Reg. No. G-2/RNP/GOA/32/2018-2020 RNI No. GOAENG/2002/6410

Panaji, 19th November, 2020 (Kartika 28, 1942) SERIES I No. 34

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

NOTE

There are two Extraordinary issues to the Official Gazette, Series I No. 33 dated 12-11-2020, namely:— (1) Extraordinary dated 13-11-2020 from pages 1437 to 1447, Notifications regarding Weekly Lottery Scheme from Department of Finance (Revenue & Control) Division. (2) Extraordinary (No. 2) dated 16-11-2020 from pages 1449 to 1450, Notification No. 19/4/2017-New Arm Rules/HD- G/2522 regarding delegation of powers to Additional District Magistrate from Department of Home (General Division).

INDEX Department Notification/Ord./Corri. Subject Pages 1. Education, Art & Culture Corri.- DTE/Estt/1-9-11/Pay — 1451 Secretary Fixation/2009/1843

2. Captain of Ports Ord.-COP/2012/2/Corresp.(PER)/ Creation & abolition of posts. 1520 Captain & /Part-III(Part)/2734 ex officio Jt. Secy.

3. Tourism Not.- N5/3[577]/20-DT Policy for Regulation of Watersports 11520 Dir. & ex officio Addl. Secy. in Goa.

4. Tribal Welfare Not.- DTW/9/Gagan Bharari/ Amendment to the Scheme Financial 1527 Director /Scheme/9/Amendment/2020-21 Assistance to ST students under “Gagan Bharari Shiksha Yojana”.

GOVERNMENT OF GOA ment Schemes (CAS), the para 3, para 4 and Department of Education, Art & Culture para 5 of the order shall be read as: Office of the Secretary Education PARA 3: And whereas, all India Council __ for Technical Education, New Delhi issued Notification F. No. 37-3/Legal/AICTE/2012 Corrigendum dated 8th November, 2012 on Career DTE/Estt/1-9-II/Pay Fixation/2009/1843 Advancement Scheme for the Teachers and other Academic staff in Technical Institutions Read order:- DTE/Estt/1-9-II/Pay Fixation/ (Degree/Diploma) Regulations, 2012 and All 2009/782 dated 27-06-2019. India Council for Technical Education, New In the above referred order of acceptance Delhi vide Notification No. F. No. 27/RIFD/Pay of Notification of all India Council for Technical Scale/01/2013-14 dated 4th January, 2016 Education dated 4th January, 2016, with issued clarifications on certain issues/ regards to clarifications on certain issues/ anomalies pertaining to qualifications, pay anomalies pertaining to Qualifications, Pay scales, service conditions, Career Scales, Service Conditions, Career Advance- Advancement Schemes (CAS) etc. for

1451 Suggestions are welcomed on e-mail: dir–[email protected] OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 34 19TH NOVEMBER, 2020 Teachers and other Academic staff of published in the Gazette of India (Extra Technical Institutions (Degree/Diploma). Ordinary-Part III-Section 4) dated 6th January, 2016 issued clarifications on certain issues/ PARA 4: And whereas, these clarifications anomalies pertaining to qualifications, pay of All India Council for Technical Education scales, service conditions, Career issued vide Notification No. F. No. 27/RIFD/ Advancement Schemes (CAS) etc. for Pay Scale/01/2013-14 dated 4th January, 2016, Teachers and other Academic staff of alongwith All India Council for Technical Technical Institutions (Degree/Diploma). Education, New Delhi Notification F. No. 37- -3/Legal/AICTE/2012 dated 8th November, PARA 4: And whereas, these clarifications 2012 on Career Advancement Scheme for the of All India Council for Technical Education Teachers and other Academic staff in issued vide Notification dated 4th January, Technical Institutions (Degree/Diploma) 2016, were placed before the Government of Regulations, 2012 were placed before the Goa and the Government of Goa is pleased to Government of Goa and the Government of consider and approve the same. Goa is pleased to consider and approve the same. PARA 5: Now, therefore, approval of the Government of Goa is hereby conveyed for PARA 5: Now, therefore, approval of the acceptance of Notification of All India Council Government of Goa is hereby conveyed for for Technical Education dated 4th January, acceptance of Notification of All India Council 2016, with regards to clarifications on certain for Technical Education dated 4th January, issues/Anomalies pertaining to Qualifications, 2016, with regards to Clarifications on certain Pay Scales, Service Conditions, Career issues/Anomalies pertaining to Qualifications, Advancement Schemes (CAS), etc. far Pay Scales, Service Conditions, Career Teachers and other Academic staff of Advancement Schemes (CAS), etc. for Technical Institutions (Degree/Diploma) as Teachers and other Academic staff of far as Career Advancement Schemes Technical Institutions (Degree/Diploma) as implementation under VIth Pay AICTE is far as Career Advancement Schemes concerned. Accordingly, for Career implementation under VIth Pay AICTE is Advancement Schemes, an Academic concerned along with All India Council for Performance Index (API) score is applicable Technical Education, New Delhi Notification from 08-11-2015 (API is relaxed up to No. F. No. 37-3/Legal/AICTE/2012 dated 8th 07-11-2015). The norms of Qualifications, November, 2012 on Career Advancement Experiences, etc. for Recruitment shall be Scheme for the Teachers and other Academic revised upon acceptance of AICTE staff in Technical Institutions (Degree/ recommendation of VIIth pay by Government /Diploma). Accordingly, for Career of Goa.” Advancement Schemes an Academic Performance Index (API) score is applicable This is issued with the approval of Finance from 08-11-2015 (API is relaxed up to (R&C) Department vide U. O. No. 1419457 07-11-2015). The norms of Qualifications, dated 18-06-2019. Experiences, etc. for Recruitment shall be revised upon acceptance of AICTE The other contents of the order remain recommendation of VIIth pay by Government unchanged. of Goa. By order and in the name of the Instead of Governor of Goa.

PARA 3: And whereas, All India Council Sanjay Kumar, IAS, Secretary (Education). for Technical Education, New Delhi vide Notification dated 4th January, 2016 Porvorim, 6th November, 2020.

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Sr. Designation No. of Reason Budget Head No. of the post Posts 1 Upper Division 02 Due to resignation of 3051—Ports & Lighthouse. Clerk, Group ‘C’ Shri Xaverito Fernandes, 02—Minor Ports. Ex-UDC of this Department on 102—Port Management. 07-10-2019 and promotion of 01 —Port Establishment (N.P.). Shri Dharmendra Naik to the post 01 —Salaries. of Marine Inspector on 20-02-2020

Subsequently, two posts of Lower Division Clerk, Group ‘C’ are created in lieu of the above abolished posts of Upper Division Clerk. The Lower Division Clerks created shall draw salaries from the respective Budget Head as shown above. The total balance of the posts of Upper Division Clerk to be abolished is 03 Nos. By order and in the name of the Governor of Goa. Captain James Braganza, Captain of Ports/ex officio & Joint Secretary. Panaji, 12th November, 2020. ———ttt———

Department of Tourism POLICY FOR REGULATION OF ___ WATERSPORTS IN GOA Notification Introduction.— N5/3[577]/20-DT Goa is one of the world’s most attractive Government of Goa is hereby pleased to tourist destinations and is endowed with notify the “Policy for regulation of Water scenic beauty, lush green surroundings, Sports in Goa” to regulate and monitor the beautiful mountains, valleys, rivers and the entire Water Sports activities in the State of most fascinating and enchanting sea, sand Goa and the same is published herewith for and sun. Both Domestic as well as overseas information of concern Stake holders/General tourists flock to Goa for Fun, Pleasure and Public. Adventure. Goa witnessed around 2.7 million Domestic Tourists and around half a million Menino D’Souza, Director (Tourism) & ex Foreign Tourists in the year 2011-12. All this officio Addl. Secretary. calls for a Systematically Organised and a Panaji, November, 2020. Regulated Tourism Industry. The State of Goa

1520 OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 34 19TH NOVEMBER, 2020 is committed towards Responsible and and regulating Rides and Watersports Honourable Tourism with active support and Activities and running of such activities in cooperation from the stakeholders. accordance with the provisions of Law, as in force in the State of Goa until 2005. With the growth of tourism industry, day by day, tourism products offerings have also The increase in the number of operators evolved and new advancements have and the types of watersports activities led to emerged in the tourism industry to fulfil the an increased competition amongst the ever increasing requirements, demands and watersports operators, which further led the the thirst of adventure seeking tourists. operators to resort to illegal and unfair means Tourism today is fun filled with adventure thereby causing nuisance to the watersports with the growth of tourism products like loving tourists. In order to curb this nuisance, watersports in the State. Watersports include The Government of Goa in the year 2005 boat rides, river cruises, , winch approved “The Goa Tourist Places (Protection parasailing, beach parasailing, , and Maintenance) (Boat rides/Parasailing and banana boat rides, speed boat rides, regal Watersports Activities) Rules, 2005”. boat rides, , wake board, knee Even after coming in force the above rules board, surfboard, paddle boat, river , in 2005, there were reports of many backwater , and many more activities Watersports operators illegally functioning, in which are primarily offered and managed by the State in the absence of a proper legislation the private water sports operators. and it was observed that they resorted to all With the increasing trend in Watersports possible illegal measures and unfair trade activities, the challenges to have safe and practices such as overcharging the tourists, regulated watersports activities have engaging of touts and endangering the safety increased manifold in the absence of a of the tourists/general public due to comprehensive legislation in the State. The compromise on safety standards. The number of Watersports operators have Government of Goa therefore felt it necessary increased considerably, proportionately to amend the existing Registration of Tourist increasing the risk and endangering the Trades Act in order to register all the security and safety of tourists, due to the Watersports and Adventure Sports Operators. possible entry of unregulated, untrained and The Goa Registration of Tourist Trades Act, unscrupulous fly by night operators. Besides 1982 was therefore amended accordingly, in there is a lot of complexity in the entire the year 2011. Watersports and Adventure process of operation of watersports Sports operators are now being registered activities. Unregulated and unauthenticated under Section 19A to 19D of The Goa watersports operators are often seen Registration of Tourist Trades (Amendment) charging exorbitant and unfair rates to the Act, 2011. As on date there are 602, water gullible tourists while openly bypassing the sports operators and 17 cruise /vessels, established safety standards thereby which are registered with the Department of endangering the security and safety of Tourism. tourists. Many a time, this has resulted in Although the registration aspects have now fatal accidents, loss of life and limb thereby been taken care of, the above amendment adversely affecting the image of Goa as a safe could not bring in an organised system and tourism destination. the illegalities and nuisance of water sports Background.— operators are still prevailing in some areas. Watersports activities in the State of Goa Taking cognizance of the above, The were registered and operated as per the Honourable High Court of Bombay at Goa in guidelines issued by the Government of Goa, Writ Petition No. 501 of 2009 asked the in the year 2003, which aims at registering Director of Tourism to file an affidavit in the

1521 OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 34 19TH NOVEMBER, 2020 matter. Accordingly the Director of Tourism of The Honourable High Court dated vide affidavit dated 14-10-2009, submitted 14-10-2009 in Writ Petition No. 501 of 2009 in that in order to have control and regulate the order to regulate and monitor the entire water sports along the beaches of North Goa Watersports Activity in the State of Goa. It and South Goa, the Government has taken a also emphasizes on having uniform rates for decision to set up a kiosk system through the different watersports activities across the medium of Goa Tourism Development state so that the Tourists enjoy uniform and Corporation. This affidavit of the Director of transparent rates. The policy also specifies Tourism was accepted and taken on record safety norms and lifesaving equipments to be by the Honourable High Court on 14-10-2009 used in the conduct of watersports. The and in terms of the above affidavit the petition Policy provides for consolidation of all the legal was disposed off. provisions with respect to watersports and also provides for action including penal action The Honourable High Court of Bombay at on the defaulters and violators of the clauses Goa in yet another Public Interest Litigation and ensures that no illegal means are Writ Petition No. 09 of 2011 passed an interim resorted to by the Watersports Operators and order to regulate the Watersports activities finally aims to bring in a systematic and at the Calangute Beach, the operative part of integrated approach in the conduct of the which is as under: watersports and allied activities in the State “The Director of Tourism will ensure that: of Goa. (a) Booths (table and chairs) are set up Watersports activities includes the at each of the demarcated water sports following.— zones to receive payments from the persons interested to avail of water sport activities. • - waterskiing with no skis (b) Tourist Police/Marine Police assist the Water Sports Zone to ensure that the Water • Boating - use of boats Sports Operators do not ply their boats in • Body boarding is similar to , the Bathing Zone. with a smaller board. (c) Sign boards are erected below the • Cable Skiing - similar to red/yellow flags to indicate that the safe but with cables for artificial bathing zone which is monitored by the manoeuvring life guard.” • Canoeing A contempt Petition No. 28 of 2009 in Writ petition No. 501 of 2009 was filed before The • Flow boarding Honourable High Court of Bombay at Goa for • Jet Skiing non compliance of the orders of the Honourable High Court dated 14-10-2009 in • Kayaking Writ Petition No. 501 of 2009. The Honourable • Kite boating High Court appointed a Commissioner to • Kite surfing on flat water using a kite ascertain whether the directions were for propulsion implemented by the State. The Commissioner stated that the orders have substantially been • Parasailing where a person is towed not implemented and submitted a report to behind a vehicle (usually a boat) while the Court. The High Court heard the matter attached to a parachute on 31-8-2012 and directed to issue contempt • Rafting notices to Director of Tourism. • The Policy for Regulation of Watersports therefore aims to comply with the directions • using the wind for propulsion

1522 OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 34 19TH NOVEMBER, 2020 • Sit-down hydrofoiling - riding on the reservoirs, lakes, rivers, ponds and the water with a hydrofoil attached to a coastal waters. ski 2. The Government of Goa shall • Skim boarding - a board is used to formulate policies or guidelines or issue ride on an incoming wave advisories and make new rules or amend • -the participant “skurfs” existing rules, as may be necessary from behind a boat on a surfboard time to time for the systematic regulation, development and operation of Watersports • Stand up paddle surfing a surf style in the entire State through the Department board with a paddle, used in flat water of Tourism and also formulate a policy for or waves safe and systematic conduct of watersports • Surfing downhill on ocean waves or and ensure that the water sport activities artificial waves in a wave pool are conducted in a regulated and fair manner in order to promote the concept of • Wakeboarding-similar to water skiing, Safe and Honourable Tourism. but using only one board attached to the feet 3. The Government of Goa may appoint suitable and competent agencies for • - similar to wakeboarding, conducting the various studies, research, but the board is not attached to the methodologies for determining the carrying feet capacity and for development and • -mix between wake- operation of watersports activities in the boarding and surfing State.

• Waterskiing is using skis to slide over 4. The Government of Goa hereby the water while being pulled by a boat designates the Department of Tourism to or other device function as the Nodal Department for the • White water rafting safe and smooth operations and regulation of the watersports in the entire state and • on flat water using wind all the other related Departments like for propulsion in combination with Captain of Ports, Department of Fisheries, sails Department of River and Navigation, • sailing on yachts, daysailing, Department of Water Resources, Police cruising or Department etc. shall coordinate and assist the Department of Tourism in smooth • Dolphin trips, crocodile Dundee etc. discharge of its functions in the State, for • Any other related watersports activity. regulation of water sports activities.

Water Sports Policy 2012.— In compliance 5. The Government of Goa may, by an with the directives and the approval of the order notified in the Official Gazette may State Cabinet, the Government of Goa has appoint one or more agencies for smooth formulated the following Policy/Guidelines for management, operation and conduct of regulation of water sports activities, for strict Water sport Activities in various parts of compliance. the State. The period of operation, 1. The Government of Goa through its technology and scope of work of the agency various Departments shall have absolute shall be identified and finalised by the right and control over water sports Department so that the conduct of water activities carried out over various water sports activities is carried on smoothly, in bodies within the jurisdiction of the State the interest of the tourists and other including the inland water ways, dam stakeholders.

1523 OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 34 19TH NOVEMBER, 2020 6. All Watersports Operators or Water agency designated for that purpose, shall sports trades, which are currently be strictly followed by all operators. unregistered as on date in the State should 11. Any operator who causes harm/ get themselves registered under the /injury/death to a tourist/general public/ provisions of The Goa Registration of /third party on account of his actions/ Tourist Trade (Amendment) Act, 2011 with /irresponsible behaviour/neglect of safety the Department of Tourism, Government of norms etc. shall be punishable as per Goa. No unregistered Watersports relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code related Trade or operator, who is (IPC), Criminal Procedure Code or Civil unregistered, shall be allowed to operate Procedure code as the case may be. in the State. Further the operator shall be debarred for 7. Every operator of boat rides or a period of three years, in case he causes watersports activity in the rivers, inland any death or grievous injury to any tourist/ waters and lakes shall obtain due /general public, on account of his neglect. permission from the Captain of Ports or a 12. Department of Tourism may register competent authority appointed for that or refuse to register an operator or a trade purpose by the Central or State after considering its feasibility, impact, Government. safety aspects, carrying capacity, past 8. In case of hotels or chartered operators safety history of the operator, reasonability who operate water sports activities for their of rates being charged, etc. in order to in house guests exclusively, the same shall ensure safety of the visiting Tourists. be done as per rates notified by the 13. Those water sports equipment not Department, follow same safety standards requiring license or certification either from and shall not use the boats/vessels for Mercantile Marine Department or the general public/tourists. If the Hotel/their Captain of Ports, will require certification operator are found in violation of this norm from National Institute of Water sports then the Department will cancel the (NIWS) Caranzalem or any other agency registration of such errant hotels/ as may be approved by Government of Goa, /operators. All such water sports activities Department of Tourism. shall commence only from zones exclusively designated for water sports 14. The Operator/applicant shall produce activities and from no other place. to the Department of Tourism, Government of Goa proof regarding insurance of the 9. No foreigners shall be permitted to passengers as per the capacity of the boat/ work as an operator or instructor or as a equipment, to the extent as may be partner without valid Work Visa and the specified per passenger, by the Department approval of the Government of Goa. of Tourism. The Department proposes to 10. Safety Certificate: The Government create a separate fund for servicing third of Goa may appoint Competent Agency or party claims and the details of such scheme National Institute of Watersports, Ministry will be separately worked out subsequently of Tourism, Government of India to and the same will be a contributory prescribe Safety Standards and Safety scheme. norms. The Agency so specified shall have 15. All life saving equipment as specified the powers to issue Safety Certificate to by the department, must be made available Watersports Operators. All Watersports on board or at the bank/beach, as the case operators should possess Safety Certificate may be. and produce such certificate for inspection whenever called for. All safety standard and 16. The applicant shall produce a norms laid down by NIWS or any other certificate issued by N.I.W.S., or Captain of

1524 OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 34 19TH NOVEMBER, 2020 Ports or Mercantile Marine Department as given by personnel of the Department or the case may be, showing that the Crew its agency Police/any beach safety agency have been trained for (a) manning and appointed by the Department. operating the boat/equipment. (b) life 23. No powered watercraft like jet skies, saving techniques. speed boats and motorized boats shall be 17. Registration number plate for a permitted in the sea waters close to the specific boat/equipment shall be obtained shore, since these would drive away turtles through the Department of Tourism at the who remain in shallow waters for weeks cost of the operator and prominently affixed prior to landing on the beach for nesting. at a place on the boat/equipment to be Traditional boats, wind-powered sail specified by the Department or Captain of boats, wind surfing, kite surfing and similar Ports. ecologically friendly activities may be permitted. 18. Capacity of the boat as certified by the Mercantile Marine Department/Captain 24. Watersports Infrastructure.— In of Ports/National Institute of Water Sports order to have safe & smooth conduct of shall be mentioned in the registration watersports activities in the entire state, number plate and complied with strictly. the Department of Tourism shall follow a systematic approach thereby putting a 19. Area of operation shall be clearly proper system in place. The System would specified by the operator as per permission comprise follows. obtained from Caption of Ports or Mercantile Marine Department and the same shall be a. The Department of Tourism in strictly followed for the activity. Co-ordination with the Captain of Ports, Department of Water Resources, National 20. The registration certificate shall be Institute of Water Sports, or any other made available on board at all times. suitable agency will identify and The registration shall be valid for one year demarcate specific areas on beaches, only. lakes etc. where watersports operators will operate their equipment as per the 21. Training of Personnel.— All safety standards prescribed. The watersports operators shall employ and Watersports activities on the beaches/ engage only well trained personnel inland waters will be carried out from certified by National Institute of Water 8.00 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. or before sunset sports or any other reputed institute as may whichever is earlier. No watersports be specified by Department of Tourism. All activities shall be carried on in unsafe the personnel shall be trained to deal with weather conditions, monsoons, period of emergencies and rescue procedures. All storm, or any such period banned or personnel operating the water sports notified by the competent authority. equipment shall bear a good character to be verified by the concerned Police station b. The Department of Tourism or and the said responsibility will be that of competent authority will demarcate the Operator. The owner/operator shall areas for zones and furnish names and qualifications of all such watersports activity zones by installing operators to the Department or its agency, proper demarcating materials like floating in order to issue photo identity cards to Buoys etc. The demarcated areas would the owners and personnel, which shall be comprise of watersports corridors, prominently displayed at all times. watersports activity area, safe swimming and bathing areas, etc. The Department 22. The operators and their personnel of Tourism may therefore appoint a shall cooperate and follow all instructions suitable agency to get the demarcation

1525 OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 34 19TH NOVEMBER, 2020 and installation and maintenance of related contingent expenditure. Such zones, done as above after following due charges to be collected in addition to codal formalities. applicable taxes shall be specified in the Official Gazette. c. The Government of Goa may designate or appoint any organisation or f. In order to have proper coordination agency through the Department of and ensure transparency, the water Tourism for operation and Management sports operators are at liberty to form of Watersports Activities for managing their own registered associations and of kiosks, identifying suitable manpower representatives of such association will for uniform ticketing, etc. The agency so be consulted by the Department while designated shall implement a queue notifying or revising rates, implementing system and devise suitable software and safety standards etc. for various methodology for managing of water watersports activities, addition of new sports activities and shall only deal with watersports activities etc. those operators who are registered with g. Any watersports operator who is the Department of Tourism under the found to be violating the system or Goa Registration of Tourist Trade Act, operating the watersports equipment in 1982. unauthorised area shall be treated as d. The Department of Tourism or its nuisance under the Goa Tourist Places agency, will install fully functional kiosks (Protection and Maintenance) Act, 2001 which will dispense tickets and ensure and shall be prosecuted in accordance collection of ticket fees at one point. All with the said Act. The errant watersports taxes applicable will also be charged at operator will be blacklisted from the one point. The said kiosk may also be queue system for ten days for the first used as police counters and information default and thereafter for 30 days in case points for the tourists or any other such of subsequent default/violation of these use as the Department may specify. guidelines. Any further violation will result in suspension of license for such e. The Watersports activity manage- period as the Director Tourism, may ment will comprise of a kiosk managed decide. by trained personnel who will issue computerised tickets to the public. h. The Director of Tourism shall notify Suitably designed software will monitor interim or final rates for water sports the automatic implementation of the activities as per Section 37 of The Goa, Queue System so that all the empanelled Daman & Diu Regulation of Tourist Trade Watersports operators get a fair amount Act, 1982, vide order notified in the of business by rotation. The Department Official Gazette, within a period of 45 or its designated agency may also sell days from the coming into force of this tickets through its website. The Charges policy. The rates for watersports may collected through the business on the vary depending on location of beach and day of the activity shall go directly in to other factors. the accounts of the watersports operator i. The Department of Tourism may proportionately, through the medium of issue specific Guidelines for the smooth internet banking/cheques etc. The conduct of the Queue System and may Department may specify charges to be revise the rates as per the Market rates collected from the water sports operators applicable vide suitable orders from time to be levied on the base charges of the to time. tickets sold by respective water sports activities/operators, in order to defray 25. Security deposit: Each watersports costs incurred on Administration and operator shall furnish a refundable security

1526 OFFICIAL GAZETTE — GOVT. OF GOA SERIES I No. 34 19TH NOVEMBER, 2020 deposit of Rs. 5,000/- per boat/activity in the Whereas the Government has notified a form of Demand Draft drawn in favor of Scheme Financial Assistance to ST students Director Tourism, payable at Panaji. In case under “Gagan Bharari Shiksha Yojana” vide of default or breach of or non compliance of notification No. DTW/STAT/2012-13/571 any of the terms and conditions of the notified in Official Gazette, Series I No. 29 watersports policy or any other violations as dated 18-10-2012, Notification No. 4-1-2015- are prohibited under the prevailing Laws, the -16/SCHEME/GB/TW/11522 notified in Official Security Deposit made by the applicant shall Gazette, Series I No. 29 dated 15-10-2015 and be forfeited, without notice. The applicant Notification No. DTW/9/Gagan Bharari/ shall be required to produce a fresh demand /Scheme/9/Amendment/2017-18 notified in draft of equal amount within a period of 10 Official Gazette, Series I No. 48 dated days in order to continue the watersports 01-03-2018. activities, failing which the permission so And whereas Government desires to granted shall be revoked without any further amend Clause 4. Clause 7. and delete intimation to the operator and the operator Clause 6. of the scheme Financial Assistance shall be removed from the queue system. The to ST students under “Gagan Bharari Shiksha deposit made by the applicant shall be Yojana” in public interest. refunded after the operator opts out of the watersports activity for whatsoever reasons, Now therefore, Clause 4. & Clause 7. of the provided he has not violated any conditions scheme Financial Assistance to ST students of this policy. under “Gagan Bharari Shiksha Yojana” is amended to read as under. 26. Fees: The registration fees for watersports operators shall be fixed by the Clause 4. Eligibility Criteria— Student Department from time to time. should belong to Scheduled Tribes community 27. Removal of difficulties: In case of any in State of Goa. Income of Parents/Guardians difficulty arising in the implementation of this should not exceed Rs. 3.00 lakh per annum. Policy 2012-2013, the decision of the Director Student should be regular, full time student of Tourism shall be final. Failure to comply studying in a recognized Institution/ with any of the above conditions and /University. Scholarship for studying in any furnishing of incorrect information by the class will be available only for one year. If a watersports operators, the said watersports student has to repeat a class, he/she shall operator shall be debarred for a minimum not be eligible to get scholarship for second period of three years and the amount time in the same class. deposited as Fees/Security Deposit shall be Clause 6. deleted forfeited to Government treasury. Clause 7. Mode of application— Application in the prescribed form for availing Gagan DIRECTOR TOURISM Bharari Shiksha Yojana/Merit Base Award ———ttt——— along with necessary documents is to be Department of Tribal Welfare submitted to the Director of Tribal Welfare, through the Head of the Educational Directorate of Tribal Welfare Institution. — Amendment to Notification This amendment shall come into force from the Academic year 2020-2021 onwards. DTW/9/Gagan Bharari/Scheme/9/ /Amendment/2020-21 By order and in the name of Governor of Goa. Read: Financial Assistance to ST students under “Gagan Bharari Shiksha Sandhya Kamat, Director (Tribal Welfare). Yojana”. Panaji, 11th November, 2020.

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