Panaji, 13th April, 2023 (Chaitra 23, 1945)

SERIES I No. 2

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

RNI No. GOAENG/2002/6410

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

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

INDEX

Department

Notification

Subject

Pages

1. Education, Art &

Not.- DTE/DJ-GIFT EDUCATION

Continuation of Diamond Jubilee Scheme

Culture

SCHEME/2021-22/4257

for the year 2023-24.

2. Finance

Not.- 6/1/2023-Fin(DMU)/169

Preferential Deposit Policy for Banks, 2023.

3. Information Technology,

Not.- 10(57)DoIT/2022/ROW/29

Amendment to Goa Telecom Infrastructure

Electronics and

Policy, 2020.

Communications

4. Personnel

Not.- 15/18/2003-PER(Part-I)/974

Goa Departmental Examination for the Officers 43

in the Cadre of Mamlatdar/Jt. Mamlatdar/

/Vigilance Officer Rules, 2023.

5. Sainik Welfare

Not.- DSW/5045/Adm/2023/202

Scheme for the Administration of the Special

Fund for Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and

Welfare of Ex-Servicemen and their dependents

in state of Goa, 2023.

GOVERNMENT OF GOA

Department of Education, Art & Culture

Directorate of Technical Education

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Notification

DTE/DJ-GIFT EDUCATION SCHEME/

/2021-22/4257

Read: Notification

No.

DTE/DJ-GIFT

EDUCATION

SCHEME/2021/448

dated 07-06-2021.

Government has approved that Diamond

Jubilee Government Investment for Technical

Education Scheme (DJ-GIFT), as notified vide

notification No. DTE/DJ-GIFT/EDUCATION

SCHEME/2021/448 dated 07-06-2021, shall

continue to be applicable to all eligible

students enrolled in the specified institutions

in the year 2021-22 and 2022-23, with the

base fee as notified for the respective

years.

Further, it has been approved that, for

students admitted in 2023-24, scheme shall

be applicable, provided they fulfill the

eligibility criteria specified under the scheme,

and their annual family income from all

sources does not exceed Rs. 5.00 lakhs p. a.

in 2022-23. The base fee specified under the

scheme for the batch of students admitted in

2023-24 is as follows:

• Diploma in Engineering: Rs. 30,000/- p. a.

• Diploma in Hotel Management & Catering

Technology: Rs. 60,000/- p. a.

• Degree courses:

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Year

2023-24

2024-25

2025-26

2026-27

Base fee

Rs. 90,000/- p. a.

Rs. 1,00,000/- p. a.

Rs. 1,10,000/- p. a.

Rs. 1,20,000/- p. a.

payable

All institution covered under the scheme may take note of the above for implementation

of the scheme, accordingly.

This notification is issued with the approval of the Government vide U. O. No. 2667/F dated

21-03-2023.

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

Shri. Sarpreet Singh Gill (IAS), Secretary (Education).

Porvorim, 29th March, 2023.

———uuu———

Department of Finance

Debt Management Division

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Notification

6/1/2023-Fin(DMU)/169

Sub:- Preferential Deposit Policy for

Banks, 2023.

1. Short title and commencement.— i) This

policy shall be called as the “Preferential

Deposit Policy for Banks” having branches in

the State of Goa.

ii) It shall come in force from the date of its

publication in the Official Gazette.

2. Introduction.— To encourage banks to

maintain high CD ratio Government of Goa

has decided to formulate a “Preferential

Deposit for Banks Policy, 2023”.

3. Objectives.— This policy is intended to

encourage banks having branches in the

State of Goa to maintain high CD ratio.

4. Eligibility.— i) Any Bank having its

branches in the State of Goa and is figuring

in the top 05 Banks in the State of Goa having

highest CD ratio.

ii) The Bank should be a Scheduled

Commercial Bank and have a deposit base of

Rs. 2,500 crores and an advances base of Rs.

1,000 crores in the State of Goa.

5. Benefits.— Under this policy the banks

shall be given special treatment in any

deposits of Government Department/

Autonomous Bodies/Corporations/Semi-

Government Departments as under:

i) Eligible banks shall be allowed to

match the highest interest rate quoted for

the deposits by any bank provided its

quoted rate is within 0.5% of highest quoted

price by non-eligible banks.

Explanation: In case of more than one

eligible banks falling within the rage, the

banks with the highest CD ratio one shall

be preferred.

6. Method of application for benefits.— All

the banks willing to take benefit under this

policy shall file an application to the

concerned Heads of Department after the

quotes for interest rates have been opened

along with confirmation from State Level

Banker’s Committee that they are figuring in

top 05 banks in the State having highest CD

ratio.

7. Relaxation.— The Government may relax

any or all the conditions under this policy.

8. Interpretation.— If any question arises,

regarding interpretation of any clause, word,

expression of this policy the decision shall lie

with the Government, which shall be final

and binding on all concerned.

9. Removal of difficulties.— All issues relating

to the eligibility, definition, operationalization

or issues on account of new situation arising

due to certain circumstances, not envisaged

at the time of formulation of this policy or the

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target policies, would be resolved by the

Government of Goa.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

Pranab G. Bhat, Under Secretary, Finance

(Budget-II).

Porvorim, 10th April, 2023.

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Department of Information Technology,

Electronics and Communications

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Notification

10(57)DoIT/2022/ROW/29

Refer: 1) Notification No. 22-24/PWD/PCE-

EO/2020-21/20 dated 20-08-2020.

In partial modification to the above

mentioned Notification, the Goa Telecom

Infrastructure Policy-2020” along with

amendments as adopted by the Government

is hereby published for information of the

public.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

Suneel Anchipaka, IAS, Director (ITE&C),

& ex officio Joint Secretary.

Panaji, 10th April, 2023.

________

Goa Telecom Infrastructure

Policy, 2020

This policy aims to fulfill people’s

expectations of fast and reliable communication

including internet services anywhere and

anytime. The demand for reliable communication

services and internet connectivity, through

mobile or broadband connectivity has exploded.

Increasing number of people are availing the

internet service and trying to reach out at

ever expanding universe of online services,

for example social media, online and mobile

banking, G2C services, Video-on-demand, etc.

and even through OTT services.

Goa has the highest per capita income in

India, as compared to any State/UT. Ten years

ago, Goa was pioneer in expanding the

broadband connectivity upto village level

through GBBN. With the passage of time and

latest innovations in the communication

services viz. 4G & 5G, the State needs to

evolve its policy to facilitate the creation of

the telecom infrastructure comparable to the

best in the world, to attract the talent and

technology needed to support an advanced

economy for sustainable growth.

Telecommunication is a Union subject.

Accordingly, the Central Government has

notified the updated Indian Telegraph Right

of Way (RoW) Rules, 2016 to be adopted by

various Governmental bodies to accord

permission

various

Infrastructure

Providers/licensed service operators in the

telecom sector to establish/augment their

telecom networks and infrastructure.

This policy aims to encourage establishment

of modern telecommunication infrastructure

and ensure best communication networks and

quality and high speed Internet services

across State of Goa, especially unconnected

remote, forest and hilly areas.

Digitalization is not a choice but the

necessity. Innovative strategies such as Work

from Home, virtual meetings, utilization of

e-services, OTT (Over The Top) platforms,

e-commerce, e-governance e-learning,

telemedicine, etc. also depend upon

ubiquitous telecom connectivity. Therefore, in

order to ensure the economic progress of the

State, this policy attempts to facilitate creation

of a robust and resilient telecom infrastructure

in the State of Goa.

With the advent of 5G, there will be a

requirement to deploy Low Power Base

Transceiver Stations (LPBTS) with 5G radios

often called “small cells”. 5G is expected to

provide “4A- anytime, anywhere, anyone,

anything” connectivity, which will take

mobile data speeds to new limits that will

further result in immense growth in

connections. Various types of street furniture

such as poles (street lights, electricity, traffic

lights), advertisement hoardings, bus

shelters, boundary walls, bridge railings and

towers have been identified by DoT (Department

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of Telecommunications, Government of India)

as suitable national assets for deploying small

cells.

1. Short title, extent, applicability and

commencement.—

1.1. This Policy may be called the “Goa

Telecom Infrastructure Policy, 2020”.

1.2. It shall extend to the whole State of

Goa excluding cantonment areas & NH

therein.

1.3. It shall come into force from the date

of its publication in the Official Gazette.

1.4. The Policy shall not be in violation or

supersession of the provisions contained in

the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885, Tower

guidelines issued by DoT (Department of

Telecommunications) 2013, Indian Wireless

Telegraphy Act, 1933 and Indian Telegraph

Right of Way Rules, 2016 (and its subsequent

amendments) in any way.

1.5. This Policy shall supersede the existing

guidelines for installation of mobile base

station towers issued by Department of

Science, Technology and Environment vide

order No. 69/2/2004/STE-DIR/Part/1091 dated

26-11-2013 without affecting the permissions

already granted therein.

1.6. The content of this policy shall be the

order of the Government in terms of Section

304 of Municipality Act, 1968 and directions

under Section 244-B, read with Section

244 A, of Goa Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 for its

implementation.

2. Definition.— In this Policy, unless the

context otherwise requires,—

2.1 “State” means State of Goa.

2.2 “licensee” means any person holding

a license issued under section 4 of the Indian

Telegraph Act, 1885.

2.3

“Applicant”

means

any

(Infrastructure Provider)/IP-1 (Infrastructure

Provider category-1)/ISP (Internet Service

Provider) or TSP (Telecom Service Provider)

who makes an application seeking permission

to establish and maintain Telecom Services

and Infrastructure.

2.4 “Application” means the application for

single

window

clearance

for

the

establishment and maintenance of Telecom

Infrastructure.

Every

application

for

permission under these rules shall be made

by the licensee in electronic mode only.

2.5 “Fees” prescribed under this policy on

Telecom Infrastructure do not include GST,

Labor cess & other applicable taxes, if any.

2.6 “Authority” means Department of

Information Technology, Electronics &

Communication (DITE&C) of the Government

of Goa in relation to the Government land

and buildings or otherwise, for the purposes

of clause (b) of rule 2 of the Indian Telegraph

(Right of Way) Rules, 2016.

2.7 “Telecom Infrastructure” means the

overground telegraph infrastructure and

underground telegraph infrastructure as

defined in Indian Telegraph Right of Way

Rules, 2016 and subsequent amended

versions and includes:

A. Optical Fiber Cable — underground

or overground (Aerial).

B. Mobile Towers — Ground Base Towers

[GBT]¹, Roof Top Towers [RTF]², Roof Top

Poles [RTP]³.

C. Cell on Wheel [COW].

D. In-Building Solution & Micro

Communication Equipment (Micro Cell), or

any other appliances, apparatus, etc.

necessary for the effective establish-

ment

maintenance

telecom

services.

1These towers are erected on natural ground with

suitable foundations. These towers have high load bearing

capacity and are suitable for hosting outdoor Antenna,

fixtures, etc.

2These types of towers are erected on top of the roofs of

existing buildings with iron structures, columns and tie

beams. The towers are intended for hosting Antenna,

fixtures, etc.

3These types of poles are erected on top of the roofs of

existing buildings intended for hosting smaller Antenna,

fixtures, etc.

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E. “Micro Communications Equipment”

means a Pico/Micro/Pole site which is small

in size and light in weight, deployed on

buildings, utility/street poles, street

furniture, indoors in large buildings viz:

malls convention centers and in areas

having space constraints, narrow streets,

dense populated areas and open public

spaces.

F. Small cells installed on Poles or street

furniture to support 5G infrastructure.

2.8 “Telecom Service Provider (TSP)”

means a licensee providing telephony

services, including, inter alia, mobile phone

services, internet and data transfer services,

etc.

2.9 “Infrastructure Provider (IP)” means

Infrastructure provider registered with the

Department of Telecommunications to set up

Telecom Infrastructures in India.

2.10 “Local Authority” includes Municipal

Corporation, Municipal Council and Village

Panchayats.

2.11 “Urban Areas”, “Developing Areas”,

“Rural Areas” and “Coastal Areas” shall be

the same as specified for the purpose of

determination of stamp duty by the Revenue

Department, Government of Goa Order No.

17/1/Fixation of Land Rates/2012—RD/5004,

dated 26th December, 2012 and its revisions

from time to time.

2.12 “duct” means a pipe or circular

pathway, permanently lubricated or of any

other kind, used for single or multiple

underground cable conduit(s) for telegraph

line or services.

2.13 “mobile tower” means any above-

ground contrivance for carrying, suspending

or supporting a telegraph and does not

include pole.

2.14 “pole” means any above-ground

contrivance of height not exceeding eight

meters

for

carrying,

suspending

supporting a telegraph and does not include

mobile tower.

2.15 “small cell” means a low powered

cellular radio access node that has a coverage

of distance range from ten meters to two

kilometers.

3. The Authority.— DITE&C, Goa would be

the sole authority to form a committee

consisting of representatives from the

concerned departments to scrutinize/verify

applications based on the set guidelines

received for seeking permissions to setup

telecom infrastructure in the Goa State. The

same team will carry out joint site inspection

along with the applicant/operator and land

owning department/autonomous bodies/

cooperation’s as and when required based

on the need. The authority shall:

• Evaluate the applications received from

the licensed TSP/IP in the specified format

along with the requisite documents and

fees to give the permission for the setup

and maintenance of Telecom Infrastructure.

• Communicate to the applicant about

any additional requirement or deficiency

in the issue of permission.

• Ensure that applications are processed

within 60 days from the receipt of the

complete and valid application.

4. Electronic application process & General

Conditions/Guidelines.— 4.1 If the tower

being constructed on the Government land/

/building is to be shared with other Telecom

Infrastructure Provider/Service Provider, then

permission from the Authority shall be

obtained before sharing infrastructure.

Sharing of tower between multiple Mobile

Tower Companies is allowed and the towers

can be shared between any numbers of

operator companies.

4.2 Every application shall be charged one

time non-refundable application fee of INR

10,000/- and shall be submitted with the

required documents.

4.3 The permission issued under this policy

to any Applicant shall be co-terminus with

the validity of License issued to TSP/

/Registration certificate issued to IP-1/TSP.

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4.4 Appeals against the decision of the

Authority shall lie with the Appellate

Authority, which would dispose off such

appeals within 30 days. The Appellate

Committee shall have the power to amend,

cancel, remand back or endorse the decisions

of the Authority.

4.5 Appellate Authority shall consist of

Secretary (ITE&C), Secretary (PWD), DDG

(DoT) or its representative, Concerned District

Collector and the Director (DITE&C) who

would be the Member Secretary.

4.6 The Authority would be competent to

give permission for installation of Telecom

Infrastructure on any land and buildings

belonging to the State Government. No other

permission shall be required in such cases,

including from the relevant department or

local bodies.

4.7 Government of India has developed

Gati-Shakti portal for processing of

applications received from applicants to setup

IT infrastructure in India. Goa State portal

used for allotting RoW permissions has

already been integrated with Gati-Shakti

portal and applicants need to use the same

Goa State portal while applying for

permissions/approvals.

4.8 All restoration work would be carried

out by state PWD as per the Goa Schedules

of Rates (GSR) that would be prevalent at

that particular time. The applicant would

have to deposit the entire estimated amount

before the commencement of work allotted

by authority under the permission. This

amount shall be paid within period of 30 days

from the date of grant of permission or prior

to the commencement of work of laying the

telegraph infrastructure.

4.9 Whenever authority receives an

application to setup Telegraph infrastructure

in cantonment areas, authority shall direct/

/ask applicants to consult military SPOCs of

the concerned cantonment area where

Telegraph

Infrastructure

planned/

/proposed.

4.10 The Licensee to which permission has

been accorded under this Policy, shall not

sell, lease or otherwise trade on the extra

space available in the ducts laid by them

except after obtaining specific prior

permission of the authority, subject to such

terms and conditions as may be decided by

the Goa Government. The licensee shall not

sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose off

the cables without the previous consent of

the authority in writing.

4.11 The period of license shall be for 15

(fifteen) years or the period in accordance

with the guidelines and instructions of the

Department of Telecommunications issued

from time to time. Any change made by the

Department of Telecommunications regarding

the periodicity of license will automatically

be applicable and binding to this policy. The

permission granted under this policy will

automatically cease in case of premature

termination of the license granted by the

Department

Telecommunications.

Government of Goa also have a right to

terminate the permission or to extend the

period of license in accordance with

the guidelines of the Department of

Telecommunications.

4.12 The permission shall be deemed to

have been granted if the authority fails to

either grant permission or reject the

application within the stipulated timeframe.

5. Guidelines for Installation of Mobile Base

Tower.— 5.1 Telecom towers have been given

infrastructure status by Government of India

vide Gazette No. 81 dated 28-03-2012.

Accordingly, India has adopted strict limit

from Base Transceiver Station (BTS), as

below:

Frequency in MHz

Power density limit

900

0.45 watt/m2

1800

0.9 watt/m2

2100 and above

1.0 watt/m2

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5.2 Based on the above and as per the

compliance with the advisory guidelines

issued by the Department of Telecommuni-

cations (DoT), Government of India, dated 1st

August, 2013, the Government proposes the

guidelines in this policy for installation of site-

specific location of Mobile Base Station

(MBST) in the State.

5.3 An application as specified in Annexure-

A for installation of Mobile Tower shall be

accompanied with the following documents:

(1) Copy of relevant license/Infrastructure

Provider Registration Certificate issued by//

from Department of Telecommunications

(DoT).

(2) Data Sheet as in the application form.

(3) Consent of the owner of building/land

except in the case of land and buildings

belonging to the Government.

(4) Copy of SACFA clearance/copy of

SACFA application for the said location

submitted to WPC wing of DoT with

registration number as WPC acknowledgement

along with undertaking that in case of any

objection/rejection, TSP’s will take corrective

actions/remove the tower.

(5) Copy of the structural stability certificate

for the ground based tower. In case of roof

top towers, structural stability certificate for

the building and tower based on written

approvals of any authorized structural

Engineer of the State/local bodies/Central

Building Research Institute (CBRI),Roorkee/

IITs’/NITs’/GEC or any other agency

authorized/empanelled by DoT from time to

time.

(6) Copy of the type test certificate issued

by Automotive Research Association of India

(ARAI) to the manufacturers of Diesel

Generator (DG) sets.

(7) Copy of clearance from Fire Safety

Department only in case for high rise

buildings where Fire Clearance is mandatory.

(8) The steps involved to get approval for

laying of Optical Fiber cable and erecting

Digital infrastructure (Tower) in Forest areas

are as below:

a. The TSP/ISP/IP have to apply through

an online application for seeking permission

of forest land where Telecom infrastructure

is planned/proposed.

b. Once application is scrutinized for

validity, authority would coordinate with

District Collector to get the Forest land

permission.

c. The District Collector would obtain the

rights of the land from the forest

department.

d. Once NOC is received from the Forest

Department, Collector would share the

same with authority.

e. Applicant ISP/TSP would get an online

intimation of approval/clearance from

authority.

(9) Acknowledgement receipts issued by

Licensed Service Area (DoT) or the self-

certificate submitted by Telecom Service

provider/Infrastructure Provider in respect of

mobile tower (ground based/roof-top/

/pole/wall mounted) establishing/certifying

that all General Public areas around the tower

will be within safe Electro-Magnetic

Radiation (EMR) exposure limit as per peak

traffic measurement after the antennas starts

radiating.

5.4 The Authority shall examine and

dispose off the valid application within 60 days

from accepting the application or revised

application or documents, as the case may

be.

5.5 If the application is not complete, the

Applicant may be given an opportunity to

submit revised application or document(s),

rectifying the defects within 15 days of

intimation and the Authority may accept the

revised application. If an application is still

incomplete, the Authority may reject the

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application, the reasons for the rejection

should be intimated to the applicant in

writing. However, no application shall be

rejected unless the applicant has been given

an opportunity of being heard on the reasons

for such rejection.

5.6 The Authority shall collect a fixed

amount as specified in Annexure-B per

telegraph infrastructure and would deposit it

with the concerned department. The

Authority shall collect all the remaining fees

and monthly rent (in case of Government land

and building) as may be from time to time,

and deposit the same in the designated

budget head. The current fees and charges

are mentioned in Annexure-B.

5.7 At the time of granting the permission,

the Authority shall mention all fees payable

by the applicant including payments to be

made to any other department or local

bodies.

5.8 Except as mentioned in the permission

given by the authority, no other permission

or fee would be required or charged for

erecting or laying of telecom infrastructure

in Goa.

5.9 The applicant would be charged a one-

time annual compensation/rental to be

charged for the immovable property on

which the Overground Telecom Infrastructure

is to be established as per the charges notified

in Annexure–B.

5.10 The Applicant shall not be levied any

application fee or compensation fee for

erecting poles for providing support to

Overground Telecom Infrastructure, including

additional poles between existing poles.

5.11 The area of the Overground telegraph

infrastructure (mobile tower) proposed to be

established shall be the area occupied by the

mobile

tower

and

the

supporting

infrastructures such as base transceiver

station, engine alternator, DG, or Container

etc. at the ground.

6. Cell on Wheels (COW).— No formal

permission or any payment is required for

installation of Cell on Wheel to provide good

quality mobile coverage. The Cell on Wheel

can be placed maximum for 30 days normally

without any permission.

Before installation of COW, a prior written

intimation to the following authorities within

its jurisdiction will be given preferably 15 days

before the installation of COW mentioning Geo

coordinate (Lat-Long) positions:

a. District Collector/Superintendent of

Police of the concerned district.

b. Concerned Officer in charge of the

police station of the area where the COW

is going to be installed.

7. In-Building Solution (IBS).—

7.1 No permission or fee is required for

installation of IBS except from the owner of

the building/structure. Charges may be levied

for power (as per Industry Tariffs), fixtures,

etc. provided by building owners to TSP/IP-

1s as per actuals.

7.2 IBS may be provided/deployed by a

neutral host infrastructure provider or Built

and managed by mobile operator and sharing

with other service providers on non-

discriminatory basis.

7.3 IBS can also be deployed by IP-1

(Infrastructure Provider - Category I) and

shared with telecom service providers. For

deploying indoor solutions these companies

will be requiring permissions from the

building owners. Moreover, if these IP-1

companies are required to install optical fiber

for connecting IBS/Distributed Antenna

System (DAS) nodes for which RoW/

/permissions will be required and shall be

granted accordingly.

7.4 As per Policy guidelines from Ministry

of Communication, Department of Tele-

communication, Government of India, vide

letter No: 20-545/2017 AS-I and MoHUA

(Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs),

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provision for IBS in an on-going projects and

future building/civil projects is mandatory.

7.5 Availability of proper IBS would need

to be ensured for seamless 5G roll-out in order

to provide mobile coverage and high

speed connectivity inside the building/

/complexes with good Quality of Service

(QoS).

7.6 Sharing In-Building Solution infrastructure

would help industry stakeholders/startups to

save CAPEX and OPEX.

7.7 As per National Digital Communications

Policy 2018, the installation of telecom

infrastructure and associated cabling and IBS

has been made mandatory in all commercial,

residential, multi-storey building, hotel,

airport and official buildings (including

police/Government buildings/offices).

7.8 TSPs/IP-1s will be given fair,

transparent,

non-discriminatory

and

unhindered access inside the building/along

the premises to install the telecom

infrastructure or lay their cables.

7.9 TSPs/IP-1s will be given legal rights and

permission to use the Common Telecom

Infrastructure (CTI) within the premises of

Building/Gated Society for a standardized

nominal charges just like other essential

services like water, electricity, etc.

7.10 The buildings are to be constructed

in such a way that they are “Digital

Infrastructure

Deployment”/“Digital

Connectivity” ready. There should be

provision

telecom

ducts/common

pathways/runways to reach to the accessible

parts of the building.

7.11 Completion certificate to a building

will be granted only after ensuring that the

CTI as per the prescribed standards is in place

and an undertaking by the architect or

engineer to be insisted to certify that building

has ensured common access to all digital

infrastructure to all TSP in accordance with

plan of creation of CTI.

7.12 While preparing the building plans,

there is a need to mandate to have properly

demarcated sections within buildings and on

rooftops for housing Broadband/digital

connectivity infrastructure/antennas. These

areas should have access to power supply

for reliable, always-on service. The layout

plans should clearly indicate the telecom as

Utility infrastructure lines. The placement and

sequences of above-and below-ground

Telecom utilities at the appropriate location

in the RoW to be ensured for unconstrained

movement as well as easy access for

maintenance.

7.13 The TSP/IP-1s would have unrestricted

access for maintenance work.

7.14 For necessary detailing of building

components and service installations with

respect to CTI, architects/developers and

other service consultants involved in

preparing building and service drawings may

refer Part 8 - Section 6: Information and

Communication Enabled Installations of

Volume 2 of the National Building Code, 2016

and its related amendments.

7.15 IBS installation spaces: Area for rooms

or systems (e.g. antennas, base stations,

remote units, power distribution boxes, etc.)

to be provided as per requirements w.r.t. the

area proposed for coverage/number of

proposed users. Below table can be used as

a reference:

1. Telecom room space norm for building

with Built-up area>465 sq.mt.

Sr.

Area to be covered

Size of Telecom room

No.

by IBS

(in meters)

Upto 465 sq.mt.

3.0 x 2.4

465.0 sq.mt. to

3.0 x 3.4

930.0 sq.mt.

More than

Additional Telecom

930 sq.mt.

Room required with

same space norms

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2. Space requirements for smaller buildings

with Built-up area <465 sq.mt.

Sr.

Area to be covered

Space provisions

No.

by IBS

(in meters)

Upto 93.0 sq.mt.

Wall cabinets, self-

contained enclosed

cabinets

93.0 sq.mt. to

Shallow Room

465.0 sq.mt.

(0.6 x 2.6)

Walk-in Room

(1.3 x 1.3)

8. Right of Way (RoW) for Optical Fiber

Cable infrastructures.—

8.1 For the works of laying Optical Fiber

Cable (Underground and Aerial) by the side

of the roads and other places, the licensee

shall apply online to the Authority, who shall

issue permissions in coordination with the

concerned departments/institutions.

8.2 An application duly submitted with

necessary approval/no objection, for erection

of mobile tower/laying of OFC belonging to

the Forest Department, Water Resource

Department, Local authority, Industry

Department, NHAI, Archaeological Survey of

India, PWD, other State and central agency,

the authority shall process this application

without

any

further

concurrence

permission from the concerned departments.

8.3 The Applicant shall have no right over

the property which has been approved to

use for the establishment and maintenance

of Optical Fiber Cable infrastructures.

8.4 No exclusive rights shall lie with any

applicant for grant of the Right of Way (RoW)

permission.

8.5 In case of non-compliances noticed, the

Authority shall direct the Department under

whose jurisdiction the road/land falls, to raise

compensation for the damage to be collected

from the applicant or may cancel the

permission granted.

8.6 Application with the following

supporting documents for establishment and

maintenance of telecom infrastructure (OFC)

shall be submitted by the Applicant before

the Authority:

a. A copy of the license/IP-1 registration

granted by the Central Government;

b. Proof of payment of Fees as per

Annexure-B;

c. The details of OFC telegraph

infrastructure

(underground/aerial)

proposed to be laid;

d. The mode of and the time duration

for, execution of the work;

e. The time of the day when the work is

expected to be done in case the Applicant

expects the work to be done during

specific time of the day;

f. The details of expenses that such

authority will necessarily be put in

consequence of the work proposed to be

undertaken by the Applicant;

g. The inconvenience that is likely to be

caused to the public and the specific

measures proposed to be taken to mitigate

such inconvenience;

h. The specific measures proposed to be

taken to ensure public safety during the

execution of the work;

i. Authorization from various State

Government Agencies/PSU or Public or

Private owner for use of their land for OFC

laying;

j. The names and contact details of the

employees of the Applicant for purposes of

communication in regard to the application

made;

k. Any other matter relevant, in the

opinion of the applicant, connected with

or relative to the work proposed to be

undertaken; and

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l. Any other matter connected with or

related to the work as may be specified,

through a general or special order, by the

Central Government or appropriate State

Government or concerned department;

m. The Applicant shall, while making the

application, give a specific commitment on

whether he undertakes to discharge the

responsibility for restoration, to the extent

reasonable and prudent, of the damage that

the authority shall necessarily be put in

consequence of the work proposed to be

undertaken. Restoration should be done by

the applicant himself to the satisfaction of

the authority.

8.7

Notwithstanding anything contained

in this policy, Right of Way (RoW) for using

electricity poles for Aerial OFC laying will be

permitted as per the prevailing policy of the

Electricity Department, Government of Goa.

The Licensee would submit an application

for Aerial OFC laying on poles to authority.

Authority would notify electricity department

and coordinate with it to approve/reject the

request.

8.8

The cable shall ordinarily be laid at

the edge of the Right of Way or at a minimum

distance of 15M from the center line or the

nearest carriage way where the road land is

wider.

8.9

The top of the casing/conduit pipe

containing the cables shall be at least 1.6

meter below the surface of the road subject

to being at least 0.6 meter below the drain

inverts.

8.10 To the extent possible, the Licensee

shall follow trenchless excavation method.

8.11 The Licensee shall ensure that the

excavated trench used for laying of OFC

cables is restored by proper filling and

compaction so as to restore the land back to

the same condition as it was before digging

of the trench. The debris, loose earth

produced due to trenching should be placed/

moved preferably 50 meters away from the

edge of the Right of Way.

8.12 Right of Way (RoW) for Aerial OFC

laying will be encouraged in the hilly area or

as per the decision of the Authority.

8.13 Energy Department/Local Authority/

Electricity department/Authority shall not be

held responsible for any loss to the cable or

the commercial operation loss to the

Applicant due to theft or for any other reason

whatsoever. The safety of the cable shall

entirely be with the Applicant.

8.14 The Applicant will submit application

with the right of usage of the utility poles

before the Authority. If the Authority finds

the application is in compliance with the

entire requirement, then it will issue the

permit to the applicant within the prescribed

timeline. In addition to application, details of

number of poles to be used and routes chart

shall be submitted for approval.

8.15 With respect to the laid aerial OFC,

after the termination/expiry of the permission,

the Licensee shall remove the cable within

90 days and the site shall be brought back to

the original condition failing which the

Licensee will lose the right to remove the

cable. However, before taking up the work of

removal of cables the Licensee shall furnish

a Bank Guarantee to the authority for a period

of one year for an amount assessed by the

authority for making good the pole damages

(if any) for removal of aerial cables.

8.16 In case it is found that the Licensee/

/ISP/TSP/IP-1 has laid OFC (overground/

/aerial) at any place in the State of Goa

without obtaining the permission or before

entering into an agreement with the authority,

penalty @double the amount of estimated

Bank Guarantee (or as decided by the

authority) for the portion of unauthorized

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laying of OFC will be imposed on the

Licensee. A notice against the licensee shall

be issued in order to submit the satisfactory

reply within 15 (Fifteen) days, failing which

the penalty shall be imposed. The penalty

amount imposed under such situation will not

be refunded to the Licensee. The Licensee

may appeal to the authority, if aggrieved. Also,

authority reserves the right to blacklist the

concerned Licensee.

9. Other Terms and Conditions.—

9.1 In case the application for permission

is rejected, except the processing fee, other

fees paid shall be returned to the applicant

within one month from the date of

rejection.

9.2

Within 60 days of notification of this

amended Policy, all the existing ISP/TSP/IP-1

that have installed infrastructure (Mobile

tower/OFC/cable TV operator) in the State,

either installed on Private land/Government

land, shall mandatorily register at no charges

and share existing setup details, existing

infrastructure GIS details on the Gati-Shakti

portal, failing which a penal charge of INR

5,000 would be levied. Further, if the existing

ISP/TSP/IP-1 does not register within 120

days from the notification of this amended

Policy, the authority shall be at liberty to

remove/uninstall/demolish the infrastructure

at risk and cost of the ISP/TSP/IP-1.

9.3 No Coercive Actions: In order to avoid

disruption in mobile communication which

is an essential service, sealing of mobile

communication towers/disconnection of

electricity may not be resorted to without the

consent of the respective TERM cell of DoT

in case of any complaint or issue related to

EMF emissions. Mandatory advance notice

of 90 days, mentioning the action to be taken,

must be given to the applicant initiating any

steps against the Telecom Infrastructure.

9.4 Cancellation of the permission: In case

of violation of provisions of the Policy by any

Applicant, the Authority shall issue show

cause notice to the Applicant. In case a

satisfactory reply is not received within 15

days of the issuance of the show cause notice,

the permission/no objection issued to the

service provider will be cancelled.

9.5 Penalty: If an Applicant violates any

provision of this Policy, it shall be liable to be

penalized as per following terms and

conditions:

soon

the

concerned

department’s office comes to know that any

provision has been violated, a show cause

notice will be issued to TSP/IP. TSP/IP has

to reply within 15 days from the date of

serving of notice.

b. If reply is not satisfactory, the

Applicant will be levied a fine of upto INR

25,000.

The penalty money may be recovered

from Performance Bank Guarantee provided

by the applicant.

c. The performance bank guarantee,

wherever applicable, will be forfeited in the

following cases:

• In case of the Applicant failing to

discharge the obligation of making good of

the restoration work.

• If the Applicant failed to perform as

per the undertaking, in spite of extension

of time.

• Regular accidents or mishaps happen

because of lack of sufficient safety

precaution measures during the execution

of work.

d. In case, the performance bank

guarantee is invoked as mentioned above,

the Applicant shall be required to replenish

and reinstate the required Performance

Bank Guarantee amount within one month

of such invocation.

9.6 Obligations of licensed TSPs/IPs in

undertaking work:

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a. The Applicant shall ensure that prior

to the commencement of work of

laying

the

underground

telegraph

infrastructure and at all times during the

execution of work, the measures to mitigate

public inconvenience and provide for

public safety are implemented and the

work of laying underground telegraph

infrastructure is carried out in accordance

with the conditions specified in the grant

of permission by the authority.

b. The Applicant shall ensure provision

positional

intelligence,

through

appropriate technology, like GIS Map etc.,

of all underground/aerial telegraph

infrastructures to enable the authority to

obtain real time information on its location.

In this regard the Government of Goa may

create a GIS infrastructure in future.

c. If any damage is caused to the

Government property by the work of the

Applicant, then it will be the responsibility

of the Applicant to restore the same at his

own cost or compensate the damage. If

delivery of service is affected then the

Applicant must restore the service within

24 hours and the Applicant will have to

carry out the work according to the

instructions of the concerned Department.

d. The Applicant will have to install the

optical fiber at a safe distance from the

electricity wires while using electric poles.

e. In case the Department intends to

increase the width of the road then the

Applicant will have to shift the trench dug

by it to the safe distance on its own cost at

the place suggested by the agency.

f. The Applicant would have to inform

30 days in advance about repair or

maintenance work of the laid infrastructure

(OFC/mobile tower) to the authorityalong

with notification to other Section heads of

departments such as Municipality,

Electricity Department, PWD, etc. in whose

jurisdiction the work shall be undertaken

in cases where such maintenance shall be

planned in order to avoid inconvenience

to the public.

10. NOFN (National Optical Fiber Network)/

/Bharatnet.—

10.1 The permission for the Right of Way

for the use of Government land will be issued

free of cost for Bharatnet Projects.

10.2 For any DITE&C initiated IT

Infrastructure projects in the State, authority

would issue RoW permissions free of cost on

Government land. Also, for such cases where

BOOT (Build, Own, Operate, Transfer) period

is complete, authority shall charge monthly

rentals for laid infrastructure (OFC/Mobile

tower/cable TV operator infra) from the

concerned TSP/ISP/IP-1.

11. Right of the Authority to seek removal

of Mobile Towers and OFC and other related

telecom infrastructure.—

11.1 Wherever it is necessary and

expedient to remove or alter any telecom

infrastructure, the authority shall issue a

notice to the Applicant to remove or alter its

location. On receipt of the notice, the

Applicant shall, forthwith and within a period

of 30 days, proceed to submit, a detailed plan

for removal or alteration of such telecom

infrastructure. The authority shall, after

examination of the detailed plan submitted

by the Applicant, pass such orders as it

deems fit. Provided that the Authority shall,

having regard to emergent and expedient

circumstances requiring the removal or

alteration of such telecom infrastructure,

provide 90 days’ time to the Applicant for

removal or alteration of such telegraph

infrastructure. Provided, further that the

responsibility and liability, including the cost

thereof, for removal or alteration of such

telecom infrastructure shall be borne by the

Applicant.

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11.2 In case the licensee wants shifting,

removal or alteration of existing OFC, he will

have to furnish a separate Bank Guarantee to

the authority and a fresh/new application

needs to be submitted by the licensee to the

authority for shifting/removal/alteration.

12. Construction/repair works by various

utility service providers of State/Central

authorities.—

The agencies of various utility service

providers extending services such as

electricity department, water supply pipes,

gas pipes, sewerage, RoW works (PWD/

/NHAI), etc., while undertaking new

construction [repair works in specific

alignment to OFC] shall intimate to the

authority and also to concerned TSP/IP

providers well in advance, but not less than

15 days before the start of work, so as to give

sufficient time to TSP/IP to make plans for

shifting of OFC to an alternate route in order

to avoid disruption in services. As the TSP/IP

are providing/supporting Telecom services

the power disconnection to telecom

installation shall not be done without prior

notice (at least 15 days in advance) to the

concerned TSP/IP.

13. Changes in the Policy.— This policy

shall be suitably adjusted, with the approval

of the Goa Government, to accommodate

changes that may be necessitated on account

of any technology or regulatory changes

which may be introduced by the Department

of Telecommunications, Government of India

or any other competent authority in order to

keep this policy dynamically responsive to

changing technology, regulatory regime or

any other unforeseen development.

14. Establishment of Telecom Infrastructure

on Private Property.— This would be as per

the Indian Telegraph Right of Way (RoW)

Rules, 2016 guidelines and its subsequent

amendments as and when they are published

and as applicable from time to time.

15. Establishment of common ducts and

cable corridors.—

15.1 Mandatory to provide common ducts

and common space required for laying

telecom infrastructure (Towers, poles and

other related infrastructure) in all future linear

infrastructure projects whether under-

taken by the Central Government or State

Government or UT.

15.2 The cost recovery principle for

deciding lease rent shall be based on

minimum of 25 years.

15.3 Wherever there is an availability of a

common duct or dark fiber of the Government

or its entities, the applicant shall make use of

this common infrastructure. The authority

reserves the right to reject any RoW

application in case of insufficient evidence

for laying new fiber. The lease/rent charges

for using common duct or dark fiber shall be

notified by DITE&C/authority from time to

time.

16. Methodology for calculation of RoW

area.— RoW area would be as per the Indian

Telegraph Right of Way (RoW) Rules, 2016

guidelines and its subsequent amendments

as and when they are published and as

applicable from time to time.

17. 5G enablement of the Goa state.— 5G

implementation in the State would be as per

the Indian Telegraph Right of Way (RoW)

Rules, 2016 guidelines and its subsequent

amendments as and when they are published

and as applicable from time to time.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

Shri. Suneel Anchipaka, IAS, Director

(DITE&C), ex officio & Jt. Secretary to

Governor.

Panaji, 10th April, 2023.

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Annexure - A

Application for Issue of Permission for Establishment of Telecom Infrastructure in the State of Goa

Ref. No.................. .

Date………….

To,

The Director,

Department of Information Technology,

Electronics & Communication (DITE&C)

Government of Goa,

2nd Floor, IT-Hub,

Altinho, Panaji – Goa.

Details of the Applicant

1 Name of the IP/TSP

2 Address for correspondence

Plot/Flat No.

Street/Road

Village

City/Town

District

Contact No.

3 Authorized person with designation

Name

Designation

Mobile No.

e-Mail

Proposals (tick whichever applicable)

1 Mobile Towers

GBT

RTT

RTP

2 ROW OFC

Underground

Aerial

3 COW

Location of the Proposed Site Route

Mobile Towers

Owner of the land/building

Govt./Local Bodies/Private

Name of the owner/

/Authorized Person

Plot/Flat/Premises Nos.

Sanctioned Layout No. if any

Road/Street

Ward/Block No.

Landmark

City/Town/District/PIN code

Plot Size

Survey No.

Sub Div.

Ownership Document

Agreement No.

Date

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ROW OFC

Route Permit

From

Area in meter/Km

District under coverage

Dist 1

Dist 2

Land under the in meter/kms.

Ownership

Rural Authority

Urban Authority

NHAI

PWD

Central Authority

Private

PSU

Others if any

ROW - Aerial OFC

Route Permit

From

Area in sq. meter/km

Number of poles to be used

Permit from Dept. like PWD,

Electricity department

MICRO Cell

Owner of the land building

Govt./PSU/Private

Name of the owner

Plot Flat Premises Nos.

Road/Street

Landmark

CITY/Town District/PIN code

Ownership Document

Agreement No. if any

Date

Fees

Prescribed Fees

Demand Draft Challan Number

Drawn in favor of

Date

Drawing Bank

Payable at

Documents

Enclosed Y/N

Copy of relevant license or Infrastructure Provider Registration Certificate

from DOT.

Copy of structural stability certificate for Roof-Top Towers

Copy of the type test certificate issued by Automotive Research Association

of India (ARAI) or any other authorized Agency to the manufacturers of the

Diesel Generator (DG) Sets

Copy of clearance from Fire Safety Department, if applicable

Drawing of the tower along with specifications of foundations and design

parameters

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Indemnity Bond (Original) to take care of any loss or injury to accident

caused by the tower

Three copies of Location Plan, Site Plan, Elevation Plan and Structure plan

Copy of NOC from building/land owner or Authorized Personnel

Route plan along with GIS Map (only for laying OFC)

Prescribed Fees for Permission

NOC from NHAI, ASI, Airport Authority if required

Other documents if any prescribed under this policy

Any other certificates/NOC required by the authority from time to time

Certified that all the information/documents furnished above are authentic and true to the best of my

knowledge. I have read and understood the terms and conditions of the Goa Telecom Policy 2020, and

orders issued thereunder, and I agree to abide by them.

Name of Authorized Official

Designation

Signature with Seal of the Organization

E-Mail

Telephone No.

Mobile No.

Date

_______

Annexure – B

Sr. No.

Item

Amount

Fee - For establishment of underground

One thousand rupees per kilometer

telegraph infrastructure

Fee - For establishment of overground

i. Ten thousand rupees for establishment of

telegraph infrastructure

mobile towers

ii. One thousand rupees per kilometer for establi-

shment of overground/aerial telegraph line.

iii. Nil for establishment of poles, for installation of

small cells and telegraph line, on the immov-

able property vested in, or under control or

management of appropriate central authority

iv. One thousand rupees per pole for establishment

of poles, for installation of small cells and

telegraph line, on the immovable property vested

in, or under control or management of concerned

department, other than appropriate central

authority.

Fee - For installation of small cells and

Nil

telegraph line using the street furniture

Charges for restoration - Establishment

Sum required to restore immovable property as

of underground telegraph infrastructure

per the rate prescribed by central public works

where undertaking is not given by the

department for that area or as per the rate pre-

licensee to discharge the responsibility

scribed by state public works department for that

to restore the damages.

area, if no rate has been prescribed by central

public works department for that area.

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Charges for restoration - Bank guarantee

20% of the sum required to restore immovable

as security for performance in case of

property as per the rate prescribed by central

establishment of underground telegraph

public works department for that area or as per

infrastructure where undertaking is given

the rate prescribed by state public works depart-

by the licensee to discharge the respon-

ment for that area, if no rate has been prescribed

sibility to restore the damages

by central public works department for that area.

Charges for restoration - Establishment

Sum required to restore immovable property as

of overground telegraph infrastructure

per the rate prescribed by central public works

department for that area or as per the rate

prescribed by state public works department for

that area, if no rate has been prescribed by central

public works department for that area. Further,

licensee shall restore the damage incurred in case

of establishment of poles for installation of Small

Cells and telegraph line.

Compensation - Establishment of under-

Nil

ground telegraph infrastructure

Compensation - Establishment of poles

Nil

for installation of small cells and telegraph

line

Compensation - Usage of street furniture

i. For installation of small cells: Three hundred

for installation of small cells and telegraph

rupees per annum for urban area and one hundred

line

and fifty rupees per annum for rural areas per

street furniture.

ii. For installation of telegraph line: One hundred

rupees per annum per street furniture.

Application Fee

INR 10,000/-

Licensee Fee, Reinstatement/Restoration

As per Circular/Notification in force issued by

Charges and other applicable charges

the Authority

in case of Optical Fiber Cable (For Govt.

Land only)

Land Usage Charges for Ground Based

Monthly Rentals of INR 50,000/- per tower for an

Masts (GBM) (For Govt. Land only)

area of upto 25 sq. mtrs. to be collected for full

year in the beginning of each financial year. In

case the area utilised is more than 25 sq. mtrs.

the rentals will be calculated on a pro-rata basis.

Roof Usage Charges for Roof Top Towers

Monthly Rentals of INR 20,000/- per tower to be

or Small Size Ground Based Towers which

collected for full year in the beginning of each

requires area of upto 10 sq. mtrs.

financial year.

(For Govt. Land only)

Note:

1. Terms and conditions of any existing agreement executed or permission granted by any Government Department

shall remain valid and in force w.r.t. the existing infrastructure.

2. The rates for (12) and (13) would automatically increase by INR 10,000/- and INR 5,000 respectively every year

which will be made applicable at the beginning of each financial year, effective from 1 April, 2021.

3. Incase if the Ground Based Masts, Roof Top Tower/Ground Based Tower of similar size as of Roof Top Towers

is utilized for/by more than 1 operator/service provider then the Monthly Rentals will be 1.5 times of the applicable

rates.

4. The rates for (12) and (13) for the Rural Areas will be charged at 50% of the applicable charges.

5. The Operator shall make advance payment upto end of the financial year before issue of NOC/Permission by the

Authority and thereafter advance payment of 1 year as applicable shall be paid by the Applicant every year.

6. In case if advance payment is not made by the Applicant before the beginning of financial year, then late fee

of INR 50,000/- per month shall be applicable in addition to Monthly rentals payable by the Applicant.

7. Any utility charges will be borne by the Applicant.

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13TH APRIL, 2023

Department of Personnel

––

Notification

15/18/2003-PER(Part-I)/974

Whereas, the Recruitment Rules for the

posts in the Cadre of Mamlatdar/Joint

Mamlatdar/Vigilance Officer (hereinafter

called “the said Cadre”) provides a period of

two years as probation period for the officer

in the said 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, in

supersession

Goa

Departmental

Examination for the Officers in the Cadre of

Mamlatdars/Joint Mamlatdars/Assistant

Director of Civil Supplies Rules, 1997, hereby

makes the following rules, namely:—

1. Short title, applicability and commence-

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

Goa Departmental Examination for the

Officers in the Cadre of Mamlatdar/Joint

Mamlatdar/Vigilance Officer Rules, 2023.

(2) They shall apply to all officers on

probation, whether promotees or direct

recruits in the Cadre of Mamlatdar/Joint

Mamlatdar/Vigilance Officer.

(3) They shall come into force at once.

2. Procedure for holding examination.— (1)

The examination shall be held every six

months.

(2) The date of examination shall be notified

in the Official Gazette at least one month in

advance.

(3) The syllabus for the examination shall

be as per Annexure appended to these rules.

(4) Examination for Paper I to IV shall be

conducted by the Goa Public Service

Commission.

(5) Internal examination in respect of Paper

V & VI shall be conducted through GIPARD

or any other Institute as decided by the

Government from time to time.

(6) The Paper-I, Paper-II, Paper-III and

Paper-IV shall be with books and Paper-V and

Paper-VI shall be without books.

(7) Text books of the Acts and the Rules

related to Paper-I to Paper-IV shall be allowed

at the examination.

(8) Each paper shall be of 100 marks as

specified in the Annexure hereto.

3. Eligibility for examination.— Every

officer on probation in the said Cadre,

whether promotees or direct recruits, shall

be eligible to appear in examination.

4. Qualifying marks for examination.— A

candidate shall be declared passed in the

examination, if he secures a minimum of 45%

of the maximum marks in each paper as

specified in rule 2.

Provided that if a candidate passes in one

or more papers specified in rule 2 by

securing the minimum marks specified in this

rule for such paper but fails in one or more

papers, he shall be exempted from further

appearing for the examination in the paper

in which he has so passed.

5. Exemption from examination.— The

Government may, subject to such conditions

which it may impose, exempt any person,

who

has

already

passed

similar

Departmental Examination conducted by

other State Governments, from appearing in

all or any of the papers included in the

Annexure to these rules.

6. Interpretation.— If any difficulty arises

in interpretation of any of the provisions of

these rule, the decision of the Government

shall be final.

OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA

SERIES I No. 2

13TH APRIL, 2023

ANNEXURE

Syllabus for examination shall be as under:

PAPER I-100 marks

Foundation of Modern Indian Governance:

A. Basic political concepts:

Administrative culture and influence of various

rulers in Goa.

B. Constitution of India: An overview

1. Preamble.

2. Equality.

3. Fundamental

rights/minority

rights/

Constitutional remedies.

4. Directive Principles of State Policy.

5. The State Government.

6. Division of powers - State, Centre and

Concurrent lists.

7. Taxation powers.

8. Articles 309 - 311.

9. Principles of natural justice.

C. Essentials of Public Administration.

1. Organizational structure of Government.

2. Role of bureaucracy.

3. Administrative ethics and accountability.

4. Delegation and Decentralization - district and

local administration.

5. Concept of Human Rights in Governance.

PAPER II-100 marks

General Law:

1. The Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Central Act No.

45 of 1860).

2. The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Central

Act No. 2 of 1974) (Concepts, provisions

related to Executive Magistrate, crowd

management, use of force, unlawful assembly,

law and order, identification parade, dying

declaration and Chapter cases) (Chapter I,

Chapter II (Section 6, 7, 20, 21, 22 & 23),

Chapter IV, Chapter V, Chapter VI, Chapter

VIII, Chapter X, Chapter XII (Section 174, 175,

176), Chapter XXIII).

3. The Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (Central Act

No. 1 of 1872) (recording evidence, duties of

Mamlatdar/Jt Mamlatdar, statutory principles

laid by Courts).

4. The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Central

Act No. 5 of 1908) and Judicial Procedures.

5. The Court Fees Act, 1870 (Central Act No. 7 of

1870).

6. The Goa, Daman and Diu General Clauses Act,

1965 (Act No. 7 of 1965).

7. The Limitation Act, 1963 (Central Act No. 36

of 1963).

8. The Indian Contract Act, 1872 (Central Act

No. 9 of 1872).

9. Role of Executive Magistrate under the

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances

Act, 1985 (Central Act No. 61 of 1985).

PAPER III-100 marks

Revenue Laws and other laws:

1. The Goa Land Revenue Code, 1968 (Act No. 9

of 1969).

2. Portuguese land, revenue and administration

laws, Common Portuguese Code, Will

and Probate.

3. Code of Communidades.

4. The Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency

in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and

Resettlement Act, 2013 (Central Act No. 30 of

2013).

5. The Goa, Daman and Diu Agricultural Tenancy

Act, 1964 (Act No. 7 of 1964).

6. The Goa, Daman and Diu Mundkars

(Protection from Eviction) Act, 1975 (Act No.

1 of 1976).

7. The Goa, Daman and Diu Mamlatdar’s Court

Act, 1966 (Act No. 9 of 1966).

8. The Goa Land (Prohibition of Construction)

Act, 1995 (Goa Act No. 20 of 1995).

9. The Coastal Regulation Zone Management

Notification 2011 as amended from time to

time.

10. The Indian Forest Act, 1927 (Central Act No.

16 of 1927).

11. The Devasthan Regulations (Regulamento das

Mazanians).

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12. The Mines and Minerals (Development and

Regulation) Act, 1957 (Central Act No. 67 of

1957).

13. The Goa Succession, Special Notaries and

Inventory Proceeding Act, 2012 (Goa Act No.

23 of 2016).

14. The Disaster Management Act, 2005 (Central

Act No. 53 of 2005).

15. The Arms Act, 1959 (Central Act No. 54 of

1959).

16. The Essential Commodities Act, 1955 (Central

Act No. 10 of 1955) and Public Distribution

System Control Order.

17. The Essential Services Maintenance Act, 1968

(Central Act No. 59 of 1968).

PAPER IV-100 marks

Special and other laws:

A. Special Legislations:

1. The Cigarette and Other Tobacco Products

(Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation

of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply

and Distribution) Act, 2003 (Central Act No.

34 of 2003) and Rules made thereunder.

2. The Goa Non biodegradable Garbage Control

Act, 1996 (Act No. 5 of 1997).

3. The Goa Prohibition of Smoking and Spitting

Act, 1997 (Goa Act No. 5 of 1999).

4. The Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control)

Rules, 2000.

5. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

(Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 (Central

Act No. 33 of 1989).

6. The Scheduled Tribe and Other Traditional

Forest Dweller (Recognition of Forest Rights)

Act, 2006 (Central Act No. 2 of 2007).

7. The Consumer Protection Act, 1986 (Central

Act No. 68 of 1986).

8. The Goa State Litigation Policy.

9. The Protection of Women from Domestic

Violence Act, 2005 (Central Act No. 43 of 2005).

10. The Sexual Harassment of Women at Work

Place (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal)

Act, 2013 (Central Act No. 14 of 2013).

11. The Goa Childrens Act, 2003 (Goa Act No. 18

of 2003).

B. Anti Corruption Laws:

1. The Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988

(Central Act No. 49 of 1988).

2. The Goa Lokayukta Act, 2011 (Goa Act No. 3

of 2012).

C. Accountability legislations:

1. The Right to Information Act, 2005 (Central

Act No. 22 of 2005).

2. The Goa Right of Citizens to Time Bound

Delivery of Public Services Act, 2013 (Goa Act

No. 19 of 2013).

D. Election laws:

1. The Representation of the People Act, 1950

(Central Act No. 43 of 1950).

2. The Representation of the People Act, 1951

(Central Act No. 43 of 1951).

3. Conduct of Elections Rules, 1961.

4. The Registration of Electors Rules, 1960.

5. The Goa Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 (Goa Act No.

14 of 1994) (Provision related to conduct of

Election).

6. The Goa Municipalities Act, 1968 (Act No. 16

of 1968).

PAPER V-100 marks

Skill in Government

A. Office Procedures:

1. Noting and drafting skills.

2. Office procedure and record Management.

3. Modes of correspondence.

4. The Rules of Business of the Government of

Goa, 1991.

5. The Central Civil Services (Classification,

Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965 and

disciplinary proceedings.

6. Establishment matters.

7. Circular/Office Memorandums on issue related

to the office of the Mamlatdar and Dy.

Collectors.

8. Protocol.

9. Co-ordination with media and press.

10. Development and Welfare Programmes.

11. Reservations and rosters.

12. Basic computer applications - related Revenue.

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B. Financial Management:

1. Basic Economic Principles including

Management Concepts and Five Year Plans of

India.

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

3. Accounting procedures.

4. Fundamental Rules & Supplementary Rules.

5. The Goa Delegation of Financial Power Rules,

2008.

6. General Financial Rules.

7. Tendering and Procurements.

8. Budget, Audit & Accounts.

PAPER VI-100 marks

Contemporary issues in Government

A. Contemporary issues:

1. Reservation Policies.

2. Issues concerning the State.

3. Regional Plan.

4. Planning and Development Agency.

5. Environmental issues.

6. Practical-survey training, police training,

outbound training.

7. Reports, Assignments, Presentations.

B. Management skills:

1. Attitude and behaviour 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.

These rules are issued in consultation with

Goa Public Service Commission conveyed vide

their letter No. COM/I/5/42(1)/2018/1901

dated 13-03-2023.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

Eshant V. Sawant, Under Secretary

(Personnel-I).

Porvorim, 04th April, 2023.

Department of Sainik Welfare

––

Notification

DSW/5045/Adm/2023/202

Schemes for the Administration of the

Special

Fund

for

Reconstruction,

Rehabilitation

and

Welfare

Ex-

Servicemen and their dependents in the

State of Goa, 2023

In exercise of the power conferred by

clause

the

scheme

for

the

Administration of the fund notified, vide

Notification No. SRO 234 dated 27 September,

1966 of the Ministry of Defence, Government

of India, for settling the scheme for setting

up and Administration of the Special Fund

for Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Welfare

of Ex-Servicemen and their dependents, the

Goa State Managing Committee hereby makes

the following Regulations, namely:—

1. Short title and commencement.— (1)

These Regulations may be called the

regulation, management etc. of the Fund for

Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Welfare of

Ex-Servicemen and their dependents in the

State of Goa Regulations, 2023.

2. Definition.— In these Regulations, unless

the context otherwise requires.-

(a) “Chairman” means the Chairman of

the Managing Committee and “Vice

Chairman” means Vice Chairman of the

Managing Committee.

(b) “Dependents” means legally wedded

spouse/widow if she has not re-married,

minor sons, un-married/widowed/divorced

daughter till she gets married, major sons

who are unable to earn their livelihood

owing to some permanent physical

disability.

Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Welfare

of Ex-Servicemen and their dependents in

the State of Goa.

(d) “Managing Committee” means the

Committee for administration of the fund

established under regulation.

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(e) “Central Managing Committee”

means the Committee constituted by

Kendriya Sainik Board, Ministry of Defence,

Government of India for Rehabilitation and

Reconstruction of Ex-Servicemen and their

dependent.

(f) “Secretary” means the Secretary,

Department of Sainik Welfare, Government

of Goa, Panaji-Goa.

(g) “State Board” means the Goa Rajya

Sainik Board, Panaji-Goa.

(h) “Department” means the Department

of Sainik Welfare, Government of Goa,

Panaji-Goa.

(i) “Ex-Servicemen” means a person

who has served in any rank (whether as

combatant or not) in the Armed Forces of

the Union and fulfill the eligibility criteria

laid down by the Department of Personnel

and Training, Government of India as

under:-

(i) Those who were released between

01 Jul 66 and 30 June 68 (both days

inclusive):- Any person who has served

in any rank (whether as a combatant or

not) in the Armed Forces of the Union,

has been released there from otherwise

than by way of dismissal or discharge

on account of misconduct or inefficiency.

(Authority: Min. of Home Affairs

Notification No. F. 14/26/64-Estt(D) dated

11 Oct. 1966)

(ii) Those who were released between

01 Jul 68 and 30 Jun 71 (both days

inclusive):- Any person who has served

in any rank (whether as a combatant or

not) in the Armed Forces of the Union

for a continuous period of not less than

six months and released there from

otherwise than by way of dismissal or

discharge on account of misconduct or

inefficiency.

(Authority : Min. of Home Affairs

Notification No. 14/11/68- Estt(D)/Estt-C)

dated 13 Feb. 69)

(iii) Those who were released between

1st July 71 and 30 Jun 74 (both days

inclusive):- Any person who has served

in any rank (whether as a combatant or

not) in the Armed Forces of the Union

and has been released there from

otherwise than by way of dismissal or

discharge on account of misconduct or

inefficiency.

(Authority: Cabinet Secretariat,

Department of Personnel Notification No.

13/3/71-Estt(C) dated 14 Oct. 71)

(iv) Those who were released between

01 Jul 74 and 30 Jun 79 (both days

inclusive):- ESM means a person who

has served in any rank (whether as a

combatant or non-combatant) in the

Armed Forces of the Union, for a

continuous period of not less than six

months after attestation and has been

released there from otherwise than by

way of dismissal on account of

misconduct or inefficiency.

(Authority: Cabinet Secretariat,

Department of Personnel & Adminis-

trative Reforms Notification No. 13/24/

73-Estt(C) dated 26 Oct. 74)

(v) Those who were released between

01 Jul 79 and 30 Jun 87 (both days

inclusive):- Any person who has served

in any rank (whether as a combatant or

not) in the Armed Forces of the Union

for a continuous period of not less than

six months after attestation if discharged

for reasons other than at their own

request or by way of dismissal or

discharge on account of misconduct or

inefficiency and not less than five years

service if discharged at own request.

(Authority: Department of Personnel &

Administrative Reforms Notification No.

39016/l0/79-Estt(C) dated 15 Dec. 79)

(vi) Those who were released on or

after 01 Jul 87:- Any person who has

served in any rank (whether as a

combatant or not) in the Armed Forces

of the Union and was released/retired

with any kind of pension from Defence

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Budget or released on completion of

specific terms of engagement with

gratuity otherwise than at his own

request or by way of dismissal or

discharge on account of misconduct or

inefficiency.

(Authority: DOP&T OM No. No. 36034/

5/85-Estt(SCT) dated 14 Apr 87)

(vii) Personnel of Territorial Army:-

Who are pension holders; for continuous

embodied

service,

persons

with

disability attributable to military service

and gallantry award winners retired on

or after 15 Nov. 86.

(Authority: DOP&T OM No. No. 36034/

5/85-Estt(SCT) dated 14 Apr 87)

(viii) Personnel of Army Postal Service:-

Personnel of Army Postal Service, who

are a part of regular Army and retire

from such service (that is directly from

APS

without

reversion

P&T

Department) with a pension or who have

been released from such service on

medical grounds attributable to military

service or circumstances beyond their

control and awarded medical or other

disability pension shall come within the

definition of ex-servicemen. Who are

pension

holders;

for

continuous

embodied

service,

persons

with

disability attributable to military service

and gallantry award winners retired on

or after 15 Nov. 86.

(Authority: Min of Defence OM No.

9(52)/88/D)(Res) dated 19 Jul 89)

Note: As per Govt. of India, Min. of Def/Department

of ESW OM No. 1 (9)/2010/D (Res-I) dated 20/21 Jul

2011, personnel who were on deputation in APS for

more than six months prior to 14 Apr 87 would also

be considered as Ex-Servicemen with all

consequential benefits.

Recruits- Who are boarded out/released on

medical grounds and granted medical/

/disability pension. However, the operation

of the OM has been kept in abeyance for

issuance of notification by DOP&T.

(Authority : Min. of Def./Department of ESM

OM No. 12-1-2005/D(Res) dated 01 Feb 2006)

Those who were released on or after 10 Oct

2012**

An Ex-Servicemen means a person- (i)

Who has served in any rank whether as a

combatant or non combatant in the Regular

Army, Navy and Air Force of the Indian Union

and

(a) Who either has been retired or

relieved or discharged from such service

whether at his own request or being

relieved by the employer after earning his

or her pension; or

(b) Who has been relieved from such

service on medical grounds attributable to

military service or circumstances beyond

his control and awarded medical or other

disability pension; or

service as a result of reduction in

establishment;

(ii) Who has been released from such

service after completion the specific period

of engagement, otherwise than at his own

request, or by way of dismissal, or discharge

on account of misconduct or inefficiency and

has been given gratuity; and includes

personnel of the Territorial Army, namely,

pension holders for continuous embodied

service or broken spells of qualifying service;

(iii) Personnel of the Army Postal Service

who are part of Regular Army and retire from

the Army Postal Service without reversion to

their parent service on medical grounds

attributable to or aggravated by military

service or circumstances beyond their control

and awarded medical or other disability

pension;

(iv) Personnel, who were on deputation in

Army Postal Service for more than six months

prior to the 14th April, 1987; or

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(v) Ex-recruits boarded out or relieved

on medical ground and granted medical

disability pension irrespective of the date

of boarding out/release. ***

** Authority - DOP&T office Memo No.

36034/1/2006-Estt(Res) dated 04 Oct. 2012

and this order came into force from the

date it is published in the Gazette of India

vide G.S.R. 757(E) dated 10th Oct. 2012.

*** Authority - Ministry of Defence,

Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare

D(Res I) OM dated 07th July, 2014 ex-

recruits have been granted ESM Status

irrespective of the date of boarding out/

/release.

Note: The eligibility of the person to the status of

Ex-Servicemen will be governed by the definition

in vogue at the time of his discharge and will not

be affected by the changes in the definition

subsequent to the discharge.

In addition, the personnel of Territorial

Army of the categories viz. pension holders

for continuous embodied service, persons

with disability attributable to Military Service,

and gallantry award winners retired on or

after 15 November, 1986 and the personnel

of the Army Postal Service who are a part of

the regular Army and retired from such

service i.e. directly from the Army Postal

Service itself without reversion to Post &

Telegraph Department with a pension or who

have been released from such service on

medical grounds attributable to Military

Services or circumstances beyond their

control and awarded medical or other

disability pension are also covered within the

definition of Ex-Servicemen with effect from

19th July, 1989.

Armed Forces of the Union means the

Army, Navy and Air Force of the Indian Union

including Armed Forces of the former Indian

States but excludes the persons who have

served in Defence Security Corps, General

Reserve Engineering Force, Lok Sahyak Sena

and Para Military Forces.

3. Constitution of the State Managing

Committee.— (a) A Managing Committee

shall be constituted for managing and

administration of the Fund and shall function

as an administrative of the fund subject to

the general policy and directions of the

Central Managing Committee. The Managing

Committee shall mainly consist of the

following or as per the suggestions from

Kendriya Sainik Board, Ministry of Defence,

New Delhi or Government of Goa.

(i) Hon’ble Governor of

— Chairman

Goa.

(ii) Hon’ble Chief Minister

— Vice

of Goa.

Chairman

(iii) Secretary, Dept. of

— Vice

Ex-Servicemen

Chairman

Welfare, New Delhi

(iv) Chief Secretary,

— Vice

Government of Goa.

Chairman

(v) Flag Officer

— Member

Commanding, Goa Area

(vi) Two Ex-Service Officers — Member

residing in Goa nomina-

ted by the Chief of Staff

Committee (Ministry of

Defence).

(vii) Two Ex-Service Officer

— Member

residing in Goa nomina-

ted by Government of

Goa.

(viii) Director General

— Special

Resettlement, Ministry

Invitee

of Defence.

(ix) Secretary, Kendriya

— Special

Sainik Board, Ministry

Invitee

of Defence.

(x) Director, Resettlement

— Co-opted

Zone (South), Southern

Member

Command, Pune.

(xi) Station Commander,

— Co-opted

Panaji, Goa.

Member

(xii) Collector, North Goa

— Co-opted

District.

Member

(xiii) Collector, South Goa

— Co-opted

District.

Member

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(xiv) Secretary, Department

— Member

of Sainik Welfare,

Secretary.

Government of Goa.

(xv) Nominated Members

(as required).

(b) An Executive Committee shall be

constituted to decide/recommend cases/

/expenditure

received

during

the

intervening period of State Managing

Committee meeting. The decisions/

recommendations of the Executive

Committee will mandatorily have to be

ratified by the State Managing Committee.

The Executive Committee shall consists of:-

(i) Chief Secretary,

— Chairman

Government of Goa

(ii) Station Commander,

— Vice

Panaji, Goa

Chairman

(iii) Collector North Goa

— Member

District.

(iv) Collector South Goa

— Member

District

(v) Three Defence Retired

— Member

Officers, one each from

Army, Navy and Air

Force nominated by the

Government of Goa

(vi) Secretary, Department

— Member

of Sainik Welfare

Secretary.

(vii) Nominated Members

(as required)

Managing Committee and Executive

Committee shall represent as far as possible

Principal recruiting areas.

4. Co-opted Member.— The Managing

Committee shall have powers to co-opt any

other persons as members for a period not

exceeding two years but such co-opted

members shall have no right to vote.

5. Tenure of members.— (a) When a person

becomes

member

the

Managing

Committee by reason of the office of

appointment he holds, his membership shall

terminate when he ceases to hold such office

of appointment.

(b) Subject to the preceding sub-rule the

tenure for nominated members shall be two

years. A member shall be eligible for re-

nomination.

6. Objects of the Fund.— Subject to the

provisions of the Charitable Endowments Act,

1890 (Central Act No. 6 of 1890) the Managing

Committee shall have the power to control

and administer the Fund and to apply the

same or any part thereof as they may

consider conductive to the objects of the State

Fund viz.

(a) To provide financial assistance of

Rs. 3000/- p. m. to Ex-Servicemen and

Rs. 5000/- to the widows of Ex-Servicemen

who are not in receipt of any kind of

pension and in indigent condition.

(b) To provide Rs. 30000/- as Stri Dhan

(daughter’s marriage grant) to Ex-

Servicemen and Rs. 50000/- to the widows

of Ex-Servicemen.

/dependent of the Ex-Servicemen as

lumpsum grant on death of Ex-Servicemen

below officer rank.

(d) To provide one time grant of Rs. 5000/-

on attaining the age of 60 years, Rs. 10,000/-

on attaining the age of 75 years and

Rs. 25,000/- on attaining the age of 90 years

to Ex-Servicemen (PBOR).

(e) To provide Rs. 2500/- p.m. to Ex-

Servicemen/Widows of Ex-Servicemen

who are having destitute/disabled/

/handicapped wards, as Divyang Grant.

(f) To provide reimbursement of

expenses in full on or partial amount on

purchase of medical aids like, spectacles,

hearing aids, hernia belt, collar for

spondilytis, cataract lenses to non-pensioner

Ex-Servicemen/widows subject to medical

aids prescribed by Government or Service

hospital.

(g) To provide Rs. 3000/- per month to

Ex-Servicemen/widows as Distress Grant

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who are suffering from cancer, TB, Leprosy

and kidney ailments.

(h) To reimburse Rs. 25000/- or actual

expenses per year incurred by non-

pensioner Ex-Servicemen/widows, which-

ever is less for general diseases as per

income criteria.

(i)To provide scholarships/incentives to

the wards of Ex-Servicemen/widows in the

respective classes, as per the details given

below:-

SI.

Classes

Officers JCOs

ORs

Amount

No.

IXth

75%

70%

65%

Rs.5,000/-

Xth

75%

70%

60%

Rs.5,000/-

XIth

75%

70%

65%

Rs.5,000/-

XIIth

75%

70%

60%

Rs.5,000/-

ITI/

75%

70%

60%

Rs.5,000/-

/Polytechnic

Upto

65%

60%

Rs.5,000/-

Graduation

Post

60%

Rs.5,000/-

Graduation

Professional

60%

Rs.8,000/-

PH & MR

With 70% Disability Rs.5,000/-

(j) To provide Special scholarship of

Rs. 500/- and Rs. 1000/- per month to the

wards of Ex-Servicemen/widows obtaining

80% and 90% and above marks in Class X

for a period of two years.

(k) To provide Rs. 2500/- p.m. to

orphaned ward of Ex-Servicemen/widows

as financial assistance till they attain the

age of 25 years.

(l) To provide Rs. 5000/- to the wards of

Ex-Servicemen/widows representing Goa

State in School/National/lnternational

Sports Tournaments.

(m) To provide Rs. 2000/- as spot

payment to Ex-Servicemen/widows in

penury for immediate relief by the

Secretary, Department of Sainik Welfare.

(n) To provide One Time Grant known

as a “War Jagir Allowance” of Rs. 15000/-

to Ex-Servicemen whose wards joins any

of the three Defence Services in any rank.

(o) To provide Rs. 9000/- to Govt. Public

Sector servants and Goans, who joins the

Territorial Army as an Officer and Rs. 5000/-

who joins as Personnel Below Officer Rank.

(p) To Reimburse Rs. 500/- to the wards

of Ex-servicemen/widows on courses fees

like IAS, IFS, NDA, IPS, IRS, GPSC etc. held

at recognized institute.

(q) To prove reimbursement of Rs. 10,000/-

to Ex-Servicemen/widows as a special case

on production of legal bill and whose

annual income from all sources is less than

Rs. 50,000 per annum.

(r) To provide reimbursement of Rs. 3000/-

or 50% of the cost of sewing machine

whichever is less to the widow or

unmarried daughter of Ex-Servicemen/

/widows above 30 years of age for

purchase of sewing machine.

(s) To provide Rs. 2000/- p.m. for life to

the Ex-Servicemen who are disabled after

retirement/release from Service and having

minimum 40% permanent disability for life.

Provided that:—

(a) The funds shall not be used to finance

any scheme which is normally the

responsibility of the Central Government,

State Government or Public Sector

Undertaking.

(b) No loans shall be granted to the

individual Ex-Servicemen, society or

association of Ex-Servicemen, as the loans

may be obtained from the Nationalised

Banks for any viable venture for their

rehabilitation.

widow of Ex-Servicemen and dependent

of Ex-Servicemen.

Meetings.—

(1)

The

Managing

Committee shall meet for the conduct of

business, adjoin and otherwise regulate its

meetings and proceedings as may be

determined by the Regulations.

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(2) The Managing Committee may associate

with itself any person whose assistance or

advise it may consider necessary towards

approval of any scheme.

8. Presiding over meeting.— The meeting

shall be presided over by the Chairman of

the Managing Committee. In case he is not

present, the meeting shall be presided over

by the Vice-Chairman. Every matter shall be

determined by a majority of votes of the

members present for voting. The Secretary

unless he is also a Member shall have not

right to vote. In case of equality of votes, the

matter shall be decided accordingly to the

casting of vote of the Chairman or the Vice-

Chairman of the Managing Committee, as the

case may be.

9. Quorum.— The quorum for a meeting of

the Managing Committee shall be three

members, personally present at the meeting.

A meeting of the Managing Committee at

which a quorum is present shall be

competent to exercise all or any of the

functions of the Managing Committee.

10. Remuneration to members.— The Ex-

Service Officers nominated by the Chief of

Staff as well as State Government as

Members/Non Official Members in the State

level meeting will be paid Rs. 800/- (Rupees

eight hundred only), as sitting fees from the

Special Fund account owned by this

Department or as per the rates revised by

State Government from time to time if they

attend the meeting.

11. Delegation of Powers.— The Managing

Committee may delegate any of its powers to

the Secretary for the purpose of running the

day to day affairs of the Fund.

12. Management of the Fund.— The

Managing Committee shall have the right to

transfer the respective fund or any part

thereof to any other Society or Association

established for the promotion of objects

similar to the objects of the Fund provided

that prior approval of the Central and State

Government has been obtained in this regard.

13. Investing of money.— The Managing

Committee may invest the money of the fund

in trust/securities/fixed deposits/bonds as

may be considered appropriate by them.

14. Current balance.— The current balance

of the fund shall be kept in the State Bank of

India, Secretariat Branch, Panaji, Goa, in the

name of the Department of Sainik Welfare and

operated by the Secretary.

15. Operation of Accounts.— The account

of the Fund shall be operated by the Member

Secretary of the Managing Committee (i.e.)

Secretary, Department of Sainik Welfare, Goa/

/Rajya Sainik Board, Goa on behalf of the

Managing Committee.

16. Auditing.— Regular accounts shall be

kept of all amount and properties belonging

to the Fund and shall be audited by a panel

selected by the Accountant General (Audit)

and recommended by the Executive

Committee. The remuneration will be paid

out of the Fund.

17. Annual Report.— Annual reports

showing the schemes financed from the Fund

and the annual audited statements of

accounts shall be rendered to the Central

Government (Ministry of Defence) and to the

Home Department of the State Government

by the Secretary to the Managing Committee

after the close of the financial year but not

later than six months thereof.

18. Statement of activities.— The Managing

Committee shall forward to the Central

Government in April each year a statement

giving brief account of its activities during

the year indicating the manner in which the

Fund have been spent on the objects of the

Fund, the balance and the manner in which

the assets of the Fund are proposed to be

spent in the succeeding year.

19. Comment of the Central Managing

Committee.—

The

Central

Managing

Committee may communicate their comments

on the proposals to the Managing Committee

and the Managing Committee shall consider

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such comments before finalizing their

proposals.

20. By-laws for Administration of the

Fund.— The Managing Committee shall make

bye-laws for the detailed regulations,

management and any other purpose

connected with the execution of the Fund

and the trust thereof. These shall interalia,

cover the following points:-

(i) In-eligibility of persons who have

already received financial assistance from

the present Fund or any other Fund or

assistance from the Resettlement Fund for

the same purpose for which application for

help is made;

(ii) The nomination of members for the

Managing Committee to cover as far as

possible the principal recruiting area of the

State;

(iii) Manner of receiving application

from beneficiaries, their verifications and

processing;

(iv) Ceiling on individual grants;

(v) Details of vocations, resettlement

scheme etc.

21. Amendment to Bye-laws.— The

Managing Committee shall have the power

to amend, modify, rescind or alter any of the

provisions contained in the Regulations.

Bye-laws for the administration of the

Special

Fund

for

Reconstruction,

Rehabilitation

and

Welfare

Ex-

Servicemen (Goa)

In exercise of the powers vested in the

State Managing Committee under regulation

20 of the Regulations for the regulation,

management

etc.

the

Fund

for

Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Welfare of

Ex-Servicemen in the State of Goa

Regulations, 2023, the State Managing

Committee hereby make the following

Bye-laws, namely:—

1. Short title and commencement.— (1)

These bye-laws may be called the

Administration of the Special Fund for

Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Welfare of

Ex-Servicemen in the State of Goa Bye-laws,

2023.

(2) They shall come into force at once.

2. Application for grant of financial

assistance.—

Application

from

Ex-

Servicemen and their dependents for financial

assistance shall be addressed to Secretary,

Department of Sainik Welfare, Government of

Goa, Panaji, Goa in prescribed format.

3. Processing of applications.— The

Secretary, Department of Sainik Welfare, Goa

shall have all the facts stated in the application

verified either by himself or by any civil

authorities

District

Collectors,

Superintendent of Police or any other

authoritative

agency

and

place

the

applications before the Managing Committee/

State Executive Committee of Special Fund.

4. Ineligibility for financial assistance.— No

Ex-Servicemen shall be eligible for financial

assistance from this fund for the same purpose

for which he/she has secured financial

assistance from Rehabilitation Fund, Social

Security

Fund,

Army/Navy/Air

Force

Benevolent Funds, Kendriya Sainik Board

Fund, Army Corpus Welfare Fund or any other

similar Fund.

5. Manner of payment.— On obtaining the

sanction of the Managing Committee, the

Secretary to the Managing Committee of the

Special Fund shall make payment through

ECS in favour of the applicant.

6. Utilisation of the Fund.— As far as

possible, the annual expenditure from the

Fund shall be limited to 85% of the interest

derived from the Fund.

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7. Condition for grant of benefits.— To avail

the benefits under the Fund:-

(a) an Ex-Servicemen and widows/

/dependents of Ex-Servicemen shall be of

Goan origin,

(b) an Ex-servicemen and widows/

/dependents of Ex-Servicemen should have

15 years cumulative residence period in

the State of Goa.

8. Ineligibility.— (a) An Ex-Servicemen

whose character at the time of discharge is

assessed as below fair or who is convicted

by a criminal court for serious offences

thereafter shall not be eligible for the benefits

accruing from the Fund.

(b) Benefits from the Fund shall not be

claimed

Ex-Servicemen

their

dependents as a matter or right and each

case shall be decided on its own merits.

9. The ceiling for grant of assistance will

be as under.— (i) There will be no ceiling on

income for scholarship grant. This grant will

be given for course of study undertaken at

Institutions, which are recognized, by the

State/Central Government and UGC.

(ii) There will be no ceiling on income

for special scholarship, provided that the

ward of Ex-Servicemen/widows has

passed the examination from recognized

schools and conducted by recognized

Boards.

(iii) There will be no ceiling on income

for lumpsum grant on death of Ex-

Servicemen, Divyang grant to disabled

wards of Ex-Servicemen, Stri Dhan grant

on marriage of daughters of Ex-

Servicemen/Widows, Distress grant to Ex-

Servicemen/widows who are suffering

from Cancer, TB, Leprosy, and kidney

ailments and one time grant on attaining

the age of 60, 75 and 90 years. These grants

will only be given to Ex-Service Personnel

below officer rank.

(iv) The grant to encourage Government/

/Public Sector servants and Goans to join

Territorial Army will have no income ceiling

and will be applicable to civilian as well.

(v) Financial assistance grants to non-

pensioner Ex-Servicemen will have an

income ceiling of Rs. 50,000/- per annum.

This grant will be given to Ex-Servicemen

and their widows who are not in receipt of

any kind of pension.

(vi) Spot payment will be provided to Ex-

Servicemen or their widows who are in

extreme penury and in an emergency by

Secretary, Department of Sainik Welfare.

(vii) Sports award, war jagir allowance,

disabled grant and financial assistance to

orphaned ward will be provided to all Ex-

Servicemen/widows without any income

criteria.

(viii) Reimbursement on purchase of

medical aids will be provided to non-

pensioner Ex-Servicemen/widows only.

(ix) Medical reimbursement for general

disease is applicable to the non-pensioner/

/widows whose annual income from all

sources should be Rs. 50,000/- or less.

(x) Financial assistance on purchase on

sewing machine will be provided to

widows of Ex-Servicemen below officer

rank and unmarried daughters of Ex-

Servicemen/widows who are over 30 years

of age.

(xi) Reimbursement of legal fees will be

provided to Ex-Servicemen/widows whose

annual income is Rs. 50,000/- or less.

(xii) Reimbursement of expenditure

incurred on any special measures will be

determined by the State Managing

Committee based on the merits of each

case.

10. Powers of the Secretary of the Fund.—

The Secretary of the Managing Committee in

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his capacity as Secretary, Department of

Sainik Welfare, shall have following powers:-

(a) To convene, with the approval of

Chairman at least one meeting of the

Managing Committee and Executive

Committee in a year.

(b) To sanction grants not exceeding

Rs. 2000/- to an Ex-Servicemen or his

dependents.

to the widow of Ex-Servicemen on death

of her husband.

(d) To sanction one time grant on

attaining the age of 60, 75 and 90 years to

Ex-Servicemen as per scheme.

(e) The Secretary, Department of Sainik

Welfare is authorized to publish the

revisions/inclusion/deletions of existing/

/new schemes whenever such revisions/

/inclusions/deletions are decided and

approved

the

State

Managing

Committee of Special Fund.

11. Staff.— All work connected with the

administration etc. of the Fund shall be done

by the Department of Sainik Welfare,

Government of Goa, Panaji, Goa.

Venugopal Nair, Member Secretary.

Panaji, 4th April, 2023.

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