recommendation of CWC.

8. For being kept away from accused at all times, during trial and otherwise.

9. To have an interpreter or translator, where needed.

10. To have special educator for the child or other specialized person where child is disabled.

11. For Free Legal Aid.

12. For Support Person to be appointed by Child Welfare Committee.

13. To continue with education.

14. To privacy and confidentiality.

15. For list of Important Contact No.’s including that of the District Magistrate and the Superintendent

of Police.

Duty Officer

Date:

(Name & Designation to be mentioned)

I have received a copy of ‘Form-A’

(Signature of Victim/Parent/Guardian)

(Note: The form may be converted in local and simple Child friendly language)

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FORM-B

Preliminary Assessment Report

Parameters

Comment

(1)

(2)

Age of the victim.

Relationship of child to the offender.

Type of abuse and gravity of the offence.

Available details and severity of mental and physical harm/injury suffered

by the child.

Whether the child is disabled (physical, mental or intellectual).

Details regarding economic status of victim’s parents, total number of child’s

family members, occupation of child’s parents and monthly family income.

Whether the victim has undergone or is undergoing any medical treatment

due to incident of the present case or needs medical treatment on account

of Offence.

Whether there has been loss of educational opportunity as a consequence

of the offence, including absence from school due to mental trauma, bodily

injury, medical treatment, investigation and trial or other reason?

Whether the abuse was a single isolated incident or whether the abuse

took place over a period of time?

10.

Whether the parents of victim are undergoing any treatment or have any

health issues?

11.

Aadhar No. of the child, if available.

Date:

Station House Officer

[F. No. 30/1/2019-Cw-I]

AASTHA S. KHATWANI, Jt. Secy.

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