Reg. No. RNP/GOA/32/2024-2026
RNI No. GOAENG/2002/6410
Panaji, 12th September, 2025 (Bhadra 21, 1947) SERIES I No. 24
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
SUPPLEMENT
Department of Revenue
Notification
16/01/01/2025-Rev-I/PF-I/2738 Date : 12-Sep-2025
The following draft Rules which the Government of Goa proposes to make in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) and (2) of Section 199 of the Goa Land Revenue Code, 1968 (Goa Act No. 9 of 1969), so as to further amend the Goa Land Revenue (Disposal of Government Lands) Rules, 1971, are hereby pre-published as required by sub-section (3) of Section 199 of the said Code for information of all the persons likely to be affected thereby and notice is hereby given that the said draft Rules will be taken into consideration by the Government after expiry of a period of fifteen days from the date of publication of this Notification in the Official Gazette.
All objections and/or suggestions to the said draft Rules may be forwarded to the Secretary (Revenue) to the Government of Goa, Secretariat, Porvorim, Goa before the expiry of the said period of fifteen days so that they may be taken into consideration at the time of finalisation of the said draft Rules.
DRAFT RULES
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of Section 199 of the Goa Land Revenue Code, 1968 (Act 9 of 1969) and all other powers enabling it in this behalf, the Government of Goa hereby makes the following rules so as to further amend the Goa Land Revenue (Disposal of Government Lands) Rules, 1971, namely:
1.Short title and commencement.— (1) These rules may be called the Goa Land Revenue (Disposal of Government Lands) (Amendment) Rules, 2025.
(2) They shall come into force from the date of their final publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Amendment of Rule 48.— In Rule 48 of the Goa Land Revenue (Disposal of Government Lands) Rules, 1971 (hereinafter referred to as the "principal Rules"),— (i) the existing provisions thereof shall be numbered as sub-rule (1) and after sub-rule (1) so numbered, the following sub-rule shall be inserted, namely:-
Suggestions are welcomed on e-mail: [email protected] 1041OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 24 (SUPPLEMENT) 12TH SEPTEMBER, 2025 "(2) the applicant shall pay fee of Rs. 100 /- (Rupees hundred only) while making an application under sub-section (3) of Section 38A by affixing a Court fee stamp or a Special Adhesive stamp of Rs. 100/- (Rupees hundred only) on such application."
3. Amendment of Rule 49.— The existing provisions of rule 49 of principal Rules, shall be numbered as sub-rule (1) thereof and after sub-rule as so numbered the following sub-rule shall be inserted, namely:-
"(2) Form of application.— The application referred to in sub-section (2) of Section 38-A shall be in form XXIII hereto."
4. Insertion of new rule 51.— After rule 50 of the principal Rules, the following rule shall be inserted, namely. —
51. Terms and Conditions for grant of land under Section 38A.— Every land which is regularised by issuing an order and granting occupancy class I under Section 38-A of this Code, shall be subject to the provisions of this Code, rules framed thereunder and in particular the following conditions, namely:—
(a) the grantee shall use the land solely for his dwelling house and not for any other purpose;
(b) the grantee shall not sell, assign or otherwise transfer the land or any portion thereof till the expiry of a period of twenty years from the date of such grant except by way of gift in favour of his/her family member. Any transfer of said land after expiry of 20 years shall be subject to the provisions of section 37B;
(c) If the grantee commits a breach of any of the conditions aforesaid, the grantee shall be liable to be evicted from the land and the Deputy Collector shall take possession of the land granted. In such eventuality the amount of occupancy price, paid by grantee shall be forfeited to the Government.
(d) In case it is found that the applicant has furnished false declaration or document, the land regularised or allotted shall stand reverted to Government and the applicant shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extent upto two years and with fine which may extent upto rupees one lakh.
5. Insertion of new Form XXIII.— After Form XXII of the Principal Rules, following forms shall be inserted, namely:-
FORM XXIII
(Under Section 38A of the Goa Land Revenue Code, 1968, as amended by the Goa Land Revenue Code (Amendment) Act, 2025)
APPLICATION FOR REGULARIZATION OF ENCROACHMENT FOR UNAUTHORIZED
CONSTRUCTION OF DWELLING HOUSE ON GOVERNMENT LAND
To, The Deputy Collector & SDO, ____________________ Sub-Division, ____________________ District, Goa.
Sir/ Madam, OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 24 (SUPPLEMENT) 12TH SEPTEMBER, 2025 In pursuance of the Goa Land Revenue Code (Amendment) Act, 2025, in its application to the State of Goa, the undersigned Shri/Smt.__________, son /daughter/ wife of Shri ______, aged ________ years, (Occupation) _______, residing at ___________, Goa, hereby submit this application for regularization of grant/ allotment of encroached land belonging to the Government on which a dwelling house has been constructed by the undersigned / _______ of the undersigned. The details of Applicant, encroacher, land and dwelling house are as under:
(Please fill in CAPITAL LETTERS only)
1. Details of Applicant:
a. Full Name: __________________________________________________
b. Relation with the encroacher (if applicant is other than the encroacher): _____________________________________________________________
c. Residential Address:
d. Contact Number: _____________________________________________
e. Email (if any): _______________________________________________
2. Details of Encroacher:
a. Full Name:
b. Residential Address:
c. contact No:
d. E mail id (if any):
3. Other Details:
a. Location / Address of Dwelling House: ___________________________
b. Village Panchayat / Municipality: _______________________________
c. Survey No. / P.T Sheet No. and Sub-Division No. / Chalta No.: _________
d. Approximate Plinth Area (sq. mts): ______________________________
e. Date of Construction (Month / Year) (must be before 28/02/2014): _____
f. House Number allotted by local authority:_______________________________
g. Other number allotted by local authority: ____________________________
h. Total area applied for regularisation (sq. mts): ______________________
4. Status of Applicant:
▫ I am an applicant as defined in Section 38A.
▫ I have been a resident of Goa for at least 15 years preceding 28.02.2014.
OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 24 (SUPPLEMENT) 12TH SEPTEMBER, 2025▫ I do not own any plot of land, house, flat, apartment, or undivided ancestral property separately allotted to me, in the State of Goa.
5. Zone in which land falls (tick applicable):
▫ Settlement Zone
▫ Institutional Zone
▫ Industrial Zone
▫ Cultivable Zone
▫ Orchard
6. Documents Enclosed:
List of documents relied to substantiate the claim:
(Tick and attach list at end of form)
LIST OF DOCUMENTS TO BE SUBMITTED
| Sl. No. | Document | |
| 1 | Proof of number allotted to the dwelling house by the Local Authority | Document issued by Municipal Council/ Municipal Corporation/Village Panchayat |
| 2 | Proof of construction of dwelling house prior to 28.02.2014 (Note: Any of these documents provided that the document should be of such nature that it is sufficient proof of the existence of the dwelling house prior to 28.02.2014) | Water/Electricity/other utility services consumption bills |
| Election Photo Identity Card | ||
| Aadhaar Card | ||
| Ration card | ||
| Passport | ||
| Telephone Usage Bill | ||
| House Tax Receipts | ||
| Bank Account passbook of Scheduled banks | ||
| Postal Account passbook | ||
| Any Tax receipts Issued | ||
| Notice/letter issued by any Government Department/Local body | ||
| 3. | Residence Certificate issued to the Applicant by the Mamlatdar of the Taluka within whose jurisdiction the dwelling house is situated, duly certifying minimum 15 years residence of the Applicant in the State of Goa, prior to 28.02.2014. |
| OTHER DOCUMENTS TO BE SUBMITTED WITH THE APPLICATION |
| FORM I and XIV/ FORM D |
| Site Plan |
| Survey Plan |
| Zoning Certificate from the TCP |
FORM XXIV
AFFIDAVIT
1. I, the undersigned Mr./ Mrs. /Miss __________________________________, son/ daughter/ wife of __________________________, occupation _______, aged __________ years, Indian National, married, resident of _______________________________________, do hereby solemnly affirm and state on oath as under :
2. I say that I have applied for regularization of land under section 38A of the Goa Land Revenue Code, 1968. I say that all the information furnished by me in the application dated _______, and the documents furnished are true, correct, and complete in all respect to the best of my knowledge and belief, and nothing material has been concealed, misrepresented, or wrongly stated.
3. I say that I am a landless person in the State of Goa and I, ______/ my father/ mother/spouse Shri./ Smt.___________ have constructed a dwelling house on ___________ (date) on Government land
i.e prior to 28th February 2014.
4. I say that I have been a permanent resident of the State of Goa for a continuous period of
___________ years immediately preceding 28th February 2014 .
5. I say that my father / mother/ spouse Shri/ Smt.___ have constructed dwelling house on _________ and that they had residence in Goa for a period of ____ years preceding the said date.
6. I say that I do not own, any other land, house, flat, apartment, or undivided share in ancestral property separately allotted to me.
7. I say that I have applied for regularisation of an area measuring _______ square metres, and in the event the total area under encroachment exceeds the permissible limit, I undertake to surrender the excess encroached area to the Government without any claim.
8. I say that the construction sought to be regularised is not situated in any prohibited category of land as mentioned in the proviso to section 38A(1) of the Goa Land Revenue Code, 1968.
9. I say that neither I nor any of my family member has made any application for regularisation under section 38-A besides this application for the land or any other Government land.
10. I say that I nor any of my family member will claim/ apply for regularisation under Section 38 A for any other Government land.
11. I say that I am fully aware that if any information, statement, or document submitted by me is found to be incorrect, false, or misrepresented, the regularisation of the construction, if granted, shall be automatically revoked without any further notice, and I shall be duty-bound to remove the said OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 24 (SUPPLEMENT) 12TH SEPTEMBER, 2025 construction at my own cost, and shall also be liable for prosecution under section 38A(10) of the Goa Land Revenue Code, 1968.
12. I say that the contents of this Affidavit are true to the best of my knowledge and nothing is misrepresented in it. If any information given in this Affidavit is found to be false / untrue, I shall be held responsible and liable for whatever action the concerned authorities may like to take in the matter.
13. I say that this Affidavit has been sworn by me to produce alongwith Application for regularization of encroached land belonging to the Government of Goa before __________.
Solemnly affirmed at _____________________ on this ______ day of ____________
D E P O N E N T
Verified at _______ this ________ day of ________________________
Attested by:
By order and in the name of the Governor of Goa.
Vrushika Kauthankar, Under Secretary (Revenue-I).
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