Panaji, 17th October, 2024 (Asvina 25, 1946)

SERIES I No. 29

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

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INDEX

Department

Not./O. M./Add.

Subject

Pages

Finance

O. M.- 12/4/2021-Fin(R&C)/

Adoption of Government of India’s O.M.

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/26765

dated 20-10-2023 and 9-4-2024 regarding

option for inclusion in CCS (Pension)

Rules for retired employees.

Home

Add.- 11/13/91-HD(G)/Vol-I/

Scheme for providing employment in

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/3515

Government to CFF.

Information and

Not.- DI/INF/Comm.Funds/

Pattern of Assistance for the release of

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Publicity

/06/PF-1/2963

Grant-in-Aid to the Goa State Information

Commission constituted under the Right

to Information Act, 2005.

NOTE

There are four Extraordinary issues to the Official Gazette, Series I No. 28 dated 10-10-2024, namely:—

(1) Extraordinary dated 10-10-2024 from pages 1233 to 1238, Notifications from Department of Finance regarding Goa

Goods and Services Tax Act.

(2) Extraordinary (No. 2) dated 11-10-2024 from pages 1239 to 1244, Notifications from Department of Law regarding

the Goa Legislative Diploma No. 2070 dated 15-4-1961 (Amendment) Ordinance, 2024 and the Goa Escheats, Forfeiture

and Bona Vacantia Act, 2024.

(3) Extraordinary (No. 3) dated 11-10-2024 from pages 1245 to 1254, Notification from Department of Law regarding the

Goa Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Ordinance, 2024.

(4) Extraordinary (No. 4) dated 16-10-2024 from pages 1255 to 1260, Notifications from Department of Law regarding the

Goa Clinical Establishments (Registration and Regulation) (Second Amendment) Ordinance, 2024 and various Acts.

GOVERNMENT OF GOA

Department of Finance

Revenue & Control Division

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Office Memorandum

12/4/2021-Fin(R&C)/26765

Read: O.M. 12/4/2021-Fin(R&C)/3863 dated

16-11-2023.

This Department vide O.M. 12/4/2021-

-Fin(R&C)/3863 dated 16-11-2023 had adopted

Government of India’s O. M. No. 57/05/2021-

-P&PW(B) dated 03-03-2023 giving one time

option to those employees who were

recruited against posts/vacancies advertised/

/notified for recruitment on or before

04-08-2005 against vacancies occurring on or

before 04-08-2005 and are covered under the

National Pension Scheme on joining service

on or after 05-08-2005 for inclusion under the

CCS (Pension) Rules, 1972 (now 2021).

The State Government has now adopted

the G.O.I’s Office Memorandum O. M. No. 57/

/03/2022-P&PW(B)/8361(1) dated 20-10-2023

and subsequent O. M. No. 57/05/2021-

-P&PW(B)/8860 dated 09-04-2024 regarding

option for inclusion under the Central Civil

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Services (Pension) Rules, 1972 (now 2021) in

accordance with DoPPW O. M. No. 57/05/

/2021-P&PW(B) dated 03-03-2023 to those

employees who since have been retired from

service before issuance of this department

O. M. read above and who were otherwise

found eligible for coverage under Old Pension

Scheme in terms of this department O. M.

dated 16-11-2023 read above.

The cases of those retired Government

servants who fulfils the conditions stated in

the O. Ms. mentioned above and who exercise

option to switch over to the pension scheme

under CCS (Pension) Rules may be settled by

the administrative Ministries/Departments in

accordance with these orders.

The O.Ms., referred above are available on

the Directorate of Accounts website

www.accountsgoa.gov.in.

Pranab G. Bhat, Under Secretary, Finance

(R&C).

Porvorim, 9th October, 2024.

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Department of Home

Home—General Division

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Addendum

11/13/91-HD(G)/Vol-I/3515

Read: 1. Notification No. 11/13/91-HD(G)

dated 20-08-2013 published in the

Official Gazette, Series I No. 22

dated 29-08-2013.

2. Notification No. 11/13/91-HD(G)/

/1485 dated 18-05-2015 published

in the Official Gazette, Series I

No. 8 dated 21-05-2015.

3. Notification No. 11/13/91-HD(G)/

/2028 dated 15-06-2016 published

in the Official Gazette, Series I

No. 12 dated 23-06-2016.

4. Notification No. 11/13/91-HD(G)/

/1226 dated 02-05-2017 published

in the Official Gazette, Series I

No. 6 dated 11-05-2017.

5. Notification No. 11/13/91-HD(G)/

/Vol-I/1941 dated 11-07-2019.

6. Notification No. 11/13/91-HD(G)/

/Vol-I/858 dated 23-03-2021.

7. Notification No. 11/13/91-HD(G)/

/Vol-I/862 dated 23-03-2023.

8. Notification No. 11/13/91-HD(G)/

/Vol-I/790 dated 15-03-2024.

After clause 6 (d), following clause 6(e) may

be added to the Notification dated 20-08-2013

referred above:—

“6 (e) Children of Freedom Fighter (CFF)

registered under the scheme and whose

siblings have not been provided any jobs

in Government departments will be given

priority vis a vis Children of Freedom

Fighters whose siblings have already been

provided job under the scheme”.

The above instruction shall be effective

from the date of issue of this Addendum.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

Manthan Manoj Naik, Under Secretary

(Home-II).

Porvorim, 8th October, 2024.

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Department of Information and Publicity

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Notification

DI/INF/Comm.Funds/06/PF-1/2963

Pattern of Assistance for the release of

Grant-in-Aid to the Goa State Information

Commission constituted under the

Right to Information Act, 2005

Background: In pursuance of the provisions

of Section 15 of the Right to Information Act,

2005 (Central Act 22 of 2005), the Government

of Goa has constituted Goa State Information

Commission consisting presently of State

Chief Information Commissioner and one State

Information Commissioner to exercise the

powers and to perform the duties and to

discharge the functions assigned to it under

the said Act.

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1. The objectives of the Right to Information

Act are to promote transparency and

accountability in the working of every public

authority. In order to enable the Commission

to function effectively and smoothly it is

necessary to provide the financial assistance

by way of Grant-in-Aid to meet the

expenditure towards the salaries, allowances

of the Commissioners, Officers and their staff

and also other expenditure incidental thereto.

2. Therefore, in pursuance of sub-rule (1) of

Rule 230 of the General Financial Rules, 2017,

the Government of Goa hereby prescribe the

pattern of financial assistance for releasing

Grants-in-Aid to the Commission, as follows:-

3. Purpose for which the grants-in-aid shall

be sanctioned:-

Sr. No.

Capital Head

Purchase of land, building including

furnishing of the premises and payment of

rent etc.

Purchase of motor vehicle.

Purchase of stores and furniture,

computers

and

other

electronic

communication and information and

technology tools equipments etc., which

is necessary for the efficient and smooth

functioning of the Commission.

Sr. No.

Revenue Head

Payment of salaries, allowances and other

perquisites of the State Chief Information

Commissioner and the State Information

Commissioner.

Payment of salaries and allowance of the

officers and staff of the Commission.

The payment of salaries and allowances,

LTC reimbursement of medical bills,

encashment of leave and other monetary

benefits as are applicable to the State

Chief Information Commissioner, State

Information Commissioner, Officers and

other employees of the Commission.

Wages.

Telephones.

Pension, Advertising and Publicity.

Other Charges.

Fuel, etc. and maintenance of the Motor

Vehicles.

Office Expenses.

4. The Secretary of the Commission shall

maintain the register of the grant-in-aid

sanctioned by the Government from time to

time and submit the Utilization Certificate as

prescribed in the General Financial Rules,

2017.

5. The Director of Information and Publicity

and ex officio, Addl. Secretary shall be the

sanctioning authority. The Commission shall

evolve its own procedure and the manner in

which the grants-in-aid are to be utilized for

the purposes specified in this pattern of

assistance.

6. No grants-in-aid or part thereof shall be

diverted or utilized for the purpose other than

specified in this pattern of assistance. Any

portion which is not ultimately required shall

be refunded back to the Treasury.

7. The grant-in-aid sanctioned under this

pattern of assistance shall be subject to audit

by the Controller and Auditor General of India

and Directorate of Accounts of the Government.

8. The Commission will have to pay

pension and leave salary contribution to the

Government in case of the employees who

are on deputation from the Government to

the Commission.

9. In case the employees are appointed by

the Commission directly on its own such

employees shall not be covered under the

New Defined Pension Contribution Scheme

and the Commission may have to evolve it

own schemes for the purpose.

10. The Commission has to adhere to

General Financial Rules (GFR), 2017, The Goa

Delegation of Financial Powers Rules (GDFPR),

2008 and such other Rules as followed by

the Departments in the State Government in

its functioning and submit regular Utilization

Certificate in terms of GRR-12 C after which

the next grant would be released.

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11. The Director of Information and

Publicity shall be the Budget Controlling

Authority for the purpose of making

budgetary provision, release of grants

utilization certificate etc.

12. The amount shall be drawn from the

Directorate of Accounts on presentation of bill

in form G.A.R-32 duly countersigned by the

Drawing and Disbursing Officer, Director of

Information and Publicity and shall be

released to the Commission in four equal

installments in April, July, October and

January every year after adjusting unspent

balance out of the previous grants. Quantum

of funds as grant-in-aid will be Rs. 3.50 crores

which will valid for a period of 03 financial

years w.e.f. 2024-25, 2025-26 and 2026-27.

13. The amount shall be drawn under

Demand N. 56, Budget Head of Accounts

2220—Information and Publicity; 01—Films;

01—Films; 001—Direction and Administration;

03—Goa State Information Commission (Plan);

31—Grant-in-aid.

14. No grants shall be allowed to be

paid to any other institutions/voluntary

organizations out of this grants sanctioned

by the Government.

15. The Grantee institution must exercise

reasonable economy, observe all financial

property and the financial rules as issued by

the Government from time to time while

incurring the expenditure.

16. In case of misutilization of grants, the

amount so misutilized shall be recovered from

the Grantee Institution.

17. This issue with the concurrence of the

Finance (Exp.) Department vide U. O.

No. 1400097451 dated 24-09-2024.

Dipak M. Bandekar, Director, Information

and Publicity & ex officio Addl. Secretary.

Panaji, 9th October, 2024.

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