Panaji, 24th October, 2024 (Kartika 2, 1946)

SERIES I No. 30

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

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INDEX

Department

Notifications/Order/Cor.

Subject

Pages

1. a. Education

Not.- GEDC/Dev/Sch-Amend/

Sant Sohirobanath Ambiye Dnyanvruddhi

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/Bursary/137/2023/5112

Shishyavrutti (Bursary Scheme).

b. — do —

Not.-DTE/DJ-GIFT EDUCATION

DJ GIFT-Scheme.

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SCHEME/2021-22/1582

Forest

Not.- 7/3/2024/FOR/224

Financial Assistance for Rejuvenation

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of Cashew Plantation of the Goa Forest

Development Corporation Ltd. (GFDCL)

(year 2024-25 to 2032-33).

Home

Cor.- 17/5/2002-HD(G)/DSW/3607

Correction of OM No.

1286

Information &

Cor.- DI/INF/128 SCHEME/

Correction of Goa Credit Gaurantee Scheme/ 1287

Publicity

/E BIKE 2023

/MSUSY.

5. a. Inspectorate of

Not.- VI/BLR/(2)/A-117/(e)

Authorisation of the Secretary as the

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Factories & Boilers

Part-1/IFB-2024/2795

Appellate Authority.

b. — do —

Not.- VI/BLR/(2)/A-117/(e)

Authorisation of the District Magistrates

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Part-1/IFB-2024/2796

as the Adjudicating Officer.

Revenue

Not.- 17/16/2024-RD/1094

Giving effect to Goa Act Legislative

1288

Diploma No. 2070 dated 15-04-1961

(Amendment) Act, 2024.

7. a. Rural Development

Not.- DRDA/N/GSRLM/16-17/

Memorandum of Association and

1288

/1477

Rules, 2015.

b. — do —

Ord.- DRDA/N/Adm/9-9/2024-

Creation of posts.

1301

-25/1485

NOTE

There are three Extraordinary issues to the Official Gazette, Series I No. 29 dated 17-10-2024, namely:—

(1) Extraordinary dated 17-10-2024 from pages 1265 to 1266, Notification from Department of Finance regarding Market

Borrowing Programme.

(2) Extraordinary (No. 2) dated 18-10-2024 from pages 1267 to 1268, Notification from Department of Finance regarding

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

(3) Extraordinary (No. 3) dated 22-10-2024 from pages 1269 to 1272, Order from Department of Finance regarding

GST.

Department of Education

Directorate of Higher Education

–––

Notification

GEDC/Dev/Sch-Amend/Bursary/

/137/2023/5112

1. Short title & commencement.— (i) The

scheme shall be called “Sant Sohirobanath

Ambiye Dnyanvruddhi Shishyavrutti (Bursary

Scheme)”.

(ii) The scheme shall come into effect from

the date of its publication in Official Gazette.

2. Objective of the scheme.— The Right to

Education (RTE) Act, 2005 implemented

countrywide, basically focuses on Primary

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and Secondary Education. The Government

of Goa has a laudable objective of

universalizing

Higher

and

Technical

Education in the State, thereby raising the

Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) to around 45

from the present 35.8. It is desired that Higher

and Technical Education does not become

the privilege of the selected few.

National Education Policy also strives to

convert the education system into a more

equitable and inclusive one by emphasising

equality and inclusion.

With these objectives in mind, scheme for

the grant of financial assistance towards the

fees paid for various courses under Higher

and Technical Education or any other

recognizing

authority

approved

Government of India or Government of Goa

has been formulated.

3. General conditions and eligibility.— (i)

Students pursuing College (General and

Professional) Education in the State of Goa

including post graduation shall be eligible to

receive the benefits under the Bursary

Scheme, provided they meet the eligibility

criteria laid down in this scheme.

(ii) The actual grant would be calculated

on the basis of the fees paid as per clause

4(ii) for each of the course/program and will

be limited to the payment of fees and other

charges given to the College/Institution.

(iii) The concerned student shall pay the

requisite fees for the course that student

pursues. The eligible quantum of fees shall

be reimbursed through direct transfer to the

student’s Bank Account.

(iv) In order to be a beneficiary under the

scheme, the student should have completed/

/passed his/her:

a. Std. Xth in case of Diploma students

from an institution in Goa.

b. Std. Xth, XIIth or Diploma (as

applicable)

and/or

last

qualifying

examinations in case of graduation from

an institution in Goa.

c. Std. Xth, XIIth or Diploma (as

applicable), Graduation and/or last

qualifying examinations in case of post-

graduation from an institution in Goa.

For benefit under the scheme, in case of

post graduate course, the requirement of

graduate degree from College/University from

Goa, will be relaxed for degree from Central

University, NIT, IIT, IIM etc.

(v) The institutions where the student

pursues studies should be located in Goa and

affiliated to Goa University and/or recognized

by Directorate of Higher Education/

/Directorate of Technical Education or any

other recognizing authority approved by

Government of India or Government of Goa.

(vi) Those students availing the benefits

under the Bursary Scheme shall not be

eligible to avail similar benefits under any

other schemes/scholarships of Government

of Goa/India including concession in fees etc.

of Government of Goa. The students would

however be permitted to exercise their choice

of the scheme(s) to avail similar benefits.

(vii) Scheme will be operated through Goa

Education Development Corporation (GEDC).

This will also ensure cross checking so that

Interest Free Education Loan Scheme

beneficiary do not claim under this scheme

and vice-versa.

4. Financial Assistance under the Bursary

Scheme.— (i) Applicants whose total family

income from all sources, including the income

of both the parents/guardian together should

be less than Rupees five lakhs, to be eligible

under the scheme.

(ii) Actual “Entitled fees*” would be subject

to a maximum of Rs. 40000/- per annum.

*Entitled

fees

include

University

Registration Fees, Tuition fees, Library Fees,

Lab/Laboratory Fees, Gymkhana Fees, IT Lab

Fees/InfoTech Fees/Information Technology

Charges and Practical Fees; and any other

fees/charges approved by the sanctioning

committee that is constituted for the purpose

of the scheme. Also, entitled fees will include

the expenditure incurred for the purchase of

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Textbooks/Reference books for the course up

to Rs. 5000/-.

(iii) Courses with maximum 5 years

duration from Institutions located in the State

of Goa shall be eligible.

(iv) The course requires full time

attendance.

5. Funding for the Bursary Scheme.— (i)

The Funding of the scheme shall be through

interest on the “The Bursary Scheme Corpus

Fund” specially created for the purpose and

maintained by GEDC.

(ii) The Bursary Scheme Corpus Fund has

been created by means of allotment of funds

by way of budgetary provisions made for this

purpose and such additional grants as

required on annual basis.

(iii) In addition to the annual allotment

being made by the Government as per

requirement, voluntary contributions to the

Funds by Industrialists, Philanthropists,

various institutional or individual donors as

well as from the public shall also be accepted.

(iv) The beneficiary students, after being

gainfully employed may refund the benefit.

(v) The beneficiary student may also

contribute to the fund any amount as per his/

/her desire.

6. Procedure for application.— (i) The

eligible students shall apply for the scheme

(Fresh/Renewal) through the online Bursary

Portal alongwith the required documents

before the last date of the application as

intimated by the GEDC.

(ii) The Head of the institution shall verify

and authenticate all such applications as per

the timelines defined.

(iii) The following documents are required

to be submitted alongwith the application

form:

a. In case of Diploma students from an

institution in Goa: Std. X marksheet.

b. In case of graduation students from

an institution in Goa.

1. Std. Xth marksheet.

2. Std. XIIth or Diploma marksheet (as

applicable).

3. Marksheets of last qualifying

examinations.

c. In case of post-graduation students

from an institution in Goa.

1. Std. Xth marksheet.

2. Std. XIIth or Diploma marksheet (as

applicable).

3. Graduation marksheet.

4. Marksheets of last qualifying

examinations.

d. Proof of annual income: Total Family

Income

from

all

sources

(Income

Certificate) issued by Competent Authority.

e. Proof of Admission to the course/

/programme

and

bonafide

student

Certificate issued by the Head of Institution.

f. Fee Receipts issued by the institution

and Fee Structure duly certified by the

Head of Institution.

(iv) If there is any compliance to be made

on the part of applicant, the application will

be reverted back to the applicant for

correction. The student will also receive

intimation for correction through SMS. Student

should comply within the due date.

(v) For renewal of application, marksheets

of last qualifying examinations, Bonafide

Certificate, Income Certificate issued by the

Competent Authority and Fee Receipt duly

authenticated by the Head of Institution needs

to be uploaded.

7. Procedure for payment under the Bursary

Scheme.— (i) The applications received by

the Goa Education Development Corporation

shall be placed before the Scrutiny Committee

for the sanction and after its sanction, the

amount will be transferred in the account of

the student under Direct Benefit Transfer

Pattern.

(ii) The application would be scrutinized

and recommended for sanction based on

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merit (marks obtained by the candidate in

last qualifying exam) vis-a-vis the parental

income so as to meet the requirements of

“Need” as well as “Merit”.

(iii) The disbursement will be made as per

the availability of funds in the budgetary

provision made for the financial year

corresponding to the academic year

concerned.

Removal

difficulties.—

The

Government is empowered to remove any

difficulty which arises out of implementation

of this Bursary Scheme with prior approval

of Finance Department.

9. Relaxation.— The Government is

empowered to relax any of the conditions or

clauses of the Bursary Scheme in genuine

cases subject to the recommendation made

in this regard by the GEDC.

10. Interpretation.— Question if any,

regarding interpretation of any clause, word,

expression of the Bursary Scheme, the

decision shall lie with the Government, which

shall be final and binding on all concerned.

11. Redressal of grievances and disputes.—

Grievances if any, arising out of the

implementation of this scheme, shall be heard

and decided by the Government and the

decision of the Government in this regard

shall be final and binding on all concerned.

A scheme called “Sant Sohirobanath

Ambiye Dnyanvruddhi Shishyavrutti (Bursary

Scheme)” issued vide Notification No. 9/389/

/2013/DHE/3050 dated 02-12-2014, published

on Official Gazette, Series I No. 37 and “the

Goa Financial Assistance towards fees for

various courses under Higher and Technical

Education Scheme, 2014 known as the

“Bursary Scheme” issued vide Notification

No. 9/389/2013/DHE/723 dated 27-02-2014,

published on Official Gazette, Series I No. 48

hereby stands withdrawn.

This issues with the concurrence of the

Finance (Expenditure) Department vide their

U. O. No. 1400095012 dated 23-07-2024.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

Sanjana Bandekar, Under Secretary (Higher

Education).

Porvorim, 17th September, 2024.

_______

Directorate of Technical Education

–––

Notification

DTE/DJ-GIFT EDUCATION

SCHEME/2021-22/1582

Read: Notification No. DTE/DJ-GIFT/

/EDUCATION SCHEME/2021/448

dated 07-06-2021.

Government has approved that Diamond

Jubilee Government Investment for Technical

Education Scheme (DJ-GIFT), as notified vide

Notification No. DTE/DJ-GIFT/EDUCATION

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

continue to be applicable to all eligible

students enrolled in the specified institutions

in the year 2021-22, 2022-23 & 2023-24 with

the base fee as notified for the respective

years.

Further, it has been approved that, for

students admitted in 2024-25, Scheme shall

be applicable, provided they fulfill the

eligibility criteria specified under the Scheme,

and their annual family income from all

sources does not exceed Rs. 12.00 lakhs p.a.

in 2023-24. Also, this Income limit of Rs. 12.00

lakhs p.a. for availing the Scheme shall be

applicable to the students admitted in

2023-24, prospectively from academic year

2024-25. The base fee specified under the

Scheme for the batch of students admitted in

2024-25 is as follows:

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

• Diploma in Hotel Management &

Catering Technology: Rs. 70,000/- p.a.

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• Degree courses:

Year

2024-25

2025-26

2026-27

2027-28

Base fee

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

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

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

Rs. 1,30,000/- p.a.

payable

All institutions covered under the Scheme may take note of the above for implementation

of the Scheme, accordingly.

This notification is issued with the approval of the Government vide U. O. No. 2943A/F

dated 10-08-2024.

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

Sd/- Shri Prasad Lolayekar (IAS), Secretary (Education).

Porvorim, 13th August, 2024.

———uuu———

Department of Forest

–––

Notification

7/3/2024/FOR/224

1. Short title & commencement.— Financial

Assistance for Rejuvenation of Cashew

Plantation of the Goa Forest Development

Corporation Ltd. (GFDCL) (Year 2024-25 to

2032-33).

2. Introduction.— The Goa Forest

Development Corporation Ltd. (GFDCL)

(a Government of Goa Undertaking) was

constituted from the erstwhile Cashew

Division of the Goa Forest Department and

incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956

(No. 1 of 1956) as a limited company by the

Government of Goa on 11th April, 1997.

As per the article of Memorandum of

Association one of the objectives of

Corporation is to develop and raise forest

plantations, horticulture and plantation crops

and in particular cashew, rubber, teak and

such other suitable species in the State of

Goa for the purpose of increasing production

and development of industries based on their

produce.

Of the 1224 sq. kms. of Goa’s forest area

approximately 6000 ha. under cashew

plantations is readily available to take up

under improvement works. These plantations

were handed over by the Forest Department

to the Goa Forest Development Corporation

after its formation in April, 1997.

These areas were given to this corporation

on lease for a period of 40 years alongwith

the building and structure situated therein

on as is where is basis.

The cashew and rubber plantations were

initially planted with local variety by the

Forest Department during the period 1964 to

1981 in the coupes clear felled at that time as

well as on acquired communidade lands. The

basic aim of handing over cashew and rubber

plantation to the Corporation was to increase

their productivity.

3. Objectives of the Proposal.— 1) To

increase density with enhanced tree cover.

2) To contribute to soil and water

conservation thereby soil fertility.

3) To maintain ecological balance with

environmental security.

4) To rejuvenate the old cashew plantation

by replacing old senile, moribund non

yielding cashew trees with high yielding

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variety of cashew for higher productivity and

yield to maximize profits.

5) Improve overall health of the cashew

plantation by removal of unwanted bushy

growths and weeds.

6) To provide employment to the local

people with improvement of their livelihood

and socio economic status thereby bringing

economic prosperity to the State.

Besides, it would also have the following

advantages:—

1) Expenditure on clear felling and

replanting against trees is not involved.

2) Trees which have not yet completed

their rotation shall remain and continue

serving other ecological purposes like

providing cover to soil. Otherwise the soil

will get exposed resulting in deterioration

of site quality.

3) Plantation will finally be a mixture of

trees with seed origin and high yielding

grafts which means:-

a) Higher security of plants from pests

& diseases.

b) Higher productivity by way of better

pollination and fertilization, and overall

Eco-security of those fragile and Eco-

sensitive areas.

4. Scope of the Scheme.—

a. Raising maintenance & harvesting of

cashew plantations: Cashew plantations form

an integral part of the local economy as the

people staying around the plantations and

nearby areas bid/participate in the auction

and earn profits, work as labourer for

collection of nuts and apples and also get

employment for the present planting works

as well as future tending operations. The

main aim of the Corporation behind this is to

manage these plantations as commercial

orchards for increasing the productivity, to

create employment opportunities and for

upliftment of livelihood of large number of

local people and villagers staying in fringes.

The augmented yield by these cashew

plantations will ultimately benefit the

Government in earning foreign exchange, as

the export potential of cashew is very high.

The right to collection of the fruits & nuts are

auctioned every year before the fruiting

season. In order to encourage people’s

participation,

rejuvenation/enrichment

plantations are taken up in older plantations

by planting of high yielding grafted seedlings

in gaps arising from mortality of old and

senile trees. The GFDC has its own nurseries

High Yielding Quality grafted seedlings for

raising plantations.

b. Employment generation: Rejuvenation of

Cashew Plantation provides year round

gainful employment ‘Green job’ to the

unemployed local including women and

members of Self Help Groups (SHGs) residing

in and around Cashew estates at their door

step on the line of Atmanirbhar Bharat &

Swayampurna Goa.

c. Supply Raw material to Cashew

processing Industry: GFDC contributions 16%

of total geographical area under cashew

production area of Goa, so it play very

important role in nut production in the state.

Most of the cashew processing industries

such as nut processing, fenni making, nut

shell liquid etc. depends on GFDC estates for

their raw material.

d. Past System of Management: The

plantations were maintained well till mid-

eighties, but thereafter proper management

was not carried out with the result that these

plantations have been infested with heavy

weed, climbers, parasites etc. This annual

auction was conducted only for the rights of

collection of nuts and fruits from the

plantations. Most of the plantations are now

covered with thorny bushes, creepers and

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useless undergrowth with hardly 20 to 30

trees per hectares, which too are struggling

hard from the stranglehold of the weeds &

thorny bamboos to survive & produce fruits

and nuts.

The present scheme shall address all the

issues accountable for the probable reasons

of low productivity.

5. Details of Planting Operations.— As

already stated, the plantations have been

infested with weeds and thorny bushes etc.

They would be required to be removed/

/cleaned

before

planting

operation

commences i.e. before monsoons. Pits of size

50 cm. x 50 cm. x 50 cm. at spacing of 6 m.

x 6 m. shall be dug out or wherever gaps are

formed due to uprooting or dead trees in the

coupes.

The grafts/seedlings will be planted

immediately on commencement of monsoon

that would be of minimum 1 year of age for

planting at the site. The planting operation

will be completed before July end so that

maximum advantage could be taken of rainy

season for their growth.

6. Inter-Culture Operations.— Following

prescriptions are laid out for undertaking

inter-culture operations in the area taken up

for planting.

Mulching with green or dry leaves will be

done around the grafts planted. This would

help to conserve moisture as well as to control

the weeds. This would also help to control

soil erosion and add organic matter to the

soil. The mulch will also be covered with

surrounding soil at the beginning or rain and

just before the last rains.

On the hilly slopes, trenches of size 1.00 x

0.50 m. x 0.50 m. will be dug across the slope

at a distance of 1 m. from the graft on the

upper side of the grafted seedlings for

moisture conservation.

7. Manuring and Fertilizer Application.— For

desired growth and yield of cashew, it is

necessary to give balance of nutrients in the

form of organic and chemical fertilizers. A

basal dose of DAP would be provided at the

time of planting. In addition, organic/semi-

organic fertilizers will he applied annually for

a period of 5 years. Mulching will be done at

the base so that micro-nutrients from the

fertilizers applied will become available to the

plant. Although, cashew is the rain fed crop

however, for better growth of grafts, watering

manually during lean months in the initial

years, will ensure good growth of the plant.

8. Cost of Planting.— Work sheet for

calculating rate per hectare for creating/

/Maintenance of Cashew Plantations.

Since the existing plantations are in very

sorry state due to large scale infestation of

weeds etc., prior to taking up plantation,

extensive weeding/cleaning would require to

be carried out which shall entail about 50

man-days per ha. area. This item of work is

extra necessitated as against the activities

that are carried out on well laid field’s home

gardens. Secondly, Goa being a high cost

index area, prevailing labour rate is Rs. 405.00

per day which shall have upwardly effect on

the cost of plantation. Break-up activities

alongwith corresponding labour/material

component would be as follows:

Raising of 1.0 Hectare Cashew Plantation:

Targeted Tree Density

..... 277 trees

(With a spacement of

per ha.

6m x 6m)

II)

Assumed existing

..... 50 trees

Cashew tree density

per ha.

III) Assumed gaps

..... 277 trees

available for planting

per ha.

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I) Schedule of work:

Raising of Cashew Plantation in 1 Ha. Area

Sr.

Particulars

For 1 ha.

No.

Qty.

Unit

Rate

Amount in Rs.

Survey & demarcation

Man days

405/-

810/-

Raising of seedlings in the nursery

320

Nos.

33/-

10,560/-

including cost of all materials and

labour (including 15% casualty)

Clearance of site, extraction of stack,

Man days

405/-

21,870/-

alignment and stacking

Digging of pits of size 60cm. x 60cm. x 60cm.

Man days

405/-

11,745/-

Refilling of Pit

Man days

405/-

2,025/-

Rock Phosphate @ 250gm. per plant

Kg.

20/-

900/-

Neem cake @ 500 gm. per plant

Kg.

60/-

5,400/-

Transportation of seedlings by head

320

Per plant

1.50 paisa

480/-

load to loading site and unloading at

plantation site

Head load transport of seedlings from

320

Per plant

0.50 paisa

160/-

diesel point to planting site

Transportation of seedlings by vehicle

Lump-

—

2,000/-

from nursery site to planting site

sum

Planting of Cashew Seedling/Grafts

Man days

405/-

4,050/-

20% casualty replacement

Man days

405/-

810/-

First weeding around the plant

Man days

405/-

8,100/-

Second weeding, Soil working,

Man days

405/-

8,910/-

Mulching

Application of fertilizers

Man days

405/-

2,430/-

Cost of fertilizer:

Urea @ 250 gm. Per plant

Kg.

10/-

500/-

Rock Phosphate @ 175 gm. per plant

Kg.

15/-

525/-

Murate of Potash @ 85 gm. per plant

Kg.

15/-

225/-

Neem Cake/NPK @ 200gm. per plant

Kg.

20/-

700/-

Watch & Ward service (one watcher

Man days

405/-

9,720/-

for 10 ha.) @ Rs. 10000/- per month.

For 08 months = 10000 x 08=80000/-

per 10 ha. (For 1 ha. 80000/10=8000)

Digging of trenches of size 1m. x 0.5m.

Man days

405/-

30,375/-

x 0.5m. for moisture conservation.

Fire Tracing

Man days

405/-

6,075/-

Fencing around the plant with brush

277

Mtr.

70/-

19,390/-

wood

Add 3% Contingency, Sign boards etc.

Lump-

3,867/-

sum

Total

1,24,677

(Rupees One lakh twenty four thousand six hundred seventy seven only).

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1st year maintenance cost per/ha.

Sr.

Particulars

For 1 ha.

No.

Qty.

Unit

Rate

Amount in Rs.

Transportation of seedlings by vehicle

Per plant

02/-

110/-

at plantation site

Transportation of seedlings from

Man days

405/-

dumping site to planting site, Digging

of pits & planting

First weeding & cleaning

Man days

405/-

6,075/-

Application of fertilizers

Man days

405/-

2,430/-

Cost of fertilizer:

Urea @ 500 gm. per plant

100

Kg.

15/-

1,500/-

Rock Phosphate @ 350 gm. per plant

Kg.

20/-

1,400/-

Murate of Potash @ 170 gm. per plant

Kg.

20/-

600/-

Neem Cake/NPK @ 500 gm. per plant

Kg.

40/-

3,600/-

Cost of Plant Protection materials

Lump-

—

1,000/-

including its application

sum

Second weeding, Soil working and

Man days

405/-

8,910/-

mulching (45 cm. radius)

Watch & Ward service (one watcher

Man days

405/-

9,720/-

for 10 ha.) @ Rs. 10000/- per month.

For 08 months = 10000 x 08=80000/-

per 10 ha. (For 1 ha. 80000/10=8000)

Fire Tracing

Man days

405/-

6,075/-

Total

41,825/-

Add 3% contigencies

1,255/-

Grand Total

43,080/-

(Rupees forty thousand eighty only)

2nd to 5th year maintenance cost/ha. onwards

Sr.

Particulars

For 1 ha.

No.

Qty.

Unit

Rate

Amount in Rs.

First weeding & cleaning

Man days

405/-

8,100/-

Application of fertilizers

Man days

405/-

2,430/-

Cost of fertilizer:

Urea @ 1000 gm. Per plant

175

Kg.

15/-

2,625/-

Rock Phosphate @ 750 gm. Per plant

135

Kg.

20/-

2,700/-

Murate of Potash @ 300 gm. Per plant

Kg.

20/-

1,100/-

Neem Cake/NPK @ 500 gm. Per plant

Kg.

40/-

3,600/-

Cost of Plant Protection materials

Lump-

—

1,736/-

including its application

sum

Fire Tracing

Man days

405/-

6,075/-

Total

28,366/-

Add 3% contigencies

851/-

Grand Total

29,217/-

(Rupees twenty nine thousand two hundred seventeen only)

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9. Employment benefits to the local people

arising out of the proposal.— Cashew being

a commercial cash crop, promises huge

returns like any other cash crops, if properly

maintained, protected & looked after with

technical support from the Corporation/

/Government. The cashew working season

luckily does not interfere with the paddy

cultivation activity of the farmers and involves

engagement up to 12 months for them. The

villagers will get work in cashew plantations

and maintenance work and get adequate

remuneration. However, if responsibility of

proper weeding, cleaning, mulching, pest

management and other activities required for

overall maintenance of the plantation and

their protection from biotic factors etc. are

undertaken by the Self Help Groups (SHG’s),

these plantations can be maintained at

optimum level so as to produce high yield

from the same. This would provide good

employment opportunities for the people as

well as managed plantation entails

expenditure to the extent of 1.00 to 1.25 lakh

per/ha. every year, significant part of it will

go as income to the local people.

About 600-700 families can be effectively

engaged

managing

1240

hectare

plantation. After these plantations have been

enriched and maintained say for a period of

5 years, the total Man days generated during

these 5 years period will be approximately

6,25,337/-. The details are shown as below:

Phase

Year

Area

Man Days Generated (Nos.)

Total No.

in ha.

Raising

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

of man-

days for

5 years

2024-25

120

29,550

10,209

6,926

2025-26

280

68,950

23,820

16,160

III

2026-27

280

68,950

23,820

16,160

6,25,337

2027-28

280

68,950

23,820

16,160

2028-29

280

68,950

23,820

16,160

Total

1240

3,05,350

1,05,489

71,566

10. Eligibility.— In the budget estimate for

the year 2024-25 under Demand No. 68 Grant-

-in-Aid finder sub-head 13-Grants for

rejuvenation of cashew plantation, fund

provision of Rs. 150.00 lakh is allotted by the

Government. Accordingly, the grants can be

sanctioned to the Corporation under non-

recurring grants.

Further the details of Financial implications

requirements for the rejuvenation of cashew

plantation work, year wise is discussed under

point No. 11.

Accordingly the Budget provision to be

made for the year 2025-26 to 2032-33.

11. Quantum of Financial Assistance Under

the Scheme.— There are around 307 cashew

estates of GFDC spread over thousands of

hectare all across Goa. The GFDC is

proposing to take up rejuvenation in

1240 ha. in 5 year period under Cashew

rejuvenation scheme.

Presently, the Corporation intends to

undertake enrichment in 1240 ha. of Cashew

plantation in 5 phases with maintenance

spread over a period of 5 years (2024-25 to

2032-33). In the current year 2024-25,

required No. of seedlings are available with

this corporation for taking up plantation. It is

proposed to take up 120 ha. Rejuvenation

cashew plantation for 1st year i.e. 2024-25

and 280 ha. for subsequent year from 2025-

26 to 2028-29 by engaging local labourer. The

maintenance of these newly raised cashew

plantations is to be carried out up to 4th year

beginning from 2025-26.

The maintenance programme of 1st Year

plantation would have to be extended upto

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the year 2028-29 and that of the 5th year

plantation will be maintained up to the Year

2032-33. After successful raising and

maintenance, the plantation will start

yielding production and became ready for

auctioning purpose. The scheme will be

carried out with involving locals up to Year

2032-33. The details of phase-wise & year-

-wise break up towards planting operations

and its maintenance with budgetary

requirements for implementation of this

scheme is shown as below:

Phase

Year

Area

Year & maintenance cost in Lakhs

Total

in ha.

Raising

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

Amount

required

in Lakhs

2024-25

120

149.62

51.70

35.06

2025-26

280

349.10

120.63

81.81

III

2026-27

280

349.10

120.63

81.81

3,167.14

2027-28

280

349.10

120.63

81.81

2028-29

280

349.10

120.63

81.81

Total

1240

1546.02

534.22

362.30

Year wise Financial Implications for Implementation of Rejuvenation of Cashew Plantation

(2024-25 to 2032-33).

During the year 2024-33 in five phases, it is proposed to take up 1240 ha. of the area of

rejuvenation of cashew plantation by replanting good quality cashew seedlings with

maintenance over a period of five years. The detail are shown below:

Year 2024-25

Area

Rate per ha.

Amount (in lakhs)

Fresh plantation including nursery rate

120 ha.

Rs. 1,24,677/-

Rs. 149.62

Year 2025-26

Area

Rate per ha.

Amount (in lakhs)

Fresh plantation including nursery rate

280 ha.

Rs. 1,24,677/-

Rs. 349.10

1st year maintenance

120 ha.

Rs. 43,080/-

Rs. 51.70

Total

Rs. 400.80

Year 2026-27

Area

Rate per ha.

Amount (in lakhs)

Fresh plantation including nursery rate

280 ha.

Rs. 1,24,677/-

Rs. 349.10

First year maintenance

280 ha.

Rs. 43,080/-

Rs. 120.63

Second year maintenance

120 ha.

Rs. 29,217/-

Rs. 35.06

Total

Rs. 504.79

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Year 2027-28

Area

Rate per ha.

Amount (in lakhs)

Fresh plantation including nursery rate

280 ha.

Rs. 1,24,677/-

Rs. 349.10

First year maintenance

280 ha.

Rs. 43,080/-

Rs. 120.63

Second year maintenance

280 ha.

Rs. 29,217/-

Rs. 81.81

Third year maintenance

120 ha.

Rs. 29,217/-

Rs. 35.06

Total

Rs. 586.60

Year 2028-29

Area

Rate per ha.

Amount (in lakhs)

Fresh plantation including nursery rate

280 ha.

Rs. 1,24,677/-

Rs. 349.10

First year maintenance

280 ha.

Rs. 43,080/-

Rs. 120.63

Second year maintenance

280 ha.

Rs. 29,217/-

Rs. 81.81

Third year maintenance

280 ha.

Rs. 29,217/-

Rs. 81.81

Fourth year maintenance

120 ha.

Rs. 29,217/-

Rs. 35.06

Total

Rs. 684.41

Year 2029-30

Area

Rate per ha.

Amount (in lakhs)

First year maintenance

280 ha.

Rs. 43,080/-

Rs. 120.63

Second year maintenance

280 ha.

Rs. 29,217/-

Rs. 81.81

Third year maintenance

280 ha.

Rs. 29,217/-

Rs. 81.81

Fourth year maintenance

280 ha.

Rs. 29,217/-

Rs. 81.81

Total

Rs. 366.06

Year 2030-31

Area

Rate per ha.

Amount (in lakhs)

Second year maintenance

280 ha.

Rs. 29,217/-

Rs. 81.81

Third year maintenance

280 ha.

Rs. 29,217/-

Rs. 81.81

Fourth year maintenance

280 ha.

Rs. 29,217/-

Rs. 81.81

Total

Rs. 245.43

Year 2031-32

Area

Rate per ha.

Amount (in lakhs)

Third year maintenance

280 ha.

Rs. 29,217/-

Rs. 81.81

Fourth year maintenance

280 ha.

Rs. 29,217/-

Rs. 81.81

Total

Rs. 163.62

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Year 2032-33

Area

Rate per ha.

Amount (in lakhs)

Fourth year maintenance

280 ha.

Rs. 29,217/-

Rs. 81.81

Total

Rs. 81.81

12. Evaluation of the Scheme.— The

performance of the scheme shall be evaluated

after every three years.

13. Conclusion.— Presently, GFDC Cashew

plantations are utterly suffering from poor

productivity resulting in low economic

returns to the Corporation, Strengthening and

development of Cashew Plantation under the

proposed scheme will not only help in

establishing the adequate plant density per

ha.

but

even

facilitate

subsequent

maintenance thereby leading to rejuvenation

of the entire cashew plantations and

enhanced productivity and production.

The successful implementation of this

proposed scheme with adoption of scientific

production technology will ensure the raw

nut yield of 1 to 1.5 tonnes per ha. from 5th

year, thereby proportional monetary returns,

besides this, cashew apple average yield of 5

to 6 tonnes per ha. will bring an additional

income from the plantations.

The involvement of local villages in this

work will open up tremendous employment

opportunities in the rural economy.

Subsequently, cashew based industries like

cashew processing industries and feni

distillation industries will also get benefited

enormously by way of getting raw material

required for their industries.

14. Pattern of Assistance for Release of

Grants to the Goa Forest Development

Corporation Limited, Panaji, Goa for

Rejuvenation

Cashew

Plantation

Work.— 1. Purpose for which Grants may be

sanctioned.

Non Recurring Grants subject to a

maximum limit for Rs. 3,167,14 lakhs for

period of 5 years subject to actual cost

whichever is less.

To incur expenditure on rejuvenation of

cashew plantations over an area of 1240

ha. over a period of 5 years starting from

2024-25 to 2028-29 and its maintenance

over a period from 2025-26 to 2032-33.

2. Limit and extent of grants.

1. The grants shall be sanctioned to such

of expenditure as referred above whose

budget estimates does not exceed Rs.

685.00 lakhs per year.

3. The sanction of grants shall be subject

to following conditions:

a) The proposal for grant alongwith all

the required documents shall be submitted

to the O/o. the Principal Chief Conservator

of Forest, Forest Department on or before

30 June every year, provided that the

Principal, Chief Conservator of Forest may

authorize to receive the proposal after the

prescribed dates.

b) The entire grants shall be utilized

within a period of one financial year from

the date of drawal.

c) The sanction of the grants should be

subject to the availability of the funds.

d) The Assistant Account Officer shall

draw and disburse the grants on receipt of

sanction orders. The grants shall be drawn

in Form GAR 32 duly signed by the

authorized signatories from Goa Forest

Development Corporation Ltd.

e) Any portion of the grants which is not

utilized or is not ultimately required for the

purpose for which it is sanctioned shall be

refunded by GFDCL, Panaji-Goa to the

Government Treasury forthwith through

the Principal Chief Conservator of Forest,

Panaji-Goa.

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The

Goa

Forest

Development

Corporation shall submit to the O/o. the

Principal Chief Conservator of Forest/Forest

Department utilization certificate in Form

GFR 19-A as required under GFR 151 (1)

within one month from the date of its

utilization but not later than the 12 months

from the date of its drawal.

g) The Goa Forest Development

Corporation shall maintain a register of

grants in Form GFR 19. The O/o. Principal

Chief

Conservator

Forest/Forest

Department shall also maintain similar

conditions by the grantee institution.

h) No grants shall be sanctioned unless

the previous grant is fully utilized by the

Goa Forest Development Corporation

Limited and utilization certificate to that

effect is furnished.

i) The grants shall be utilized for the

purpose for which it is sanctioned and shall

not be utilized for any other purpose.

j) The equipment’s purchased with the

aid or the grant will vest with the

Government. The Grantee will maintain a

-permanent assets created out of the

grants. The register will 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 accounts after

the close of the financial year.

Form GFR-21 and Form GFR-22. Such assets

shall not be disposed off, encumbered or

utilized for purpose other than those for

which the grants was given, without prior

approval of the Government. Should the

Grantee cease to exist at any time, such

assets/properties shall revert to the

Government.

4. The Goa Forest Development Corporation

Ltd., desiring to avail of the benefits of grants

shall submit an application to the Principal

Chief Conservator of Forest alongwith the

following documents:

a) Certificate to the effect that the grant

previously sanctioned has been fully

utilized and the necessary utilization

certificate has been furnished.

b) Certificate to the effect that item of

expenditure for which the proposal is

submitted has been approved by the Board

of Directors.

c) The account of the grantee Institute

shall be subject to audit by sanctioning

Authority and also by the Comptroller and

Auditor General of India.

15. 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 cases.

16. Interpretation of the provisions of the

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.

This issues with the approval of the

Government and concurrence of the Finance

(Exp.) Department vide its U.O. No.

1400094622 dated 15-03-2024.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

Dr. Pooja M. Madkaikar, Under Secretary

(Forest).

Porvorim, 1st October, 2024.

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Department of Home

Home General—Division

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Corrigendum

17/5/2002-HD(G)/DSW/3607

Read: Office Memorandum No. 17/5/2002-

HD(G)/DSW/3206 dated 03-09-2024.

In the above referred Office Memorandum,

at Sr. No. 1 in the preamble the Office

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Memorandum No. 15-5-39-HD(G) dated

27-11-1997 shall be read as Office Memorandum

No. 15-5-89-HD(G) dated 27-11-1997 and

at Sr. No. 2 Office Memorandum No. 15-5-39-

-HD(G)/Vol-I dated 5-12-2008 shall be read as

Office Memorandum No. 15-5-89-HD(G)/Vol-I

dated 5-12-2008.

The rest of the content in the said Office

Memorandum shall remain unchanged.

Manthan Manoj Naik, Under Secretary

(Home-II).

Porvorim, 21st October, 2024.

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Department of Information & Publicity

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Corrigendum

DI/INF/128 SCHEME/E BIKE 2023

Read:- Notification: 1. No. DI/INF/128/

Scheme/e-bike/2023/8952 dated 11-01-2024,

published in the Official Gazette, Series I

No. 41 dated 11-01-2024.

In the above read notification after clause

(7) following shall be read:

The expenditure to provide subsidy shall

be debited to the following Budget Head:

Demand No.: 56

Major Head:

2220 — Information and Publicity;

60 — Other;

103 — Press Information Services;

10 — Subsidies to purchase E-bike for

Journalist;

33 — Subsidies.

This issues with the concurrence of the

Finance (Budget) Department vide their

U. O. No. 1005 dated 4-01-2024.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

Dipak M. Bandekar, Director, Information &

Publicity and ex officio Addl. Secy.

Panaji, 14th October, 2024.

Inspectorate of Factories and Boilers

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Notification

VI/BLR/(2)/A-117/(e)Part-1/IFB-2024/2795

In exercise of the powers conferred by

sub-section (1) of Section 26B of the Boilers

Act, 1923 (Act No. 5 of 1923), the Government

of Goa hereby authorises the Secretary to the

Government of Goa in the Inspectorate of

Factories and Boilers to be the Appellate

Authority for the purposes of said Section 26B

of the said Act.

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.

Anant S. Pangam, Chief Inspector of

Factories and Boilers and ex officio Joint

Secretary.

Panaji, 16th October, 2024.

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Notification

VI/BLR/(2)/A-117/(e)Part-1/IFB-2024/2796

In exercise of the powers conferred by

sub-section (1) of Section 26A of the Boilers

Act, 1923 (Act No. 5 of 1923), the Government

of Goa hereby authorises the District

Magistrate of South Goa District and North

Goa District, to be the Adjudicating Officer

within their respective jurisdiction, for the

purposes of said Section 26A of the said Act.

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.

Anant S. Pangam, Chief Inspector of

Factories and Boilers and ex officio Joint

Secretary.

Panaji, 16th October, 2024.

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Department of Revenue

–––

Notification

17/16/2024-RD/1094

In exercise of the powers conferred by

sub-section (2) of Section 1 of the Goa Legislative

Diploma No. 2070, dated 15-04-1961 (Amendment)

Act, 2024 (Goa Act 22 of 2024), the

Government of Goa hereby appoints the 18th

day of October, 2024 as the date on which

the provisions of the said Act shall come into

force.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

Vrushika Kauthankar, Under Secretary

(Revenue-I).

Porvorim, 21st October, 2024.

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Department of Rural Development

District Rural Development Agency

_______

Notification

DRDA/N/GSRLM/16-17/1477

Government had approved the Goa State

Rural

Livelihood

Mission

(GSRLM)

Memorandum of Association (MoA) & Rules,

2015 and is hereby published for general

information.

Gopal A. Parsekar, Project Director & CEO

GSRLM.

Panaji, 27th September, 2024.

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Goa State Rural Livelihood Mission

[GSRLM]

Memorandum of Association

Rules 2015

Memorandum of Association for

Registration of the Society

1. Name of the Society.— The name of the

Society shall be “Goa State Rural Livelihood

Mission” (hereinafter referred to as to the

Society).

2. Location and name of the Society.— The

Registered Office of the Society shall be

located at District Rural Development

Agency, 2nd Floor, Shanta Building, St. Inez,

Panaji-Goa.

3. Vision.— To be a specialized agency for

the empowerment and poverty reduction by

focusing on livelihood of the poor and

vulnerable.

To act as an agency to bring convergence

between

all

poverty

reduction

and

empowerment programmes.

4. Scope.— The State society will be initially

responsible for managing the National Rural

Livelihood Mission (NRLM) or any other

project/(s) which the State Government may

entrust and expand its scope of work

throughout the State or area specified by the

State Government.

5. Objectives of the Society.— The Society

shall function as the apex coordinating

organization for the implementation of the

National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM).

The Society shall have the following specific

objectives:

a. Alleviate poverty of poor women and

households by improving their capacities

and opportunities to participate in and

control their own development.

b. To make necessary interventions to

empower active and affinity based groups

of disadvantaged people.

c. To make necessary interventions to

create income security opportunity for the

rural poor.

Through

village

institutions

collaborate and influence Panchayati Raj

Institutions (PRIs) to become more

effective, accountable and inclusive.

e. Bring about coordination, convergence

and

synergy

among

the

various

components of different poverty alleviation

programmes of the State and Central

governments with a view to accelerating

programmes towards elimination of poverty

in the State.

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f. To form the various federations at

Village Taluka & District level who will

monitor each & every activity of the SHG,

which will further ensure that all

Government sponsor schemes & benefit

reaches to the grass roots level alongwith

various information.

g. To develop confidence among women

with their active participation in SHG & in

federation with various kind of activities.

h. Lagging behind or needy family can

be tapped for availing assistance of

Government schemes.

i. To make easier for the group to

approach the financial institute for any kind

of loan.

j. To work with vulnerable groups so as

to eliminate any anti social activity from

the society.

k. All State Government information can

be passed on to the member of SHG

forming the federation.

l. To educate the society to use the

organic fertilizer & organic pesticides so

as to get permanently rid of chemical

fertilizer & pesticides for improvement of

the lives span of the human being.

6. Functions.— (a) Take all such actions

and to enter into all such actions as may

appear necessary or incidental for the

implementation of the project and in

particular for the achievement of the vision

and objectives referred to in article 5 above.

(b) Formulate guidelines for implementation

of the various programs of the Society.

negotiable principles” of the projects, and

enforce the rules and guidelines for the

implementation of the projects.

(d) Accept or provide any grant of money,

loan, securities or property of any kind and

to undertake and accept the management of

any endowment trust, fund or donation not

inconsistent with the objectives of the Society.

(e) Purchase, hire, take on lease, exchange

or otherwise acquire property, movables or

immovable and construct, alter and maintain

any building or buildings as may be

necessary for carrying out the objectives of

the Society.

(f) Open a bank account along with the

signatories to the account.

(g) Receive funds from the Central and

State Government or other sources through

budget releases and release money to the

lower offices based on their requirements and

utilization of funds previously released.

(h) Incur expenditure after drawing up a

budget and with due regard for economy and

propriety.

(i) Make rules and regulation for the

conduct of the affairs of the Society and add

or amend, vary or rescind them from as and

when required.

(j) Establish its own organizational

structure, offices and employ, retain or

dismiss personnel as required, decide salary

and benefit structure for the Society.

(k) Accept, make, enclose or otherwise

execute cheques, drafts, receipts, bills of

exchange or other instruments and securities

as required for the conduct of the business of

the Society.

(l) Enter into contracts without a

requirement for government approval, other

than by government representatives on the

Executive Committee and undertake any legal

action that may be necessary to ensure the

fulfillment of contracts made between the

State Society and others.

(m) Exercise overall responsibility for

management of Project on behalf of the

Government of Goa within the framework of

project/Mission guidelines.

7. Management of the State Society.— The

management of the affairs of the State Society

shall be vested with the Executive Committee

as enshrined in the Bye-Laws framed for the

purpose.

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8. Authority to correspond.— The Member

Secretary of the Society shall be the authority

to correspond on behalf of the Society.

9. Founder members and formation of the

State Society.— The undersigned members,

associating themselves for the purpose

described in this Memorandum of Association

and desirous of forming themselves into a

society are the founder members of the

Society. The founder members by designation

and their successors shall be treated as

founder members in their place.

We,

undersigned,

whose

names,

occupation and address as given below, do

hereby subscribe our names to this

Memorandum of Association and form

ourselves into a society namely the Goa State

Rural Livelihood Mission under the Societies

Registration Act, 1860 on 28-08-2015.

Sr. No.

Name

Designation

Occupation

Signature

P. Mathew Samuel, IAS

Secretary R. D.

Service

Sd/-

V. N. Shetye

Joint Secretary R. D.

Service

Sd/-

G. P. Pilarnekar

Director of Panchayat

Service

Sd/-

Smt. Laura Britto

Project Director,

Service

Sd/-

e Madre De Deus

DRDA South Goa

Shivaji Dessai

Project Officer,

Service

Sd/-

DRDA North

Kalpana Khandeparkar

Project Officer,

Service

Sd/-

DRDA South

Seema Fernandes

Asst. Director, GIPARD

Service

Sd/-

We the undersigned witnesses, certify that we know the above mentioned persons and the

day have signed before us.

Signature

1. Santosh Khedekar

Account Officer (I)

Sd/-

2. Shirley Vas

Account Officer (II)

Sd/-

B. Nominated Members:

1. Members from Reserve Bank of India, NABARD, Commercial Banks, Civil Society

Organizations. There would also be a provision for special invitees including community

representatives to the meeting.

10. Names, Designations, Occupations, Addresses, of the members of the Executive

Committee.

Sr. No.

Name of the Member

Designation

Occupation

Address

Chief Secretary

Ex officio Chairperson

Service

Secretariat, Porvorim-Goa.

Secretary (RD)

Ex officio Vice Chairperson

Service

Secretariat, Porvorim-Goa.

Secretary Finance

Ex officio Member

Service

Secretariat, Porvorim-Goa.

Director, Agriculture

Ex officio Member

Service

Agriculture Department,

Department

Krishi Bhavan, Tonca,

Caranzalem-Goa.

Director, Women and

Ex officio Member

Service

Women and Child Develop-

Child Development

ment, Old Education

Department Bldg., 18 June

Road, Panaji-Goa.

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Director, Tribal Welfare

Ex officio Member

Service

Tribal Welfare Department,

Department

Patto-Panaji Sram Shakti

Bhavan, 5th floor, Panaji-Goa.

Director, Animal

Ex officio Member

Service

Animal Husbandry and

Husbandry and

Veterinary Services, Pashu

Veterinary Services

Samardhan Bhavan, Patto-

-Panaji.

Convener, State Level

Ex officio Member

Service

SBI, local H.O., Lead Bank

Bankers Committee

Department, Plot No. C-6,

G Block, Bandra Kurla

Complex, Bandra East,

Bombay 400051.

General Manager,

Ex officio Member

Service

Nizari Bhavan, Panaji.

NABARD

10.

Project Director

Ex officio Member

Service

Shanta Bldg., 2nd floor,

& Ex-officio Joint

St. Inez, Panaji, Goa.

Secretary, DRDA-North

11.

Project Director,

Ex officio Member

Service

Mathany Saldana Complex,

DRDA-South

Margao-Goa.

12.

CEO, GSRLM

Member Secretary

Service

11. A certified copy of the Rules of the

Society is enclosed herewith, as required by

Societies Registration Act, 1860.

Rules of the Society

1. Name of the Society.— The name of the

Society shall be “Goa State Rural Livelihoods

Mission” (hereinafter referred to as to the

Society).

2. Location and registered office of the

Society.— The Society will have its head office

at District Rural Development Agency-North

Goa and may establish one or more branches

anywhere in the State, if required.

Address:

The Registered Office of the Society shall

be located at District Rural Development

Agency, 2nd Floor, Shanta Building, St. Inez,

Panaji-Goa.

3. Definitions.— a. GOI:- shall mean the

concerned Ministries of the Government of

India.

b. MORD:- shall mean Ministry of Rural

Development Government of India who will

guide the society from time to time for

achieving the objective of the society.

c. President:- shall mean the President of

the Governing Body of the Society who will

be overall in charge of entire affairs of the

society.

d. Vice President:- shall mean the Vice-

-President of the Governing Body of the

Society who will play the role of president in

absence of President.

e. Chairperson:- shall mean the Chairperson

of the Executive Committee of the Society

who will issue the necessary instructions to

various Government departments for

compliance of the policies of governing body

& objective of the society.

f. Vice Chairperson:- shall mean the Vice-

Chairperson of the Executive Committee of

the Society.

g. Chief Executive Officer (CEO):- shall

mean the Chief Executive Officer of the Goa

State Rural Livelihoods Mission as appointed

by the State Government who will be

responsible for the proper administration of

day today affairs and fund flow/finance

operation of the society.

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h. Additional Chief Executive Officer

(ACEO):- shall mean the ACEO of the GSRLM

as appointed by the State Government at

District level who will be responsible for

compliance of all instructions of CEO and

State Government.

i. District Project Unit (DPU):- shall mean

the District Project Unit.

j. General Body:- shall mean the body of

the Society constituted under Rule 7 of these

Rules who will form various policies for

fulfillment of the objective of the society.

k. Executive Committee (EC):- shall mean

the body of the Society, which is constituted

under Rule 18, of these Rules who will give

guidance and direction for functioning the

society.

Project means any project taken by the

Society including National Rural Livelihoods

Mission.

l. NGO:- shall mean a Non-Governmental

Organization.

m. Officers and Staff:- shall mean all whole

time and part time employees of the Society

or Project duly appointed by any authority

or officer, duly empowered to do so, and

would include consultants, fellow and

research staff, if any.

n. State Project Management Unit

(SPMU):- shall mean the State Project Unit

who is responsible for Project Administration.

o. Collector:- shall mean the Collector/

District Magistrate of a district appointed by

the State Government & will discharge the

various functions from time to time,

whenever instructed by the EC.

p. CEO ZP:- shall mean the Chief Executive

Officer of a Zilla Panchayat.

q. PD-DRDA:- shall mean the Project

Director of District Rural Development

Agency.

r. VDC/VO:- shall mean the Village

Development Committee/Village Organization

at the village level.

s. PET:- shall mean the Project Facilitation

Team at sub cluster level.

t. SHG:- shall mean a Self Help Group

which will be key point for the Society.

u. DCBO:- shall mean District Capacity

Building Organization.

v. GP:- shall mean the Gram Panchayat.

w. Gram Sabha:- as defined in the

Panchayat Act.

x. Officers of the Society:- shall mean all

post holders of the Society.

y. Mission/Project:- shall mean the GSRLM

of the Government of Goa as implemented in

the State and/or any other project given to

the Society to implement.

z. Scope and Application.— The area of

operation of the Society in the State of entire

Goa would be all districts.

4. Objectives.— The Society shall function

as the apex coordinating organization for the

implementation of the project. The Society

shall have the following specific objectives:

a. Alleviate poverty of poor men and

women by improving their capacities and

opportunities to participate in and control

their own development.

b. To make necessary interventions to

empower active groups of disadvantaged

people.

c. To make necessary interventions to

create income security opportunity for the

rural poor.

Through

village

institutions

collaborate and influence PRIs to become

more effective, accountable and inclusive.

e. Bring about coordination, convergence

and

synergy

among

the

various

components of different poverty alleviation

programmes of the State and Central

governments with a view to accelerating

programmes towards elimination of poverty

in the State.

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f. To form the various federations at

Village Taluka & District level who will

monitor each & every activity of the SHG,

which will further ensure that all

Government Sponsor schemes & benefit

reaches to the grass roots level along with

various information.

g. To develop confidence among women

with their active participation in SHG & in

federation with various kind of activities.

h. Lagging behind or needy family can

be tapped for availing assistance of

Government schemes.

i. To make easier for the group to

approach the financial institute for any

kind of loan.

j. To work with vulnerable groups so as

to eliminate any anti social activity from

the society.

k. All State Government information can

be passed on to the member of SHG

forming the federation.

l. To educate the society to use the

organic fertilizer & organic pesticides so

as to get permanently rid of chemical

fertilizer & pesticides for improvement of

the lives span of the human being.

5. There shall be a Governing Body and

Executive Committee of the Society.—

A. Governing Body

1. Chief Minister

—

President.

2. Minister for Rural

—

Vice President.

Development

3. Chief Secretary.

4. Secretary, Panchayati Raj Department.

5. General Manager, NABARD.

6. Convener of SLBC cum General Manager

SBI, Panaji.

7. Secretary RD, Member Secretary.

8. Chief Executive Officer, GSRLM.

B. Executive Committee

a. Chief

—

Chairperson.

Secretary

b. Secretary (RD) —

Vice Chairperson.

c. Secretary, Finance Department.

d. Director

—

Agriculture.

e. Director

—

Women & Child

Development.

f. Director

—

Tribal Welfare

Department.

g. Director

—

Animal Husbandry

& Veterinary Services.

h. Convener State Level Bankers Committee.

General

—

NABARD.

Manager

Project Director, DRDA & Ex Officio

Jt. Secretary (RD).

k. Project Director, DRDA South Goa.

CEO, GSRLM-Member Secretary.

6. Date of commencement.— These rules

shall come into the force from the date which

the “Goa State Rural Livelihood Mission” is

registered under Societies Registration Act,

1860.

7. Governing Body of the Society.— It shall

consist of the following members:

1. President

— Chief Minister.

2. Vice President

— Minister in charge of

Rural Development.

3. Chief Secretary.

4. Secretary, Panchayati Raj Department.

5. General Manager, NABARD.

6. Convener of SLBC cum General Manager

SBI, Panaji.

7. Secretary RD, Member Secretary.

8. Chief Executive Officer, GSRLM.

The President may nominate a maximum

of 4 persons, two from a representative of

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normal list, Scheduled and Co-operative

Banks, and two from Civil Society Organization

and community representative as special

invitees for meetings of the General Body.

Nominated Members.— The Representatives

of Nationalized Banks, Schedule and Co-

-Operative Banks, Civil Society Organizations.

There would also be a provision for special

invites including Community representatives

to the meetings of General Body.

8. Terms of Ex Officio Members.— (a) Ex

Officio members of the Governing Body shall

continue to be Members so long as they

continue to hold office and shall cease to be

members as soon as they cease to hold such

office. The successor in office of the person

so ceasing to be a member shall become

member from the date of his assuming charge

of the new office (subject to like conditions

as to the term of membership).

(b) In the event of any office held by such

member of the General Body being abolished

or differently designated or in the event of

any doubt as to whether a particular person

holds a particular office or not, a duly

authenticated communication from the State

Government to the Project conveying the

decision of the Government as to the

successor in office or as to the incumbent

holding the office shall be final and

conclusive.

9. Term of nominated members.— a. The

term of the nominated member would be at

the pleasure of the President of the Society

and shall ordinarily be for 2 years.

b. The nominated members would be

drawn from the project districts in a way that

over the life of the NRLM project all the

districts can get represented.

10. Termination of Membership.— Members

of the Governing Body shall cease to be such

members if they resign or become of unsound

mind, or are insolvent, or are convicted of a

criminal offence involving moral turpitude.

11. Resignation from Membership.— Resign-

-ation from the membership of the Governing

Body of the Society shall be tendered to the

Member Secretary/Convener of GB and shall

not take effect until it is accepted by the

President.

12. Premature vacancies in the Nominated

Category.— Any vacancy in the membership

of the nominated category of the Governing

Body

occurring

prematurely

due

resignation or otherwise shall be filled by

nomination by the authority competent to

make such nomination, and the persons so

nominated shall hold office only for the un-

-expired period of the term of the prematurely

terminated membership.

13. The Society, and through it the Project,

shall function notwithstanding the fact that

any person who is otherwise entitled to be a

member by reason of her/his office, is not a

member of the Governing Body for the time

being, and also notwithstanding the fact of

any other vacancy either due to non-

appointment or otherwise. Further, no act of

the Society or the Project shall be invalidated

merely by reason of the happening of any of

the above events or any defect, procedural

or otherwise, in the appointment of any of

the members of the Governing Body.

14. Functions of the Governing Body.— To

achieve the objectives laid down in rule 4;

the Governing body shall:-

a. Provide overall policy guidance and

direction for efficient functioning of the

Society and will be instrumental in

bringing about strategic and policy

changes that may be necessary for the

implementation of Programme/NRLM and

other projects assigned to it by the State

Government.

b. Review projects/NRLM performance

and secure active involvement and

participation

Institutions,

Non-

governmental organization, Voluntary

agencies and Individuals committed to

poverty alleviation and provide necessary

financial assistance to them.

c. Bring about effective decentralization

in basic planning for poverty alleviation by

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involvement of the people through a

process of training and awareness building

and creation and/or utilization structures

formal or otherwise.

d. Secure constructive and participatory

involvement of local people and grass root

leadership for the achievement of the

project’s objects and for this purpose

establish and/or utilize formal as well as

informal structures.

e. Consider and approve the balance

sheet and annual audited accounts of the

Society, presented by the Member

Secretary.

f. Consider the annual report and ratify

district budgets.

g. Consider evaluation and special

reports commissioned by the project

administration.

h. Ensure that the Society considers any

comments made by funding agencies on

the progress and requirement in the

implementation of the projects sponsored

and funded by them.

i. Ensure technical and non-technical

resources by harnessing the existing

Institutions and through establishing new

ones, if required.

j. Organize conferences, symposia,

workshop etc. on matter related to the

Society and to the project.

Advise

State

Government

implementation of poverty alleviation

programmes.

15. Powers of Governing Body.— The

Governing body shall have powers to:-

a. Undertake all activities necessary for

the fulfillment of the objectives of the

Society.

b. Expand/modify the strength of its

membership.

Add,

modify

amend

the

Memorandum and Articles of Association

and these byelaws; provided that all such

additions, modifications or amendments

shall be aimed at promoting the objectives

of the Society.

d. Create duly empowered administrative

mechanisms through such participation as

may be deemed necessary, of various

departments and agencies of Central and

State Government and other organizations

for the achievement of the objectives of the

Society and of the NRLM in the State

project.

Create

academic,

technical,

administrative, managerial, training and

other posts in the project and/or within

the Society.

f. Ratify rules and regulations for conduct

of the affairs of the Society and to amend

them from time to time.

g. Accept grant of money, securities or

property of any kind and take under and

accept the management of any endowment,

trust, fund or donation, not inconsistent

with the objectives of Society or project.

h. Acquire movable and immovable

property by purchase, lease, hire, exchange

or otherwise and to construct, alter,

maintain any building or buildings as may

be necessary for carrying out the

objectives of the Society and of the project.

i. Delegate to the Executive Committee

or to any of the officers and authority of

the Society such powers and impose such

duties as it deems proper.

j. Approve the annual report, balance

sheet and annual audited accounts of the

Society.

k. Undertake all such activities, form

such committees/task groups as may

appear necessary or incidental for the

achievement of the objectives of the Society

and of the Project.

16. Functions and powers of the President

and Vice-President of the Society.— The

functions and powers of the President of the

Society are:-

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a. To call meetings of the Governing

Body.

b. To preside over the Governing Body.

c. To accept resignation of a member of

either body when offered.

d. To review all the aspects of the

projects being implemented by the Society.

have

full

powers

both

administrative as well as financial in all the

matters, which are required for successful

and efficient implementation of the project.

However, he can further delegate the

powers to other members/authorities/

officers of the Society as well as to the

administrative unit.

In the absence of the President, the Vice-

President shall exercise all the powers vested

in the President and shall also exercise

independently powers duly delegated to him.

17.

Proceedings

the

Governing

Body.— (a) Meeting of the Governing Body of

the Society shall be held at such time, date

and place as may be determined by the

President. Meeting shall be held at least once

in a financial year.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in these

Rules, all meetings of the Governing Body

shall be called to notice under the signature

of the Member Secretary. However, for calling

a meeting, a written notice must be

dispatched to every member through

messenger or by post at least seven days

before the due date. Under special

circumstances, the President of the Society

can ask to call the meeting of the Governing

Body by giving a shorter notice, as

appropriate.

Society shall be presided over, by the

President, and in his absence, by the Vice

President. In case the President or the Vice

President are not present, one of the members

shall preside over the meeting which will be

decided among the members present in the

meeting.

(d) One third of the members of the

Governing Body of the Society present in

person shall form the quorum at every

meeting, provided that no quorum shall be

necessary in respect of an adjourned meeting.

(e) All disputed questions at meetings of

the Society shall be determined by vote and

in case of equality of votes; the person

chairing the meeting shall have the casting

vote.

18. The Executive Committee of the Society

would comprise of following officials and

members as specified below:-

a. Chief

—

Chairperson.

Secretary

b. Secretary (R.D.) —

Vice-Chairperson.

c. Secretary

—

Finance Department.

d. Director of Agriculture.

e. Director of Women & Child Development.

f. Director of Tribal Welfare Department.

g. Director, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary

Services.

h. Convener State Level Bankers Committee.

General

—

NABARD.

Manager

Project Director, DRDA-North & Ex Officio

Jt. Secretary (RD).

k. Project Director, DRDA-South Goa.

CEO, SRLM

—

Member Secretary.

At least two representatives from

implementing and capacity building NGOs

may be nominated by the President/Vice

President of the Governing Body.

Special invitees to the meeting of the

Executive Committee may be nominated by

the Chairperson of the Executive Council.

19. Term of Members.— a. The term of ex-

officio members of the Executive Committee

shall be in like manner as in 8(a) and (b)

above.

b. The term of nominated members shall

be ordinarily, for a period of two years. Such

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members shall be eligible for re-nomination.

A member so nominated shall become such

member as from the date of issue of

authenticated communication conveying that

such person has been nominated as a

member of the Executive Committee.

20. Termination of membership.— Members

of the Executive Committee shall cease to be

such members if they resign, or become of

unsound mind, or are insolvent or are

convicted of criminal offence involving moral

turpitude.

21. Resignation from membership.—

Resignation from the membership of the

Executive Committee shall be tendered to the

State Project Coordinator and shall not take

effect until it is accepted by the Chairperson.

22. Premature vacancies in the nominated

category.— a. Any vacancies in the

membership of nominated category of the

Executive Committee occurring prematurely,

due to resignation or otherwise, shall be filled

by nomination by the authority competent to

make such nomination, and the person so

nominated shall hold office only for the

unexpired period of the term of the

prematurely terminated membership.

b. The Executive Committee shall function

notwithstanding that any person who is

entitled to be a member by reason of his office

is not a member of the Executive Committee

for the time being and not withstanding any

other vacancy in the committee whether on

account of non-appointment by the authority

entitled to make the appointment or

otherwise, and no act or proceedings of the

Executive Committee shall be invalidated

merely by reason of the happening of any of

the above events or defects in the

appointment of any of its members.

23.

Functions

the

Executive

Committee.— It shall be the responsibility of

the Executive Committee to endeavor to

achieve the objects of the Society and of the

Project, and to discharge all its functions

subjects to the Rules and Regulations of the

Society. It shall ensure that the Society

considers any comments made by funding

agencies on the progress and requirement in

the implementation of the projects sponsored

and funded by them.

24. Powers of the Executive Committee.—

a. Shall provide policy guidance and direction

for functioning of the Society.

b. Review project performance and

undertake activities necessary for fulfillment

of objective of the Society.

c. Have power, to enter into agreements

with other public or private organizations or

individuals for furtherance of its objects.

d. Have power, to secure and accept

endowments, grants-in-aid, donations or gifts

to the Society on mutually agreed terms and

conditions. Provided that conditions of such

grants-in-aid, donations or gift shall not be

inconsistent or in conflict with the objects of

the Society or with the provisions of these

Rules.

e. Have power, to take over and acquire,

by purchase, gift or otherwise, from

Government, and other public bodies, from

private individuals, movable and immovable

properties or other funds together, with any

attendant obligations and engagements, not

inconsistent with the objects of the Society

or with the provisions of these Rules.

f. Have power, to undertake or give

contract for construction of buildings required,

if any, for use of Society or Project, and to

acquire stores and services required for the

discharge of the functions of the Society.

g. Have, subject to the provisions of

Rule 4, power to sell or lease any movable or

immovable property of the Society provided,

that no assets of the Society created out of

the Government grants shall, without prior

approval of the Government, be disposed of,

encumbered or utilized for purposes other

than those for which the grant was

sanctioned.

h. Have powers, by resolution, to constitute

standing/ad hoc committees or task forces/

groups, etc., for various areas of District

Poverty Initiative Project (DPIP) and decide

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in regard to their membership, powers,

functions and liabilities.

i. Have the powers, by resolution, to appoint

Advisory boards or other special committees

for such purposes and with such purposes

and with such powers as the Executive

Committee may think fit, and to dissolve any

such committee or Board at any time, and

j. Have the power, to delegate to the

Chairman, Vice-Chairperson, State Project

Coordinator or any of its members and/or to

a committee/group or any officer of the

project such duties as it deems proper and

also prescribe limitations within which the

powers and duties shall be exercised or

discharges by the member/committee/group/

/officer so delegated.

25.

Proceedings

the

Executive

Committee.— a. Meeting of the Executive

Committee shall be presided over by the

Chairperson, and, in his absence, by the Vice-

Chairperson.

b. One-third of the members of the

Executive Committee present in person shall

constitute the quorum at any meeting of the

Executive Committee, provided that no

quorum shall be necessary in respect of an

adjourned meeting.

c. Not less than five days notice of every

meeting of the Executive Committee shall be

given to each member of the Executive

Committee provided that:-

i. The chairperson may call any urgent

meeting at the notice of even 24 hours,

and

ii. Any inadvertent omission to give

notice of the meeting or its non receipt by

any member shall not invalidate the

proceedings of that or any other meeting.

iii. Every notice calling a meeting of the

Executive Committee shall state the date,

time and place at which such meeting will

be held and shall be, except as otherwise

provided in these Rules, issued under the

signature of the Member-Secretary.

d. The Executive Committee shall meet as

often as necessary but at least twice in a

year.

e. Each member of the Executive

Committee including the Chairperson shall

have one vote and if there shall be equality

of votes on any question to be decided by

the Executive Committee, the Chairperson

shall, in addition, have a casting vote.

26. Chairperson.— The Chief Secretary to

Government of Goa shall be the Chairperson

of the Executive Committee.

The Chairperson:-

a. Shall ensure that affairs of the Society

are run efficiently and in accordance with

the provisions of the District Poverty

Initiatives Project and Memorandum of

Association, Rules, Regulations and

Byelaws of Society.

b. Shall preside over the meeting of the

Executive Committee. May himself call, or,

by a requisition in writing signed by him,

may require the Member Secretary to call

a meeting of the Executive Committee at

any time.

c. May, in case the votes for and against

a particular issue are equal exercise his

casting vote.

d. Shall be the sole and absolute

authority to judge the validity of the votes

cast by any members at all the meetings of

the Executive Committee.

e. Shall be entitled to invite any other

person as specified in clause No. 18 to

attend the meeting of the Executive

Committee, provided that such invited

persons shall have no power of voting.

f. May direct the Member Secretary to

call special meeting of the Executive

Committee at a short notice, in case of

certain situations, and

g. May delegate to the Vice Chairperson

such of these functions and powers as he

may deem fit.

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27. Functions & powers of the Chief

Executive Officer (CEO).— a. The Chief

Executive Officer for GSRLM shall be

appointed by the State Government.

b. The Chief Executive Officer shall be the

Chief Executive of the Society and for the

Project, and shall be responsible for proper

administration of the day-to-day affairs and

fund flows/financial operations of the Society

and implementation of its various activities.

For the effective discharge of functions, he/

/she shall have powers to:-

i. Arrange meeting of the Governing

Body of the Society and its Executive

Committee and keep a record of the

proceedings of these meetings and be

responsible for taking action accordingly;

ii. Discharge such other functions as may

be assigned to him/her by the Governing

Body/Executive Committee and/or any

other authority/officer of the Society, in

furtherance of the objects of the Society.

iii. Constitute steering groups for each

of the programme components and

functional areas; constitute a task force,

comprising heads of the Steering Groups,

which would function as a cohesive team

for the achievement of the objects of the

Society.

iv. Appoint consultants (in accordance

with the rules) and resource persons;

prescribe, delegate powers and duties of

all officers and staff of the Society and of

the project;

v. Exercise such supervision and

disciplinary control as may be necessary;

coordinate

and

exercise

general

supervision over the activities of Society

and the Project, including branches and

units setup at the district and other lower

levels;

28. State/District/Block Mission Management

Units.— a. A district unit of the Project, the

District Management Unit (DMU), shall be

setup every district in which the Project will

be implemented. The DMU shall be deemed

to be a constituent unit of the Society, and

shall have its office at the district

headquarters. The DMU shall be headed by

District Project Manager and shall have well-

defined powers delegated to it.

b. The District shall also have a capacity

building

organization

meet

the

requirements of training and Human

Resource Development.

c. At a cluster of 3-5 panchayats, there shall

be a project facilitation team which would

work with poor people and help them

organize themselves into Self Help Groups as

well as build their capacities.

d. Village Development Committee/Village

Organization/Federation would be formed at

every project village and shall be the lowest

unit of monitoring project activities.

29. Funds of the Society.— The funds of

the Society shall consist of the following:-

(a) (i) Grants-in-aid and/or loan

assistance made by the GOI and the State

Government for furtherance of the subjects

of the Society.

(ii) Contribution from other sources.

(iii) Income from the assets of the Society.

(iv) Receipts of the Society from other

sources and

(v) Grant, donation, loan or assistance of

any kind from any external agencies with

prior approval of the Central Government/

State Government.

(b) (i) All funds shall be paid into the

Society account with the bank, and shall

not be withdrawn except through a cheque.

(ii) Mode of payment or disbursement of

funds from the Society’s account may be

through cheque, demand draft, money

order, or otherwise, as decided by the

financial rules.

30. Account and Audit.— a. The Society

shall maintain proper accounts and other

relevant records, and shall prepare annual

accounts comprising the Receipts and

Payment accounts, statement of liabilities in

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such form as may be prescribed by the

Registrar of Societies of the State Government

in accordance with the rules in force under

the State Societies Registration Act, subject

to the conditions that in respect of grants

from the Central Government, directions of

the Central Government shall be adhered to.

b. The accounts of the Society shall be

audited annually by a Chartered Accountant,

and in accordance with the provisions of the

Society Registration Act.

c. The audited accounts shall be

communicated to the Governing Body of the

Society, which will submit a copy of the Audit

Report to the State Government.

d. The accounts of the Society shall also be

subject to the provisions of the Comptroller

and Auditor General (Duties, Powers and

Conditions of Service) Act, 1971, as amended

from time to time.

31. Annual Reports.— The Annual Report

on the working of the Society and the work

undertaken by it during the year together

with the Balance Sheet, Audited Account and

Auditor’s Report shall be prepared and

presented to the Executive Committee and

to the Governing Body of the Society each

year. After approval by the Society these shall

be submitted to the State Government.

32. Amendments.— a) Amendments to

these rules shall be effected by the Governing

Body of the Society, by a majority of not less

than half of the total members present and

voting. However, all amendments will be

applicable upon their registration under

Section 2(15), 12 & 13 and 80G of the income

Tax Act, 1961, as amended from time to time.

Further no amendment will be carried out

without the prior approval of the commission

of Income Tax. The bye-laws of the society

shall be repealed, altered or rescinded by

3/4th majority of the members present at the

Annual General Body Meeting and in

confirmation of Society Registration Act, 1860.

b) With the approval of the State

Government, the Society may alter, extend of

abridge the purpose for which it is

established, or amalgamate itself or the

Project either wholly or partly with any other

Society in accordance with the provisions of

the Societies Registration Act.

c) As and when there is any change in the

nomenclature of Minister, Departments, or

Institution(s) and Designation(s) such change

shall automatically stand incorporated in

these Rules.

d) The Society needs to be dissolved; it

shall be dissolved as per provisions laid down

in Chapter 20 of Societies Registration Act.

e) If, on the winding up or dissolution of

the Society, there shall remain, after the

satisfaction of all debts and liabilities, any

property whatsoever, the same shall not be

paid to, or distributed amongst the members

of the Society or any one of them, but shall

accrue to the State Government, which will

decide about its utilization.

33. The Department of Panchayat/Rural

Development, Government of Goa shall be the

Administrative Department of the State

Government for the Society and programmes

implemented by it.

34. Rules and Regulations.— Rules and

Regulations may provide for the following

matters;

Service matter pertaining to officers and

staff, including creation of posts, setting of

qualifications, selection procedure, service

conditions, pay and emoluments, discipline

and conduct rules, T.A. and D.A. rules, etc.

a. Important financial aspects including

formulation of budget, purchase procedures,

delegation of financial powers, investment of

funds, maintenance of accounts and audit,

etc., and

b. All such other matters as may be

necessary for the furtherance of the objects

and the proper administration of the affairs of

the Society.

Provided:

i. In the management structure, staff, which

may devolve permanent liability on the State

Government, shall not be appointed.

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ii. Till such time as the Society formulates

its own set of rules and regulation, decisions

by the President/Vice President/Executive

Committee in all such matters will be carried

out.

iv. Consideration of financial propriety and

prudence shall be kept in view.

35. Delegation of Administrative and

Financial Power.— a. The powers delegated

will be exercised as per the conditions/rules

laid down in the bye-laws.

b. The CEO will exercise all the powers

which head of the department of the State

Government enjoys.

c. The powers delegated to a lower

authority can be exercised by a higher

authority.

d. Further detailed regulations and

procedures will be laid down by specific work

groups/committees as may be constituted

under the provisions.

e. NRLM (GSRLM) being a Centrally

Funded Scheme, for the procedures regarding

incurring of expenditures and project

administration, the rules framed by MORD,

GOI will form the basis of all the activities.

36. Miscellaneous.— All the provisions of

State Societies Registration Act, shall apply

to the Society.

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Order

DRDA-N/Adm/9-9/2024-25/1485

Sanction of the Government is hereby

accorded for creation of new statistical posts

to be filled on deputation from the Goa

Common Statistical Cadre of Directorate of

Planning, Statistics and Evaluation in the

Department of Rural Development Agency,

Goa. The details of the following posts are

shown below:

Sr.

Designation of the Post

Pay Scale

No. of

No.

posts

created

Non-Ministerial

(Non-Lapsable Posts)

Statistical Officer

44900-142400

Level 7

Research Assistant

35400-112400

Level 6

Statistical Assistant

29200-92300

Level 5

Investigator

25500-81100

Level 4

Total

2. Approval of the High Level Empowered

Committee is conveyed vide letter No. DPSE/

/I/ADMN/CREATION/2019 dated 31-12-2019,

issued by the Directorate of Planning and

Statistics & Evaluation, Alto-Porvorim.

3. The expenditure on the creation of above

posts would be met from the Budget Head of

newly

created

Department

Rural

Development.

4. This issues with the approval of the High

Level Empowered Committee (H.L.E.C)

constituted with the approval of the Council

of Ministers in the XXth meeting held on

08-11-2017 vide Order No. 1/1/2017-

-Addl.Secy(PER) dated 22-11-2017 issued by

Department of Personnel.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

Gopal A. Parsekar, Project Director & ex

officio Addl. Secretary (RD).

Panaji, 1st October, 2024.

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