Panaji, 11th January, 2024 (Pausa 21, 1945)

SERIES I No. 41

Reg. No. RNP/GOA/32/2024-2026

RNI No. GOAENG/2002/6410

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

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

NOTE

There are two Extraordinary issues to the Official Gazette, Series I No. 40 dated 4-1-2024, namely:—

(1) Extraordinary dated 4-1-2024 from pages 2603 to 2604, Notification from Department of Finance regarding

Amendment of GST.

(2) Extraordinary (No. 2) dated 8-1-2024 from pages 2605 to 2606, Notification from Department of Revenue regarding

Draft Rules of Agricultural Tenancy (Special Rights and Previleges of Tenants) (Amendment) Rules, 2023.

INDEX

Department

Notification

Subject

Pages

Civil Supplies and Not.- DCS/ADCS/CC/AMEND/100/

Publication of Central Government’s

2607

Consumer Affairs

/2022-23/3819

notifications.

Industries

Not.- 14/7/2023-IND/03

Goa Credit Guarantee Scheme/Mukhyamantri

2610

Saral Udyog Sahayya Yojana.

Information and

Not.- DI/INF/128/Scheme/e-bike/

Subsidy to purchase e-Bike for Journalists.

2612

Publicity

/2023/8952

Law and Judiciary Not.- 8/90/2020-LD(Estt)/15

Amendment of Table of Registration Fees.

2616

5. a. Personnel

Not.- 1/1/2016-PER

RRs.—O/o the Commissioner of Labour and

2617

Employment.

b. —do—

Not.- 1/5/2020-PER

RRs.—Directorate of Education.

2619

c. —do—

Not.- 1/13/2018-PER

RRs.—Government College of Arts, Science

2622

and Commerce, College of Home Science and

Goa College of Music.

d. —do—

Not.- 1/49/76-PER(Pt. III)

Amendment of RRs.—Directorate of Health

2627

Services.

2607

GOVERNMENT OF GOA

Department of Civil Supplies and

Consumer Affairs

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Notification

DCS/ADCS/CC/AMEND/100/

/2022-23/3819

The notifications issued by Ministry of

Consumer

Affairs,

Food

and

Public

Distribution, New Delhi, listed below is

published for the General Information of the

public;

1. The Consumer Protection (Consumer

Disputes Redressal Commissions) (Amendment)

Rules, 2023, notified in the Gazette of India

(Extraordinary), vide G.S.R. 606(E) dated

17th August, 2023.

2. The Consumer Protection (Qualification

for appointment, method of recruitment,

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procedure of appointment, term of office, resignation and removal of the President and members

of the State Commission and District Commission) Rules, 2020 notified in the Gazette of India

(Extraordinary) vide G.S.R. 681(E) dated 21st September, 2023.

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

Jayant G. Tari, Director of Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs & ex officio Joint Secretary.

Panaji, 4th January, 2024.

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MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

(Department of Consumer Affairs)

Notification

New Delhi, the 21st September, 2023

G.S.R. 681(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 29 and 43, read with

clauses (n) and (w) of sub-section (2) of section 101 of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 (35

of 2019), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules to amend the Consumer

Protection (Qualification for appointment, method of recruitment, procedure of appointment,

term of office, resignation and removal of the President and members of the State Commission

and District Commission) Rules, 2020, namely:—

1. (1) These rules may be called the Consumer Protection (Qualification for appointment,

method of recruitment, procedure of appointment, term of office, resignation and removal of

the President and members of the State Commission and District Commission) Amendment

Rules, 2023.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the Consumer Protection (Qualification for appointment, method of recruitment,

procedure of appointment, term of office, resignation and removal of the President and members

of the State Commission and District Commission) Rules, 2020 (hereinafter referred to as the

said rules), in rule 3, in sub-rule (2), in clause (b), for the words “not less than twenty years”,

the words “not less than ten years” shall be substituted.

3. In the said rules, in rule 4, in sub-rule (2), in clause (c), for the words “not less than

fifteen years”, the words “not less than ten years” shall be substituted.

4. In the said rules, in rule 6, for sub-rule (9), the following sub-rule shall be substituted,

namely:—

“(9) The Selection Committee shall short-list the applicant on the basis of performance

in a written test consisting of two papers as specified in the table below, with the qualifying

marks of fifty percent in each paper and there shall be viva voce of 50 marks.

Paper

Topics

Nature of test

Maximum marks

Duration

Paper-I

(a) General Knowledge and

Objective Type

100

2 hours

current affairs

(b) Knowledge of Constitution of

India

related Laws as indicated in the

Schedule

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Paper

Topics

Nature of test

Maximum marks

Duration

Paper-II

(a) One essay on topics chosen

Descriptive Type

100

3 hours

from issues on trade and

commerce consumer related

issues or Public Affairs

(b) One case study of a consumer

case for testing the abilities of

analysis and cogent drafting of

orders

5. In the said rules, after rule 10 and before Annexure, the following Schedule shall be

inserted, namely:—

“SCHEDULE

[See rule 6(9)]

1. The Consumer Protection Act, 2019 (35 of 2019).

2. The Legal Metrology Act, 2009 (1 of 2010).

3. The Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016 (11 of 2016).

4. The Competition Act, 2002 (12 of 2003).

5. The Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (34 of 2006).

6. The Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 (23 of 1940).

7. The Sale of Goods Act, 1930 (3 of 1930).

8. The Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (16 of 2016).

9. The Electricity Act, 2003 (36 of 2003).

10. The Insurance Act, 1938 (4 of 1938).”.

[F. No. J-18/15/2021-CPU]

ANUPAM MISHRA, Jt. Secy.

Note: The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide

number G.S.R. 452(E), dated the 15th July, 2020.

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MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

(Department of Consumer Affairs)

Notification

New Delhi, the 21st September, 2023

G.S.R. 606(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) and clauses (q) and

(zj) of sub-section (2) of section 101 of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 (35 of 2019), the

Central Government hereby makes the following rules to amend the Consumer Protection

(Consumer Disputes Redressal Commissions) Rules, 2020, namely:—

1. (1) These rules may be called the Consumer Protection (Consumer Disputes Redressal

Commissions) (Amendment) Rules, 2023.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the Consumer Protection (Consumer Disputes Redressal Commissions) Rules, 2020,

in rule 7, in sub-rule (2), for the Table, the following Table shall be substituted, namely:—

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“TABLE

Sl. No.

Value of goods or services paid as consideration

Amount of fee payable

(1)

(2)

(3)

(1)

Upto Rupees Five Lakh

Nil

(2)

Above Rupees Five Lakh and upto Rupees Ten Lakh

Rs. 200

(3)

Above Rupees Ten Lakh and upto Rupees Twenty Lakh

Rs. 400

(4)

Above Rupees Twenty Lakh and upto Rupees Fifty Lakh

Rs. 1000

(5)

Above Rupees Fifty Lakh and upto Rupees One Crore

Rs. 2000

(6)

Above Rupees One Crore and upto Rupees Two Crore

Rs. 2500

(7)

Above Rupees Two Crore and upto Rupees Four Crore

Rs. 3000

(8)

Above Rupees Four Crore and upto Rupees Six Crore

Rs. 4000

(9)

Above Rupees Six Crore and upto Rupees Eight Crore

Rs. 5000

(10)

Above Rupees Eight Crore and upto Rupees Ten Crore

Rs. 6000

(11)

Above Rupees Ten Crore

Rs. 7500”.

[F. No. J-10/6/2018-CPU(Pt. 1)]

ANUPAM MISHRA, Jt. Secy.

Note: The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part-II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide

number G.S.R. 448(E), dated the 15th July, 2020 and was last amended vide notification number G.S.R. 892(E),

dated the 21st December, 2022.

———ttt———

Department of Industries

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Notification

14/7/2023-IND/03

Goa Credit Guarantee Scheme (GCGS)/

/Mukhyamantri-Saral Udyog Sahayya

Yojana (MSUSY)

The Government of Goa is pleased to frame

the Goa Credit Guarantee Scheme (GCGS)/

/Mukhyamantri-Saral Udyog Sahayya Yojana

(MSUSY).

1. Short title and commencement.— (i) This

scheme shall be called the “Goa Credit

Guarantee Scheme (GCGS)/Mukhyamantri-

Saral Udyog Sahayya Yojana (MSUSY)”.

(ii) This scheme shall be implemented by

the Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro

and Small Enterprises (CGTMSE) in

collaboration with the Government of Goa.

(iii) GCGS/MSUSY in convergence with the

existing Credit Guarantee Scheme of CGTMSE

will provide enhanced guarantee coverage

to the credit facilities extended by the

member lending institutions for the benefit of

Micro and Small Enterprises.

(iv) This scheme shall come in force with

effect from the date of its publication in the

Official Gazette and shall remain in force for

a period of five years or till the exhaustion of

the corpus fund committed by the

Government, whichever is earlier.

2. Objectives.— 2.1 The scheme is to

facilitate increase in credit off take in the

Micro and Small Enterprise (MSE) sector.

2.2 To reduce risk of lending institutions

and encourage providing credit facilities to

MSE.

2.3 The easy collateral free credit for MSE

will enhance the employment generation in

the State.

2.4 This is to bring the competitiveness

among the MSE sector in the State to reduce

regional imbalance.

3. Eligibility.— 3.1 Micro and Small

Enterprises having their units in Goa having

Udyam registration.

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3.2 Micro and Small Enterprises operating in the State of Goa and availing collateral free

loans from Member Lending Institutions.

3.3 All Lending Institutions (Existing Member Lending Institution of CGTMSE) will eligible

for coverage under this scheme or lending institution as empanelled by the Government of

Goa.

4. Definitions and interpretations.— The following words and expressions shall unless

repugnant to the context or meaning thereof have the meaning hereinafter respectively

ascribed to them.

GoG

Government of Goa.

Implementing Partner.

GCGS

Credit Guarantee Scheme for GoG.

CGTMSE

Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for

Micro and Small Enterprises.

MLIs

Member Lending Institutions.

AGF

Annual Guarantee Fee.

SMA 2

Special Mention Account where overdue is between 61-90 days.

5. Implementation structure of the guarantee scheme.— This guarantee scheme will be

implemented by CGTMSE in collaboration with Government of Goa.

5.1 GCGS/MSUSY Scheme can be availed by all Micro and Small enterprises based in

Goa as per the stipulated eligibility criteria of CGTMSE credit guarantee scheme.

• Under the scheme, 75%-85% of the guarantee coverage for a credit facilities will be

provided by CGTMSE as hitherto depending upon the category of the borrower and

balance 10%-20% coverage shall be provided by Government of Goa, taking the overall

guarantee coverage to 95%.

5.3 The applicability of the scheme would be for the fresh and/or existing credit facility

sanctioned to MSEs initially not covered under CGTMSE or any other such scheme upto

maximum limit of Rs. 500 lakh.

5.4 Government of Goa shall pledge the initial corpus of Rs. 10.00 crores with CGTMSE

Trust for the purpose of implementation of GCGS-MSUSY scheme in the State of Goa.

Further, the Government by notification may extend the validity of the scheme or pledge

fresh corpus for continuation of the scheme till date of validity.

5.5 Extent of Guarantee Coverage under GCGS-MSUSY:

Credit Facility

Category of

Maximum extent of Coverage(%)

Borrower

CGTMSE

Goa Govt.(%)

0-Rs. 5 lakh

Micro

85%

10%

Above Rs. 5-Rs. 50 lakh

Micro and Small

75%

20%

Above Rs. 50-Rs. 500 lakh

75%

20%

Women

85%

10%

Entrepreneur/MSEs

situated in Aspirational

District/ZED certified

MSEs/SC/ST

Entrepreurs/PWD/MSEs

promoted by Agniveers

All other eligible category

75%

20%

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5.6 All Lending Institutions (Existing

Member Lending Institution of CGTMSE)

or lending institution as empanelled by

Government will be eligible for coverage

under this GCGS/MSUSY scheme namely

Scheduled Commercial Banks, Regional

Rural Banks (RRBs), Small Finance Banks

(SFBs) and Co-operative Banks apart from

specific Financial Institutions brought in by

GoG into the scheme.

5.7 CGTMSE shall not be charging any

additional fee for the enhanced coverage

portion as provided under GCGS/MSUSY

scheme by GoG. However, CGTMSE would

be charging fee limited to its share of

coverage.

5.8 Settlement of claim under GCGS/

/MSUSY will be in two tranches, as per

the guidelines and operational norms of

credit guarantee scheme of CGTMSE.

Explanation: In case of any conflict

between the special terms of GoG and

CGTMSFE norms, the former as given in

the MoU signed between GoG and

CGTMSE shall prevail for the GoG

component.

5.9 CGTMSE shall settle the claims as

per their normal scheme guidelines as

applicable to MLIs.

6. CGTMSE guidelines for implementation.—

All other guidelines with respect to

submission of application for coverage,

timelines, payment of fee process, NPA

marking, guarantee invocation, claim

settlement, recoveries, etc., will be as per the

existing scheme of CGTMSE.

7. Relaxation.— Under the scheme the

Government may relax any or all the

conditions pertaining to their share of

coverage i.e. 10% to 20% over and above the

existing extent of coverage of CGTMSE.

8. Interpretation.— If any question arises,

regarding interpretation of any clause, word,

expression of this scheme, 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 scheme, would be resolved by the

Government of Goa in consultation with Credit

Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small

Enterprises (CGTMSE).

This has been issued with the concurrence

of Finance (Expenditure) Department vide

U. O. No. 14000946321 dated 14-10-2023.

The Council of Ministers in the XXXVIIth

Cabinet Meeting held on 21-12-2023 resolved

to approve the scheme “Goa Credit Guarantee

Scheme (GCGS)/Mukhyamantri Saral Udyog

Sahayya Yojana (MSUSY)”.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

Asha

Harmalkar,

Under

Secretary

(Industries).

Porvorim, 2nd January, 2024.

———ttt———

Department of Information and Publicity

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Notification

DI/INF/128/Scheme/e-bike/2023/8952

Subsidy to purchase E-bike

for Journalists

Aims and objectives of the scheme.—

Journalists educate the public about events,

happenings concerning the society in right

perspective. They spend much of their time

for collecting, searching news and other

sources for information, and sometimes

visiting the scene where a newsworthy

occurrence took place to create piece news.

For this the Journalist require vehicle to

gather the news.

Before journalists can wield their pen on

particular subject, they must first gather

information. They usually conduct several

interviews with people involved in or having

knowledge of the subject. They may also go

to the scene of an event, such as a crime or

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an accident, to interview witnesses or law

enforcement authorities and to document/

/report what they see. In addition, they often

search public records or other databases to

find information and statistics to back up their

stories. Researching a story is often similar

to conducting an investigation, and journalists

must sometimes ask difficult questions. They

may have to spend a lot of time tracking down

information and people relevant to the story.

The Government of Goa has been

performing its mandated role of contributing

to the freedom of the press. It has not

hesitated to provide assistance, whenever

required by the media, to help them to

discharge their duties and responsibilities

without fear or favour. Goa, perhaps is one of

the few State to introduce Goa Journalist

Welfare Schemes under which retired

journalist receive a pension to sustain their

livelihood.

Keeping in mind the needs of the

Journalist in an environment where

environment need to preserve in this modern

world, and more so, when the world is

switching to e-vehicle, the State Government

has announced a scheme to provide

journalists based in Goa, e-bike at subsidized

rate, so that it becomes convenient for such

journalists to have easier access to what has

today become the basic technology in their

profession. It is expected that the scheme

would empower journalist with greater

means to disseminate and spread information

that is crucial to the sustenance of

a democratic system, such as ours.

Now, therefore, the Government of Goa is

hereby pleased to frame the following

scheme, namely:—

1. Short title and commencement.— 1) This

scheme may be called the “Subsidy to

purchase E-bike for Journalists”.

2) It shall come into force with immediate

effect.

2. Definitions.— In this scheme, unless the

context otherwise requires,—

(a) “Government” means the Government

of Goa;

(b) “Beneficiaries” means any journalist/

/Accredited Journalists (issued by DIP) who

is either a working journalist as defined in

the Working Journalists and other

Newspaper Employees (Conditions of

Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act,

1955 (45 of 1955), as amended from time to

time or a journalist who has been a full-

time journalist for at least 8 years and does

not engage himself in any other activity

and whose sole livelihood shall be through

his journalistic activities with a newspaper

or news agency or media house;

scheme but not defined shall have the same

meaning as assigned to them in the Goa

State Media Representatives Accreditation

Rules, 2014.

(d) “Media organization” means any

print or electronic media organization

including Government Media Houses, which

disseminates news on daily basis as well

as print publications like weekly, monthly

or other periodicity, printed and published

from the State in case of print media and

disseminate from the State in case of

Electronic Media.

(e) “E-Bike” means a two wheeler which

consume electric power to run.

3. Scope of the scheme.— Department of

Information and Publicity shall invite

applications from the eligible beneficiaries for

subsidy under this scheme.

(1) Every year, Government will grant

subsidy to purchase 65 e-bikes to 65

beneficiaries in order of their years of

working.

(2) The scheme envisages grant of

subsidy to the beneficiary of the following

nature:—

(i) Beneficiaries who have availed the

benefit from any other such Government

schemes shall not be entitled for this

scheme.

(ii) The Government will grant subsidy

of 50% of the price of E-bikes or is

restricted to maximum of Rs. 50,000.

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(iii) The Government shall provide

subsidy up to 50% of the value on

quotation or Rs. 50,000/- whichever is

less and remaining 50% value shall be

borne by the beneficiaries.

(iv) The payment shall be effected

directly to the beneficiaries upon receipt

of purchase of e-bike document.

(v) Disbursement of subsidy for

purchase of e-bike will be done on first

come first basis or maximum two for

each organization per meeting and also

considering eligibility criteria.

4. Eligibility conditions.— For being eligible

under this scheme, the journalist,

(a) Shall not have availed benefit to

purchase e-bike (two wheeler) under any

other Government scheme.

(b) Should be a 15 years resident of Goa

and shall produce a residence certificate

issued by Mamlatdar.

Organization as defined under the scheme.

i) Journalist should be full time

working Journalist whose sole livelihood

should be through journalist activities.

ii) Beneficiary shall not be more than

58 years of age.

iii) Beneficiary shall have to submit a

letter from Editor/Head of Organisation

that he/she is a working Journalist/

/Journalistic field for last eight years.

iv) Declaration certificate that the

applicant has not availed of similar

benefits under any of the scheme

implemented by Government.

v) The applicant shall have to submit

the quotation from a reputed dealer for

processing application to avail the

scheme.

vi) The beneficiary should provide

documents after purchasing e-bike along

with sanction order issued by the

Department to the Director of Information

and Publicity for processing subsidy

amount on the account of beneficiary.

vii) The subsidy shall be disbursed in

a single installment to the beneficiary

i.e. 100% on purchase of the vehicle and

production of documents of purchase i.e

of RC book and insurance by the

Beneficiary.

(4) A. Mandatory Documents required to

avail e-bike

1. Birth certificate.

2. 15 years Residence certificate issued

by Mamlatdar.

3. Aadhar Card.

4. Driving License.

5. Experience certificate from Editor/Head

of Organization.

General.—

Under

the

scheme

the

beneficiaries has to submit quotation

alongwith application and the committee

constituted under the scheme shall have

liberty to accept/reject it partly/fully or seek

fresh quote as deemed fit. After approval of

the application the Beneficiary shall have to

provide purchased documents alongwith

bank details to release subsidy directly to the

beneficiary.

(5) Constitution of Screening Committee

for purpose of scrutiny/sanction and other

requirements of the scheme.

There shall be a Committee for allotment

of E-bike under the Chairmanship of Director

of Information and Publicity and consisting

of President, Goa Union of Journalists (GUJ),

President, Goa Photo Journalist Association

of Goa (GPJAG) and Jt. Secretary, Finance or

their representative, as members. The

applicant for the scheme must satisfy the

Committee that they fulfill the eligibility

criteria under the scheme and for this

purpose, the Committee may direct the

applicant to produce additional documents

in support of the application if required or

desired. This Committee shall decide the

applications under the scheme.

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(6) Other conditions.— (i) The scheme does not confer a right on any applicant of

any benefit under the scheme and the Government reserves the right to reject an application

without assigning any reason.

(ii) The scheme shall be reviewed after a period of 3 years from the date of its commencement.

(iii) In case of any discrepancy, clarifications or ambiguities, the Government shall have the

power to remove or decide on the same and decision of the Government shall be final.

(iv) Applications under this scheme shall be considered for purchase of an e-bike only.

(7) Relaxation of the provisions of the scheme.— The Government may relax the clauses or

conditions of the scheme, if a genuine requirement arises, as determined by the scrutiny/

/sanction committee, on case to case basis, with a prior approval of the Finance Department

except those related to grant of financial benefits.

This issues with the concurrence of the Finance (Exp.) Department vide their

U. O. No. 1400095571 dated 16-11-23.

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

Dipak Bandekar, Director, Information & Publicity & ex officio Addl. Secy.

Panaji, 28th December, 2023.

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APPLICATION FORM-A

For Grant of E-Bikes Under “Subsidy to Purchase E-Bike for Journalists”

(Applicable only to the Journalists who have completed 8 years experience).

Registration No.: ___________

Name of Journalist

Permanent Postal Address and Telephone

No./Contact No.

15 years Domicile Certificate from Mamlatdar of the

Taluka he/she resides

Valid Driving License No.

Age Proof

Name of registered media organization employed with

designation

Address of organization

Mobile No.

Whether working Journalist/with evidence

10.

No. of years in service in organization

(Evidence from Editor/Management to be enclosed)

11.

Produce latest payslip from organization

Date:

Signature

Place:

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The Proforma duly filled with relevant documents should be submitted to Director,

Department of Information and Publicity, Udyog Bhavan, 3rd floor, Panaji.

Note:- 1) Produce two passport size photographs.

2) The type and cost of the E-bike to be granted will be decided by the Government.

DECLARATION

I, Shri/Smt. ......................................................................... working as .................. resident of ........................................................

hereby declare that I have applied for .......................... under E-Bikes.

I further declare that I have availed/not availed of similar benefits under any of the scheme of the

Department of Information & Publicity.

Sign: ...............................

Name: .............................

Date:

Place:

———ttt———

Department of Law & Judiciary

Law (Establishment) Division

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Notification

8/90/2020-LD(Estt)/15

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 78 of the Registration Act, 1908 (16 of 1908),

as in force in the State of Goa, read with section 21 of the General Clauses Act, 1897 (Central

Act 10 of 1897), and all other powers enabling it in this behalf, the Government of Goa hereby

further amends the Table of Fees published in the Official Gazette (Supplement), Series I

No. 31 dated 01-11-1965, as follows, namely:—

In the Table of Fees, in Article I,—

(i) for Note 1B, the following note shall be substituted, namely:—

“Note 1B.— The registration fee of Rs. 5000/- shall be levied in case of Deed of Gift executed in

favour of father, mother, brother, sister, wife, husband, daughter, son, grandson or granddaughter,

brother-in-law or sister-in-law, nephew, niece, son-in-law or daughter-in-law”;

(ii) for Note 4 (b), the following note shall be substituted, namely:—

“Note 4(b).— The registration fee of Rs. 5000/- shall be leviable in case of Deed

of Partition executed with father, mother, brother, sister, wife, husband, daughter,

son, grandson or granddaughter, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, nephew, niece, son-in-law

or daughter-in-law.”.

This Notification shall come into force on the date of it’s publication in the Official Gazette.

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

Amir Y. Parab, Under Secretary (Estt./Law).

Porvorim, 2nd January, 2024.

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Department of Personnel

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Notification

1/1/2016-PER

In exercise of the powers conferred by the

proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of

India, the Governor of Goa hereby makes the

following rules to regulate the recruitment to

the Goa General Service, Group ‘B’, Gazetted,

Non-Ministerial post in the Office of the

Commissioner, Labour and Employment,

Government of Goa, namely:—

1. Short title, application and commence-

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

Government

Goa,

Office

the

Commissioner of Labour and Employment,

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

Recruitment Rules, 2024.

(2) They shall apply to the post specified in

Column (1) of the Schedule to these rules

(hereinafter called as the “said Schedule”).

(3) They shall come into force on the date

of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. Number, classification and the level in

the pay matrix.— The number of posts,

classification of the said post and level in the

pay matrix attached thereto shall be as

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

Schedule:

Provided that the Government may vary

the number of posts specified in column (2)

of the said Schedule from time to time subject

to exigencies of work.

2. Method of recruitment, age limit and

other qualifications.— The method of

recruitment to the said post, age limit,

qualifications and other matters connected

therewith shall be as specified in columns

(5) to (13) of the said Schedule.

3. Disqualification.— No person who has

entered into or contracted a marriage with a

person having a spouse living or who, having

a spouse living, has entered into or contracted

a marriage with any person, shall be eligible

for appointment to the service:

Provided that the Government may, if

satisfied that such marriage is permissible

under the personal law applicable to such

person and the other party to the marriage

and that there are other grounds for so doing,

exempt any person from the operation of this

rule.

5. Power to relax.— Where, the Government

is of the opinion that it is necessary or

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

reasons to be recorded in writing and in

consultation with Goa Public Service

Commission, relax any of the provisions of

these rules with respect to any class or

category of persons.

6. Saving.— Nothing in these rules shall

affect reservation, relaxation of age limit and

other concessions required to be provided

for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other

Backward Classes, Ex-servicemen and Other

Special Categories of persons in accordance

with the orders issued by the Government

from time to time in that regard.

These rules are issued in consultation with

the Goa Public Service Commission conveyed

vide their letter No. COM/II/13/28(1)/2004/

/1690 dated 08-12-2023.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

Eshant V. Sawant, Under Secretary

(Personnel-I).

Porvorim, 1st January, 2024.

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11TH JANUARY, 2024

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Essential:

(1) Post Graduate

Degree/Post

Graduate Diploma

in Social Work or

Labour Welfare

or Industrial Rela-

tions or Personnel

Management or

Master of Business

Administration

(MBA) from a

recognized Univer-

sity/Institution

or equivalent.

(2) Three years experi-

ence in respon-

sible capacity of

Labour Welfare

Work, Industrial

Relations or Per-

sonnel Manage-

ment in an Orga-

nization employ-

ing at least 20

labours.

(3) Knowledge of

Konkani.

Desirable:

(1) Knowledge of

Marathi.

Name/

/desig-

nation of

post

Age limit

for direct

recruits

Period

proba-

tion, if

any

Method of

recruitment,

whether by

direct or by

promotion or

by deputa-

tion/

absorption

and percent-

age

of the

vacancies to

be filled by

various

methods

In case of recruit-

ment by promotion/

/deputation/

/absorption, grades

from which

promotion/

/deputation/

/absorption is to

be made

Educational

and other

qualifications

required for

direct recruits

Classifi-

cation

Whether age & educational qualifications

prescribed for the direct recruits will

apply in the case of promotees

Number

posts

Level

in the

pay

matrix

If a

D.P.C./

/D.S.C.

exists,

what is its

compo-

sition

Whether

selec-

tion

post or

non-

-selec-

tion

post

SCHEDULE

Circumstances

in which the

Goa Public

Service

Commission

is to be

consulted in

making

recruitment

(2024)

(Subject

to varia-

tion depen-

dent on

workload).

N.A.

Goa

General

Service,

Group

‘B’,

Gazet-

ted,

Non-

Ministe-

rial.

L-7.

Labour

Welfare

Officer.

Group ‘B’,

D.P. C. consis-

ting of:—

(1) Chairman/

Member, Goa

Public Service

Commission—

Chairman.

(2) Chief

Secretary or his

nominee—

Member.

(3) Admini-

strative Secre-

tary/Head of

Department—

Member.

(For promotion

and confirma-

tion).

Age: N.A.

Educa-

tional

Qualifica-

tion: As

stated in

Column

No. 11.

Two

years.

Consultation

with the Goa

Public Service

Commission is

necessary while

making direct

recruitment,

p r o m o t i o n ,

confirmation,

selecting an

Officer

for

appointment

by deputation

and for amen-

ding/relaxing

any

the

provisions of

these rules.

Promotion:

Labour Inspector with

eight years regular

service in the grade

possessing Degree/

Diploma in Social Work

or Social Welfare or

Labour Welfare or

Industrial Relations or

Personnel Management

or Degree in Business

Administration from a

recognized University/

/Institution or equivalent.

Deputation:

Officers holding analog-

ous posts on regular

basis under Central/

/State Government.

Officers under Central/

/State Government in

L-6 of the pay matrix

with three years regu-

lar service in the grade

and possessing educa-

tional qualifications laid

down for the direct re-

cruits in column No. (7).

Not

exceeding

45 years

(Relaxable

for

Govern-

ment

servants

upto five

years in

accor-

dance with

the

orders or

instruc-

tions

issued by

the

Govern-

ment from

time to

time).

By promo-

tion, failing

which, by

deputation,

and failing

both, by

direct

recruitment.

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11TH JANUARY, 2024

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Notification

1/5/2020-PER

In exercise of the powers conferred by the

proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of

India and in supersession of the existing

Recruitment Rules, published in the Official

Gazette, Series I No. 48 dated 28-02-2013, vide

Government Notification No. 1/21/99-PER

(Pt.I) dated 26-02-2013, the Governor of Goa

hereby makes the following rules to regulate

the recruitment to the Group ‘C’, Non-

Ministerial, Non-Gazetted post, in the

Directorate of Education, Government of Goa,

namely:—

1. Short title, application and commence-

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

Government of Goa, Directorate of Education,

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

post, Recruitment Rules, 2024.

(2) They shall apply to the post specified in

column (1) of the Schedule to these Rules

(hereinafter called as the “said Schedule”).

(3) They shall come into force on the date

of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. Number, classification and level in the

pay matrix.— The number of posts,

classification of the said post and level in the

pay matrix attached thereof shall be as

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

Schedule:

Provided that the Government may vary

the number of posts as specified in column

(2) of the said Schedule from time to time

subject to exigencies of work.

3. Method of recruitment, age limit and

other qualifications.— The method of

recruitment to the said post, age limit,

qualifications and other matters connected

therewith shall be as specified in columns

(5) to (13) of the said Schedule.

4. Disqualification.— No person who has

entered into or contracted a marriage with a

person having a spouse living or who, having

a spouse living, has entered into or contracted

a marriage with any person, shall be eligible

for appointment to the service:

Provided that the Government may, if

satisfied that such marriage is permissible

under the personal law applicable to such

person and the other party to the marriage

and that there are other grounds for so doing,

exempt any person from the operation of this

rule.

5. Power to relax.— Where, the Government

is of the opinion that it is necessary or

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

reasons to be recorded in writing, relax any

of the provisions of these rules with respect

to any class or category of persons.

6. Saving.— Nothing in these rules shall

affect reservation, relaxation of age limit

and other concessions required to be

provided for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled

Tribes, Other Backward Classes, Ex servicemen

and other special categories of persons

in accordance with the orders issued by

the Government from time to time in that

regard.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

Eshant V. Sawant, Under Secretary

(Personnel-I).

Porvorim, 2nd January, 2024.

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SERIES I No. 41

11TH JANUARY, 2024

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SCHEDULE

Age limit

for direct

recruits

Period

proba-

tion, if

any

Method of

recruitment,

whether by direct

recruitment or

by promotion

or by deputation/

/absorption and

percentage

of the vacancies

to be filled by

various methods

In case of recruit-

ment by promo-

tion/

/deputation/

/absorption,

grades

from which

promotion/

/deputation/

/absorption

is to be made

Educational

and other qualifica-

tions required for

direct recruits

Classifi-

cation

Whether age & educational

qualifications prescribed for

the direct recruits will apply

in the case of promotees

Level

in the

Pay

Matrix

If a

D.P.C./

/D.S.C.

exists,

what is

its

compo-

sition

Circum-

stances in

which the

Goa Public

Service

Commis-

-sion is to

be consul-

ted in

making

recruitment

Whether

selection

post or

non-

selection

post

Name/

Designa-

tion

of the

post

Number

posts

Essential:

(i) Bachelor’s Degree

in Arts, Science or

Commerce from

recognized University

or equivalent with

atleast 50% marks

with English as the

first language at

Secondary and

Higher Secondary

level.

(ii) Bachelor’s Degree

in Education (B.Ed.)

from recognized

University or

equivalent with

English teaching

methodology.

(iii) Six months Bridge

course in Elementary

325

(2024)

(Subject

to varia-

tion de-

pendent

on work-

load).

L-6.

Group

‘C’,

Non-

Ministe-

rial,

Non-

Gazet-

ted.

Two

years.

Trained

English

Teacher

in Govern-

ment

Primary

School.

N. A.

Not excee-

ding 45

years (Rela-

xable for

Govern-

ment serv-

ants upto

five years

in accor-

dance with

the instruc-

tions or

orders

issued by

the

Government

from time

to time).

N.A.

By direct

recruitment.

N.A.

Group ‘C’,

D.S.C.

OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA

SERIES I No. 41

11TH JANUARY, 2024

2622

Notification

1/13/2018-PER

In exercise of the powers conferred by the

proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of

India and in supersession of the Government

Notification No. 1/12/2014-PER/1440 dated

27-04-2016, published in the Official Gazette,

Series I No. 6 dated 12-05-2016, the Governor

of Goa hereby makes the following rules to

regulate the recruitment to the Goa General

Service, Group ‘A’, Gazetted, Non-Ministerial

posts in the Government College of Arts,

Science and Commerce, Goa College of Home

Science and Goa College of Music under

Directorate of Higher Education, Government

of Goa, namely:—

1. Short title, application and commence-

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

Government of Goa, Government College of

Arts, Science and Commerce, Goa College of

Home Science and Goa College of Music,

Group ‘A’, Gazetted, Non-Ministerial posts,

Recruitment Rules, 2024.

(2) They shall apply to the posts specified

in column (2) of the Schedule to these rules

(hereinafter called as the “said Schedule”).

(3) They shall come into force on the date

of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. Number, classification and level in the

pay matrix.— The number of posts,

classification of the said posts and level in

the pay matrix attached thereto shall be as

specified in columns (3) to (5) of the said

Schedule:

Provided that the Government may vary

the number of posts specified in column (2)

of the said Schedule from time to time subject

to exigencies of work.

3. Method of recruitment, age limit and

other qualifications.— The method of

recruitment to the said post, age limit,

qualifications and other matters connected

therewith shall be as specified in columns

(6) to (14) of the said Schedule.

4. Disqualification.— No person who has

entered into or contracted a marriage with a

person having a spouse living or who, having

a spouse living, has entered into or contracted

a marriage with any person, shall be eligible

for appointment to the service:

Provided that the Government may, if

satisfied that such marriage is permissible

under the personal law applicable to such

person and the other party to the marriage

and that there are other grounds for so doing,

exempt any person from the operation of this

rule.

5. Power to relax.— Where the Government

is of the opinion that it is necessary or

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

reasons to be recorded in writing and in

consultation with the Goa Public Service

Commission, relax any of the provisions of

these rules with respect to any class or

category of persons.

6. Saving.— Nothing in these rules shall

affect reservation, relaxation of age limit and

other concessions required to be provided

for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other

Backward Classes, Ex-servicemen and other

special categories of persons in accordance

with the orders issued by the Government

from time to time in that regard.

These rules are issued in consultation with

the Goa Public Service Commission conveyed

vide their letters bearing No. COM/II/13/46

(1)/89/1730 dated 13-12-2023 and COM/II/13/

/46(1)/2023/1732 dated 14-12-2023.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

Eshant V. Sawant, Under Secretary

(Personnel-I).

Porvorim, 3rd January, 2024.

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Essential:

(1) Ph. D. Degree in

relevant discipline.

(2) Professor/Associate

Professor with a

total experience of

fifteen years of

teaching/research

in Universities,

Colleges and other

Institutions of

Higher Education.

(3) A minimum 10

research

publications in

peer reviewed

journal as

approved by Goa

University from

time to time or

UGC-listed journals

out of which at

least two should

be in Schpus/Web

of Science Journal.

(4) A minimum of 110

Research Score as

stipulated in

Appendix II, Table

2 to the Statutes

SC-16 on minimum

SCHEDULE

Age

limit

for

direct

recruits

Period

proba-

tion, if

any

Method of

recruitment,

whether by direct

recruitment or

by promotion

or by deputation/

/absorption and

percentage

of the vacancies

to be filled by

various methods

In case of

recruit-

ment by

promotion/

/deputation/

/absorption,

grades

from which

promotion/

/deputation/

/absorption

is to be made

Educational

and other

qualifica-

tions

required for

direct

recruits

Classifi-

cation

Whether age & educational

qualifications prescribed for

the direct recruits will apply

in the case of promotees

Level

in the

Pay

Matrix

If a

D.P.C.

exists,

what is

its

compo-

sition

Circum-

stances in

which the

Goa Public

Service

Commis-

-sion is to

be consul-

ted in

making

recruitment

Whether

selection

post or

non-

selection

post

Name/

Desig-

nation

of the

posts

Number

posts

Serial No.

(2024)

(Subject

to varia-

tion de-

pendent

on work-

load).

L-14

(Plus

special

allowance

as admis-

sible).

Group

‘A’,

Gaze-

tted,

Non-

Ministe-

rial.

One

year.

Principal.

N.A.

Not excee-

ding 55

years

(Relaxable

for Govern-

ment serv-

ants upto

five years

in accor-

dance with

the instruc-

tions or

orders

issued by

the

Government

from time

to time).

Consulta-

tion with

the

Goa

Public Ser-

vice Com-

mission is

necessary

for making

direct re-

cruitment,

confirma-

tion and for

amending/

/relaxing

any of the

provisions

these

rules.

N.A.

By direct re-

cruitment.

Note: The

term of

appointment

of the

college

Principal

shall be five

years with

eligibi-

lity for re-

appointment

for one more

term only

after a

similar

selection

committee

process.

N.A.

Group ‘A’,

D.P.C.

consisting

of:-

(1) Chair-

man/

/Member,

Goa Public

Service

Commis-

sion—

Chairman.

(2) Chief

Secretary

or his

nominee—

Member.

(3) Admin-

istrative

Secretary/

/Head of

Depart-

ment—

Member.

(For

confirma-

tion).

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qualifications for

appointment of

Teachers and other

Academic Staff in

Colleges and other

measures for the

maintenance of

Standards in Higher

Education, 2018.

(5) Knowledge of

Konkani.

Desirable:

Knowledge of

Marathi.

Essential:

(1) (i) An eminent

scholar having a

Doctoral Degree.

(ii) Have been actively

engaged in

research with at

least 10 years of

experience in

teaching in

Universities/

/Colleges and/or

research at the

Universities/

/National level

Institutions.

(iii) A minimum of 6

research publications

in UGC-listed journals

or performance in

Goa University/

/Government of Goa

specified music

festivals shall be

considered in lieu

of publications.

(2024)

(Subject

to varia-

tion de-

pendent

on work-

load).

L-14

(Plus

special

allowance

as admis-

sible).

Group ‘A’,

Gazetted,

Non-

Ministe-

rial.

One

year.

Principal

(Music).

N. A.

Not excee-

ding 55

years

(Relaxable

for Govern-

ment serv-

ants upto

five years

in accor-

dance with

the instruc-

tions or or-

ders issued

by the

Government

from time

to time).

Consulta-

tion with

the

Goa

Public Ser-

vice Com-

mission is

necessary

for making

direct re-

cruitment,

confirma-

tion and for

amending/

/relaxing

any of the

provisions

these

rules.

N.A.

By direct

recruitment.

Note: The

term of

appointment

of the

college

Principal

shall be five

years with

eligibility

for re-

appoint-

ment for one

more term

only after a

similar

selection

committee

process.

N.A.

Group ‘A’,

D.P.C.

consisting

of:-

(1) Chair-

man/

/Member,

Goa Public

Service

Commis-

sion—

Chairman.

(2) Chief

Secretary or

his nomi-

nee—

Member.

(3) Admin-

istrative

Secretary/

/Head of

Department

—Member.

(For

confirma-

tion).

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11TH JANUARY, 2024

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(iv) Has a total

research score of

120, as per

Appendix II, Table

2 to the Statutes

on minimum

qualifications for

appointment of

Teachers and

other Academic

Staff in Colleges

and other measures

for maintenance of

Standards in Higher

Education, 2018.

(1) A traditional or a

professional artist

with highly

commendable

professional

achievement in the

subject concerned,

(i) Having Master’s

Degree in the

relevant subject.

(ii) Has been ‘A’-

grade artist of

AIR/Doordarshan.

(iii) Has ten years of

outstanding

performing

achievements in

the field of

specialization.

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11TH JANUARY, 2024

2626

(iv) Has made

significant

contributions in

the field of his/

her specialization

and ability to

guide research.

(v) Has participated

in National/

/International

Seminars/

/Conferences/

/Workshops/

/Concerts and/or

recipient of

National/Inter-

-national Awards/

/Fellowships.

(vi) Has the ability to

explain with

logical reasoning

the subject

concerned.

(vii) Has adequate

knowledge to

teach theory with

illustrations in

the said

discipline.

(viii) Has performed in

specified (by Goa

University/

/Government of

Goa) music

festivals.

(2) Knowledge of

Konkani.

Desirable:

Knowledge of

Marathi.

OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA

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11TH JANUARY, 2024

2627

Notification

1/49/76-PER(Pt. III)

In exercise of the powers conferred by the

proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of

India read with section 21 of the General

Clauses Act, 1897 (Act 10 of 1897) and in

supersession of the Government Notification

No. 1/49/76-PER (Pt. III) dated 04-08-2015,

published in the Official Gazette, Series I

No. 19 dated 06-08-2015, the Governor of Goa

is hereby pleased to order that the column 7

or any other relevant column, so far as it

relates to the knowledge of Konkani and/or

Marathi, in the Schedule to the Recruitment

Rules for,—

(I) the Group ‘A’ posts in Professional

Colleges and Consultants in the Directorate

of Health Services, shall stand amended as

follows:—

“Knowledge of Konkani is essential.

Note: In case of non-availability of suitable

candidates with knowledge of Konkani, the

Goa Public Service Commission may

recommend a candidate if otherwise found fit

and this requirement can be relaxed by the

Government, on the recommendation of the

Goa Public Service Commission, if the

Government is of the opinion that it is

necessary or expedient so to do.

Knowledge of Marathi is desirable.”;

(II) the Group ‘A’ posts other than posts

specified at clause (I) above and Group ‘B’

posts, shall stand amended as follows:-

“Knowledge of Konkani is essential.

Knowledge of Marathi is desirable.”.

This is issued in consultation with the

Goa Public Service Commission conveyed

vide its letter No. COM/II/13/89/1131 dated

12-10-2023.

This Notification shall come into force

on the date of its publication in the

Official Gazette.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

Eshant V. Sawant, Under Secretary

(Personnel-I).

Porvorim, 5th January, 2024.

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