Reg. No. RNP/GOA/32/2024-2026
RNI No. GOAENG/2002/6410
Panaji, 04th September, 2025 (Bhadra 13, 1947) SERIES I No. 23
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
Note: There are two Extraordinary issues to the Official Gazette, Series I No. 22 dated 29-08-2025 as follows:-
1. Extraordinary dated 29-08-2025 from pages 915 to 918 regarding The Indian Stamp (Goa Amendment) Act, 2025 from
Department of Law.
2. Extraordinary (No. 2) dated 02-09-2025 from pages 919 to 930 regarding various Acts from Department of Law.
INDEX
Department Type
Subject Page No
1 2
3 4
1. Agriculture Not.- 3/1/Crops & PP/34-C/Agri-Inp Amendment to the State Sector Scheme 931
uts-SCSP/2023-24/D.Agri/1353 "Assistance for Purchase of Agriculture
Inputs"
2. Archaeology Corr.- 1(18)/PM/2023/Archaeology/ Corrigendum to the Notification of 933
519 Protected Monuments
3. Drinking Water Not.- DDW/CE(DW)/TECH/F-1-1/ Water Tarrif 933
2025-26/104
4. Law Not.- 12/06/2015-LD(Estt.)(Part-II)/ Medical Reimbursement to the retired 933
2098 Chief Justice/Judge of Hon'ble High Court
of Bombay at Goa
5. Town and Country Not.- 21/1/TCP/GLDBCR-2010/TC The Goa Land Development and Building 935
Planning P/2025 Construction (Amendment) Regulations,
2025.
GOVERNMENT OF GOA
Department of Agriculture
Directorate of Agriculture
Notification
3/1/Crops & PP/34-C/Agri-Inputs-SCSP/2023-24/D.Agri/1353 Date : 25-Feb-2025 Sub.: Amendment to the State Sector Scheme "Assistance for Purchase of Agriculture Inputs".
Ref.: 1) 3/Crops & PP/27&31/SCP-TSP Scheme File/2019-20/D.Agri/301 dated 11th December, 2019 published in the Official Gazette, Series I No. 38 dated 20th December, 2019.
The above referred notifications are amended as below:
Suggestions are welcomed on e-mail: [email protected] 931OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 23 04TH SEPTEMBER, 2025 1. The para 1 at page 1107 & 1108 of notification referred at Sr. No. 1 is replaced as below:-" 1. Short title and commencement.— (i) This scheme shall be called as "Assistance for Purchase of Agriculture Inputs to Scheduled Caste Farmers".
(ii) This scheme shall come into force from the date of its notification in the Official Government Gazette and shall remain in force till it is withdrawn or amended by the Government of Goa.
2. The para B at page 1108 of notification referred at Sr. No. 1 is replaced as below:—
"B. Eligibility/criteria for selection of the farmer to provide the benefit.—
(i) All the Scheduled caste category farmers cultivating different crops on his own or tenanted or leased or inherited land shall be eligible for providing assistance.
(ii) The Scheduled caste category Farmer should possess valid Krishi Card issued by Directorate of Agriculture.
(iii) The Scheduled caste category Farmer cultivating minimum area of 0.1 Ha. shall be considered under this scheme."
3. The para C at page 1108 of notification referred at Sr. No. 1 is replaced as below:-
"C. Documents required to be attached along with the application.—
1. Krishi Card Abstract sheet issued by Directorate of Agriculture.
2. Original bills/original cash receipts towards purchase of inputs.
3. Form GAR 32 duly signed by the farmer.
4. The para D (1) at page 1108 of notification referred at Sr. No. 1 is replaced with "The scheme shall be implemented & monitored by Crops & Plant Protection Section under control of Dy. Director of Agriculture (Crops & PP)."
5. The paras D (4), (5) and (6) at page 1108 of notification referred at Sr. No 1 are replaced as below." 4. The concern Zonal Agriculture Officer shall verify the claim and thereafter forward the claim/application along with the recommendation to respective District Agriculture Office for sanction.
5. The Concern District Agricultural Officer will scrutinize the documents and sanction the eligible assistance if the claim is in order.
6. Based on the sanction order the respective Zonal Agriculture Officer will draw and disburse eligible assistance directly to the bank account of the farmer.
All other content of notifications will remain the same.
The amendment shall come into force from date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
This issues with approval of the Government and the concurrence of the Finance Department under their U. O. No. 1400104801 dated 12-02-2025.
By order and in the name of Governor of Goa.
Sandeep Fol Dessai, Director of Agriculture & ex officio Joint Secretary.
OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 23 04TH SEPTEMBER, 2025Department of Archaeology
Corrigendum
1(18)/PM/2023/Archaeology/519 Date : 02-Sep-2025 In the Government Notification No. 1(18)/PM/2023/Archaeology dated 30th December, 2024, published in the Official Gazette, Series I No. 41 dated 9th January 2025 in the schedule, against serial number 1, the figures mentioned in column under heading "Sub Division", shall be read as "13, 14, 15 and 16."
The remaining contents of the said notification shall remain unchanged.
By order and in the name of the Governor of Goa.
Dr. Nilesh B. Fal Dessai, Director & ex officio Joint Secretary (Archaeology).
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Department of Drinking Water
Office of Chief Engineer (DW)
Notification
DDW/CE(DW)/TECH/F-1-1/2025-26/104 Date : 18-Aug-2025 In partial modification to the Notification No. 8-4/PCE-PWD-Accts/2020-21/128 dated 12-05-2020 issued by Principal Chief Engineer, Public Works Department published in the Official Gazette, Series I No. 8 dated 21-05-2020, Government has decided to exempt the minimum contract demand of 16 m3 per month units to be charged for all the Individual Domestic Consumers and to bill them as per actual consumption w.e.f. 1st September, 2025 as under:
1. Individual Domestic Consumers shall be billed as per their actual consumption per month and applicable Meter Rent. The benefit will be applicable only if the water connection is having functional water meters.
2. Common Water connection connected to two or more houses and other category of consumers shall be billed as per minimum contract demand or actual consumption as applicable as per the prevalent Water Tariff.
This issues with the approval of the Government vide U.O. No. 1179 (F) dated 23-07-2025.
By order and in the name of the Governor of Goa.
Subhash Belgaonkar, Chief Engineer, D.D.W.
Panaji.
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Department of Law
Establishment Division
Notification
12/06/2015-LD(Estt.)(Part-II)/2098 Date : 02-Sep-2025 In pursuance of the order dated 29-04-2025 in Contempt Petition (Civil) Nos. 425–426 of 2015 in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 523 of 2002 of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India, filed by Justice V. S. Dave, OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 23 04TH SEPTEMBER, 2025 President, The Association of Retired Judges of Supreme Courts and High Courts versus Kusumjit Sidhu & Others, the State Government has decided to extend medical facilities either in cashless mode or through reimbursement in cash to sitting and retired Judges of the High Court of Bombay at Goa, their spouses, and dependent family members.
The State of Goa hereby approves the scheme and shall be implemented as follows:—
(1) The Hon'ble Judges of the High Court of Bombay at Goa, their spouses, and dependent family members shall be provided admissible medical treatment in cashless mode at any hospital/clinic anywhere in the country.
(2) If necessary, an advance shall be sanctioned in the case of retired Judges for medical treatment.
(3) The Registrar (Administration), High Court Bombay at Goa or any other officer authorised by the senior most Judge of High Court of Bombay at Goa shall act as the Controlling Authority in such cases.
(4) A Special Purpose Account (SPA) shall be open by the Registrar (Administration), High Court of Bombay at Goa with corpus fund of ₹ 50,00,000/- (Rupees Fifty Lakhs only) may be initially deposited in the account. The amount then shall be converted into fixed deposit of ₹ 10,00,000/- each (Rupees Ten Lakhs only) and as and when the amount is required, the Registrar (Administration), High Court of Bombay at Goa, may utilize the amount as per the need arise by breaking the fixed deposit as per requirement. Further, the Registrar (Administration), High Court of Bombay at Goa shall ensure that in no case the corpus of the account should reduce from 25 lakhs to 30 lakhs in account at any moment of time.
The requirement of funds shall be drawn on the "Demand No. 62 budget head 2014— Administration of Justice, 00—; 102—High Courts; 01—High Court Bench at Goa; 00—General; 01—Salaries as and when required.
(5) For providing admissible medical treatment in cashless mode to the Hon'ble Judges, their spouses, or dependent family members, the concerned hospital/clinic administration shall submit a demand letter on their letterhead, signed by a competent authority, to the Registrar (Administration) High Court of Bombay at Goa.
(6) After receiving the estimate of medical expenses from the hospital, the Registrar (Administration) shall, in the case of sitting Judges, with the approval of the Hon'ble senior most Judge of High Court of Bombay at Goa and in the case of retired Judges, in their own authority, issue a credit note to the concerned hospital immediately and release 80% of the estimated amount in advance directly into the account of the concerned hospital/clinic, subject to final settlement of the bill.
(7) Before discharging the patient from the hospital, and after scrutiny of the necessary documents, if any balance amount remains payable over and above the advance amount, the Controlling Authority i.e. Registrar (Administration), High Court Bombay at Goa shall certify and make direct payment to the concerned hospital. If the amount is less than the advance, the Controlling Authority shall take steps to adjust the excess amount. The adjustment shall be completed within one month, and the responsibility for this shall rest with the Controlling Authority.
(8) For providing cashless mode medical facilities to the Hon'ble Judges conveniently, the Controlling Authority may empanel (register) hospitals.
OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 23 04TH SEPTEMBER, 2025(9) Reimbursement shall be admissible for medical treatment taken in a private hospital without prior approval of the State Government.
(10) The powers to sanction reimbursement bills shall be vested in the Registrar (Administration) High Court Bombay at Goa.
(11) Reimbursement shall be admissible for medical treatment taken in other states.
(12) Medical facilities shall be provided in cashless mode (direct payment to the hospital).
(13) This issues with concurrence of the Finance (R & C) Department vide their U.O. No. 1400117115 dated 28-08-2025
By order and in the name of the Governor of Goa.
Amir Y. Parab, Under Secretary (Estt.) Law Department.
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Department of Town and Country Planning
Office of the Chief Town Planner (ADMN)
Notification
21/1/TCP/GLDBCR-2010/TCP/2025 Date : 29-Aug-2025
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of Section 4 read with sub-section (1) of Section 5 of the Goa (Regulation of Land Development and Building Construction) Act, 2008 (Goa Act 6 of 2008) and all other powers enabling it in this behalf, the Government of Goa hereby makes the following regulations so as to further amend the Goa Land Development and Building Construction Regulations, 2010, namely:—
1. Short title and commencement.— (1) These regulations may be called the Goa Land Development and Building Construction (Amendment) Regulations, 2025.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Amendment of Annexure–XII.— In Annexure-XII of the Goa Land Development and Building Construction Regulations, 2010, below the table under heading "Minimum width of access and extent of floor area and number of storeys in respect of Industrial buildings", for the expression "** The project proponents shall leave the road widening area as prescribed in the Regional Plan/Outline Development Plan and small industry buildings shall be allowed on proposed road widths of atleast 10.0 mts. Most restrictive criteria among number of storeys and floor area shall be considered for fixing the minimum width of access.", the expression "** The project proponents shall leave the road widening area as prescribed in the Regional Plan/Outline Development Plan and small industry buildings shall be allowed on proposed road widths of atleast 10.0 mts." shall be substituted.
By order and in the name of the Governor of Goa.
Vertika Dagur, Chief Town Planner (Admin/Planning) & ex officio Joint Secretary.
Panaji.
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