Panaji, 13th February, 2025 (Magha 24, 1946)

SERIES I No. 46

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

RNI No. GOAENG/2002/6410

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

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1955

INDEX

Department

Not./Corri./Ord./Proc.

Subject

Pages

Agriculture

Not.- 3/Crops & PP/80/3/

Extension of validity of scheme.

1955

/SSSKL/2024-25/D.Agri/1255

Goa Legislature

LA/LEGN/2025/2865

The Goa Appropriation Bill, 2025.

1956

Secretariat

Industries

Ord.- 3/16/2024-IND/33

Declaration of area to be an Investment

1958

Promotion area.

Mines

Ord.- 01/40/2024/Adm/Mines/

Creation of posts.

1960

/3314

Official Language

Not.- 4/19/2016/DOL/Cert.

Goa Konkani Akademi to be the competent

1961

Kon./1249

authority for the purpose of issuance of

Certificate of knowledge of Konkani.

Public Health

Not.- 5/29/2021-IV/PHD/134

The Goa (Appointment to the posts of Senior

1961

Resident in Goa Dental College) Rules, 2024.

Women & Child

Not.- 2-1761-SHW-2023-DW

Amendment of Scheme for Shelter Homes for

1962

Development

&CD/8278

Women (SHW).

NOTE

There is an Extraordinary issue to the Official Gazette, Series I No. 45 dated 6-2-2025, namely, Extraordinary dated 7-02-2025

from pages 1943 to 1954, Department of Finance, Notifications regarding framing of Lottery Scheme.

GOVERNMENT OF GOA

Department of Agriculture

Directorate of Agriculture

–––

Notification

3/Crops & PP/80/3/SSSKL/2024-25/

/D.Agri/1255

Ref.: 1) Notification No. 3/Crops & PP/80/

/3/SSSKL/2020-21/D.Agri/594 dated

30th November, 2020 and published

in Official Gazette, Series I No. 37

dated 10th December, 2020.

2) Notification No. 3/Crops & PP/80/

/3/SSSKL/2023-24/D.Agri/406 dated

19th July, 2023 and published in

Official Gazette, Series I No. 17

dated 27th July, 2023.

Government is pleased to extend the

Scheme “Financial assistance to the Sanjivani

Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Ltd.” for period

up to 31-03-2025 as per the Notification

referred at Sr. No. 1.

This issues with approval of the

Government and the concurrence of the

OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA

SERIES I No. 46

13TH FEBRUARY, 2025

1956

Finance Department under their U. O.

No. 1400093264 dated 03-02-2025.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

Sandeep Fol Dessai, Director of Agriculture

& ex officio Jt. Secretary.

Tonca-Caranzalem, 7th February, 2025.

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Goa Legislature Secretariat

___

LA/LEGN/2025/2865

The following bill which was introduced

in the Legislative Assembly of the State of

Goa on 7th February, 2025 is hereby published

for general information in pursuance of

Rule-138 of the Rules of Procedure and

Conduct of Business of the Goa Legislative

Assembly.

The Goa Appropriation Bill, 2025

(Bill No. 1 of 2025)

BILL

to authorise payment and appropriation of

certain further sums from and out of the

Consolidated Fund of the State of Goa for

the services and purposes of the financial

year 2024-25.

Be it enacted by the Legislative Assembly

of Goa in the Seventy-sixth Year of the

Republic of India, as follows:—

1. Short title.— This Act may be called the

Goa Appropriation Act, 2025.

2. Issue of Rs. 1039,42,16,000/- out of the

Consolidated Fund of the State of Goa for

the financial year 2024-25.— From and out

of the Consolidated Fund of the State of Goa,

there may be paid and applied sums not

exceeding those specified in column (5) of

the Schedule hereto amounting in the

aggregate to the sums of one thousand thirty

nine crore forty two lakh sixteen thousand

rupees towards defraying the several charges

which will come in the course of payment

during the financial year 2024-25 in respect

of the services and for purposes specified in

column (2) of the said Schedule.

3. Appropriation.— The sums authorised

to be paid and applied from and out of the

Consolidated Fund of the State of Goa under

this Act, shall be appropriated for the services

and purposes expressed in the said Schedule

to this Act in relation to the said financial

year.

SCHEDULE

(See sections 2 and 3)

Sums not exceeding

Demand

Voted by

Charged on the

Total

No.

Titles of Demand

Assembly

Consolidated Fund

of the State of Goa

Legislature Secretariat

0.00

43.72

General Administration and

500.04

—

500.04

Coordination

Debt Services (Charged)

0.01

10500.01

10500.02

Excise

0.06

—

0.06

Commercial Taxes

0.01

—

0.01

Transport

0.02

—

0.02

Police

200.39

—

200.39

Jails

0.06

—

0.06

(Rs in lakhs)

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA

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13TH FEBRUARY, 2025

1957

Industries, Trade and Commerce

3303.00

—

3303.00

Public Works Department

15000.01

—

15000.01

Vigilance

0.02

—

0.02

Home

0.12

—

0.12

Environment

0.02

—

0.02

Home Guards and Civil Defence

0.01

—

0.01

Public Grievances

40.00

—

40.00

Panchayats

0.01

—

0.01

Revenue

0.02

—

0.02

School Education

0.17

—

0.17

Government Polytechinc, Bicholim

96.14

—

96.14

Sports and Youth Affairs

5305.02

—

5305.02

Art and Culture

530.04

—

530.04

Department of Archives

0.42

—

0.42

Goa Medical College

0.01

—

0.01

Health Services

0.02

—

0.02

Municipal Administration

4206.03

—

4206.03

Information and Publicity

1466.00

—

1466.00

Women and Child Development

4754.99

—

4754.99

Skill Development and

300.01

—

300.01

Entrepreneurship

Law

0.03

—

0.03

Agriculture

568.20

—

568.20

Animal Husbandry and

0.03

—

0.03

Veterinary Services

Ports Administration

0.01

—

0.01

Forests

1161.51

—

1161.51

Handicraft, Textile and Coir

0.19

—

0.19

Civil Supplies

0.02

—

0.02

Co-operation

0.02

—

0.02

Science and Technology

0.01

—

0.01

Water Resources

10250.00

—

10250.00

Electricity

37500.00

—

37500.00

River Navigation

190.00

—

190.00

Tourism

8000.00

—

8000.00

Goa Gazetteer

19.40

—

19.40

Department of Tribal Welfare

0.03

—

0.03

Information Technology

0.02

—

0.02

Department of Rural

6.27

—

6.27

Development

Department of Empowerment of

0.04

—

0.04

Persons with Disabilities

TOTAL

93398.43

10543.73

103942.16

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA

SERIES I No. 46

13TH FEBRUARY, 2025

1958

Statement of Objects and Reasons

The Supplementary Demands for Grants

for the year 2024-2025 (Second Batch) was

presented to the Legislative Assembly. This

Bill is introduced in pursuance of Article 204

read with Article 205 of the Constitution of

India to provide for appropriation of certain

further sums from and out of the Consoli-

dated Fund of the State of Goa, to meet the

expenditure on certain services, granted by

the Legislative Assembly for those services,

during the financial year 2024-2025.

DR. PRAMOD SAWANT

Porvorim, Goa.

Finance Minister/

7th February, 2025.

/Chief Minister.

Assembly Hall,

NAMRATA ULMAN

Porvorim, Goa.

Secretary to the Legislative

7th February, 2025.

Assembly of Goa.

_______

Governor’s Recommendation under Article

207 of the Constitution of India

In pursuance of Article 207 of the

Constitution of India, I, P. S. Sreedharan Pillai,

the Governor of Goa, hereby recommend the

introduction and consideration of the Goa

Appropriation Bill, 2025 by the Legislative

Assembly of Goa.

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Department of Industries

–––

Notification

3/16/2024-IND/33

Whereas, the Goa Investment Promotion

and Facilitation Board (hereinafter referred to

as “the Board”) received an application dated

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

Peace University for setting up of a Private

University to offer wide range of courses on

Engineering, Marine Engineering, Medical

Science,

Management

Studies,

Arts,

Journalism, Public Policy, etc. in the areas as

specified in the Schedules hereto (hereinafter

referred to as the “said area”) which is leased

from the Communidade of Thivim (hereinafter

referred to as the “said Project”);

And whereas, the Board granted in-principle

approval for the said Project and recommended

to the Government to declare the said area

to be an Investment Promotion Area;

And whereas, the Government accepted

the said recommendation of the Board and

vide Proclamation No. 3/16/2024-IND/252

dated 22-08-2024, published in the Official

Gazette, Series I No. 22 dated 29-08-2024 and

in local newspaper viz. “Tarun Bharat” and

“The Navhind Times” dated 04-10-2024

(hereinafter referred to as the “said

Proclamation”) the Government proposed

to,—

(a) declare the said area to be an

Investment Promotion Area in terms of clause

(a) of sub-section (1) of Section 42 of the Goa

Investment Promotion and Facilitation of

Single Window Clearance Act, 2021 (Goa Act

19 of 2021) (hereinafter referred to as the “said

Act”);

(b) appoint the Chief Executive Officer, Goa

Investment Promotion and Facilitation Board,

for the purpose of the assessment and

recovery of house tax, other taxes, fees and

all other types of dues as per the provisions

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

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

law relating to local authorities providing for

control or erection of buildings, levy and

collection of taxes, fees and other dues to the

local authority which is in force in the said

area shall cease to apply and thereupon such

provisions shall cease to apply thereof and

that the Municipal Corporation or the

Municipality or the Village Panchayat which

were receiving house tax, other taxes or fees

from the occupants in the said area under

their respective laws, shall be compensated

by the Government to the extent of the last

financial year’s collection of such house tax,

other taxes or fees for a period of five years

OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA

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13TH FEBRUARY, 2025

1959

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

Section 42 of the said Act;

(d) authorize the Chief Executive Officer of

the Board for the purpose of exercising all

the powers, such as, levy and collection of

taxes, fees and other dues in respect of local

authorities which are in force in the said area,

in term of clauses (b) and (d) of sub-section (1)

of Section 42 of the said Act. House tax, other

taxes, fees and all other types of dues so

collected by the Chief Executive Officer of

the Board in respect of said area, shall be

deposited with the Government immediately

by the Chief Executive Officer of the Board

after such collection under Budget Head:-

0851 — Village and Small Industries;

00 — .....;

101 — Industrial Estates;

03-00 — Goa Investment Promotion Board—

Conversion Sanad Fees;

04-00 — Goa Investment Promotion Board—

Infrastructure Tax;

05-00 — Goa Investment Promotion Board—

House Tax; and

(e) authorize the Planning, Development

and Construction Committee appointed under

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

for exercising all the powers, such as control

or erection of building, etc.

(hereinafter collectively called the “said

proposal”) and invited all persons who

entertain any objections to the said proposal

to submit the same in writing with reasons

therefor to the Director of Industries, Trade

and Commerce, Government of Goa, Panaji,

Goa, within a period of one month from the

date of publication of said Proclamation in

the Official Gazette;

And whereas, the said Official Gazette was

made available to the public on 29-08-2024;

And whereas, objections received in this

regard have been considered by the

Government under sub-section (3) of Section 42

of the said Act and the Government is of

the opinion that the said objections are

insufficient and invalid.

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers

conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 42 of

the Goa Investment Promotion and Facilitation

of Single Window Clearance Act, 2021 (Goa

Act 19 of 2021), the Government of Goa

hereby,—

(a) declares whole of the said area as

specified in the Schedules hereto to be an

Investment Promotion Area;

(b) appoints the Chief Executive Officer

of the Board for the purpose of the

assessment and recovery of house tax,

other taxes, fees and all other types of dues

imposed as per the provisions of law in

force;

State law relating to local authorities

providing for control or erection of

buildings, levy and collection of taxes, fees

and other dues to the local authority which

is in force in the said area shall cease to

apply and that the Municipal Corporation

or the Municipal Council or the Village

Panchayat which were receiving house tax,

other taxes or fees from the occupants in

the said area under their respective laws,

shall be compensated by the Government

to the extent of the last financial year’s

collection of such house tax, other taxes or

fees for a period of five years;

(d) authorizes the Chief Executive Officer

of the Board for the purpose of exercising

all the powers, such as levy and collection

of taxes, fees and other dues in respect of

local authorities which are in force in the

said area. House tax, other taxes, fees and

all other types of dues so collected in

respect of said area, shall be deposited

with the Government immediately by the

Chief Executive Officer of the Board after

such collection under the Budget Head:-

0851 — Village and Small Industries;

00 — .....;

101 — Industrial Estates;

OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA

SERIES I No. 46

13TH FEBRUARY, 2025

1960

03-00 — Goa Investment Promotion Board—

Conversion Sanad Fees;

04-00 — Goa Investment Promotion Board—

Infrastructure Tax;

05-00 — Goa Investment Promotion Board—

House Tax; and

(e) authorizes the Planning, Development

and Construction Committee appointed under

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

for exercising all the powers, such as control

or erection of building, etc. in the said area.

SCHEDULE

(a) Area

: 2,00,000 sq. mts.

(b) Village

: Thivim

: Bardez

(d) Survey No.

: 88/1(part)

(e) Field

: -

(f)

Boundaries :

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

84/0 and 85/12.

South : By remaining part of Survey

No. 88/1.

East

: By 10 mtrs., Village Road.

West

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

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

91/14.

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.

Amalia O. F. Pinto, Under Secretary

(Industries).

Porvorim, 05th February, 2025.

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Department of Mines

Directorate of Mines & Geology

–––

Order

01/40/2024/Adm/Mines/3314

Sanction is hereby accorded of the

Government for creation of following regular

posts in the Directorate of Mines & Geology

as per the details shown below:

Sr.

Name of the

No. of

Group

Pay Level

No.

post

posts

(Pre-revised)

Project Officer

(Rs. 9300-34800)

Level-08

Surveying Officer

(Rs. 9300-34800)

Level-07

Legal Officer

(Rs. 9300-34800)

Level-07

Junior Legal

(Rs. 9300-34800)

Officer

Level-6

Junior Mining

(Rs. 9300-34800)

Engineer

Level-6

The expenditure on pay & allowance shall

be debited from the following Budget Head:

Demand No. 83.

2853 — Non ferrous Mining & Metallurgical

Industries;

02 — Regulation & Development of

Mines;

001 — Direction & Administration;

01 — Mines Development (NP);

01 — Salaries.

This issues with the approval of

Administrative Reforms Department vide

U. O. No. 5725/F dated 11-11-2024, Department

of Personnel vide U. O. No. 6518/F dated

22-11-2024 and Department of Finance vide

U. O. No. 1400104992 dated 23-01-2025 and

Cabinet approval in LXIInd at item No. 26

dated 29-01-2025.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

Narayan M. Gad, Director/ex officio Joint

Secretary.

Panaji, 7th February, 2025.

OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA

SERIES I No. 46

13TH FEBRUARY, 2025

1961

Department of Official Language

Directorate of Official Language

–––

Notification

4/19/2016/DOL/Cert.Kon./1249

Sanction of the Government is hereby

conveyed to authorize “Goa Konkani

Akademi” established by Government of Goa

under Societies Registration Act, 1860 to be

the competent authority for the purpose of

issuance of certificate of knowledge of Konkani

to prospective candidate/s applying for job/

/engagement in the Departments under the

Central Government. Government has not

authorized any other agency other than Goa

Konkani Akademi to issue certificate of

“Knowledge of Konkani”.

This issues with approval of Government

vide U. O. No. 424/N dated 06-02-2025.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

Prashant P. Shirodkar, Director, Official

Language and ex officio Joint Secretary.

Panaji, 6th February, 2025.

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Department of Public Health

–––

Notification

5/29/2021-IV/PHD/134

The Government of Goa is hereby pleased

to make the following rules (“Appointment to

the posts of Senior Resident in the Goa Dental

College and Hospital”), namely:—

1. Short title and commencement.— (a) These

rules may be called the Goa (Appointment to

the posts of Senior Resident in Goa Dental

College) Rules, 2024.

(b) They shall apply to all appointments of

Senior Residents in the Goa Dental College

and Hospital.

of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. Applications for the posts of Senior

Residents shall be invited by advertisement

as and when any vacancy arises.

3. The Departmental Selection Committee.—

There shall be a Departmental Selection

Committee consisting of the following officers,

namely:—

i) Dean, Goa Dental College - Chairperson.

ii) Head of the Department - Member.

in the concerned Specialty

iii) Under Secretary (Health-II),- Member.

Public Health Department

4. Eligibility for the post of Senior

Resident.—

a) Essential:

Every candidate applying for the post of

Senior Resident shall possess:

i) BDS Degree.

ii) MDS Degree in the concerned

Specialty.

iii) Registered with Goa State Dental

Council/Any other State Dental Council.

iv) Knowledge of Konkani.

b) Desirable:

i) Knowledge of Marathi.

5. Preferences:— While selecting candidates

for appointment to the post of Senior

Residents, preference shall be given in the

following order:—

a) Candidates who have graduated from

the Goa Dental College and Hospital (Under

Graduate & Post Graduate) and have

satisfactorily completed Bond service at

Goa Dental College and Hospital. If such

candidates are not available then;

b) Candidates who have graduated from

recognized Colleges other than the Goa

Dental College and Hospital but who have

done the Post Graduation in the Goa Dental

College and Hospital. If such candidates

are not available, then;

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13TH FEBRUARY, 2025

1962

c) Candidates who have graduated from

the Goa Dental College and Hospital but

have done the Post Graduation in a

recognized college other than the Goa

Dental College and Hospital. If such

candidates are not available, then;

d) Candidates who have graduated and

obtained Post Graduation from recognized

college other than the Goa Dental College

and Hospital.

6. General Conditions.— a) The tenure of

Senior Residents will be for a period of 3 years

and they will be treated as temporary

Government Servants (Group ‘C’) and

governed by the C.C.S. (Temporary Service)

Rules, 1965;

b) Ordinarily, no extension beyond the

tenure period of 3 years shall be granted to

the Senior Resident. However, under special

circumstances, the appointing authority may

consider grant of extension for a period of

one month at a time subject to a maximum of

3 months or till alternate arrangement is made

to fill the post, whichever is earlier;

c) The appointment shall be subject to

medical fitness to be certified by the

Authorised Medical Officer.

d) The selected Senior Resident will be

eligible for emoluments as sanctioned by

Government from time to time.

e) The official shall be entitled for the

following types of leave only, namely, Earned

leave 15 days for every six months, Commuted

leave 10 days for every six months, Casual

leave 8 days per year, as admissible under

CCS (Leave) Rules, 1972.

f) The female Senior Resident may be

granted paid Maternity Leave for a maximum

period of 180 days. The period of Maternity

Leave cannot be compensated after the

tenure of the post.

g) The male Senior Resident shall be

eligible for 15 days Paternity Leave.

h) The official shall not be entitled to the

benefit of Contributory Provident Fund (CPF)

and for any other additional benefits which

are applicable/admissible to the Government

servants, such as vacation, LTC and

Encashment of Earned Leave.

i) If any false information comes to notice

at any time during the service of Senior

Resident, his/her services would be liable to

be terminated.

j) Candidates who have completed 3 years

of senior residency are not eligible for re-

appointment.

k) The age limit should not exceed 45

years.

7. The eligible candidates will be called for

an Oral interview and shall not be entitled

for any TA/DA for appearing for the interview.

8. Agreement.— The selected candidates

shall be allowed to join subject to a written

agreement with Goa Dental College and

Hospital to serve for a maximum period of 3

years.

By order and in the name of the

Governor of Goa.

Gautami S. Parmekar, Under Secretary

(Health-I).

Porvorim, 15th January, 2025.

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Department of Women & Child

Development

Directorate of Women & Child Development

–––

Notification

2-1761-SHW-2023-DW&CD/8278

The Scheme for Shelter Homes

for Women (SHW)

Read:- (1) Notification No. 2-105(17)-2006/

/DW&CD dated 21-09-2006.

(2) Amendment Notification No. 2-105

(17)-2006/DW&CD dated 22-03-2010.

(3) Amendment Notification No. 2-1761-

-SHW-2023-DW&CD/794 dated

14-05-2024.

OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA

SERIES I No. 46

13TH FEBRUARY, 2025

1963

The Government is pleased to amend the

Scheme Shelter Home for Women (SHW) 2006

as under:-

The scheme for SHW extends temporary

shelter and rehabilitation to those women

who have no social support systems due to

family problems, mental strains, social

ostracism, exploitation and other causes. It

creates a space for women to socially and

economically equip themselves to face the

challenges. The services extended in these

homes include medical care, psychiatric

treatment, case work services, occupational

therapy, education cum vocational training

recreational facilities, etc.

Objectives:—

• To provide temporary shelter and support

to women who have no family or social

support systems to rely on.

• To rehabilitate the women socially and

economically by provision of skill training,

counseling.

Implementing Agencies:— Non-Government

Voluntary Organization, registered under the

Registration of Societies Act, 1860, a public

Trust registered under any law for the time

being in force, local bodies, Government

bodies or other bodies as specified by the

Government.

Project Sanctioning Authority:— The

Secretary (Women & Child Dev.), Government

of Goa, after considering the proposal

submitted by the Director, Women & Child

Development may sanction the grant under

this Scheme.

Target Group/Beneficiaries:—

• Those who are being forced into

prostitution.

• Those who, as a result of family tension

or discord, are made to leave their homes

without any means of subsistence and have

no social protection from exploitation and/or

facing litigation on account of marital

disputes.

• Those who have been sexually assaulted

and are facing the problem of re-adjustment

in the family or society.

• Victims of mental maladjustment,

emotional disturbances and social ostracism.

• Woman who is subjected to any act of

domestic violence.

• Those who escape from their homes due

to family problems, mental/physical treatment

and counseling for their rehabilitation and

re-adjustment in family/society.

• Children accompanying the mother or

born in the Institution may be permitted to

stay in the Home only up to the age of 7

years, after which they may be transferred

to Children’s Institutions or provided foster

care facilities.

Pattern of Assistance:—

Item

Per month

Annual

(1)

(2)

(3)

A- Salary (Shelter Home Management)

(Amount in Rupees)

Women Protection Officer

16,000

1,92,000

Training and Rehabilitation Officer

10,000

1,20,000

Medical Doctor (Part time)

8,000

96,000

Counsellor (Full time)

12,000

1,44,000

Clerk (Typing, Accounting and store keeper)

6,000

72,000

Chowkidar/Peon (two persons per Home)

4,000 per person

96,000

Caregivers (3 persons per Home)

8,000 per person

2,88,000

Total

84,000

10,08,000

OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA

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13TH FEBRUARY, 2025

1964

(1)

(2)

(3)

B- Other Recurring

Office Contingencies

……

50,000

Medical Expenses

……

24,000

Maintenance of Residents

200

Depends on actual

per day per resident

No. of residents

(Depends on actual

No. of residents for

maximum 35 residents)

Rehabilitation Expenses

…

40,000

Rent #

12,000

1,44,000

Maintenance and dietary allowance @ Rs. 500/- per

500 per

Depends on actual

child, per month, if any (maximum 7 children)

child per month

No. of children

C- Non-recurring expenditure on Shelter Home to be released for every five years

Item

Per month

Annual

Assistance for office furniture, beds, bedding, machines

1,00,000

and other items of permanent use by the residents

Recreation & Development activities (TV, radio and

50,000

Indoor Games)

Total

1,50,000

Recurring grant will be released in two installments or at one time. Non-recurring grant

will be released for every five years.

For this scheme there will be a State Level Committee which will consist of:

(i)

Minister (Women & Child Development)

— Chairperson

(ii)

District Magistrate (North & South)

— Members

(iii)

Superintendent of Police (Crime)

— Member

(iv)

NGO implementing the Scheme

— Member

(v)

Chairperson/Sarpanch of Village Panchayat/Municipality

— Member

in whose jurisdiction the SHW is situated

(vi)

Chairperson of Goa State Commission for Women

— Member

(vii)

Director of Women & Child Development

— Member.

Tasks to be performed by this Committee are:— (i) To monitor and review the functioning

of these Homes;

(ii) To suggest steps for sustainable rehabilitation of the inmates and to review the measures;

(iii) To review the steps for the safety of inmates;

(iv) To review the facilities available to the inmates;

(v) To encourage community participation in these efforts; and

(vi) To link other schemes with these Homes.

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District Level Monitoring Committee:— For this scheme there will be a District Level Monitoring

Committee which will consist of:

District Programme Officer

— Chairperson

Chief Medical Officer

— Member

Police Inspector of respective jurisdiction

— Member

Representative of District Legal Service Authority, North Goa

— Member

Representative of the Municipal Corporations/Panchayati Raj

— Member

Institutions

Probation Officer, Dte. of Women & Child Development

— Member

Social Welfare Officer, Dte. of Women & Child Development

— Member

Secretary.

Tasks to be performed by this Committee are:— (i) To ensure smooth functioning of Shelter

Homes receiving grants under the scheme, identifying gaps and suggesting steps that would

lead to their better functioning.

(ii) The committee shall meet at least once in a quarter.

It should be ensured that at least two members of the District Level Monitoring Committee

shall be women. Each implementing agency will submit the Quarterly Progress Report (QPR)

of Shelter Home for Women, list of Rehabilitated Women and list of inmates etc. in the

prescribed format to the District Level Monitoring Committee.

Eligibility conditions:—

• The organization should have a properly constituted Managing Body with its powers,

duties and responsibilities clearly defined and laid down in written.

• The organization should have been registered under some enactment.

• The organization should have experience of working in the field of women and child

welfare or related area or should show evidence of competence to take up the proposed

scheme.

• Its financial position should be sound.

• It should have facilities resources, experience and personnel to initiate the scheme for

which assistance is sought.

• It should not be run for profit to any individual or body of individuals.

• Its services should be open to all without distinction of caste, religion or language.

Other conditions:—

• The organization shall utilize the grant for the purpose for which it is granted.

• The sanctioning authority may sanction the grant at one time or in installments depending

upon the credibility of the organization.

• The needy women including those affected by violence along with their children (girls

of all ages and boys upto 12 years of age) has to be referred to the State run One Stop Centers

(OSCs). The admissibility of any woman for shelter requirements (more than 5 days),

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arrangements will be made by OSCs in coordination with the Shelter Homes availing grant-

in-aid under the Shelter Home for Women Scheme, till the setting up of the Swadhar Greh

under Centrally Sponsored Mission Shakti Scheme. Once the Swadhar Greh is set up, OSCs

may decide regarding the admissibility of any woman for shelter requirements in Swadhar

Greh or Shelter Homes availing grant-in-aid under the Shelter Home for Women Scheme.

• The Home and its record shall be open for inspection to be conducted by the Government.

• Sanctioning of recurring grant subsequent year/installment depends upon the proper

utilization of grant sanctioned earlier.

• The organization will not receive a grant from any other source for the same purpose and

activity. However, there would be no objection if funds for the additional beneficiaries or

supportive services are obtained from some other source.

• The organization shall submit monthly reports of the No. of inmates (present on the 1st

of the month), No. of new inmates admitted, No. of inmates deceased, No. of inmates shifted

to hospitals, No. of inmates shifted to other shelter homes, No. of inmates taken by family or

relatives at their place, No. of inmates who have escaped (ran away) from the home and No.

of inmates released from the home alongwith the copy of the attendance register of the

inmates of the particular month.

Procedure for Applying:— Proposal in the prescribed application form should be submitted

for sanctioning grants under the scheme to:

The Director,

Directorate of Women & Child Development,

2nd Floor, Old Education Department Building,

18th June Road, Panaji, Goa.

Documents to be enclosed:— As in item 14 of the application form.

Inspection:— Inspection of the Shelter Home shall be conducted by the Social Welfare

Officer, Directorate of Women & Child Development, on submission of application complete in

all respects by the Shelter Home officials.

Application form for submitting proposal for sanction of grant

under the Scheme for Shelter Homes for Women

Part-I

(To be completed by the Applicant)

Name of the Institution/Organization:

_____________________

Objectives of the Institution/Organization:

_____________________

Brief history of the Institution/Organization and its

objectives and activities:

_____________________

Whether registered under Indian Societies Registration

Act (Act XXI of 1860):

_____________________

Whether located in its own/rented building:

_____________________

Whether the project is likely to be assisted by some

other official or non-official source (if so give details

thereof):

_____________________

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Justification for the project including its important

features which entitle it to Assistance under the

Scheme:

_____________________

Total estimated expenditure on the Shelter Home for

Women for one year:

(i)

Non-recurring-

Rs. __________________

(ii) Recurring-

Rs. __________________

(iii) Period for which recurring assistance is required-

Amount of grant requested, estimated expenditure:

(i)

Non-recurring-

Rs. __________________

(ii) Recurring-

Rs. __________________

(iii) Period for which recurring assistance is required-

10. Is accommodation available for running the Shelter

_____________________

Home for Women or temporary shelter is proposed to be

improvised? Proposed location of Shelter Home for

Women with full address:

11. Whether the institution is in a position to meet excess

_____________________

expenditure? If so, indicate the sources:

12. List of papers/statements to be attached:

(i) Prospectus or a note giving aims and objects of the

_____________________

Institution/Organization-

(ii) Constitution of the Institution/Organization-

_____________________

(iii) Constitution of the Board of Management with brief

_____________________

particulars of each members-

(iv) Latest available annual report, audited accounts for

_____________________

the last two years along with a copy of the certified

balance sheet for the previous year-

(v) A statement giving details (year, purpose, amount,

_____________________

etc.) of assistance/grant received during the last two

years from the Central/State Government Institutions

/N.G.O./foreign assistance including requests made

thereof to any of those or any other organization for

the project under consideration-

(vi) A statement giving item-wise and year-wise details of

_____________________

estimated recurring and non-recurring expenditure on

the proposed project-

(vii) List of additional papers, if any-

_____________________

(viii) Additional information, if any-

_____________________

(ix) Does the Institution/Organization work for profit to

_____________________

any individual or body of individual?

Signature of Secretary/President

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Part-II

(To be filled by the Social Welfare Officer in the Directorate of Women & Child Development)

Recommendations

The application from ______________________________________________________________ (institution/

/organization) is recommended with following comments:

That the undersigned has visited the institution/organization and a copy of the report is attached/

/has not visited the institution/organization.

II. That the institution/organization is recognized and/or registered (under Indian Societies

Registration Act, 1860) and the registration is valid.

III. That the application has been examined and that it is found to be covered under the scheme.

IV. That the scheme for which the application is being recommended is absolutely essential for

women and girls who have no social or family support.

V. That the work of the institution/organization has been reported (whether such reporting is necessary)

as satisfactory during the last two years.

VI. That the institution/organization is not run for profit to any individual or a body of individuals.

VII. That assistance has/has not been given by the State Government.

Signature of Social Welfare Officer

(Office Stamp)

This Notification shall come into force with effect from the date of its publication in the

Official Gazette.

This issues with approval of the Government vide No. 535 dated 25-01-2025 and concurrence

of the Finance (Exp.) Department vide U. O. No. 1400096502 dated 30-12-2024.

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

Manuel Barreto, Director & ex officio Joint Secretary (Women & Child Development).

Panaji, 6th February, 2025.

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