Reg. No. RNP/GOA/32/2024-2026
RNI No. GOAENG/2002/6410
Panaji, 31st July, 2025 (Sravana 9, 1947) SERIES I No. 18
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
INDEX
Department Type
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1. General Administration Not.- 13/16/2019-GAD-III/3214 Goa Departmental Examination for the 565
Officers in the Cadre of Section Officer in
the Secretariat, Rules, 2025.
2. Industries Not.- 3/7/2024-IND/166 Declaration of Investment Promotion Area 567
under Section 42 of the Goa Investment
Promotion and Facilitation of Single
Window Clearance Act, 2021.
3. Mines Ord.- 01/43/2023/Sup. Post/Adm/Min Creation of supernumerary post. 570
es/1448
4. Personnel Not.- 1/4/90-PER (PF. II) RRs.- Directorate of Food and Drugs 571
Administration.
5. Personnel Not.- 1/1/91-PER (P.F. II) RRs.- Directorate of Food and Drugs 575
Administration.
6. Personnel Not.- 10/1/77-PER(Part-II)/2339 Grant of Temporary Status to Daily Wage 579
Workers.
7. Personnel Not.- 1/3/2025-PER RRs.- Directorate of Mines and Geology. 582
8. Town and Country Ord.- 36/1/TCP/503/2024/Rates/(Part Charging of fees for proposals granted 586
Planning File)/1514 additional height and FAR.
9. Town and Country Corr.- 36/1/TCP/503/2024/Rates/(Par Corrigendum 586
Planning t File)/1552
GOVERNMENT OF GOA
Department of General Administration
Notification
13/16/2019-GAD-III/3214 Date: 23-Jul-2025 Whereas, the Recruitment Rules notified vide Notification No. 1/14/2020-PER dated 11-10-2023 for the post of Section Officer in the Secretariat (hereinafter called "the said Cadre") provides a period of two years as probation period for the officer in the Cadre.
Suggestions are welcomed on e-mail: [email protected] 565OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 18 31ST JULY, 2025 And whereas, the said Recruitment Rules further provides that lifting of probation of the officers in the said Cadre shall be subject to passing of Departmental examination during the said probation period, so as to ensure that they have basic knowledge of certain subjects for efficient discharge of their official duties.
Now, therefore, the Government of Goa is pleased to make the following rules, namely:—
1. Short title, applicability and commencement.— (1) These rules may be called Goa Departmental Examination for the Officers in the Cadre of Section Officer in the Secretariat, Rules, 2025.
(2) They shall apply to all officers on probation in the Cadre of Section Officer in the Secretariat.
(3) They shall come into force at once.
2. Training and departmental examination.— (1) Every probationer during the period of probation, shall undergo departmental training at the Goa Institute of Public Administration and Rural Development (GIPARD), for a minimum period of forty-five days.
(2) On successful completion of departmental training, every probationer shall pass a departmental examination to be conducted by the Goa Public Service Commission (GPSC).
3. Examination programme.— (1) The examination shall be held every six months.
(2) The date of examination shall be notified in the Official Gazette at least one month in advance.
(3) The syllabus for the examination shall be as per Annexure appended to these rules.
(4) Text books of the Acts and the Rules shall be allowed at the examination.
4. Eligibility for examination.— Every officer on probation after completion of departmental training shall be eligible to appear for examination.
5. Conduct of examination.— The Goa Public Service Commission shall conduct the examination as per the syllabus annexed to these rules.
6. Qualifying marks for examination.— An officer on probation securing a minimum of 45% of the maximum marks in each paper shall be declared to have successfully passed the departmental examination.
Provided where an officer on probation passes in one or more papers by securing the minimum marks prescribed in this rule but fails in one or more papers, he/she shall be exempted from further appearing for the examination in the paper in which he/she has so passed.
7. Exemption from examination.— An officer on probation who has attained the age of fifty five years shall be exempted from passing the departmental examinations. However, he/she shall compulsorily undergo the departmental training programme during the probation period.
8. Interpretation.— If any difficulty arises in interpretation of any of the provisions of these rules, the decision of the Government of Goa shall be final.
9. This issues with the concurrence of the Goa Public Service Commission conveyed vide letter No. COM/I/5/42(4)/2025/556 dated 14-07-2025.
By order and in the name of the Governor of Goa.
Shreyas Dsilva, Under Secretary (GA-I).
OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 18 31ST JULY, 2025ANNEXURE
Goa Institute of Public Administration & Rural Development
Tentative duration 45 days
Syllabus for the Departmental Training and Examination for Section Officers in the Secretariat.
Paper-I: General Studies (100 marks) Duration: 3 hours
Goan aspects of history, culture, society, current developments. Concept of democracy, administration and Government structure and working. Values and ethics in administration, Administrative Reforms, Introduction to the Constitution–3 organs of the Government and separation of powers.
Paper-II: Administration and Office Procedures (100 marks) Duration: 3 hours
Rules of Business in Government, Legislative terminologies and Procedures, Central Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, Service Matter–Recruitment Rules, Rosters, Promotion & DPCs, Seniority, FRSRs, Superannuation and NPS, Manual of Office Procedure–Noting, Drafting and Record Management.
Paper-III: Finance & Accounts (100 marks) Duration: 3 hours
Functioning of Finance Department, Accounts Department, Role of Treasury in financial management, Revenue and Expenditure concepts, Delegation of Financial Powers, The Goa Receipt & Payments Rules, differed types of Bills, GFR & Procurement, e-Tendering, Audit procedure in Government Departments/ Corporations/Autonomous, CAG, Public Accounts Committee.
Paper-IV: Management Skills & Governance (100 marks) Duration: 3 hours
Attitude & Behaviour, communication skills, leadership, supervision, team work, co-ordination, Important software, use of ICT tools.
Paper-V: Key Legislations (100 marks) Duration: 3 hours
The Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (Central Act No. 49 of 1988), The Right to Information Act, 2005 (Central Act No. 22 of 2005), The Goa (Right of Citizens to Time-Bound Delivery of Public Services) Act, 2013 (Goa Act 19 of 2013), The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (Central Act No. 14 of 2023), The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 (Central Act No. 49 of 2016), The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007 (Central Act No. 56 of 2007), any other current Legislation. ..................................................................................
Department of Industries
Notification
3/7/2024-IND/166 Date: 22-Jul-2025
Whereas, the Goa Investment Promotion and Facilitation Board (hereinafter referred to as "the Board") received an application dated 18-04-2016 and 20-06-2023 from M/s Spark Healthline Private Limited for setting up of a 5-Star and 4-Star Hotel, multilevel car parking in individual buildings of the hotels with 3 levels OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 18 31ST JULY, 2025 of car parking and landscaping illumination and approach road to the activities and facilities in the areas as specified in the Schedules hereto (hereinafter referred to as the "said area") which is it's privately owned land 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. 3/7/2024-IND/164 dated 11-06-2024, published in the Official Gazette, Series I No. 12 dated 20-06-2024 and in local newspaper viz "Gomantak", "Bhaangarbhuin and "The Goan Everyday" dated 14-06-2024 (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;
(c) declare that the provisions of any 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 thereupon such provisions shall cease to apply thereof and that the Municipal Corporation or the Municipality or the Village Panchayat which were receiving house tax, other taxes or fees from the occupants in the said area under their respective laws, shall be compensated by the Government to the extent of the last financial year's collection of such house tax, other taxes or fees for a period of five years in terms of clause (c) of sub-section (1) of Section 42 of the said Act;
(d) authorize the Chief Executive Officer 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 terms 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 the 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 OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 18 31ST JULY, 2025 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 20-06-2024;
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;
(c) declares that the provisions of any 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;
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 : 31,280 sq. mtrs. (b) Village : Reis Magos (c) Taluka : Bardez (d) Survey No. : 95/1-A (part)OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 18 31ST JULY, 2025
(e) Field : --
(f) Boundaries :
North : By road to Verem,
South : By river Mandovi,
East : By property surveyed under No. 94/0,
West : By property surveyed under No. 95/1-C.
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).
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Department of Mines
Directorate of Mines and Geology
Order
01/43/2023/Sup. Post/Adm/Mines/1448 Date: 29-Jul-2025
Sanction of the Government is hereby accorded for creation of one supernumerary post of Assistant Geologist subsequently re-designated as Geologist in the Pay Scale of Rs. 9300-34800 Level-6 in the Directorate of Mines and Geology for the period from 18-03-2016 to 12-06-2020.
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);
00 — General;
01 — Salaries.
This issues with the approval of Administrative Reform Department vide U.O. No. 10449/F dated 28-03-2025, Department of Personnel vide U.O. No. 1227/F dated 07-05-2025, concurrence of Finance (R & C) Department vide U.O No. 1400109021 dated 21-06-2025 and Cabinet approval at item No. 10 in its XLLVth meeting dated 21-07-2025.
By order and in the name of the Governor of Goa.
Narayan M. Gad, Director/ex officio Joint Secretary.
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OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 18 31ST JULY, 2025Department of Personnel
Notification
1/4/90-PER (PF. II) Date: 24-Jul-2025 In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 of the Constitution of India and in supersession of the existing recruitment rules for the post of Senior Scientific Officer (Drugs), notified vide Government Notification No. 1/1/91-PER (Pt. File. III) dated 15-05-2007, published in the Official Gazette, Series I No. 8 dated 24-05-2007, the Governor of Goa hereby makes the following rules to regulate the recruitment to the Group 'A', Gazetted, Non-Ministerial post, in the Directorate of Food and Drugs Administration, Government of Goa, namely:—
1. Short title, application and commencement.— (1) These rules may be called the Government of Goa, in the Directorate of Food and Drugs Administration, Group 'A', Gazetted, Non-Ministerial post, Recruitment Rules, 2025.
(2) They shall apply to the post specified in column (1) of the Schedule to these rules (hereinafter called as the "said Schedule").
(3) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Number, classification and the level in the pay matrix.— The number of posts, classification of the said post and level in the pay matrix attached thereto shall be as specified in columns (2) to (4) of the said Schedule:
Provided that the Government may vary the number of posts as specified in column (2) of the said Schedule from time to time subject to exigencies of work.
3. Method of recruitment, age limit and other qualifications.— The method of recruitment to the said post, age limit, qualifications and other matters connected therewith shall be as specified in columns (5) to (13) of the said Schedule.
4. Disqualification.— No person who has entered into or contracted a marriage with a Person having a spouse living or who, having a spouse living, has entered into or contracted a marriage with any person, shall be eligible for appointment to the service:
Provided that the Government may, if satisfied that such marriage is permissible under the personal law applicable to such person and the other party to the marriage and that there are other grounds for so doing, exempt any person from the operation of this rule.
5. Power to relax.— Where, the Government is of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient so to do, it may, by order, for reasons to be recorded in writing and in consultation with the Goa Public Service Commission, relax any of the provisions of these rules with respect to any class or category of persons.
6. Saving.— Nothing in these rules shall affect reservation, relaxation of age limit and other concessions required to be provided for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, Ex-servicemen and other special categories of persons in accordance with the orders issued by the Government from time to time in that regards.
These rules are issued in consultation with the Goa Public Service Commission conveyed vide its letter No. COM/II/13/56(1)/2005/472 dated 01-07-2025.
By order and in the name of the Governor of Goa.
Raghuraj A. Faldesai, Under Secretary (Personnel-I).
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OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 18 31ST JULY, 2025Notification
1/1/91-PER (P.F. II) Date: 24-Jul-2025
In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 of the Constitution of India, and in supersession of the existing recruitment rules for the post of Junior Scientific Officer (Drugs), notified vide Government Notification No. 1/15/2005-PER dated 17-04-2007, published in the Official Gazette, Series I No. 5 dated 03-05-2007, the Governor of Goa hereby makes the following rules to regulate the recruitment to the Group 'B', Gazetted, Non-Ministerial post, in the Directorate of Food and Drugs Administration, Government of Goa, namely:—
1. Short title, application and commencement.— (1) These rules may be called the Government of Goa, in the Directorate of Food and Drugs Administration, Group 'B', Gazetted, Non-Ministerial post, Recruitment Rules, 2025.
(2) They shall apply to the post specified in column (1) of the Schedule to these rules (hereinafter called as the "said Schedule").
(3) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Number, classification and the level in the pay matrix.— The number of posts, classification of the said post and level in the pay matrix attached thereto shall be as specified in columns (2) to (4) of the said Schedule:
Provided that the Government may vary the number of posts as specified in column (2) of the said Schedule from time to time subject to exigencies of work.
3. Method of recruitment, age limit and other qualifications.— The method of recruitment to the said post, age limit, qualifications and other matters connected therewith shall be as specified in columns (5) to (13) of the said Schedule.
4. Disqualification.— No person who has entered into or contracted a marriage with a Person having a spouse living or who, having a spouse living, has entered into or contracted a marriage with any person, shall be eligible for appointment to the service:
Provided that the Government may, if satisfied that such marriage is permissible under the personal law applicable to such person and the other party to the marriage and that there are other grounds for so doing, exempt any person from the operation of this rule.
5. Power to relax.— Where, the Government is of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient so to do, it may, by order, for reasons to be recorded in writing and in consultation with the Goa Public Service Commission, relax any of the provisions of these rules with respect to any class or category of persons.
6. Saving.— Nothing in these rules shall affect reservation, relaxation of age limit and other concessions required to be provided for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, Ex-servicemen and other special categories of persons in accordance with the orders issued by the Government from time to time in that regards.
These rules are issued in consultation with the Goa Public Service Commission conveyed vide its letter No. COM/II/13/56(2)/92/471 dated 01-07-2025.
By order and in the name of the Governor of Goa.
Raghuraj A. Faldesai, Under Secretary (Personnel-I).
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OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 18 31ST JULY, 2025Notification
10/1/77-PER(Part-II)/2339 Date: 25-Jul-2025
Sub.: Grant of Temporary Status to Daily Wage Workers.
The Government of Goa is hereby pleased to frame a Scheme to regulate the grant of temporary status to daily wage workers of various Government Departments/Corporations/Autonomous Bodies/Local Bodies of Government of Goa, as follows:
1. Short title, application and commencement.— (1) This Scheme shall be called the Daily Wages (Grant of Temporary Status) Scheme of Government of Goa, 2025.
(2) It shall be applicable to the daily wage workers currently employed in various Departments/ /Corporations/Autonomous Bodies/Local Bodies of Government of Goa.
(3) All the monetary benefits under this scheme shall be with prospective effect from 1st August 2025.
2. Temporary Status.— (i) Temporary Status shall be conferred on all daily wagers/NMR employees who are in employment and who have rendered a continuous service of at least seven years as on date of issue of this Notification, which means that they must have been engaged for a period of (7 x 240 days) or (7 x 206 days) in case of offices observing 5 days week.
(ii) The Head of Department shall be responsible for grant of temporary status to employees who after verification of eligibility criteria of the employees as per the conditions of this scheme shall issue an order granting temporary status to them.
(iii) Such conferment of temporary status would be without reference to the creation/availability of regular Group 'C' posts.
(iv) Conferment of temporary status to the daily wager would not involve any change in the duties and responsibilities. Such employee may be deployed anywhere within the department/office on the basis of availability of work.
(v) Such daily wagers who acquire temporary status shall not however, be brought on to the permanent establishment unless they are selected through regular selection process for Group 'C' posts.
3. Entitlement.— Temporary status shall entitle the daily wagers to the following benefits as per the categories and nature of work:
(i) Remuneration for the daily wagers shall be based on the nature of duties/roles in their respective organizations and shall be as follows:
| S/N | Duty | Gross Remuneration per month (in Rs.) | Employer EPF (in Rs.) | Employee EPF (in Rs.) | Net Pay per month (in Rs.) |
| 1. | Cleaner, Helper, Labourer, Guard Watchman, MTS and equivalent staff | Rs. 21,800 | Rs. 1,950 | Rs. 1,800 | Rs. 20,000 |
| 2. | LDC/Clerical Staff, Driver, Electrician, Wireman, Pump Operator, Mason, Painter, Welder, Plumber, Operator and equivalent staff | Rs. 26,800 | Rs. 1,950 | Rs. 1,800 | Rs. 25,000 |
Provided that in case of daily wage staff engaged in Urban Local Bodies, for whom currently Government pays Rs. 200 over and above the daily wages paid by the Urban Local Bodies, for such staff on grant of temporary status, Government will provide remuneration of Rs. 14,800 per month over and above the amount currently paid by respective Municipalities as daily wages. The gross remuneration in such cases shall be approximately Rs. 29,800 per month (depending on remuneration currently paid by respective Municipality) out of which statutory EPF Deductions of Rs. 1,950 and Rs. 1,800 shall be contributed as Employer and Employees' share, respectively, thus granting them a minimum net pay of Rs. 28,000 per month.
Further, after completion of one-year duration from the date of grant of temporary status (i.e. minimum 240 days or 206 days in case of offices observing 5 days week), the employee shall be granted an annual increment of 3% on the remuneration payable.
In case of an employee who has already completed seven years as on the date of notification of this scheme, his/her remuneration shall be fixed notionally as per table above from completion of seven years of service and increment at the rate of 3% per annum shall be granted for each completed years of service rendered. However, the monetary benefits shall be payable after this notional fixation from 1st August, 2025 only.
For Example: If a daily wage labourer has completed 7 years in the year 2020, his remuneration will be fixed at Rs. 20,000 notionally w.e.f 2020 and 05 increments at the rate of 3% per annum shall be granted to him since 2020 (i.e.05 years). This revised remuneration after notional fixation and increments shall be paid to him from 1st August 2025 without any arrears payable.
(ii) Leave entitlement: The staff granted with temporary status under this scheme shall be eligible for following kinds of leave with prospective effect:
| Sr. No | Nature and kind of leave | No. of days | Additional Specification |
| 1 | Casual Leave | 01 day on completion of every 15 days | No carry forward to next calendar year. |
| 2 | Sick Leave | 15 days per calendar year | Accumulated upto 60 days |
| 3 | Maternity Leave (female workers/employees) as per Maternity Benefit Act | 26 weeks for two-child birth. Miscarriage Leave: 6 weeks immediately following the day of Miscarriage | -- |
Such employees shall not be entitled to the benefits of encashment of leave on termination of service for any reason or on their quitting the service.
OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 18 31ST JULY, 2025(iii) Employees granted temporary status under the scheme shall be entitled to Productivity Linked Bonus/Ad-hoc bonus only at the rates as applicable to casual laborers.
(iv) No benefits other than those specified above shall be admissible to daily wagers with temporary status. However, if any additional benefits are at present admissible to daily wagers working in industrial establishment in view of the provisions of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (Central Act 14 of 1947), they shall continue to avail those benefits if found more advantageous.
(v) Despite conferment of temporary status, the services of daily wager may be dispensed with by giving a notice of one month in writing. A daily wager with temporary status may also quit service by giving a written notice of one month. The wages for the notice period shall be payable only for those days on which such casual worker is engaged on work.
(vi) A comprehensive department wise list of all daily wagers eligible for these concessions (containing all personal details of each worker) shall be maintained both at the level of Department/Corporations/ /Autonomous Bodies/Local Bodies as well as the respective administrative department and conferment of "temporary" status be done only as regards those who have completed seven years of service unless in the meantime they are selected to posts in regular establishment through the normal process.
(vii) An undertaking shall be taken from all the eligible employees that they shall seek no additional benefits from the Government once covered under this scheme and are willing to avail benefits as specified in this scheme.
4. Service Book and leave account shall be opened and maintained by each Department/ /Corporation/Autonomous Body/Local Body to monitor the benefits given now and that are likely accrue thereafter in respect of each such worker enjoying the temporary status.
5. Daily Wage Workers below 40 years of age who opt for such scheme shall compulsorily enroll themselves under Atal Pension Yojana and start contributions from the remuneration payable to them for their better future prospects. Further, all the employees under this scheme shall be mandatorily enrolled under Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana and Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana as per the eligibility of these schemes.
6. This is only one-time scheme applicable only for the daily wagers/NMR employees engaged by the Department/Corporation/Autonomous Body/Local Body of the Government and who are working currently as on the date of this notification in their respective organizations.
7. Henceforth, all the Departments/Corporations/Autonomous Bodies/Local Bodies shall not engage additional daily wagers/NMR staff in their organizations. All such engagement of additional daily wagers/NMR shall be considered as null and void. The requirement of daily wagers if any shall be compulsorily outsourced through Goa Human Resource Development Corporation.
By order and in the name of the Governor of Goa.
Durga Kinlekar, Under Secretary (Personnel-II).
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OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 18 31ST JULY, 2025Notification
1/3/2025-PER Date: 24-Jul-2025
In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to article 309 of the Constitution of India, the Governor of Goa hereby makes the following rules to regulate the recruitment to the Group 'C', Non- Gazetted, Non-Ministerial posts, in the Directorate of Mines & Geology, Government of Goa, namely:—
1. Short title, application and commencement.— (1) These rules may be called the Government of Goa, Directorate of Mines & Geology, 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 thereof 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).
OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 18 31ST JULY, 2025 OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 18 31ST JULY, 2025 OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 18 31ST JULY, 2025..................................................................................
OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 18 31ST JULY, 2025Department of Town and Country Planning
Order
36/1/TCP/503/2024/Rates/(Part File)/1514 Date: 23-Jul-2025 Sub:- Charging of fees for proposals granted additional height and FAR.
Whereas, the regulation 6.1.1. (2) of The Goa Land Development and Building Construction Regulations, 2010 enables the Government on recommendation of the Town and Country Planning Board to grant additional height and FAR to the proposals on case-to-case basis in consideration of the locational aspect, nature of development, use proposed, information available and on any such other criteria, if required.
And whereas, the Government has decided to levy fee of Rs. 1000.00 per sq. mt. of additional built-up- area proposed due to upward revision from the prescribed FAR and height from the date of commencement of the Goa Land Development and Building Construction (Amendment) Regulations, 2023 notified vide Notification No. 21/1/TCP/2021-23/Steering Committee/107 dated 9th August, 2023, published in the Official Gazette, Series I No. 18, Extraordinary No. 2 dated 9th August, 2023.
Now, therefore, in view of the above Government decision, fee amounting to Rs. 1000.00 per sq. mt. of additional built-up-area shall be levied by the concerned offices of TCP Department/PDAs before conveying the order as regards to granting additional height and FAR as envisaged under regulation 6.1.1. (2) of the Goa Land Development and Building Construction Regulations, 2010 with effect from the 9th day of August, 2023.
The fee levied for grant of additional height and FAR shall be debited to the following budget head:
0217 – Urban Development
06 – Other Urban Development Schemes
800 – Other Receipts
81 – Other Items
By order and in the name of the Governor of Goa.
Vertika Dagur, Chief Town Planner (Planning/Admn.) & ex officio Joint Secretary.
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Corrigendum
36/1/TCP/503/2024/Rates/(Part File)/1552 Date: 25-Jul-2025 Sub.:- Charging of fees for proposals granted additional height and FAR.
Ref.:- Order No. 36/1/TCP/503/2024/Rates/(Part File)/1514 dated 23-07-2025.
The last para of the above referred Order may be read as follows:
"The fee levied for grant of additional height and FAR shall be credited to the following budget head:" By order and in the name of the Governor of Goa.
Vertika Dagur, Chief Town Planner (Planning/Admn.) & ex officio Joint Secretary.
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