Note: There are two Extraordinary issues to the Official Gazette, Series I No. 35 dated 27-11-2025 namely:-

1. Extraordinary dated 28-11-2025 from pages 1945 to 1946, Department of Town and Country Planning, Order regarding the

mode of Securing Development Permissions and Technical Clearances.

2. Extraordinary (No. 2) dated 28-11-2025 from pages 1947 to 1950, Department of Transport, Notification regarding the Goa

Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Rules, 2025.

INDEX

Department

Type

Subject

Page No

Agriculture

Not.- 3/3/Hort/SSS/Kera Suraksha/2

0/2025-26/D.Agri/635

Amendment to State Sector Scheme 'Kera

Suraksha Insurance' Scheme.

1951

Power

Not.- 120/02/CEE/TECH/COM

Levy on the units of energy consumed.

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GOVERNMENT OF GOA

Department of Agriculture

Directorate of Agriculture

Notification

Sub.: Amendment to State Sector Scheme ‘Kera Suraksha Insurance’ Scheme.

Ref.: 1. Notification No. 3/3/Hort/SSS/Kera-Suraksha/20/2023-24/D. Agri/206 dtd. 20-07-2023 and

published in the Official Gazette of Government of Goa, Series I No. 17 dtd. 27-07-2023.

2. No. 3/3/Hort/SSS/Kera-Suraksha/20/2025-26/D.Agri/12 dtd. 04-04-2025 published in Official

Gazette, Series No. I No. 4 dtd. 27-03-2025

AMENDMENT

Para No. 8 Kera Suraksha Insurance scheme will be replaced and shall be read as below:

Kera Suraksha Insurance scheme.— The ‘Kera Suraksha Insurance’ scheme is implemented by the

Coconut Development Board in association with The New India Assurance Company Ltd; Tripunithura

specified by Coconut Development Board for providing accidental insurance coverage to a maximum of

3/3/Hort/SSS/Kera Suraksha/20/2025-26/D.Agri/635

Date : 27-Nov-2025

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

1951

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

RNI No. GOAENG/2002/6410

Panaji, 04th December, 2025 (Agrahayana 13, 1947)

SERIES I No. 36

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

Rs. 7.00 lakhs to workers/labourers engaged in coconut farms, including those performing high-risk

activities such as coconut tree climbing, neera tapping, coconut harvesting, hybridization and other

essential farm operations. It also includes workers/labourers involved in coconut peeling and de-shelling,

whether on-farm or in small-scale coconut based industries. ‘Kera Suraksha Insurance’ scheme is a

comprehensive group personal accident insurance scheme implemented for the benefit of coconut pluckers

with a premium of Rs. 956/ or as fixed by Coconut Development Board which is shared between the

Coconut Development Board and the beneficiary i.e coconut plucker in the ratio of 85:15%. At present, the

beneficiary has to bear Rs. 143/ as the beneficiary share and the balance Rs. 813/ is borne by the Coconut

Development Board. In-spite of promoting the scheme through various forums, the traditional coconut

pluckers are hesitant to take up the insurance scheme.

It is therefore, decided to insure all the workers/labourers engaged in coconut farms, including those

performing high-risk activities such as coconut tree climbing, neera tapping, coconut harvesting,

hybridization and other essential farm operations. It also includes workers/labourers involved in coconut

peeling and de-shelling, whether on-farm or in small-scale coconut based industries under the ‘Kera

Suraksha Insurance’ Scheme from 2025-26 onwards. The insurance premium payable by the beneficiary as

per the pattern decided by Coconut Development Board from time to time will be borne by the State

Government to cover all workers/labourers engaged in coconut farms, including those performing high-risk

activities such as coconut tree climbing, neera tapping, coconut harvesting, hybridization and other

essential farm operations. It also includes workers/labourers involved in coconut peeling and de-shelling,

whether on-farm or in small-scale coconut based industries operating in the State of Goa by providing

insurance coverage of Rs. 7.00 lakhs or as decided by the Coconut Development Board from time to time.

It is proposed to cover 1000 coconut pluckers every year with a financial outlay of Rs. 1.43 lakhs annually.

Para No. 1 of Redressal of Grievances and disputes will be replaced and shall be read as below:

Redressal of Grievances and disputes.— The Minister of Agriculture shall have the powers to grant any

relaxation in general or on cases to case basis regarding procedure and guidelines of the scheme in the

interest of insuring all the workers/labourers engaged in coconut farms, including those performing high-

risk activities such as coconut tree climbing, neera tapping, coconut harvesting, hybridization and other

essential farm operations. It also includes workers/labourers involved in coconut peeling and de-shelling,

whether on-farm or in small-scale coconut based industries operating in the State of Goa.

Para No. 1 of Guidelines and Procedure adopted for Sanction will be replaced and shall be read as

below:

Guidelines and Procedure adopted for sanction.— Applications are invited from the workers/labourers

engaged in coconut farms, including those performing high-risk activities such as coconut tree climbing,

neera tapping, coconut harvesting, hybridization and other essential farm operations. It also includes

workers/labourers involved in coconut peeling and de-shelling, whether on-farm or in small-scale coconut

based industries willing to insure themselves under ‘Kera Suraksha Insurance’ scheme of Coconut

Development Board for taking the benefits under the scheme along with the prescribed documents.

Other contents of the Notification remain the same. This Amendment shall come into force during the

financial year 2025-26.

This issues with the approval of the Government and concurrence of Finance (Exp.) Department vide

their U.O. No. 1400091529 dtd. 07-11-2025.

By order and in the name of Governor of Goa.

Sandeep Fol Dessai, Director of Agriculture & ex officio Joint Secretary.

Tonca, Caranzalem.

1952

OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA

SERIES I No. 36

04TH DECEMBER, 2025

Department of Power

Office of the Chief Electrical Engineer

Notification

In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to sub-section (1) of Section 3 of the Goa

Electricity Duty Act, 1986 (Act No. 7 of 1986) and in supersession of the Government Notification

No. 120/2/CEE/TECH/Com dated 06-07-2023, published in the Official Gazette, Series I No. 15 dated

13-07-2023, the Government of Goa hereby levies on the units of energy consumed, a duty at the rate as

specified in column (3) of the Table below for category of consumers as specified in the corresponding

entry in column (2) of the said Table.

TABLE

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