Panaji, 29th August, 2024 (Bhadra 7, 1946)

SERIES I No. 22

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

RNI No. GOAENG/2002/6410

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

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

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INDEX

Department

Notification/Proclamation

Subject

Pages

Archives

Not.- 1/Serv. Of Recd./2024/ Schedule for Urgent Reprographic Service.

1080

/DC-317

Home

Not.- 2/37/2020-HD(G)/1328

Aadhaar authentication for various services.

1080

3. a. Industries

Not.- 3/18/2024-IND/241

Implementation of Guidelines for Business

1081

Reforms Action Plan (BRAP), 2024 to grant

impetus to Ease of Doing Business in the State.

b. —do—

Not.- 3/17/2024-IND/245

Query Handling and Business Grievance

1083

Redressal Mechanism by Goa Investment

Promotion and Facilitation Board (Goa-IPB).

c. —do—

Pro.- 3/16/2024-IND/252

Proclamation in respect of Project Proponent

1086

M/s World Peace University.

Information and Publicity

Not.- DI/INF/128/Scheme/

Subsidy to Purchase e-Bike for Journalists.

1087

/e-bike/2023/2002

5. a. Personnel

Not.- 1/13/2005-PER

RRs.—Directorate of Agriculture.

1088

(Pt file)

b. —do—

Not.- 1/12/2018-PER

RRs.—Secretariat.

1090

c. —do—

Not.- 1/2/2022-PER

RRs.—Goa Medical College and Hospital.

1093

d. —do—

Not.- 1/1/2022-PER

RRs.—Goa Medical College and Hospital.

1096

Social Welfare

Not.- 83/2017-18/SDB/3049

Scheme to provide financial assistance to

1099

registered Organizations/Government Organiza-

tions/Non-Government Organizations/Institu-

tions for running homes for senior citizens

suffering from chronic and debilitating diseases

including diseases like Alzheimer, Parkinson etc.

& those in palliative care.

Town and Country

Not.- 21/1TCP/PF file/2024/

Directions to maintain effective regulation

1103

Planning

/3205

and development control over affected

planning area.

Tribal Welfare

Not.- DTW/State Scheme/

Amendment to Udyog Adhar Yojana.

1109

/Exhibitions/2023-24/54/

/1855

NOTE

There is an Extraordinary issue to the Official Gazette, Series I No. 21 dated 22-08-2024, namely:—

(1) Extraordinary dated 22-08-2024 from pages 1077 to 1078, Notification from Department of Finance

regarding Market Borrowing Programme.

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29TH AUGUST, 2024

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GOVERNMENT OF GOA

Department of Archives

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Notification

1/Serv. Of Recd./2024/DC-317

Read: Government Order No. 9/19/79-EDN

dated 13th August, 1985, Order

No. 6/6/88/HA-324 dated 25th May,

1998, Order No. 6/9/2002/419/DAA-

460 dated 16th June, 2004 and Order

No. 6/6/88/HA/Part-I-525 dated

15th June, 2010.

In addition to the Orders quoted above,

sanction of Government is hereby accorded

for adopting the following schedule for

Urgent Reprographic Service as mentioned

below to be rendered by the Department of

Archives, Ribandar.

Sr.

Type of Service

Charges per

Time limit

No.

page/image in working

day

Scanned certified copy

` 200/-

1 day

of land Registration

record i. e. Inscription

and Description, Travel

document, Captain of

Ports, Baptism/Birth

(till 1913) on A4 plain

paper on urgent basis

The receipts shall be credited to the

Major Head of Accounts: 0202—Education,

Sports, Art & Culture; 04—Art & Culture;

101—Archives and Museum; 01 Archives &

Museum.

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.

Ms. Biju Naik, Director & ex officio Joint

Secretary (Archives).

Panaji, 10th June, 2024.

Department of Home

Home—General Division

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Notification

2/37/2020-HD(G)/1328

In pursuance of authorization granted by

the Ministry of Electronics and Information

Technology, Government of India under rule

5 of the Aadhaar Authentication for Good

Governance (Social Welfare, Innovation,

Knowledge) Rules, 2020, vide eF. No. 13(4)/

/2020-EG-II (Vol-14) dated 28-08-2023, the

Government of Goa hereby notifies that the

Unique Identification Authority of India has

allowed the Goa Police Department to perform

Aadhaar Authentication on a voluntary basis,

for authentication of residents, using Yes/No

authentication facility, for delivery of following

services through the citizen portal, namely:—

(i) FIR Registration;

(ii) Missing person registration;

(iii) Un-natural death registration;

(iv) Online complaint registration;

(v) NC registration non-cognizable case

registration other than FIR;

(vi) Other accident registration-Accident

such fire accident, fall of a tree, vehicle

accident where FIR is not registered

and other accidents;

(vii) Minor Act case registration-Cases

where no FIR is registered and only

report is submitted to the concerned

authority (Baggers Act, Indian Police

Act, Tourist Trade Act, COTPA Act,

etc.);

(viii) Chapter

case

registration-Cases

where report is submitted to the

concerned authority u/s 107, 109, 110,

133, 145, Cr. PC as preventive action;

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(ix) Other missing registration—Missing of

cattle’s pets, etc.;

(x) Request for cases document—Citizen

can request for documents related to

FIR, online through citizen portal;

(xi) Missing

item

registration—A

registration wherein missing of items

such as mobile purse, laptop, camera,

passport, etc., is registered by citizen

online through citizen portal;

(xii) Grievance Registration—Public can

online submit their grievance against

the Police officers;

(xiii) RTI request—Citizens can apply online

for RTI information;

(xiv) RTI First appeal—Citizens can file

online RTI First appeal with the

Appellate Authority, against the receipt

of unsatisfactory RTI reply from PIO;

(xv) Tenant Verification—Citizens can

submit the Tenant Verification form for

verifying the tenant, online through

Citizen Portal;

(xvi) Verification requests for servants—

Citizens can submit the servant

verification form for verifying the

servant, online through Citizen Portal.

(xvii) Police Clearance Certificate—Citizens

can apply for Police Clearance

Certificate online through Citizen Portal.

The Notification shall come into force with

immediate effect.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

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

Porvorim, 10th May, 2024.o

Department of Industries

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Notification

3/18/2024-IND/241

Implementation of Guidelines for

Business Reforms Action Plan (BRAP),

2024 to grant impetus to Ease of

Doing Business in the State.

The Goa Investment Promotion and

Facilitation Board (Goa-IPB), Government of

Goa is the State Nodal Agency and has been

mandated to implement reforms identified

under Business Reforms Action Plan (BRAP)

in the State, to enhance the business

ecosystem in the Country and in respective

States/UT’s, Department for Promotion of

Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)

Government of India has issued specific

directions in the implementation cycle of Ease

of Doing Business 2024. Considering the

above, Government of Goa is pleased to make

the following changes in the G2B services

ecosystem:

1. Enabling PAN Number as Unique

Business Identifier.— To bring about the

transparency, ease of access, user-friendliness,

interoperability, and accountability in

Government to Business (G2B) service

delivery framework, the Government of Goa

hereby makes it mandatory that PAN shall

serve as the unique business identifier

towards establishment of linkage/integration

with Central/State/UT Governments. The

following may be noted:

a. Business entities across the State that

shall register on the Goa-Online Portal, shall

be mandatorily required to enter PAN, which

shall be used for any data interchange or

identification purposes between Goa-Online

and other Government agencies.

b. The existing IT systems of State

departments shall capture PAN for each entity

profile to carry out all business approval

related transactions.

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c. The G2B services (Clearances, Approvals,

Renewals, NoCs etc.) offered through

Goa-online by the departments shall capture

PAN for existing and new users. The

Clearances/Approval/NoC will be issued on

the name given on the PAN number, updating

the name of the entity must be done on PAN

Card, which will be updated to Goa-online

portal upon validation.

2. For new businesses seeking to start their

operations in Goa, the online wizard or Know

Your Approvals was launched in the Goa

Single Window System. The wizard includes

an exhaustive list of pre-establishment and

pre-operation clearances/licenses and post

operation compliances required to start and

run a commercial activity in the State of Goa.

3. The Know Your Approval (KYA) module

on the State Single Window System (Goa-

online) must be integrated with the KYA

module of National Single Window System.

The information such displayed shall include

all State Clearances/Approvals/NoCs for

establishing (pre-establishment) & starting

operations (pre-operations) based on inputs

such as type of industry, number of

employees, risk category (classification of

industry basis various parameters at State/

/UT level such as provisions under pollution,

labour amongst others.), size of firm, business

location, Foreign/Domestic investor etc.

4. Further, to provide the latest and most

accurate information to all the users, all state

departments shall notify Goa-IPB about the

addition and/or elimination of any pre-

establishment, pre-operation and post-

operation licenses/clearances so that Goa-IPB

may keep the wizard up to date. In case of

changes, the wizard will be updated

accordingly within a period of 30 days from

the receipt of such notice by Goa IPB.

Compliance

Dashboard.—

This

dashboard aims to provide insights on

upcoming/pending compliance activities like

renewals or return filings, there by acting as

an active reminder system. This aids

businesses to prioritize their actions thereby

avoiding non-compliance. The compliance

dashboard must be developed at State level,

Department level and business/entity level

by the respective IT vendors of the

departments. The system such developed

shall send notifications atleast 30 days prior

to the due date for all clearances, approvals,

renewals & NoCs. The system should send

automated reminders, setting up a tracking

mechanism for all due dates and facilitate

auto generated, pre-scheduled notifications.

Each of the service/department/businesses

will be given ratings/graded online based on

their attainment of compliances through the

matrix illustrated below:

Ratings/Grade

Compliance Score

A+

95% to 100%

90% to 94%

A-

85% to 89%

B+

80% to 84%

75% to 79%

B-

70% to 74%

Less than 70%

6. Online Dashboard in Single Window

System.— The aim of developing online

dashboards is to bring transparency in the

information dissemination and to help

applicants to know the minimum time by

which their application will be approved by

the departments. The online dashboard shall

depict the following:

a. Number of applications submitted &

approved.

b. Average time taken by the department

to give approval.

c. Average fee taken by the department.

d. Complete list of associated fees

corresponding to a particular service.

The online dashboard must be updated on

real-time basis, with the last updated date

and time shown on the online dashboard. The

dashboard such developed shall have drill

downs from State to District, Taluka, Industrial

Estate, Name of Entity etc.

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7. Sectoral Information Dissemination.—

Government of Goa has identified its priority

sectors for the industrial development in the

State. The priority sectors are given below:

Sl.

Manufacturing

Sl.

Service Sectors

No.

Sectors

No.

Medical Devices

IT & ITES

Drugs and pharmace-

Retail & E-commerce

uticals

Electronic/Technology 3

Tourism & Hospitality

products

Marine & Fisheries

FinTech

Agro & Food Proce-

ssing

Logistics & Ware-

housing

Auto components

The consolidated list of approvals (Central/

/State specific) for setting up a new business,

must be prepared by the respective

departments spearheading the above sectors

and must be deployed in the Goa-online and

Goa-IPB portal. In the Goa-online portal, the

KYA system must be updated with the

approvals required w.r.t. the sectors given

above.

All the concerned departments shall

adhere to the above mentioned guidelines/

/instructions.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

Amalia O. F. Pinto, Under Secretary

(Industries).

Porvorim, 19th August, 2024.

______

Notification

3/17/2024-IND/245

Query Handling and Business

Grievance Redressal Mechanism by

Goa Investment Promotion and

Facilitation Board (Goa-IPB)

Whereas, Government of Goa as a part of

Ease of Doing Business (EODB) has

introduced a number of reforms across all

the departments. The current BRAP 2024

mandates (reform Nos. 22 & 23) for creation

of an Investor Facilitation Cell (or) Investment

Promotion Agency in the State and define

working procedures (including service

timelines, assignment of relationship

managers, reverting to investors, in-built

sectoral expertise etc.) for Investment

Promotion agency w.r.t. Query Handling and

Grievance Handling.

Whereas, The Goa Investment Promotion

and Facilitation Board constituted under the

Goa Investment Promotion and Facilitation of

Single Window Clearance Act, 2021 (Goa Act

No. 19 of 2021) is tasked with the investment

promotion and facilitation of industries in the

State. Goa-IPB will be the sole point of contact

for investments in the state and facilitate

economic growth, investment climate,

regulatory reforms, and competitiveness in

Goa.

Whereas, The Goa-IPB is mandated with

functions of investment promotion and project

facilitation in the State to facilitate investments

in the State by being the one-stop shop and

a single point interface for all investors

seeking opportunities in Goa and act as a

dynamic interface between the external

world of investors and the Government

Agencies and Departments.

Therefore, the Government is pleased to

notify the following steps for investment

promotion in the State:

Recognizing the importance of providing

handholding support to investors especially

at the early stages of setting-up business, the

Investment Officers (IO) are appointed to

provide services to investors. The following

information will be given to the entrepreneurs

for setting up of Industries in the State:

1. Provide information regarding industrial

plots availability, activity specific approvals

required with applicable fees. Guiding

entrepreneurs in filing online application for

G2B services of various departments of the

State.

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2. Providing information on availability of

local resources, human resources, list of

existing anchor units, mega/large industries

which will be useful for ancillary units to

come up.

3. Follow up prospective investors,

especially first-generation entrepreneurs to

pro-actively offer solutions to various

establishment issues faced by the investors.

4. Inform the investor about Online Single

Window System (Goa-online) and provide

information regarding activity specific

approvals required and applicable fees.

Provide escort services till the unit is

grounded.

5. Receive Foreign investors, inform them

about available industrial lands, arrange

meetings with Government wherever

necessary and provide escort services till unit

is grounded.

6. Preparation of publicity material for

supporting to market Goa State as an

attractive and investment friendly state.

Arranging road shows in other States and

countries as required.

7. Inform the Policies of State and Central

Governments to the prospective investors.

Suggest and keep inform the Government

about investment promotion initiatives

followed by other States.

8. Conducting entrepreneur development

programmes in association with DITC, GIDC,

Tourism, IT&ITES Departments etc., and to

create awareness among the educated youth

for taking up self-ventures.

Organizing

industrial

seminars/

/workshop/road shows/trade fairs in

association with local chamber of commerce

and industrial associations.

10. Promotion of Micro, Small and Medium

Enterprises in the State.

11. Elaborate on Project ideas. Feasibility

guidance/study to investors.

12. Offer helpline services for investors such

as handling queries/grievance regarding the

application and approval process, query

recording and ticketing and resolving the

issues within 3 days. Offer helpline services

over phone.

The primary objective of establishing a

Service Desk in Goa-IPB for Query Handling

and Grievance Redressal is to enhance the

investor experience by providing timely,

efficient, and expert assistance. This aims to

personalize the support provided to the

investors, effectively address their queries

and efficiently resolve any grievances. This

further ensures that the investors receive

informed and accurate advice, promoting

investor confidence.

Query Handing Mechanism.— One of the

major functions of the Goa-IPB will be to

record and respond to queries from various

current and prospective investors in the State.

The complete process for query recording

and handling is described below:

Query Recording: An Investor may choose

to submit queries to the Investor Facilitation

Cell through any of the following methods:

1. Through Goa-online portal using the

Query Submission under All Services Tab.

2. Through email. Email to: [email protected]

The Investor will use any of the methods

stated above and submit the query to

Goa-IPB. The investor while submitting the

query must submit or state the following

details through the online/email:

• Name

• Mobile Number

• Email

• Previous Query Reference (if any)

• Name of Department

• Name of the Service

• Query Description

The submitted query through the Goa-

online portal, will be directed to the Goa-IPB

homepage under the Goa-online services

portal. for queries submitted through e-mails,

the e-mail will be received by designated

officers of Goa-IPB, who must in turn ask and

enter the required details into the Goa-online

portal. A notification should go to the investor

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on mobiles & email informing about query

registration.

Timeline for Query Redressal.— Vide the

Notification

3/02/2015-IND/64

dated

25-01-2021, the Department of Industries had

issued the timeline for disposal of queries as

15 days from the receipt of query. Further,

vide Memorandum 15/2020/Goa-IPB/EoDB/

/370 dated 28-10-2022, the timeline for

disposal of query was changed to 7 days from

receipt of query in the State Single Window

System (Goa-online). The timeline for query

redressal will be 7 days.

Query Handling.— The following procedure

shall be followed for query handling:

• Once the details are entered into the

system, they will appear as open query

under the login id of the designated

officer of Goa-IPB. The submitted query

will be shown as a pending query on the

• The designated officer must respond to

the query within 7 days of the submission

of complete query. In case details are

incomplete, a notification should be sent

& a email will be made enquiring further

details.

• For queries through call, the response

must be provided immediately by the

designated officer over the phone itself.

However, if they are not able to provide

the response, the query must be entered

into the portal and the officer must

respond to the query within 7 days

through call or email.

• For queries submitted through Goa-

online portal the officer must respond to

the query through their dashboard. The

officer shall reply & close the query or

shall escalate the query to CEO-IPB.

• If the query response is not provided

within 7 days of submission of complete

query, the same must be escalated to the

CEO-IPB and appropriate action will be

taken against the delay.

Business Grievance Redressal Mechanism.—

The applicant has the right to ask for approval

or seek explanation for the delay in approvals,

if they are not issued within time limit as

prescribed in the PSDG Act, 2013 and where

clearances are not pending with agencies

other than State Government. This procedure

is applicable to business grievances (G2B)

applied through Goa-online.

Timeline for Grievance Redressal.— Vide

memorandum 15/2020/Goa-IPB/EoDB/370

dated 28-10-2022, the timeline for disposal of

grievance shall be given within 15 days from

receipt of query in the State Single Window

System (Goa-online). The timeline for

grievance redressal will be 7 days.

Procedure.— The following steps will be

taken for Grievance Redressal:

• The investor seeking information on the

reasons for delay in approvals shall raise

a grievance through the Goa-online portal

using the user-id & password.

• The investor shall select the Grievance

category as “Time Bound Delivery of

Service” and then select the respective

department and the service applied for.

• The investor shall provide the application

reference number and grievance. Attach

supporting documents if any. Submit the

online form.

• The grievance will be shown in the login

of the respective department. The

Goa-IPB shall seek a report from the

concerned department within 5 working

days.

• The Nodal Officer of the department shall

either process immediately or furnish

proper reason for delay within the next

10 working days from the date of receipt

of the notice.

• The final response to the grievance shall

be communicated to the investor within

15 days of submission of the grievance.

The designated officials for query handling/

/grievance redressal are as given below:

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Sl. No.

Name of the Designated Officer

Mobile Number

Email id

Mr. Tulasidas Pai, OSD to Goa-IPB

+919730646666

Mr. Anand Pandit, Administration Officer

+919767644159

[email protected]

Mr. Krishna Narvekar, Industries Inspector

+918668483872

All the departments providing G2B services are requested to follow the procedures and

adhere to the timeline as mentioned above.

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

Amalia O. F. Pinto, Under Secretary (Industries).

Porvorim, 19th August, 2024.

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Proclamation

3/16/2024-IND/252

Whereas, the Goa Investment Promotion

and Facilitation Board (hereinafter referred to

as “the Board”) received an application dated

14-10-2020 and 24-05-2024 from M/s. World

Peace University for setting up of a Private

University to offer wide range of courses on

Engineering, Marine Engineering, Medical

Science

Management

Studies,

Arts,

Journalism, Public Policy etc. at Thivim

Village, Bardez Taluka, North Goa (hereinafter

referred to as the “said Project”) in the area

specified in the Schedule hereto (hereinafter

referred to as the “said area”);

And whereas, the Board has granted in-

principle approval for the said Project and

recommended to the Government to declare

the said area to be an Investment Promotion

Area;

And whereas, the Government of Goa now

proposes to,—

(a) declare the said area as specified in the

Schedule hereto to be an Investment

Promotion Area in terms of clause (a) of sub-

section (1) of section 42 of the Goa Investment

Promotion and Facilitation of Single Window

Clearance Act, 2021 (Goa Act 19 of 2021)

(hereinafter referred to as the “said Act”);

(b) appoint the Chief Executive Officer, Goa

Investment Promotion and Facilitation Board

for the purpose of the assessment and

recovery of house tax, other taxes, fees and

all other types of dues as per the provisions

of law in force, in terms of clause (b) of sub-

section (1) of section 42 of the said Act;

law relating to local authorities providing for

control or erection of buildings, levy and

collection of taxes, fees and other dues to the

local authority which is in force in the said

area shall cease to apply and thereupon such

provisions shall cease to apply thereof and

that the Municipal Corporation or the

Municipality or the Village Panchayat which

were receiving house tax, other taxes or fees

from the occupants in the said area under

their respective laws, shall be compensated

by the Government to the extent of the last

financial year’s collection of such house tax,

other taxes or fees for a period of five years

in terms of clause (c) of sub-section (1) of

section 42 of the said Act;

(d) authorize the Chief Executive Officer,

Goa Investment Promotion and Facilitation

Board for the purpose of exercising all the

powers, such as, levy and collection of taxes,

fees and other dues in respect of local

authorities which are in force in the said area,

in term of clauses (b) and (d) of sub-section

(1) of section 42 of the said Act. House tax,

other taxes, fees and all other types of dues

so collected by the Chief Executive Officer,

Goa Investment Promotion and Facilitation

Board in respect of said area, shall be

deposited with the Government immediately

by the Chief Executive Officer, Goa

Investment Promotion and Facilitation Board

after such collection under Budget Head:-

0851 — Village and Small Industries;

00 — ;

101 — Industrial Estates;

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03-00 — Goa Investment Promotion Board—

Conversion Sanad Fees;

04-00 — Goa Investment Promotion Board

Infrastructure Tax;

05-00 — Goa Investment Promotion Board—

House Tax.

(e) authorize the Planning, Development

and Construction Committee appointed under

sub-section (1) of section 43 of the said Act,

for exercising all the powers, such as, control

or erection of building, etc.

(hereinafter collectively called the “said

proposal”).

Now, therefore in exercise of the powers

conferred by sub-section (2) of section 42 of

the Goa Investment Promotion and Facilitation

of Single Window Clearance Act, 2021

(Goa Act 19 of 2021), the Government of Goa

hereby invites all persons who entertain any

objections to the said proposal to submit the

same in writing with reasons therefor to the

Director of Industries, Trade and Commerce,

Government of Goa, Panaji, Goa within a

period of one month from the date of

publication of this Proclamation in the Official

Gazette.

SCHEDULE

(a) Area

: 2,00,000 sq. mts.

(b) Village

: Thivim

: Bardez

(d) Survey No.

: 88/1(part)

(e) Field

: -

(f)

Boundaries :

North : By Survey No. 82/0, 83/35,

84/0 and 85/12.

South : By remaining part of Survey

No. 88/1.

East

: By 10 mtrs., Village Road.

West

: By Survey No. 73/1, 89/2, 89/4,

91/1, 91/9, 91/10, 91/12 and

91/14.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

Amalia O. F. Pinto, Under Secretary

(Industries).

Porvorim, 22nd August, 2024.

Department of Information and Publicity

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Notification

DI/INF/128/Scheme/e-bike/2023/2002

In exercise of the powers conferred under

the Scheme for Subsidy to purchase

e-Bikes for Journalists and all other powers

enabling under it, the Government of Goa

hereby makes the following amendments

to the Subsidy to Purchase e-Bikes for

Journalists.

Short title and commencement.— a) The

scheme may be called “Subsidy to Purchase

e-Bikes for Journalists.”

b) Amendment to clause 3(2) (ii)—the

words and figures may be read as:

“The Government will grant subsidy of

50% of the cost of e-Bikes or is restricted to

the maximum of Rs. 75,000”.

c) Amendment to clause 3(2) (iii) may be

read as:

“The Government shall provide subsidy

upto 50% of the value on quotation or

Rs. 75,000/- whichever is less and

remaining 50% value shall be borne by the

beneficiary”.

d) Amendment to clause 5 may be

read as:

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), and Director of Accounts

or Representative from Directorate of

Accounts. 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.

OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA

SERIES I No. 22

29TH AUGUST, 2024

1088

This issue with the concurrence of the

Finance (Exp.) Department vide their U. O.

No. 1400095571 dated 03-07-2024.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

Dipak M. Bandekar, Director, Information &

Publicity & ex officio Addl. Secy.

Panaji, 23rd August, 2024.

———uuu———

Department of Personnel

–––

Notification

1/13/2005-PER (Pt file)

In exercise of the powers conferred by the

proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution

of India, and in supersession of the existing

recruitment rules for the post of Carpenter,

published vide Government Notification

No. 1-47 (2)/76-PER (Vol.II) dated 07-08-1986,

in the Official Gazette, Series I No. 21 dated

21-08-1986, the Governor of Goa hereby

makes the following rules to regulate the

recruitment to the Group ‘C’, Non-Gazetted,

Non-Ministerial post, in the Directorate of

Agriculture, Government of Goa, namely:—

1. Short title, application and commence-

ment.— (1) These rules may be called

the Government of Goa, Directorate of

Agriculture, Group ‘C’, Non-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 level in the

pay matrix.— The number of posts,

classification of the said post and level in the

pay matrix attached thereto shall be as

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

Schedule:

Provided that the Government may vary

the number of posts specified in column (2)

of the said Schedule from time to time subject

to exigencies of work.

3. Method of recruitment, age limit

and other qualifications.— The method of

recruitment to the said post, age limit,

qualifications and other matters connected

therewith shall be as specified in columns

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

4. Disqualification.— No person who has

entered into or contracted a marriage with

a person having a spouse living or

who, having a spouse living, has entered

into or contracted a marriage with any

person, shall be eligible for appointment

to the service:

Provided that the Government may,

if satisfied that such marriage is permissible

under the personal law applicable to

such person and the other party to the

marriage and that there are other grounds

for so doing, exempt any person from the

operation of this rule.

5. Power to relax.— Where, the Government

is of the opinion that it is necessary or

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

reasons to be recorded in writing, 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

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, 19th August, 2024.om

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SERIES I No. 22

29TH AUGUST, 2024

1089

Whether age & educational

qualifications prescribed for the

direct recruits will apply in the

case of promotees

SCHEDULE

Number

posts

Period

proba-

tion,

if any

Method of

recruitment,

whether by

direct recruit-

ment or by

promotion or

by deputation/

/absorption

and percentage

of the vacancies

to be filled by

various methods

In case of

recruitment by

promotion/

/deputation/

/absorption,

grades from

which promo-

tion/deputation/

/absorption is to

be made

Educational

and other

qualifications

required for

direct recruits

Level in

the pay

matrix

Classifi-

cation

Whether

selection

post or

non-

-selec-

tion post

If a

D.P.C./

/D.S.C.

exists,

what is its

compo-

sition

Age

limit

for

direct

recruits

Circum-

stances in

which the

Goa Public

Service

Commission

is to be

consulted in

making

recruitment

Name/

/desig-

nation

of the

post

Essential:

(1) Secondary

School Certificate

from a recognized

Board/Institution.

(2) National Trade

Certificate or Na-

tional Apprenti-

ceship Certificate

in the trade of

Carpenter of one

year duration

from a recognized

Institute.

(3) Two years practi-

cal experience in

the line.

(4) Knowledge of

Konkani.

Desirable:

Knowledge

Marathi.

Group ‘C’,

D.S.C.

N.A.

By direct

recruitment.

Carpenter.

(2024)

(Subject to

variation

dependent

on work-

load).

Group ‘C’,

Non-Gaze-

tted, Non-

Ministe-

rial.

L-2.

Two

years.

Not excee-

ding 45 years

(Relaxable for

Government

servants upto

five years in

accordance

with the

instructions

or orders

issued by the

Government

from time to

time).

N.A.

OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA

SERIES I No. 22

29TH AUGUST, 2024

1090

Notification

1/12/2018-PER

In exercise of the powers conferred by the

proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution

of India, and in supersession of the existing

recruitment rules for the post of Senior

Assistant, published vide Government

Notification No. 1/12/2018-PER dated

29-10-2020, in the Official Gazette, Series I

No. 32 dated 05-11-2020, the Governor of

Goa hereby makes the following rules to

regulate the recruitment to the Group ‘C’,

Ministerial,

Non-Gazetted

post,

the Secretariat, Government of Goa,

namely:—

1. Short title, application and commence-

ment.— (1) These rules may be called

the Government of Goa, Secretariat, Group

‘C’,

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

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, 21st August, 2024.

OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA

SERIES I No. 22

29TH AUGUST, 2024

1091

Whether age & educational

qualifications prescribed for the

direct recruits will apply in the

case of promotees

SCHEDULE

Number

posts

Period

proba-

tion,

if any

Method of

recruitment,

whether by

direct recruit-

ment or by

promotion or

by deputation/

/absorption

and percentage

of the vacancies

to be filled by

various methods

In case of

recruitment by

promotion/

/deputation/

/absorption,

grades from

which promo-

tion/deputation/

/absorption is to

be made

Educational

and other

qualifications

required for

direct recruits

Level in

the pay

matrix

Classifi-

cation

Whether

selection

post or

non-

-selec-

tion post

If a

D.P.C./

/D.S.C.

exists,

what is its

compo-

sition

Age

limit

for

direct

recruits

Circum-

stances in

which the

Goa Public

Service

Commission

is to be

consulted in

making

recruitment

Name/

/desig-

nation

of the

post

Essential:

(1) Degree from a recog-

nized University.

(2) Minimum three mon-

ths certificate course

in Computers.

(3) Atleast one year

working experience,—

(a) as an apprentice

under the Appren-

tices Act; or

(b) in a Government

Department/Or-

ganization/Of-

fice/Institute; or

ment Organiza-

tion/Office/Insti-

tute; or

(d) in a Factory/Com-

pany; or

Group ‘C’,

D.P.C./

/D.S.C.

No.

80% by promo-

tion, failing

which, by

direct recruit-

ment and 20%

by direct

recruitment.

Senior

Assistant.

(2024)

(Subject to

variation

dependent

on work-

load).

Group ‘C’,

Ministerial,

Non-Gaze-

tted.

L-6.

T w o

years

for di-

rect re-

cruits.

Not exceeding

45 years (Rela-

xable for

Government

servants upto

five years in

accordance

with the

instructions

or orders

issued by the

Government

from time to

time).

Selec-

tion.

N.A.

Promotion:

Assistant

with five

years regu-

lar service

in the grade.

OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA

SERIES I No. 22

29TH AUGUST, 2024

1092

(e) in any other pri-

vate Establishment

where not less

than 05 persons

are employed.

Note:- In case of clause (e)

above, the applica-

tion shall be accom-

panied by the fol-

lowing documents,

namely:—

(i) certificate of expe-

rience issued by

employer.

(ii) certified copy of

Registration Cer-

tificate of estab-

lishment issued

by the Labour In-

spector.

(iii) certified copy of

the Statement in

Form I submitted

by employer to the

Labour Inspector.

(4) Knowledge of

Konkani.

Desirable:

Knowledge

Marathi.

OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA

SERIES I No. 22

29TH AUGUST, 2024

1093

Notification

1/2/2022-PER

In exercise of the powers conferred by the

proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution

of India, the Governor of Goa hereby makes

rules to regulate the recruitment to the Goa

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

Ministerial post, in the Goa Medical College

and Hospital, Government of Goa, namely:—

1. Short title, application and commence-

ment.— (1) These rules may be called

the Government of Goa, Goa Medical College

and Hospital, Group ‘A’, 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 level in the

pay matrix.— The number of posts,

classification of the said post and level in the

pay matrix attached thereto shall be as

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

Schedule:

Provided that the Government may vary

the number of posts specified in column (2)

of the said Schedule from time to time subject

to exigencies of work.

3. Method of recruitment, age limit

and other qualifications.— The method of

recruitment to the said post, age limit,

qualifications and other matters connected

therewith shall be as specified in columns

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

4. Disqualification.— No person who has

entered into or contracted a marriage with

a person having a spouse living or

who, having a spouse living, has entered

into or contracted a marriage with any

person, shall be eligible for appointment

to the service:

Provided that the Government may,

if satisfied that such marriage is permissible

under the personal law applicable to

such person and the other party to the

marriage and that there are other grounds

for so doing, exempt any person from the

operation of this rule.

5. Power to relax.— Where, the Government

is of the opinion that it is necessary or

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

reasons to be recorded in writing, and in

consultation with the Goa Public Service

Commission, relax any of the provisions of

these rules with respect to any class or

category of persons.

6. Saving.— Nothing in these rules

shall affect reservation, relaxation of age

limit and other concessions required to

be provided for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled

Tribes, Other Backward Classes, Ex-

-servicemen and other special categories of

persons in accordance with the orders issued

by the Government from time to time in that

regard.

These rules are issued in consultation

with the Goa Public Service Commission

conveyed vide their letter No. COM/II/13/30

(2)/2024/755 dated 14-08-2024.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

Eshant V. Sawant, Under Secretary

(Personnel-I).

Porvorim, 22nd August, 2024.o

OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA

SERIES I No. 22

29TH AUGUST, 2024

1094

Whether age & educational

qualifications prescribed for the

direct recruits will apply in the

case of promotees

SCHEDULE

Number

posts

Period

proba-

tion,

if any

Method of

recruitment,

whether by

direct recruit-

ment or by

promotion

or by depu-

tation/absor-

ption and

percentage

of the vacan-

cies to be filled

by various

methods

In case of

recruitment

by promo-

tion/deputa-

tion/absorp-

tion, grades

from which

promotion/

deputation/

/absorption

is to be made

Educational

and other

qualifications

required for

direct recruits

Level in

the pay

matrix

Classifi-

cation

Whether

selection

post or

non-

-selec-

tion post

If a

D.P.C./

/D.S.C.

exists,

what is its

compo-

sition

Age

limit

for

direct

recruits

Circum-

stances in

which the

Goa Public

Service

Commission

is to be

consulted in

making

recruitment

Name/

/desig-

nation

of the

post

Essential:

(1) Master’s Degree

in Psychology from

a recognized Uni-

versity or equiva-

lent.

(2) Master of Philoso-

phy (Clinical Psy-

chology) or Di-

ploma in Medical

and Social Psy-

chology (Two years

course) from a rec-

ognized Univer-

sity/Institution or

equivalent.

(3) Two years experi-

ence of working in

the field of Psy-

chology or Clinical

Psychology or Medi-

cal and Social

Group ‘A’, D.P.C.

consisting of:

(1) Chairman/

/Member,

Goa Public

Service Co-

mmission—

Chairman.

(2) Chief Secre-

tary or his

nominee—

Member.

(3) Administra-

tive Secre-

tary/Head

of Depart-

ment—

Member.

(For confirma-

tion).

N.A.

By direct

recruit-

ment,

failing

which,

by depu-

tation.

Clinical

Psycholo-

gist.

(2024)

(Subject to

variation

dependent

on work-

load).

Goa

General

Service,

Group ‘A’,

Gazetted,

Non-

Ministe-

rial.

L-11.

Two

years.

Not exceeding

45 years (Rela-

xable for

Government

servants upto

five years in

accordance

with the

instructions

or orders

issued by the

Government

from time to

time).

N.A.

Consultation

with the Goa

Public Service

Commission

is necessary

while making

direct recruit-

ment, confir-

mation, se-

lecting an Of-

ficer for ap-

pointment by

deputation and

for amending/

/relaxing any

of the provi-

sions of these

rules.

Deputation:

Official hold-

ing analo-

gous post

under Cen-

tral/State/

/Union Terri-

tory Govern-

ment.

OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA

SERIES I No. 22

29TH AUGUST, 2024

1095

Psychology includ-

ing Psychological

testing and coun-

seling.

(4) Knowledge

Konkani.

Note: In case of non

availability of sui-

table candidates

with knowledge

of Konkani, the

Goa Public Service

Commission may

recommend a can-

didate if other-

wise found fit and

this requirement

can be relaxed

by the Govern-

ment, on the rec-

ommendation of

the Goa Public

Service Commis-

sion, if the Gov-

ernment is of the

opinion that it is

necessary or ex-

pedient so to do.

Desirable:

(i) Doctorate in the

concerned field

from a recognized

University or equi-

valent.

(ii) Knowledge of

Marathi.

OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA

SERIES I No. 22

29TH AUGUST, 2024

1096

Notification

1/1/2022-PER

In exercise of the powers conferred by the

proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution

of India, the Governor of Goa hereby makes

the following rules to regulate the recruitment

to the Goa General Service, Group ‘A’,

Gazetted, Non-Ministerial post, in the Goa

Medical College and Hospital, Government

of Goa, namely:—

1. Short title, application and commence-

ment.— (1) These rules may be called

the Government of Goa, Goa Medical College

and Hospital, Group ‘A’, 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 level in the

pay matrix.— The number of posts,

classification of the said post and level in the

pay matrix attached thereto shall be as

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

Schedule:

Provided that the Government may vary

the number of posts specified in column (2)

of the said Schedule from time to time subject

to exigencies of work.

3. Method of recruitment, age limit

and other qualifications.— The method of

recruitment to the said post, age limit,

qualifications and other matters connected

therewith shall be as specified in columns

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

4. Disqualification.— No person who has

entered into or contracted a marriage with

a person having a spouse living or

who, having a spouse living, has entered

into or contracted a marriage with any

person, shall be eligible for appointment

to the service:

Provided that the Government may,

if satisfied that such marriage is permissible

under the personal law applicable to

such person and the other party to the

marriage and that there are other grounds

for so doing, exempt any person from the

operation of this rule.

5. Power to relax.— Where, the Government

is of the opinion that it is necessary or

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

reasons to be recorded in writing, and in

consultation with the Goa Public Service

Commission, relax any of the provisions of

these rules with respect to any class or

category of persons.

6. Saving.— Nothing in these rules

shall affect reservation, relaxation of age

limit and other concessions required to

be provided for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled

Tribes, Other Backward Classes, Ex

servicemen and other special categories of

persons in accordance with the orders issued

by the Government from time to time in that

regard.

These rules are issued in consultation

with the Goa Public Service Commission

conveyed vide their letter No. COM/II/13/30

(3)/2024/754 dated 14-08-2024.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

Eshant V. Sawant, Under Secretary

(Personnel-I).

Porvorim, 22nd August, 2024.o

OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA

SERIES I No. 22

29TH AUGUST, 2024

1097

Whether age & educational

qualifications prescribed for the

direct recruits will apply in the

case of promotees

SCHEDULE

Number

posts

Period

proba-

tion,

if any

Method of

recruitment,

whether by

direct recruit-

ment or by

promotion

or by depu-

tation/absor-

ption and

percentage

of the vacan-

cies to be filled

by various

methods

In case of

recruitment

by promo-

tion/deputa-

tion/absorp-

tion, grades

from which

promotion/

deputation/

/absorption

is to be made

Educational

and other

qualifications

required for

direct recruits

Level in

the pay

matrix

Classifi-

cation

Whether

selection

post or

non-

-selec-

tion post

If a

D.P.C./

/D.S.C.

exists,

what is its

compo-

sition

Age

limit

for

direct

recruits

Circum-

stances in

which the

Goa Public

Service

Commission

is to be

consulted in

making

recruitment

Name/

/desig-

nation

of the

post

Essential:

(1)(i) Post Graduate

Degree in Medi-

cine (MD) (Micro-

biology/Pathol-

ogy/Biochemis-

try) from a rec-

ognized Univer-

sity/Institution.

(ii) Post Graduate

Degree in Phar-

macy or Science

(Chemistry/Mi-

crobiology/Bio-

chemistry) from

a recognized Uni-

versity/Institution.

(2)

Eighteen mon-

ths practical ex-

perience in test-

ing of Blood and

Blood products

such as Chemi-

Group ‘A’, D.P.C.

consisting of:

(1) Chairman/

/Member,

Goa Public

Service Co-

mmission—

Chairman.

(2) Chief Secre-

tary or his

nominee—

Member.

(3) Administra-

tive Secre-

tary/Head

of Depart-

ment—

Member.

(For confirma-

tion).

N.A.

By direct

recruit-

ment.

Head of

Testing

Unit.

(2024)

(Subject to

variation

depended

on work-

load).

Goa

General

Service,

Group ‘A’,

Gazetted,

Non-

Ministe-

rial.

L-11.

Two

years.

Not exceeding

45 years (Rela-

xable for

Government

servants upto

five years in

accordance

with the

instructions

or orders

issued by the

Government

from time to

time).

N.A.

Consultation

with the Goa

Public Service

Commission

is necessary

while making

direct recruit-

ment, confir-

mation and for

amendi n g /

/relaxing any

of the provi-

sions of these

rules.

N.A.

OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA

SERIES I No. 22

29TH AUGUST, 2024

1098

luminescence/

/ELISA, testing

of blood samples

for HIV, HBV, HCV

and testing of

Syphilis and Ma-

laria.

(3) Knowledge of

Konkani.

Note: In case of non-

availability of sui-

table candidates

with knowledge

of Konkani, the Goa

Public Service Co-

mmission may re-

commend a can-

didate if other-

wise found fit and

this requirement

can be relaxed

by the Govern-

ment, on the rec-

ommendation of

the Goa Public

Service Commis-

sion, if the Govern-

ment is of the opin-

ion that it is neces-

sary or expedient

so to do.

Desirable:

Knowledge of Marathi.

OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA

SERIES I No. 22

29TH AUGUST, 2024

1099

Department of Social Welfare

Directorate of Social Welfare

–––

Notification

83/2017-18/SDB/3049

Sub.:- Scheme to provide financial assistance

to registered Organizations/Government

Organizations/Non- Gover nment

Organizations/Institutions for running

homes for senior citizens suffering from

chronic and debilitating diseases

including diseases like Alzheimer,

Parkinson etc. & those in palliative

care.

Government of Goa is pleased to notify

new scheme to provide financial assistance

to registered Organizations/Government

Organizations/Institutions for running homes

for senior citizens suffering from chronic and

debilitating diseases including diseases like

Alzheimer, Parkinson etc. & those in palliative

care.

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

scheme

shall

called

Scheme

provide financial assistance to registered

Organizations/Government Organizations/

/Institutions for running homes for senior

citizens suffering from chronic and debilitating

diseases including diseases like Alzheimer,

Parkinson etc. & those in palliative care.

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

publication in the Official Gazette.

2. Objective of the Scheme.— (1) The

Scheme envisages providing financial

assistance to various registered Organizations/

/Government Organizations/Institutions/

/Non-Government Organizations who are

doing exemplary work in assisting and

rehabilitating certain sections of our society,

such as senior citizens suffering from chronic

and debilitating diseases including diseases

like Alzheimer, Parkinson etc. & those in

palliative care.

(2) The scheme shall provide financial

support in the form of operational grant; in

order to provide shelter and basic food,

medical facilities so as to facilitate healthy,

hygienic and better living conditions for such

needy section of our society.

3. Eligibility.— (1) Any registered voluntary

Organization, Non Governmental Organization,

Government Organization, Institutions,

Panchayat/Municipalities and those who are

engaged in the welfare of senior citizens,

senior citizens suffering from chronic and

debilitating diseases including diseases like

Alzheimer, Parkinson etc. & those in palliative

care is eligible to apply for the scheme.

(2) The grantee institution should have

been registered under the Societies

Registration Act, 1860 or under the Public

Trust Act or registered under any law of State

of Goa for the time being in force, at least

three years prior to the date of application

under this scheme.

(3) The Organization need to have minimum

20 inmates at the time while applying for the

scheme.

(4) The grantee institution will be

considered eligible subject to fulfillment of

the following conditions:

(a) Atleast 03 years of field experience

in the welfare of senior citizens or running

homes for senior citizens.

(b) The grantee institution shall be

financially viable to contribute its share,

incase there is a delay in releasing

operational grants from the Government,

due to any administrative reasons or this

scheme is withdrawn by the Government

for any reasons.

good reputation and credibility with no

cases of criminal offence registered against

the said Organization/Institution or its office

bearers.

(d) The grantee Institution shall be

capable to mobilize the community towards

the cause and effective networking with

other Institutions/Hospitals for optimum

utilization of resources allocated.

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(5) For Government Organization clause

3(2) & 3(3) shall not be applicable.

4. Pattern of Assistance.— (1) The grantee

institution shall be open to inspection by

Assistant Director or any officers as deputed

by Director of Social Welfare.

(2) The operational grant shall be released

as follows:

A. Senior citizens suffering from chronic

and debilitating diseases including diseases

like Alzheimer, Parkinson etc., & those in

palliative care:

Sr.

Admissible Grants as per

Amount

No.

norms

Payment to Senior Doctor/

Rs. 60,000/- pm

/Palliative Care Consultant

ii.

Payment to Medical & Para

Rs. 1,00,000/- pm

Medical team

iii.

Administrative Expenses

Rs. 5,000/- pm

(Electricity/Water/Telephone/

/Mobile/Newspaper etc.)

iv.

Medical Expenses

Rs. 35,000/- pm

Food and residential expenses Rs. 50,000/- pm

Total

Rs. 2,50,000/- pm

(3) The actual expenditure will be

reimbursed, the maximum operational grants

of Rs.2.50 lakhs per month will be sanctioned

to the organization only on the production of

supporting documents such as bill, vouchers,

receipts etc. The applying Organization shall

bear 25% of the cost proposed, thus based on

the claim made by the grantee organization,

75% will be refunded by the department.

(4) The operational grant will be on

reimbursement basis and will be released in

two installments in a year, and the six months

period will be reckoned from the month in

which the sanctioned was issued and second

installment will be released only on

submission of Utilization Certificate as per

FORM-12A.

(i) The grantee institution shall maintain

separate accounts of the Grants received

under the Scheme. They shall always be

open to a system of internal audit or

concurrent audit. They shall also be open

to Audit by the Comptroller and Auditor

General of India.

(ii) They shall maintain the stock register

of the expenditure incurred out of

Government Grants received under this

scheme.

(5) Non submission of Utilization Certificate

or Audited Statement of Accounts within a

stipulated period or violation of terms and

conditions stipulated herein would act as

disqualification for getting subsequent grants

in aid from the Government.

(6) The amount shall be drawn from the

Directorate of Accounts on presentation of the

bill in Form GAR-32 duly countersigned by

the Assistant Director, Directorate of Social

Welfare.

5. Documents to be provided by the

Government Organization/Non-Government

Organization/Institution).— i) Application in

the prescribed proforma as in Annexure-I, II

& III.

ii) Atleast 03 years of field experience in

the welfare of senior citizens/or running

palliative care home etc.

iii) Copy of Societies Registration Act, 1860

or under the Public Trust Act or registered

under any law of State of Goa for the time

being in force.

iv) Constitution of the Board/Governing

body/Controlling Authority of Management,

present membership, date of constitution of

present Board of Management/Governing

Body/Controlling Authority.

v) Annual report of last one year.

vi) A statement containing the Balance

sheet, Audited statements of accounts and

the receipt and payment of the Organization/

/Institution/Establishment for the last three

years. These should be audited by a

Chartered Accountant/Auditor.

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vii) Copy of Registration Certificate/License

issued by Competent Authority alongwith a

copy of the Memorandum of Association and

details of aims and objectives of the

Organization.

viii) List of inmates in Annexure-II.

ix) Details of basic amenities and services

provided for the inmates.

x) Copies of all Permissions/NOCs/Licenses/

Certificates etc. required for running Home

under the scheme as per the rules of the

Government in force.

xi) For Government Organization above

clause 5.iii, vii & x shall not be applicable.

6. Conditions for the release of the Financial

Assistance.— (1) The register shall be

maintained separately in respect of the grants

sanctioned and an extract from the register

shall be furnished to the Government annually

with the Audited Statements of Accounts after

the close of the Financial Year.

(2) The account of the Grantee Institution/

/Government Bodies/Organization in respect

of this grant should be audited by approved

Auditor/Chartered Accountant concerned

immediately after the end of the financial year

for which the grant is sanctioned. The

accounts of the grants shall be maintained

separately and properly from its normal

activities and submitted as and when

required.

(3) The Audited Statement of Accounts

showing the expenditure incurred by the

Grantee Institution/Organization from the

grants should be furnished to the Government

as soon as possible after the close of the

financial year for which the grant is

sanctioned together with a certificate from

the Chartered Accountant/Auditor to the

effect that the grant was utilized for the

purpose for which it was sanctioned.

(4) No grant shall be allowed to be paid to

any other Institutions/Voluntary Organizations

by the Grantee Institution/Organization out

of this grant sanctioned by the Government.

(5) The Grantee Institution must exercise

reasonable economy, observe all financial

rules as issued by the Government from time

to time while incurring the expenditure.

(6) The amount shall be drawn from the

Directorate of Accounts on presentation of the

bill in form duly countersigned by the

Drawing and Disbursing Officer of the

Directorate of Social Welfare.

7. Mode of Application.— Application form

for Financial Assistance shall be submitted

to the Director of Social Welfare for North Goa

District & District Welfare Office, Margao for

South Goa District in the prescribed

Application form as per Annexure-I, II, III and

shall be accompanied with the required

documents.

8. Interpretation of the provisions of this

scheme.— If any question arises regarding

interpretation of any clause, word, expression

of the scheme, the decision about the

interpretation shall lie with the Government,

which shall be final and binding on all

concerned.

9. Relaxation of the provisions of the

Scheme.— The Government shall be

empowered to relax any or all of the clauses

or conditions of this scheme in genuine

case(s) for sanction of the grant.

Power to Government to modify the scheme

or make any changes in the scheme if

required.

This issues with the approval of Finance

(Exp.) Division vide U. O. No. 1412/F dated

28-6-2024.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

Ajit Panchwadkar, Director of Social Welfare

& ex officio Addl. Secretary (SW).

Panaji, 26th August, 2024.

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ANNEXURE–I

Application for Grant of Financial Assistance to provide financial assistance to registered Organizations/

/Government Organizations/Non-Government Organizations/Institutions for running homes for Senior

citizens suffering from chronic and debilitating diseases including diseases like Alzheimer, Parkinson

etc. & those in palliative care

To,

The Director,

Directorate of Social Welfare,

Panaji-Goa.

The Dy. Director,

District Welfare Office,

Directorate of Social Welfare,

Margao-Goa.

Sir/Madam,

I/We hereby apply for scheme of financial Assistance ‘to provide Financial Assistance to registered

Organizations/Government Organizations/Non-Government Organizations/Institutions for running homes

for senior citizens suffering from chronic and debilitating diseases including diseases like Alzheimer,

Parkinson etc. & those in palliative care’:

1. Name of Organization: _____________________________________________________________________

2. Address of the Organization: ________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Year of Establishment: _____________________________________________________________________

4. Registration No. of the Organization: ________________________________________________________

5. Services provided by the Organization (Details to be enclosed): ____________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours truly,

President/Secretary

Office Seal

Date:-

Documents to be enclosed:

i) Application in the prescribed proforma as in Annexure- I, II & III.

ii) Atleast 03 years of field experience in the welfare of senior citizens or running homes for senior

citizens.

iii) Copy of Societies Registration Act, 1860, or under the Public Trust Act or registered under any law

of State of Goa for the time being in force.

iv) Constitution of the Board/Governing body/Controlling Authority of Management, present membership,

date of constitution of present Board of Management/Governing Body/Controlling Authority.

v) Annual report of last one year.

vi) A statement containing the Balance sheet, Audited Statements of Accounts and the Receipt and

Payment of the Organization/Institution/Establishment for the last three years. These should be

Audited by a Chartered Accountant and;

vii) Copy of Registration Certificate/License issued by Competent Authority alongwith a copy of the

Memorandum of Association and details of aims and objectives of the Organization.

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viii) List of inmates in Annexure-II.

ix) Details of basic amenities and services provided for the inmates.

x) Copies of all Permissions/NOCs/Licenses/Certificates etc., required for running Home under the

scheme as per the rules of the Government in force.

xi) For Government Organizations clause 5.iii, vii & x shall not be applicable.

______

ANNEXURE-II

Claim for the period from ______________to ______________

Details of Inmates:

Sr. No.

Name of Inmate

Residential address of

Age

Medical conditions

the Inmate

______

ANNEXURE-III

Details of Staff Employed by the Institution:

Sr. No.

Name & Address

Designation

Qualification

Contact No. &

E-mail ID

———uuu———

Department of Town & Country Planning

Office of the Chief Town Planner (Planning)

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Order

21/1TCP/PF file/2024/3205

Whereas, the Section 18(1) of the Goa Town

and Country Planning Act, 1974 (Act No. 21

of 1975) (hereinafter called as “the TCP Act”)

empowers the Government to declare any

area in the State of Goa to be a planning

area for the purposes of the TCP Act by

issuing a notification in the Official Gazette,

and on such declaration, the TCP Act

becomes applicable to such area;

And Whereas, the section 19(1) of the TCP

Act gives power to the Government to

withdraw a planning area(s) or part thereof

from the operation of the TCP Act and

consequently when a notification under

section 19(1) of the TCP Act is issued

withdrawing an area or part thereof as a

planning area, by virtue of Section 19(2), the

TCP Act and all rules, regulations, bye-laws,

notifications, orders, directions and powers

made, issued or conferred thereunder, cease

to apply to such planning area(s) or part

thereof;

And Whereas there is no specific statutory

framework for regulating planning and

development applicable to such withdrawn

planning area(s), following the issuance of

the notification under section 19(1) of the TCP

Act;

And Whereas it is essential, in public

interest, to ensure the continued regulation

and orderly development of such withdrawn

planning area(s) until such time new

statutory provisions are enacted or the

situation is otherwise addressed;

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Now, therefore in exercise of the powers

conferred by Article 162 of the Constitution

of India, and in accordance with the need to

maintain effective regulation and development

control over such affected planning area(s),

the Government of Goa hereby issues the

following directions, namely:—

(I) Continuation of previous Development

Plan.— (1) Following the withdrawal of any

planning area or part thereof and the

consequent cessation of the operation of the

TCP Act, and in the absence of any applicable

statutory provisions, the same Outline

Development Plan/Development Plan which

was in force in such affected planning area(s)

on the date of its withdrawal shall continue

to apply to such affected planning area(s).

(2) The Outline Development Plan/

/Development Plan referred to in sub-clause

(1) above, shall govern all aspects of land

use, development and building regulations

within the affected planning area(s).

(II) Regulatory Authority.— (1) The affected

planning area(s), to which the provisions of

the TCP Act are no longer applicable,

shall be regulated and governed by the Town

and Country Planning Department in

accordance with the provisions of this

Order and all approvals/permissions/

/sanctions/NOCs for construction/sub-division

of land, development, conversions, etc. in

such affected planning area(s) shall be issued

by the respective district offices/branch

offices of the Town and Country Planning

Department.

(2) The district offices and branch offices

of the Town and Country Planning Department

shall strictly follow the Outline Development

Plan/Development Plan referred to in

clause (I) above, for scrutinizing the

applications for construction, sub-division of

land, development, conversions, etc. in the

affected planning area(s).

(3) In the event there was no Outline

Development Plan/Development Plan in

force in respect of any affected planning

area(s) on the date of its withdrawal from

the operation of the Act, the district offices

and branch offices of the Town and Country

Planning Department shall strictly follow

the Regional Plan, in force, for scrutinizing

the applications for construction, sub-division

of land, development, conversions, etc. in the

affected planning area(s).

(4) All the pending files shall be forwarded

to the respective district offices/branch

offices of the Town and Country Planning

Department from the erstwhile Planning and

Development Authority for further necessary

action. The branch offices of the Town and

Country Planning Department shall inward

all those files on the date of receipt and deal

with the cases in accordance with the

procedure as laiddown in this Order by

allotting new numbers to the files. An

intimation regarding the status/decision

taken on such applications shall also be sent

to the applicants for information.

(III) Procedure for grant of permission.—

(1) No development, in respect of, or change

of use of, any land in the affected planning

area(s) shall be undertaken or carried out to

such area—

(a) without obtaining a certificate from

the district office/branch office of the Town

and Country Planning Department and

payment of the processing fees and other

charges, if any, as specified; and

(b) without a permission under sub-

-clauses (2) to (6).

Provided that no such permission shall be

necessary,—

(i) for carrying out works for the

maintenance care, improvement or other

alteration of any building which affects only

its interior or which do not materially affect

the external appearance of the building;

(ii) subject to the provisions of

sub-clauses (3) to (6), for carrying out by

the Central Government or the Government

or any local authority, of,—

(a) any work required for the

maintenance or improvement of a

highway, road or public street, being

work carried out on land within the

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boundaries of such highway, road or

public street;

(b) any work for the purpose

of inspecting, repairing or renewing any

drains, sewers, mains, pipes, cables or

other apparatus, including the breaking

open of any street or other land for that

purpose;

(iii) for the excavations made in the

ordinary course of agricultural operations;

(iv) for the construction of unmetalled

roads intended to give access to land solely

for agricultural purposes.

(2) Any person intending to carry out any

development in respect of, or change of use

of, any land in the affected planning area(s)

shall make an application in writing to the

concerned district office/branch office of the

Town and Country Planning Department for

permission in such form and containing such

particulars and accompanied by such

documents and plans as specified in the Goa

Land Development and Building Construction

Regulations, 2010 (hereinafter called as the

“GLDBC Regulations”):

Provided that, no such permission shall be

required to undertake any activity for which

permission/licence is granted under the

Mines and Minerals (Development and

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

1957) and rules made thereunder.

(3) In the case of a department of the

Central or Union Territory Government or

local authority intending to carry out any

development in the affected area(s), or

change of use of any land, the department or

authority concerned shall notify in writing to

the concerned district office/branch office of

the Town and Country Planning Department

of its intention to do so, giving full particulars

thereof accompanied by all relevant

documents and plans, at least two months

prior to the undertaking of such development

or change, as the case may be, and shall

obtain permission in respect thereof.

(4) Where the concerned district office/

/branch office of the Town and Country

Planning Department has raised any objection

in respect of the conformity of the proposed

development or change of use either to the

applicable outline development plan/

/development plan, as the case may be, or to

any of the regulations in force at the time, or

due to any other material consideration, the

department or authority concerned, as the

case may be, shall, either make the necessary

modifications in the proposals for such

development or change of use to meet the

objections raised by the Town and Country

Planning Department or submit the proposal

for such development or change of use

together with the objections raised by the

concerned district office/branch office of the

Town and Country Planning Department for

the decision of the Government.

(5) The Government on receipt of such

proposals together with the objections of the

Town and Country Planning Department

shall, in consultation with the Chief Town

Planner (Land Use), either approve the

proposals with or without modifications or

direct the department or authority concerned,

as the case may be, to make such

modifications in the proposals as they consider

necessary in the circumstances.

(6) On an application having been duly

made under sub-clause (2) and on payment

of the processing fees and other charges, if

any, the Town and Country Planning

Department, after scrutinizing the application

as per the provisions contained in the GLDBC

Regulations or such other regulations for the

time being in force, may,—

(i) grant permission unconditionally; or

(ii) grant permission subject to such

conditions as it may think fit to impose; or

(iii) refuse permission; or

without prejudice to the generality of the

provisions of this sub-clause, and impose

conditions,—

(a) to the effect that the permission

granted is only for a limited period and

that after the expiry of that period, the land

shall be restored to its previous condition

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or the use of the land so permitted shall be

discontinued; or

(b) for regulating the development or use

of any land under the control of the

applicant or for the carrying out of works

on any such land as may appear to the

Town and Country Planning Department

expedient for the purpose of the permitted

development.

(7) When permission is granted subject to

conditions or is refused, the grounds for

imposing such conditions or such refusal shall

be recorded in writing and shall be

communicated to the applicant.

(IV) Appeal.— (1) Any

applicant

may

prefer an appeal to the Goa Town and

Country Planning Board, (a) where he is

aggrieved by the decision under clause (III)

above,

within

two

months

the

communication of decision to him, (b) where

no decision is taken, after the expiry of a

period of three months from the date of

submission of the application.

(2) An appeal under sub-clause (1) shall

be preferred in such manner as specified in

rule 14 of the Goa Town and Country Planning

(Planning and Development Authorities)

Rules, 1977 and accompanied with fees of

ten thousand rupees.

(3) The Town and Country Planning Board

may, after giving a reasonable opportunity of

being heard to the appellant and the

concerned district office/branch office of the

Town and Country Planning Department,

pass an order—

(a) granting permission unconditionally;

(b) granting permission subject to such

conditions as it may think fit; or

which permission has been granted and

imposing such other conditions, if any, as

it may think fit; or

(d) refusing permission:

Provided that the Town and Country

Planning Board shall dispose of every appeal

within three months of the date of preferring

the same and if not so disposed within such

time limit, it shall be deemed that the prayer

of the appellant is granted.

(V) Power to revoke or modify permission

to develop.— If it appears to the Town and

Country Planning Department that, having

regard to the Outline Development Plan/

/Development Plan referred to in clause (I)

above, and any other material consideration,

it is necessary and expedient that any

permission to develop land granted under this

Order, ought to be revoked or modified, it

may, by order, revoke or modify such

permission to such extent as appears to it to

be necessary:

Provided that,—

(a) where the permission relates to the

carrying out of building or other operations,

no such order,

(i) shall affect such of the operations

as have been previously carried out; or

(ii) shall be passed after such

operations have been completed;

(b) where permission relates to a change

of use of land no such order shall be passed

at any time after such change has taken

place.

(VI) Penalty for unauthorised Develop-

ment.— (1) Any person who, either by

himself or at the instance of any other person,

commences, undertakes or carries out

development of, or changes the use of any

land in the affected planning area(s),—

(a) in contravention of the outline

development plan/development plan

referred to in clause (I); or

(b) without obtaining a certificate and

permission under clause (III); or

subject to which such permission has been

granted; or

(d) after the permission for development

has been revoked under clause (V); or

(e) in contravention of the permission

which has been modified under clause (V),

shall be punishable with fine which may

extend to one lakh rupees and in the case of

a continuing contravention with a further fine

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which may extend to ten thousand rupees

for

every

day

during

which

such

contravention is continued after conviction

for the first such contravention.

(2) Any offence under this clause shall be

cognizable.

(VII) Power to require removal of

unauthorised development.— (1) Where any

development or change of use of land in the

affected planning area(s) has been carried

out in any manner specified in clause (VI),

the Town and Country Planning Department

may, within four years of such development

or change, serve on the owner a notice

requiring him, within such period, being not

less than one month from the date of service

of such notice as may be specified therein, to

take any of the following steps as may be

specified in the notice, namely:—

(a) in the cases specified in item (a) or

item (d) of sub-clause (1) of clause (VI), to

restore the land to its condition before the

said development took place;

(b) in the cases specified in item (c) or

item (e) of sub-clause (1) of clause (VI), to

secure compliance with the conditions

subject to which the permission was

granted or with the permission as so

modified;

sub-clause (1) of clause (VI) and in

particular, such notice may, for any of the

purposes aforesaid require,—

(i) the demolition or alteration of any

building or work;

(ii) the carrying out on land, of any

building or other operations; or

(iii) the discontinuance of any use of

land:

Provided that in case the notice required

the discontinuance of the use of any land,

the Town and Country Department shall

serve a notice on the occupier also.

(2) Any person aggrieved by a notice

served under this clause may within a period

of sixty days,—

(a) apply for permission under clause (III)

for the retention on the land of any

buildings or works or for the continuance

of any use of the land, to which the notice

relates; or

(b) appeal to the Goa Town and Country

Planning Board.

(3) Where an application for permission

has been made under item (a) of sub-clause

(2), or an appeal has been preferred under

item (b) of sub-clause (2), the notice served

under sub-clause (1), shall have no effect until

the final determination or withdrawal of the

application or the appeal, as the case may

be.

(4) Where permission is granted on an

application referred to in item (a) of

sub-clause (2), the notice issued under of sub-

clause (1) shall not have effect and where

such permission is granted for the retention

only of some building or work or for the

continuance of use of only a part of the land,

such notice shall not have effect regarding

such building or work or such part of the

land, but shall have full effect regarding other

buildings or works or other parts of the land.

(5) Where an appeal has been preferred

under item (b) of sub-clause (2), the Goa

Town and Country Planning Board shall, after

giving a reasonable opportunity of being

heard to the appellant and the concerned

district office/branch office of the Town and

Country Planning Department concerned,

allow or dismiss the appeal either by

quashing or varying the notice as it may think

fit.

(6) If within the period specified in the

notice or within such period after the disposal

or withdrawal of an application for permission

or an appeal under sub-clause (2), the notice

or so much of it as continues to have effect or

the notice with variations made in such

appeal is not complied with, the Town and

Country Planning Department may,—

(a) prosecute the owner for not

complying with the notice and in case

where the notice required the disconti-

nuance of any use of land, also any other

person who uses the land or causes or

permits

the

land

used

contravention of the notice; and

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(b) in the case of a notice requiring the

demolition or alteration of any building or

work or other operations, itself cause the

restoration of the land to its condition before

the development took place and secure the

compliance with the conditions of the

permission or with the permission modified

by taking such steps as the Town and

Country Planning Department may

consider necessary including demolition or

alteration of any building or works or

carrying out of any building or other

operations and may recover the cost of any

expenses incurred by it in this behalf from

the owner as arrears of land revenue.

(7) Any person prosecuted under sub-

clause (6) shall be punishable with fine which

may extend to one lakh rupees, and in the

case of a continuing contravention with a

further fine which may extend to five

hundred rupees for every day during which

such contravention continues after conviction

for the first such contravention.

(8) Any offence under this clause shall be

cognizable.

(VIII) Power to stop unauthorised

development.— (1) Where any development

or change of use of land in the affected

planning area(s) is being carried out in any

manner specified in items (a) to (e) of sub-

clause (1) of clause (VI), but has not been

completed, the Town and Country Planning

Department may serve on the owner and the

person carrying out the development or

change a notice requiring such development

or change of use of land to be discontinued

from the date of service of such notice.

(2) Where a notice has been served under

sub-clause (1), the person aggrieved by such

notice may appeal to the Town and Country

Planning Board and the provisions of sub-

clauses (5) and (6) of clause (VII) shall apply

with such modifications as may be necessary.

(3) Any person, who continues to carry

out the development of land in the affected

planning area(s), whether for himself or on

behalf of the owner or any other person, even

after a notice has been served under this

clause shall be punishable with fine which

may extend to one lakh rupees and when

the non-compliance is a continuing one, with

a further fine which may extend to five

hundred rupees for every day after the date

of the service of the notice during which the

non-compliance has continued or continues.

(4) If a notice under this clause is not

complied forthwith, the Town and Country

Planning Department may require any police

officer to remove such person and all

assistants and workmen from the land and

such police officer shall comply with such

requisition.

(5) Where action had been taken by a

police officer under this sub-clause (4), the

Town and Country Planning Department or

its officer authorised for this purpose shall

take necessary steps to ensure that such

development is not continued.

(6) Any expenses incurred by the Town

and Country Planning Department shall be

paid by the person at whose instance such

development is being continued or to whom

notice under this clause was given and shall

be recoverable from such person as an

arrears of land revenue.

(7) Any offence under this clause shall be

cognizable.

(IX) Interim Measures.— Until the

appropriate legislation is enacted for

regulating planning and development in the

affected planning area(s), the Town and

Country Planning Department shall take

necessary interim measures to address any

issues or challenges arising from the

withdrawal of the planning area(s).

(X) Miscellaneous.— Any issues or disputes

arising in the interpretation or implementa-

tion of this Order shall be referred to the

Government whose decision shall be final.

This Order shall be deemed to have come

into force on the 16th day of December, 2022

and any approvals granted and zoning

certificates/conversion reports issued on the

basis of the Outline Development Plan of the

withdrawn Planning Area shall, for all

purposes, be deemed to be and to have

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always been validly granted/issued in

accordance with the provisions of this Order.

By order and in the name of the Governor

of Goa.

Rajesh J. Naik, Chief Town Planner

(Planning) and ex officio Joint Secretary.

Panaji, 22nd August, 2024.

———ttt———

Department of Tribal Welfare

Directorate of Tribal Welfare

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Notification

DTW/State Scheme/Exhibitions/

/2023-24/54/1855

Read:- 1. No. DTW/STAT/Exhibitions/2015-16/

/54/14777 dated 24-12-2015.

2. No. DTW/STAT/Exhibitions/2022-23/

54/6301 dated 03-11-2022.

Whereas Government has notified a

Financial Assistance to participate and

organize exhibition-cum-sale, fairs and

‘workshop camps as “Udyog Adhar Yojana”

Scheme, vide Notification No. DTW/

STAT/Exhibitions/2015-16/54/14777 dated

24-12-2015 and Notification No. DTW/STAT/

Exhibitions/2022-23/54/6301 dated 03-11-2022

on the Official Gazette.

Whereas Government desires to amend

clause 3, clause 4, clause 6 and clause 11 of

“Udyog Aadhar Yojana” implementing the

Scheme Financial Assistance to participate

and organize exhibition-cum-sale, fairs and

workshop camp in public interest.

Now therefore, the clause 3 sub-clause

(B) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v) addition of sub-clause

(vi); clause 4 sub-clause (B) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv),

(v), (vi) addition of sub-clause (vii) & (viii);

clause 6 sub-clause (A) (iii), addition of

sub-clause (vii), clause 6 sub-clause (B) (a),

(b), (c), (d), (f), (g) addition of sub clause (i)

& (j); and addition clause 11 of the scheme is

amended to read as under:—

Clause 3 sub-clause (B) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v)

and addition clause (vi).

3. Scope and Eligibility.—

(B) Non-Governmental Organization (NGO)/

/Society/Self Help Group:

(i) The Non-Governmental Organization

(NGO)/Society/SHG shall be engaged in the

conduct and promotion of social welfare of

Scheduled Tribes.

(ii) The Non-Governmental Organization

(NGO)/Society/SHG

must

have

been

registered under Societies Registration Act,

1860.

(iii) The Non-Governmental Organization

(NGO)/Society/SHG

must

have

been

registered for at least 2 years.

(iv) The NGO/Society/SHG shall allot

sufficient space/area to each ST individual to

participate in exhibition/fairs/sale.

(v) NGO/Societies/SHG shall not apply

second time in the same financial year under

the said scheme.

(vi)

Those

applicant

organisations

registered as sports clubs or any other

organisations which conduct activities other

than those which may not provide

opportunity for organising a market/fair/

/sale/exhibition shall not be considered for

benefit under the scheme.

Clause 4 sub-clause (B) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv),

(v), (vi), and addition clause (vii) (viii).

4. Nature and Quantum of Assistance.—

(B) For NGO/Society/SHG registered under

Society Registration Act, 1860:

(i) The actual cost will be given only to

NGO/Society/SHG with maximum limit of

Rs. 1,00,000/- (Rupees One lakh only) to

organise exhibition/fairs/sale for ST person

per annum within the State of Goa as well as

outside Goa.

(ii) Individual members of Self Help Group

can participate for exhibition/fairs/sale

organised by NGOs/Society/SHG under

Udyog Aadhar Yojana (Scheme). However, an

individual member of the SHG which is

organising the fair shall not separately

participate in the same fair organised by that

SHG of which he/she is a member.

(iii) The NGO/Society/SHG should submit

application for conduct of exhibition/

/fairs/trade in advance alongwith of

programme. The application received after

the conduct of the programme shall not be

accepted under the said scheme.

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(iv) The NGOs/Society/SHG shall organise

only exhibition/fairs/sale for ST people.

(v) The NGOs/Society/SHG will be provided

50% of the total amount as 1st instalment to

organise the exhibition/fairs.

(vi) The balance amount of 50% will

be released to NGOs/Society/SHG on

production of original receipts/bills/voucher,

photographs along with detail report of

exhibition/fairs to the Directorate of Tribal

Welfare within one month of the conduct of

the programme.

(vii) The NGOs/Society/SHG shall organise

the programme with at least 10 stalls in the

exhibition/fairs/sale for ST people.

(viii) If the organisation is found to avail

benefit from more than one Government

Department to organise the same fair, the

applicant organisation will be barred from

availing

benefit

under

this

scheme

permanently and the amount sanctioned will

be recovered.

Clause 6 sub-clause (A) (iii) and addition

clause (vii), sub-clause (B) (a), (b), (c), (d), (f),

(g) addition clause (i), (j).

6. Documents required.—

(A) For Individual;

(iii) ST person/applicant shall submit two

photographs alongwith their stall allotted

by organizer (NGOs/Society/SHG).

(vii) Ration card copy (if required).

(B) For NGOs/Society/SHG:-

NGOs/Society/SHG shall submit its

application in prescribed format alongwith

required document & reports.

(a) Registration certificate of NGOs/

/Society/SHG under Society Registration

Act, 1860.

(b) NGOs/Society/SHG shall be working

for the welfare of ST community, and it shall

reflect in its objectives.

two years Audit report.

(d) Aadhar card copy of President,

Secretary & Treasurer.

(f) NGOs/Society/SHG shall submit detail

estimate with description of activity/event

in respect of exhibition/fair.

(g) NGOs/Society/SHG shall submit detail

report of the event as well as of the ST

benefitted by the exhibition/fairs/trade etc.

(i) List of managing committee &

designation.

(G) Copy of Bank passbook.

(All documents should be attested by the

President of the applicant organisation or self

attested by the applicant in case of individual

applicant)

Clause 11

11. The Application Format of the scheme

is as per Annexure-I.

All other clauses in the above mentioned

scheme remains unchanged. This amendment

shall come into force from the financial year

2024-25 upon notification in the Official

Gazette.

This issues with the approval of Finance

Expenditure

Department

vide

No. 1400088616 dated 11-08-2024.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

Dasharath M. Redkar, Director of Tribal

Welfare.

Panaji, 20th August, 2024.

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