Reg. No. RNP/GOA/32/2024-2026
RNI No. GOAENG/2002/6410
Panaji, 07th September, 2026 (Bhadra 16, 1948) SERIES I No. 23
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
EXTRAORDINARY
GOVERNMENT OF GOA
Department of Law
Legal Affairs Division
Notification
7/17/2026-LA/167 Date : 07-Sep-2026 The Goa Appropriation (No. 4) Act, 2026 (Goa Act 16 of 2026), which has been passed by the Legislative Assembly of Goa on 02/09/2026 and assented to by the Governor of Goa on 04/09/2026, is hereby published for the general information of the public.
Dnyaneshwar Raut Dessai, Joint Secretary (Law).
Porvorim.
---------
The Goa Appropriation (No. 4) Act, 2026
(Goa Act 16 of 2026) [04-09-2026]
AN
ACT
to authorise payment and appropriation of certain further sums from and out of the Consolidated Fund of
the State of Goa for the services and purposes of the financial year 2026-2027.
BE it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of Goa in the Seventy-seventh Year of the Republic of India, as follows:—
1. Short title.— This Act may be called the Goa Appropriation (No. 4) Act, 2026.
2. Issue of Rs. 1061,15,41,000/-, out of the Consolidated Fund of the State of Goa for the financial year 2026-2027.— From and out of the Consolidated Fund of the State of Goa, there may be paid and applied sums not exceeding those specified in column (5) of the Schedule hereto amounting in the aggregate to the sums of one thousand sixty one crore fifteen lakh forty one thousand rupees towards defraying the several charges which will come in the course of payment during the financial year 2026- 2027 in respect of the services and for purposes specified in column (2) of the said Schedule.
Suggestions are welcomed on e-mail: [email protected] 1233OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 23 (EXTRAORDINARY) 07TH SEPTEMBER, 2026 3. Appropriation.— The sums authorised to be paid and applied from and out of the Consolidated Fund of the State of Goa under this Act, shall be appropriated for the services and purposes expressed in the said Schedule to this Act in relation to the said financial year.
---------
SCHEDULE
(See Sections 2 and 3)
(Rs. in Lakhs)
Sums not exceeding
Total Demand No.
Services and purposes Voted by Assembly
Charged on the Consolidated Fund of the State of Goa
(1)
(2)
(3) (4) (5) 01 Legislature Secretariat
2353.50 64.00 2417.50 A1 Lok Bhavan (Charged)
0.00 250.00 250.00 02 General Administration and Coordination 250.00 — 250.00 04 District and Sessions Court, South Goa 0.01 — 0.01 07 Settlement and Land Records 1510.00 — 1510.00 08 Treasury and Accounts Administration, North Goa 2000.00 — 2000.00 11 Excise
350.00 — 350.00 13 Transport
0.02 — 0.02 15 Collectorate, North Goa
303.00 — 303.00 16 Collectorate, South Goa
0.03 — 0.03
19 Industries, Trade and Commerce 0.03 — 0.03 20 Printing and Stationery
0.01 — 0.01 21 Public Works Department
5000.00 — 5000.00 23 Home
0.04 — 0.04 25 Home Guards and Civil Defence 0.01 — 0.01 31 Panchayats
0.08 — 0.08 33 Revenue
800.24 — 800.24 34 School Education
0.03 — 0.03 35 Higher Education
4220.53 — 4220.53 36 Technical Education Curchorem 0.03 — 0.03 43 Art and Culture
4035.53 — 4035.53 47 Goa Medical College
6750.05 — 6750.05 48 Health Services
2700.14 — 2700.14 49 Institute of Psychiatry and Human Behaviour 0.01 — 0.01 52 Labour
3500.00 — 3500.00 57 Social Welfare
0.27 — 0.27 OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 23 (EXTRAORDINARY) 07TH SEPTEMBER, 2026
(Rs. In lakhs)
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)58 Women and Child Development 106.01 — 106.01 59 Factories and Boilers
0.02 — 0.02 62 Law
150.01 — 150.01 64 Agriculture
0.09 — 0.09 65 Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services 1100.00 — 1100.00 67 Ports Administration
1500.00 — 1500.00 68 Forests
0.01 — 0.01 69 Handicraft, Textile and Coir
0.06 — 0.06 70 Civil Supplies
10000.01 — 10000.01 71 Cooperation
420.00 — 420.00 74 Water Resources
7000.06 — 7000.06 75 Planning, Statistics and Evaluation 5680.00 — 5680.00 76 Electricity
17500.00 — 17500.00 77 River Navigation
1026.50 — 1026.50 78 Tourism
3935.76 — 3935.76 81 Department of Tribal Welfare 150.00 — 150.00 82 Information Technology
3000.00 — 3000.00 85 Department of Rural Development 6500.00 — 6500.00 88 Department of Public Private Partnership 500.12 — 500.12 89 Department of Empowerment of Persons with
90.02 — 90.02 Disabilities
90 Drinking Water Department 5000.00 — 5000.00 93 Collectorate, Kushavati
369.00 — 369.00 94 Department of Ayush
0.13 — 0.13 TOTAL
105801.41 314.00 106115.41
Secretariat, Porvorim-Goa. Dated: 07-09-2026.
SANDIP JACQUES Secretary to the Government of Goa, Law Department (Legal Affairs).
———♦———
Notification
7/16/2026-LA/168 Date : 07-Sep-2026 The Goa Municipalities (Amendment) Act, 2026 (Goa Act 17 of 2026), which has been passed by the Legislative Assembly of Goa on 01/09/2026 and assented to by the Governor of Goa on 05/09/2026, is hereby published for general information of the public.
Dnyaneshwar Raut Dessai, Joint Secretary (Law).
Porvorim.
OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 23 (EXTRAORDINARY) 07TH SEPTEMBER, 2026The Goa Municipalities (Amendment) Act, 2026
(Goa Act 17 of 2026) [05-09-2026]
AN
ACT
further to amend the Goa Municipalities Act, 1968 (Goa Act 7 of 1969).
BE it enacted by the Legislative Assembly of the State of Goa in the Seventy-seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows:-
1. Short title and commencement.— (1) This Act may be called the Goa Municipalities (Amendment) Act, 2026.
(2) It shall come into force at once except Clause (A) of Section 2 and Sections 3 and 4 which shall be deemed to have come into force on the 22nd day of April, 2026.
2. Amendment of Section 9.— In Section 9 of the Goa Municipalities Act, 1968 (Goa Act No. 7 of 1969) (hereinafter referred to as the "principal Act"), in sub-section (2),—
(A) in Clause (a),—
(i) in item (i),—
(a) for the figures "2500", the figures "3000" shall be substituted;
(b) for the words "voters in the municipal area" the word "population" shall be substituted;
(ii) in item (ii),—
(a) for the figures "2500", the figures "3000" shall be substituted;
(b) for the words "voters in the municipal area", the word "population" shall be substituted;
(B) in Clause (bb), for the words "shall be twenty seven percent" the words "may be twenty- seven percent" shall be substituted;
(C) after Clause (c), the following clause shall be inserted namely:—
"(d) For the purpose of determining the number of seats under Clauses (b) and (c) above a fraction of such proportion, if less than one- half shall be ignored and if one- half or more shall be reckoned as one".
3. Substitution of Section 10.— For Section 10 of the principal Act, the following Section shall be substituted, namely:—
"10. Division of Municipal areas into wards and reservation of wards.— (1) Upon issuance of the order under sub-section (2) of Section 9, the State Election Commission shall, by order published in the Official Gazette, fix for each or any municipal area, the number of the wards into which such area shall be divided.
(2) The State Election Commission shall thereafter undertake the exercise of delimitation of the wards so specified in each or any Municipal area within a period of 60 days from the date of publication of the order in the Official Gazette, under sub-section (1).
(3) The State Election Commission shall prepare a draft of delimitation of wards with respect to each or any municipal area and publish it in the Official Gazette inviting objections and suggestions from the public within a period of 30 days from the date of publication of draft of delimitation in the Official Gazette. The objections and suggestions received in writing shall be considered by the State Election Commission and a final notification of delimitation shall be issued by the State Election Commission in consultation with the Government, in respect of each or any municipal area within a period of 30 days from the last date for submitting such objections.
OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 23 (EXTRAORDINARY) 07TH SEPTEMBER, 2026(4) An empirical data pertaining to political backwardness shall be obtained by the State Election Commission from the Goa State Commission for Backward Classes in respect of each or any municipal area and the wards, based on the final notification of delimitation issued under sub-section (3).
(5) Upon receipt of the data under sub-section (4) from the Goa State Commission for Backward Classes, the State Election Commission shall publish a draft of reservation of seats in the Official Gazette in respect of each or any municipal area inviting objections/suggestions from the public within a period of 30 days.
(6) Upon receipt of objections/suggestions in writing and considering the same the State Election Commission shall publish the final notification of reservation in the Official Gazette, in consultation with the Government, with respect to each or any municipal area, within a period of 30 days from the last date for submitting such objections.
(7) After expiry of 30 days from the date of publication of the final notification of reservation, the State Election Commission shall declare elections to each or any of the municipal area.
(8) Each of the ward shall elect only one Councillor.
(9) Every order/notification issued under sub-sections (1), (3) and (6) shall take effect, for the purpose of the ensuing general election, immediately following the date of such order/notification, as the case may be.
Explanation: In all cases where objections/suggestions from the public are invited, the same shall be submitted in writing, however, no opportunity of personal hearing shall be afforded to the parties.
(10) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to prevent women or persons belonging to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes or Other Backward Class for whom seats are reserved in any Council, from standing for election and being elected to any of the seats which are not reserved.".
4. Amendment of Section 11.— In Section 11 of the principal Act,—
(i) for sub-section (1), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:—
"(1) The electoral roll of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Goa prepared under the provisions of the Representation of the People Act, 1950 (Act 43 of 1950) and for the time being in force on such date as the State Election Commission may by general or special order notify in this behalf for such constituency of the Assembly or any part thereof as is included in the municipal area, shall be divided into different wards in the municipal area; and a printed copy of the roll so divided and authenticated by such officer shall be the list of voters for each ward. The ward lists shall collectively be deemed to be the municipal voters list.";
(ii) for sub-section (3), the following sub-section shall be substituted, namely:—
"(3) At least thirty days prior to the date of the notification for election, such officer shall keep open for public inspection at the municipal office and at such other places in the municipal area as the State Election Commission may fix, copies of the list of voters of each ward maintained under sub- section (2).".
5. Repeal and saving.— (1) The Goa Municipalities (Amendment) Ordinance, 2026 (Ordinance No. 4 of 2026) is hereby repealed.
(2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under the principal Act, as amended by the said Ordinance, shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the principal Act, as amended by this Act.
Secretariat, Porvorim-Goa. Dated: 07-09-2026.
SANDIP JACQUES Secretary to the Government of Goa, Law Department (Legal Affairs).
www.goaprintingpress.gov.in
Published by the Director, Printing & Stationery,
Government Printing Press, Mahatma Gandhi Road, Panaji-Goa 403 001.