INDEX

Department

Type

Subject

Page No

Goa Legislature

Secretariat

Not.- LA/Admn/2025/532

Amendment of Recruitment Rules, 2025

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Personnel

Not.- 1/18/85-PER (P.F-I)

RRs.- Directorate of Animal Husbandry &

Veterinary Services

380

Tribal Welfare

Not.- DTW/5/VIDYA LAXMI/Schem

e/9/Amendment/2025-26/1273

Vidya Laxmi Scheme

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GOVERNMENT OF GOA

Goa Legislature Secretariat

Notification

In exercise of the powers conferred under Article 187 of the Constitution of India, the Governor of Goa,

after consultation with the Speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly is hereby pleased to make the following

rules relating to recruitment to the Group ‘C’ (Non-Gazetted) post in the Goa Legislature Secretariat.

1. Short Title.— These rules may be called the Goa Legislature Secretariat Group ‘C’ (Non-Gazetted)

Recruitment Rules, 2025.

2. Application.— These rules shall apply to the post specified in column 1 of the Schedule to these rules

(hereinafter called as the “said Schedule”).

LA/Admn/2025/532

Date: 03-Jun-2025

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

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3. Number, Classification and Pay Matrix Level.— The number of posts, classification of the said post

and the pay matrix level attached thereto shall be as specified in column 2 to 4 of the said Schedule.

4. Method of recruitment, age limit and Educational other qualification.— The method of recruitment to

the said post, age limit, qualification and the other matters connected therewith shall be as specified in column

5 to 13 of the aforesaid Schedule.

5. Disqualification.— No person (1) who has entered into or contracted a marriage with a person having a

spouse living; or (2) who, having a spouse living has entered into or contracted a marriage with any person,

shall be eligible for appointment to the service, provided that the Government may, if satisfied that such

marriage is permissible under the personal law applicable to such person and other party to the marriage and

that there are other grounds for so doing, exempt any person from the operation of this rule.

6. Power to relax.— Where the Board is of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient so to do, it may

by order, for reasons to be recorded in writing, relax any of the provisions of these rules with respect to any

class or category of persons.

7. Savings.— Nothing in these rules shall affect reservations, relaxation of age limit and other

concessions required to be provided for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and other special categories of

persons in accordance with the orders issued by the Government from time to time in this regard.

8. These rules will come into force with immediate effect.

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

Sd/- Namrata Ulman, Secretary, Legislature, Assembly Complex, Porvorim-Goa.

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Department of Personnel

Notification

In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 of the Constitution of India and in

supersession of the recruitment rules for the posts of Veterinary Assistant and Agricultural Assistant as notified

vide the Government Notification dated 08-07-1966, published in the Official Gazette, Series I No. 20 dated

18-08-1966, the Governor of Goa hereby makes the following rules to regulate the recruitment to the Group

‘C’, Non-Gazetted, Non-Ministerial posts, in the Directorate of Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services,

Government of Goa, namely:—

1. Short title, application and commencement.— (1) These rules may be called the Government of Goa,

Directorate of Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services, Group ‘C’, Non-Gazetted, Non-Ministerial posts,

Recruitment Rules, 2025.

(2) They shall apply to the posts specified in column (2) of the Schedule to these rules (hereinafter called

as the “said Schedule”).

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

2. Number, classification and level in the pay matrix.— The number of posts, classification of the said

posts and level in the pay matrix attached thereto shall be as specified in columns (3) to (5) of the said

Schedule:

Provided that the Government may vary the number of posts as specified in column (3) of the said

Schedule from time to time subject to exigencies of work.

3. Method of recruitment, age limit and other qualifications.— The method of recruitment to the said

posts, age limit, qualifications and other matters connected therewith shall be as specified in columns (6) to

(14) of the said Schedule.

4. Disqualification.— No person who has entered into or contracted a marriage with a person having a

spouse living or who, having a spouse living, has entered into or contracted a marriage with any person, shall

be eligible for appointment to the service:

Provided that the Government may, if satisfied that such marriage is permissible under the personal law

applicable to such person and the other party to the marriage and that there are other grounds for so doing,

exempt any person from the operation of this rule.

5. Power to relax.— Where, the Government is of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient so to do, it

may, by order, for reasons to be recorded in writing, relax any of the provisions of these rules with respect to

any class or category of persons.

6. Saving.— Nothing in these rules shall affect reservation, relaxation of age limit and other concessions

required to be provided for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, Ex-servicemen and

other special categories of persons in accordance with the orders issued by the Government from time to time

in that regard.

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

Raghuraj A. Faldesai, Under Secretary (Personnel-I).

1/18/85-PER (P.F-I)

Date: 16-Jun-2025

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Department of Tribal Welfare

Directorate of Tribal Welfare

Notification

Whereas, the Government has notified Vidya Laxmi Scheme vide Notification No. 1/13/2010-11/ADMN/TW

dated 07-01-2011, Notification No. DTW/5/KAN-DHAN/Scheme/9/Amendment/2014-15/8265 dated 22-01-2015,

Notification No. DTW/5/Vidya-Laxmi/Scheme/9/Amendment/2018-19/252 dated 17-04-2018 and Notification

No. DTW/5/Vidya-Laxmi/Scheme/9/Amendment/2018-19/669 dated 22-05-2020.

And whereas, the Government desires to amend the Vidya Laxmi Scheme.

Therefore, above Scheme is amended and may be read as under:

1. Objective:

The objective of Scheme “Vidya Laxmi” is to promote education among the girl children belonging to

Scheduled Tribe Communities and further to assist these weaker sections of the society to pursue higher

education.

2. Target Group:

All the girl children of the families notified as ST under Constitutional Order and whose annual income

does not exceeds Rs. 5,00,000/- per annum.

3. Eligibility:

a) Applicant should be a girl child belonging to ST community in Goa.

b) The girl child who has passed regular full-time 12th Standard examination within three attempts in

any stream (Science/Arts/Commerce/Vocational) is eligible.

c) The Girl child who has completed trade courses of 02 years and above duration in Industrial

Training Institute (whether Government or Private) affiliated to Directorate General of Training,

New Delhi, whose eligibility is SSCE or equivalent examination within three attempts.

d) Family Income should not exceed Rs. 5.00 lakhs per annum.

e) Student who has passed 10^th Standard examination on or before academic year 2023-24 are

ineligible to apply under the revised scheme.

4. Financial Assistance:

An amount of Rs. 30,000/- shall be provided through Direct Benefit Transfer to the eligible beneficiary.

5. Mode of application:

The applications for the scholarship under the scheme shall be applied online in the prescribed form.

Application complete in all respects, shall be submitted on the portal after registration by the applicants.

Following documents shall be uploaded on the online portal while submitting the application.

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Passport size Photograph.

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Scheduled Tribe Certificate issued by the Competent Authority.

DTW/5/VIDYA LAXMI/Scheme/9/Amendment/2025-26/1273

Date: 12-Jun-2025

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Income Certificate issued by Competent Authority.

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10^th Standard and 12^th Standard marksheet/of ITI passing certificate whichever is relevant.

•

Aadhaar seeded Bank Account Pass Book.

•

Aadhaar Card.

The application shall be submitted within six months from the date of passing of the Higher Secondary

School examination/Trade course of ITI. Directorate of Tribal Welfare shall sanction and disburse the benefit

to the beneficiaries within 6 months for the date of receipt of application.

6. Sanctioning Authority:

Director, Tribal Welfare shall sanction the amount of benefit under the scheme.

7. Monitoring of the scheme:

All issues related to eligibility, operationalization of the scheme or situation not envisaged at the time of

formulation of the scheme, would be resolved by the monitoring committee, whose decision will be final.

The Monitoring Committee is consisting of:—

1. Secretary, Tribal Welfare

— Chairman

2. Joint Secretary, Finance

— Member

3. Director, Higher Education

— Member

4. Director, Skill Development & Entrepreneurship

— Member

5. Director, Tribal Welfare

— Member Secretary

8. Relaxation of the provision of the Scheme:

The Government shall be empowered to relax the clauses or conditions of the scheme if a genuine

requirement arises.

9. Evaluation:

The scheme shall be valid for 05 years from the date of publication in the Official Gazette.

This amendment shall come in to force with effect from the financial year 2025-26.

This is issues with the administrative approval of the Government vide U.O. No. 9108/F dated 18-02-2025

and Concurrence of the Finance (Exp) Department vide U.O. No. 1400107328 dated 01-06-2025.

By order and in the name of Governor of Goa.

Dipak S. Desai, Director & ex officio Jt. Secretary (Tribal Welfare).

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