Note: There is one Extraordinary issue to the Official Gazette Series I No. 47 dated 25-2-2026 namely Extraordinary dated 25-

2-2026 from pages 2409 to 2416 regarding various Acts from Department of Law and Notifying the Director of Tourism

as the Prescribed Authority from Department of Tourism.

INDEX

Department

Type

Subject

Page No

Animal Husbandry

Not.- GSPDC/2025-26/7623

Mukhyamantri Swayampurna Goa Poultry

Development Policy, 2025.

2417

Personnel

Not.- 1/13/2005-PER

RR's- Directorate of Agriculture.

2419

Public Health

Not.- JS(Health)/Misc/2025-26/18

Online booking facility for OPDs at GMC.

2423

Revenue

Not.- 16-27-2010/RD/242

Draft Rules- The Goa Land Revenue

(Record of Rights and Register of

Cultivators) (Amendment) Rules, 2025.

2423

Social Welfare

Not.- 359-DSW-BC-2025-26/Misc

Matter/8437

Scheme for waiver of outstanding loans

under micro finance and term loan

disbursed.

2424

Tribal Welfare

Ord.- 1-505-2025-26/ADMN/DTW/

6059

Creation and appointment of post of

Company Secretary on contract basis.

2427

Water Resources

Not.- 19/1/CE-WRD-EO/2025-26/7

Addition of Survey Numbers in Command

Area of Tillari Irrigation Project

2427

Water Resources

Not.- No.19/1/CE-WRD-EO/2025-2

6/786

Omission of Survey numbers from

Command Area of Tillari Irrigation

Project.

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GOVERNMENT OF GOA

Department of Animal Husbandry

Directorate of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services

Notification

Whereas, the Government of Goa aims to become Swayampurna (self-sufficient) in the poultry sector

by 2037 and to regulate poultry activities in the State, in alignment with the national objective of

Atmanirbhar Bharat 2047.

GSPDC/2025-26/7623

Date : 24-Feb-2026

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

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

RNI No. GOAENG/2002/6410

Panaji, 26th February, 2026 (Phalguna 7, 1947)

SERIES I No. 48

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

And whereas, the Council of Ministers has accorded approval to the Mukhyamantri Swayampurna Goa

Poultry Development Policy, 2025 in the XCIVth Cabinet Meeting held on 11-02-2026 under the

Chairmanship of the Hon’ble Chief Minister, Government of Goa.

Now therefore, the Government is pleased to hereby notify the following Policy titled:

Mukhyamantri Swayampurna Goa Poultry Development Policy, 2025.

1. Preamble.— The Government of Goa envisions the State to become Swayampurna (self-sufficient)

by 2037, in alignment with the national objective of Atmanirbhar Bharat 2047 as envisioned by the

Hon’ble Prime Minister of India. The poultry sector in Goa, once vibrant during the 1990s, witnessed a

decline due to multiple constraints, resulting in dependency on external suppliers. This Policy is formulated

to revive production, empower farmers, create employment, and ensure nutritional security.

2. Vision.— To achieve sustainable, safe, hygienic and self-reliant poultry production in Goa, ensuring

food security, rural prosperity, employment generation and value addition to the State’s economy.

3. Objectives.—

• To attain self-sufficiency in the production of poultry birds, eggs and value-added poultry products.

• To promote small, marginal and local poultry farmers through capacity building and institutional

support.

• To ensure food safety, biosecurity and disease control across the poultry sector.

• To create a regulated, transparent and standardised poultry supply chain.

• To promote poultry-based entrepreneurship among local youth.

• To facilitate establishment of hatcheries, breeder farms, feed plants, slaughter/dressing plants and

export-oriented processing units.

4. Scope and Applicability.— This Policy shall apply to all individuals, groups, SHGs, co-operatives,

producer companies, agri-startups and businesses engaged or intending to engage in poultry farming,

processing, trading or related activities within the State of Goa.

5. Institutional Mechanism.— The Directorate of Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services (AHVS)

shall be the Nodal Department. A State Poultry Development Steering Committee shall be constituted with

representation from relevant Government bodies, technical experts and recognized poultry farmer

associations for oversight and policy review.

6. Implementation Strategy.—

Short-Term

• Drafting of Act/Rules/Notifications for poultry regulation.

• Establishment of border quality control and disease testing laboratories.

• Capacity building programs for farmers and new entrepreneurs.

• Facilitating existing Goan Origin Farmers Association including Co-operatives in poultry

production, distribution, transportation, trade, or formation of Corporation to develop, oversee and

regulate the poultry industry in the State of Goa including involving in various governing or managing

bodies appointed in this behalf by State Government.

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Medium-Term

• Establishment of hatcheries to ensure supply of high-quality chicks.

• Promotion of breeder farms and structured broiler farming clusters.

• Development of commercial layer farms to reduce dependence on external suppliers.

• Facilitation of feed plants to ensure standardised feed supply.

• Establishment of dressing and rendering plants for hygienic processing and waste management.

Long-Term

Establishment of automated export-compliant poultry processing and value-addition facilities.

7. Regulatory and Quality Control Measures.—

• Mandatory registration and licensing of poultry farms and processing units.

• Periodic veterinary inspection and biosecurity compliance.

• Regulation of import of poultry products into Goa.

• Scientific waste disposal and environmental safeguards.

• Price stabilization measures during market fluctuations.

8. Financial Support and Incentives.— Financial support under this policy, including subsidies, loan

interest subvention and insurance coverage, shall be notified through separate Government

Orders/Schemes.

9. Validity and Review.— This Policy shall come into effect from the date of publication in the Official

Gazette and remain valid for five (05) years, unless modified or rescinded by the Government.

10. Conclusion.— This Policy aims to revive and strengthen the poultry sector in Goa by empowering

farmers, enhancing food safety, promoting entrepreneurship and driving long-term self-reliance and export

readiness.

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

Dr. Nitin Naik, Director & ex officio Jt. Secretary (AH).

Panaji.

———♦♦♦———

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 existing recruitment rules for the relevant posts specified hereinbelow, 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 Agriculture, Government of Goa, namely:—

1/13/2005-PER

Date : 20-Jan-2026

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

Directorate of Agriculture, Group ‘C’, Non-Gazetted, Non-Ministerial posts, Recruitment Rules, 2026.

(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 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.

These rules are issued in supersession of the following existing recruitment Rules,—

(i) published in the Official Gazette, Series I No. 45 dated 05-02-1981 for the post of Senior

Mechanic, vide Notification No. 1/47/(2)/76-PER dated 23-01-1981; and

(ii) published in the Official Gazette, Series I No. 26 dated 28-09-2006 for the post of Junior

Mechanic, vide Notification No. 1/47/(2)/76-PER (Vol. II) Pt. II dated 07-09-2006.

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

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

Porvorim.

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Department of Public Health

Office of the Joint Secretary (Health)

Notification

Read: Notification No. JS(Health)/Misc/2025-26/07 dated 28-01-2026.

Further to the above referred notification wherein online booking facility for OPDs at Goa Medical

College & Hospital was made available to the public for 5 departments on trial basis from 04th February,

2026, the Government is now pleased to commence online booking of slots for OPD services for further 8

Departments i.e. Paediatrics, Ophthalmology, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Neurology, Medical Oncology,

Cardiology, Cardiology-Paediatric, Urology with effect from 24-02-2026.

For online booking of OPDs 100 slots per day shall be made available for general public for all of the

above departments except for Neurology and Medical Oncology departments for which 50 slots per day

will be available. Public can avail this online OPD booking facility by visiting the website

https://www.gmcgoa.edu.in

It is re-iterated that booking of online slot shall ensure services at the concerned OPD in GMC based on

the availability of doctor on the said date. The facility of doctor specific appointments is yet to be made

available through this model.

Further, the offline appointment process for the balance slots shall continue parallelly which can be

availed on the same day through existing queue system in GMC. The online booking slots shall be

available for the general public for booking for the immediate next 7 days and the booking for the

subsequent day shall close on the preceding day at 05:00 p.m.

A detailed step wise video of the entire process is available at the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=UIANtHu0ngw for the information of the public. For any queries and clarification, public are requested

to contact the Office of Medical Record Department, OPD No. 1, 1st floor, OPD Block, Goa Medical

College.

Dr. Pranab G. Bhat, Joint Secretary (Health).

Porvorim.

———♦♦♦———

Department of Revenue

Notification

The following draft rules, which the Government of Goa proposes to make 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),

so as to further amend the Goa Land Revenue (Record of Rights and Register of Cultivators) Rules, 1969,

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 shall 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, Revenue Department, 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 finalization of the said

draft rules.

JS(Health)/Misc/2025-26/18

Date : 23-Feb-2026

16-27-2010/RD/242

Date : 18-Feb-2026

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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 (Record of Rights and

1. Short title and commencement.— (1) These rules may be called the Goa Land Revenue (Record of

Rights and Register of Cultivators) (Amendment) Rules, 2025.

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

2. Amendment of rule 10.— In the Goa Land Revenue (Record of Rights and Register of Cultivators)

Rules 1969, in Rule 10, in sub-rule (1), in the Proviso, after Clause (vi), the following clause shall be

inserted, namely:—

(vii) Order of reclassification has been issued by the Government under Section 24 of the Code.

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

Agnelo D’souza, Under Secretary, Revenue-II/Link.

Porvorim.

———♦♦♦———

Department of Social Welfare

Directorate of Social Welfare

Notification

The scheme for waiver of outstanding loans under Micro Finance and Term Loan disbursed as on

31-03-2012 of Goa State Scheduled Castes and Other Backward Classes Finance and Development

Corporation Limited, Panaji-Goa as approved by the Government is hereby published for information.

A) Short title and commencement.— The scheme shall be called as “Waiver of loans outstanding under

Micro Finance, Term Loan and Other Schemes Financed by the Corporation, as on 31-03-2012”.

(ii) The scheme shall remain in force for a period of six months or such further extended period as may

be approved by the Government on the recommendation by the Board of the Corporation.

B) Introduction.— This Corporation was incorporated on 02-04-1990 under the Companies Act, 1956

with an Authorized Share Capital of Rs. 5.00 crores in the ratio of 51:49 i.e. State Government and Central

Government respectively for the betterment of down trodden people belonging to SCs, OBC, Divyangjan

and Safai Karamcharis.

As per the mandate, the Corporation has been lending loans to Scheduled Castes, Other Backward

Classes, Divyangjan and Safai Karamchari since 1991-92. The Corporation has sanctioned various Micro

loans under the FISC–State funds, FISC–Central funds, FIOBS–State funds and SEDOB–State funds.

Being a State Channelising Agency (SCA) for four National Apex Corporations namely: 1) National

Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation (NSFDC), 2) National Backward Classes Finance

and Development Corporation (NBCFDC), 3) National Divyangjan Finance and Development Corporation

(NDFDC), 4) National Safai Karamcharis Finance and Development Corporation (NSKFDC), New Delhi,

this Corporation has sanctioned loans to various borrowers.

However, it is observed that the borrowers of various Micro finance schemes has defaulted in the

making the payment to the Corporation within the prescribed time limit as per the predetermined Rate of

359-DSW-BC-2025-26/Misc Matter/8437

Date : 17-Feb-2026

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Interest. The Corporation has made several efforts to recover pending loan amount from the said

borrowers. During the recovery process, it was observed that some of the borrowers/sureties are expired;

some borrowers are in their old age and presently with no business activity.

Further, in few cases, there is no source in order to trace the correct address of the Loanee as well as

Sureties due to non availability of contact of relatives of loanee and sureties. Hence, the borrowers are

finding it difficult in repaying the loan dues granted to them under the various schemes.

With respect to the cases wherein the Principal amount lent is more than Rs. 10000/-, after following

the due procedure for recovery, this Corporation has filed cases before the Court of Dy. Collector &

District Recovery Officer, North as well as South Goa District for recovery of dues under Public Money’s

Recovery Act. However, some of the borrowers had made a representation to the Hon’ble Chief Minister

dated 21-11-2024, wherein it was requested that on humanitarian ground, a relief may be granted to them.

In other representations made, they mentioned that some of them are senior citizens, Persons with

Disabilities, facing medical problems as well as financial problems.

Therefore, in order provide a onetime relief to such borrowers, the Government hereby notifies a one

time waiver scheme to the defaulters of the loans disbursed under Micro Finance, Term Loan and Other

Schemes finance by the Corporation.

C) Objectives of the Scheme.— To provide a onetime financial relief in the form of One time waiver

scheme to the defaulted borrowers of the loans disbursed under Micro Finance, Term Loan and Other

Schemes finance by the Corporation as on 31-3-2012.

D) Scope of the Scheme.— The Corporation had disbursed loans under Micro Finance, Term Loan and

Other Schemes finance by the Corporation since inception. Few of the cases has also been referred to the

Court of the DRO for settlement. The Waiver shall be made applicable only to the defaulted borrowers of

the loans disbursed under Micro Finance, Term Loan and Other Schemes finance by the Corporation as on

31-03-2012.

The said scheme is not applicable to any borrowers who has already paid the dues to the Corporation

after being in default. Also, there shall be no refund of whatsoever nature to the eligible beneficiary under

the scheme or any borrowers who had defaulted as per the eligible criteria.

E) Eligibility.— The borrower shall fulfil the following conditions to be eligible to avail the benefits

under the scheme:—

(i) The borrower should have availed loan from the Corporation on or before 31-03-2012.

(ii) The borrower should have defaulted in repayment to the Corporation and shall have an

outstanding loan or the borrower is having a case pending before the District Recovery Officer, South

and North Goa as filed by the Corporation.

F) Pattern of Assistance.— Outstanding Principal amount:

i) The entire principal amount to be waived of such loan accounts where the principal amount lent do

not exceed Rs. 10,000/-. Further, entire amount towards interest outstanding, additional interest/penalty

outstanding and DRO charges to be waived for all these sticky and overdue loan accounts sanctioned

before 31st March, 2012 and outstanding as on date.

ii) For cases falling under criteria where the principal amount lent exceeds Rs. 10,000/- before 31st

March, 2012, the entire outstanding principal amount shall be recovered. The interest outstanding,

additional interest/penalty outstanding and DRO charges for all such loans to be waived.

G) Quantum of Financial Assistance under the Scheme.— i) Loans with less than Rs. 10000/-

DISBURSED:

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Sl.

No.

Particulars

No. of

loans

Principal

Outstanding

Interest

Total

Outstanding

DRO

charges

Remarks

Micro Finance

Loan

448

28,00,169/-

93,19,487/-

1,21,19,656/-

Interest calculated

on 31-8-2025

ii) Loans with more than Rs.10000/- DISBURSED:

Sl.

No.

Particulars

No. of

loans

Outstan-

ding

Principal

Outstand-

ing Interest

Outstand-

ing Penal

Interest

Outstanding

Compound

Interest

Total

Outstan-

ding

DRO

charges

Remarks

Term Loan

and

Other

Scheme

Loan

5265429

6270459

4714481

6935809

23186178

1731490

Interest

calculated

as on

31-7-2025

Micro

Finance

Loan

(FISC/

FIOBS)

154179

220713

374892

Interest

calculated

as on

31-8-2025

iii) 512 loan accounts are eligible for the said waiver as per the criteria mentioned above.

iv) Out of 512 loan accounts, 448 loan accounts are classified as Micro loan accounts wherein the

amount lent was less than Rs. 10000/-. The total amount to be waived amounts to Rs. 1,21,19,656/- (As on

31-8-2025).

v) There are 64 loan accounts wherein the amount lent is more than Rs. 10000/-. The total amount to be

waived amounts to Rs. 1,81,41,462/- (As on 31-8-2025).

vi) The DRO charges to be waived amounts to Rs. 17,31,490/-.

vii) There shall remain a total of 42 loan accounts with an Outstanding Principal to be paid amounting

to Rs. 54,19,608/- .

H) Procedure.— i) After the commencement of the scheme, the 42 eligible borrowers who are due to

pay the outstanding principal, a demand notice shall be sent to pay the outstanding dues within 90 days of

the demand made to the borrower and that too in a maximum of two instalments.

ii) In case, the demand so made is not repaid within the time limit mentioned therein, then the said

waiver shall be considered as forfeited and he/she shall be liable to pay entire outstanding dues, including

interest outstanding, additional interest/penalty outstanding and DRO charges.

I) Relaxation of provisions of the scheme.— The Government is empowered to relax all or any of the

clause provided in this scheme, if found deemed fit, for reasons to be recorded.

J) Interpretation of provisions of the scheme.— If any question arises regarding interpretation of any

clause, word expression or entire scheme, then the decision about the interpretation shall lie with the Board

of the Corporation.

This has been issued with concurrence of Finance Department under their U.O No. 1400120549 dated

07-01-2026.

By order & in the name of Governor of Goa.

Dipak Desai, Director of Social Welfare & ex officio Addl. Secretary.

Panaji.

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Department of Tribal Welfare

Directorate of Tribal Welfare

Order

Sanction of the Government is hereby accorded to Goa State Scheduled Tribes Finance & Development

Corporation Ltd. for creation and appointment of one post of Company Secretary on contract basis with

monthly remuneration of Rs. 50,000/- (Rupees fifty thousand only).

The expenditure towards the pay and allowances shall be debited under Demand Head as follows:—

2225 — Welfare of Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes and Minorities;

02 — Welfare of Scheduled Caste Scheduled Tribes;

800 — Other expenditure;

25 — Office of Goa State ST Development Corporation;

00 — General;

31 — Grant in-Aid.

This is issued with the approval of Administrative Reforms Department vide U.O. No. 6148/F dated

14-10-2024, Department of Personnel vide U.O. No. 6916/F dated 05-12-2024 and concurrence of Finance

Department vide U.O. No. 140015134 dated 29-07-2025 and also Cabinet approval vide their letter No.

1/7/2026-GAD-II dated 13-02-2026.

By order and in the name of Governor of Goa.

Nilesh Dhaigodkar, Director of Tribal Welfare.

Panaji.

———♦♦♦———

Department of Water Resources

Command Area Development Authority

Notification

Whereas vide Notification No. 19/1/CE-WRD/EO/2024-25/409 dated 25-11-2024, published in the

Official Gazette, Series I No. 36 dated 06-12-2024 (hereinafter referred to as the “principal Notification”),

the Command Area Development Board, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of Section

18 of the Goa Command Area Development Act, 1997 (Goa Act 27 of 1997), notified the development

scheme for Tillari Irrigation Project (hereinafter referred to as the said “Scheme”) with the details of

Villages, Survey numbers and Command Areas as specified in the Annexure -I thereto;

And whereas, it has been found necessary, in the interest of effective and comprehensive development

of irrigation potential of the said Project, to include additional areas admeasuring 292.9677 hectors

(2,92,9677 sq. mts.) which are capable of being benefited by irrigation under the Tillari Irrigation Project

(hereinafter referred to as the said “proposal”).

And whereas, the said proposal have been considered by the Command Area Development Board in its

fourth meeting held on 07-01-2026 and decided to include said areas as Command Area for the purpose of

the said Scheme.

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 14, 16, 17 and 18 of the Command Area

Development Act, 1997 (Act No. 27 of 1997) and all other powers enabling it in this behalf, the Command

Area Development Board hereby declares the areas specified in the Schedule hereto to be Command Areas

of the development scheme for Tillari Irrigation Project and notice is hereby given that the said proposal

will be taken into consideration by the said Board after the expiry of thirty days from the date of

publication of this Notification in the Official Gazette.

All objections and suggestions in respect of the said proposal shall be forwarded to the Member

Secretary, Command Area Development Board at its Office at Superintending Engineer, Circle-II, Water

Resources Department, Karaswada, Bardez-Goa before the expiry of thirty days from the date of

publication of this Notification in the Official Gazette.

1-505-2025-26/ADMN/DTW/6059

Date : 19-Feb-2026

19/1/CE-WRD-EO/2025-26/785

Date : 20-Feb-2026

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Notification

Whereas vide Notification No. 19/1/CE-WRD/EO/2024-25/409 dated 25-11-2024, published in the

Official Gazette, Series I No. 36 dated 06-12-2024 (hereinafter referred to as the “principal Notification”),

the Command Area Development Board, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of Section

18 of the Goa Command Area Development Act, 1997 (Goa Act 27 of 1997), notified the development

scheme for Tillari Irrigation Project (hereinafter referred to as the said “Scheme”) with the details of

Villages, Survey numbers and Command Areas as specified in the Annexure-I thereto;

And whereas, the Command Area Development Board has received proposals from the affected

persons/applicants for omission of certain areas from the said Command Areas;

And whereas, the said proposals have been considered by the Command Area Development Board in

its fourth meeting held on 07-01-2026 and decided to omit certain areas from Command Area as specified

in Annexure-I of the said Notification admeasuring in aggregate 365,338 sq. mts. subject to the condition

that the applicants shall deposit the Government approved rate of Rs. 105.70 (rupees one hundred five and

seventy paise only) per sq. mts. towards levy of compensation charges to be paid within a period of 30 days

from the date of publication of this Notification in the Official Gazette;

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 14, 16, 17 of the Command Area

Development Act, 1997 (Act No. 27 of 1997) read with Section 21 of the General Clauses Act, 1897 (Act

10 of 1897) and all other powers enabling it in this behalf, the Command Area Development Board hereby

notifies it’s decision to partially modified principal Notification so as to omit certain areas as specified in

the schedule hereto from Annexure-I of the said Scheme and notice is hereby given that the said proposal

will be taken into consideration by the said Board after the expiry of thirty days from the date of

publication of this Notification in the Official Gazette.

All objections and suggestions in respect thereof shall be forwarded to the Member Secretary of

Command Area Development Board at its Office at Superintending Engineer, Circle-II, Water Resources

Department, Karaswada, Bardez-Goa before the expiry of thirty days from the date of publication of this

Notification in the Official Gazette.

No.19/1/CE-WRD-EO/2025-26/786

Date : 20-Feb-2026

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