The Goa State Commission for Backward Classes Rules, 1997

Published vide Notification No. 13/6/93-SWD, dated 5th February 1997

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13/6/93-SWD. - In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 17 of the Goa State Commission for Backward Classes Act, 1993 (Act 13 of 1993), the Government of Goa hereby makes the following rules, namely:-

Short title and commencement.- (1) These rules may be called the Goa State Commission for Backward Classes Rules, 1997.

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

Definitions.- In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires-

(a) "Act" means the Goa State Commission for Backward Classes Act, 1993 (Act 13 of 1993);

(b) "Section" means a section of the Act.

Salaries and allowances and other terms and conditions of service of Chairperson and Members of the Commission.- (1) The Chairperson of the Commission, if appointed on whole time basis shall receive a consolidated salary of [Rs. 25000/-]per month and if appointed on honorary basis an honorarium of Rs. 200/- per day for the sittings. Other members, if sitting on whole time basis, shall receive a consolidated salary of Rs. 5000/- per month and if sitting on part time basis, an honorarium of [Rs. 500/-] per day for the sitting.

(2) The Chairperson appointed on whole time basis, shall be provided with a vehicle with a ceiling of [200] litres of petrol per month and if appointed on honorary basis, shall be paid Rs. 1000/- per month as conveyance allowance. Other members appointed on whole time or honorary basis, shall be entitled to TA/DA as admissible to Grade I Government Officers, for attending the Commission's meetings.

(3) The Chairperson appointed on whole time basis, shall be provided with one telephone each at his office and his residence without STD and if appointed on honorary basis, shall be paid telephone allowance of Rs. 500/- per month. The members shall be paid telephone allowance of [Rs. 500/-] per month.

(4) The Chairperson and the Members of the Commission shall be entitled for such travelling allowance and daily allowances on official tour as are admissible to Grade I Officers of the Government.

Salaries, allowances and other terms and conditions of service of the Member Security.- (1) The Member Secretary of the Commission shall be paid a [special pay of Rs. 2000/-]per month for discharging the duties of the Commission. The important administrative matters of the Commission shall be placed before the Member Secretary who may pass the general or specific orders on such matters. He shall be responsible for preparation of the agenda for each meeting of the Commission and shall exercise all administrative and financial powers in connection with day to day affairs of the Commission.

(2) The Member Secretary shall be the appointing and disciplinary authority for the employees of the Commission. Any appeal from any order of the Member Secretary shall lie to the Commission. The Member Secretary shall also be the controlling authority in respect of service matters of the employees of the Commission.

The appointment, salaries, allowances and terms and conditions of the staff of the Commission.- (1) The salaries and allowances of the staff appointed for the office of the Commission shall be on par with those of other Government employees of respective category. Similarly, the recruitment rules for the recruitment of staff for the Commission shall be the same as are applicable to different categories. The Commission may appoint, the staff of various categories from other Government Departments on deputation basis and they shall be Governed by the General Rules of deputation. The TA/DA shall be paid to the staff of the Commission for official tour on par with other Government employees of the same category.

(2) For recruitment, confirmation, promotion and all allied matters relating to the service of the staff, the composition of the DPC/DSC shall be as under:-

1.	Member Secretary	.... Chairman
2.	Director of Social Welfare	.... Member
3.	A Co-opted member to be nominated by the Member Secretary	.... Member

Annual statement of accounts and annual report.- The Commission shall maintain the annual statement of account as per the statement appended to these Rules in Form "A" The form in which the annual report is to be prepared shall be as per Form "B" appended hereto.[The Form in which the balance sheet is to be prepared shall be as per Form "C" appended hereto.]The Commission shall prepare its annual report which shall be submitted to the Government in the forms mentioned above in the month of April of succeeding year.

Form - A

Appendix - A

Accounts of the Goa State Commission for Backward Classes

(See Rule 6)

Receipts and Payment Account of the Goa State Commission for Backward Classes for the Year ending 31st March

(Rupees)

Receipt

Amount (Year)

Payment

Amount (Year)

Opening Balance

(i) Cash in hand

(ii) Cash in Bank

Grant-in-aid from the Government

(i) Plan

Recurring

Non-Recurring

(ii) Non-plan

Recurring

Non-Recurring

A. Plan

(i) Recurring Investments

(i) Face value of investments encashed

(ii) Interest on investments

(iii) Interest on Bank Account and short terms Deposits

(3) Recovery of Contingent Advance

(i) Advance to CPWD

(ii) Advances to DGS & D

(iii) Advances to Suppliers

(iv) Other Advances

(4) Other Deposits

(i) Security Deposit

(ii) Earnest Money Deposit

(i) GPF/CPF etc. recoveries from deputationists

(ii) Licence Fee

(iii) Income Tax

(iv) Central Govt. Health Scheme

(v) Postal Life Insurance

(vi) Central Govt. Employee's Group Insurance Scheme

(ii) Non-Recurring

(B) Non-Plan

(i) Recurring

(ii) Non-Recurring

(a) Revenue Receipts

Other Receipts

(i) Miscellaneous Receipts

(ii) Fees if any, charged by the Commission

(iii) Sale of Publications

(b) Debt/ Deposit Receipts Provident Fund/ Other Contributions

(1) General Provident Fund

(a) Subscription

(b) Recovery of Advance

(2) Contributory Provident Fund

(a) Subscription

(b) Recovery of Advance

(d) Interest

(3) Group Insurance Scheme

(a) Insurance Fund

(b) Saving Fund

Recovery of Advances

(i) House Building Advance

(ii) Motor Car Advance

(iii) Other Motor Conveyance Advance

(iv) Other Advances

A. Plan Expenditure

I. Recurring

(a) Establishment Charges

1. Salaries (Chairperson & Members of the Commission including Honorarium & Allowances to co-opted Members)

2. Salaries (Officers & Establishment)

3. Wages

4. Payment for professional and special services

5. Travel Expenses

15. Other Charges

16. Litigation

1. Pensions & Gratuities (including commutation of pension and LSPC)

2. Contribution CPF

3. Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme

4. Interest on CPF

5. CPF Advance/Withdrawal/Final Payment

6. Investment of CPF Balances

7. Interest on GPF

8. GPF Advance/Withdrawal/Final Payment

9. Investment of GPF Balances

10. Investment of Balances of Group Insurance

11. Payment to GIC for Insurance cover

(D) Assistance to other Organisations

1. Special Studies

2. Promotional and Educational Research

(b) Other Establishment Charges

1. Office Expenses

2. Rent, Rates and Taxes

3. Publications

4. Advertisement & Publicity

5. Hospitality Expenses

6. Minor Works

7. Furniture and Fixtures

8. Machinery & Equipment

9. Motor Vehicles

10. Maintenance of Vehicles

11. Petrol, Oil and Lubricants

12. Conference & Seminars

13. Telephone Charges

(e) Investments

1. Investments

(f) Contingent Advances

1. Advance to CPWD

2. Advance to DGS & D

3. Advances to Suppliers

4. Other Advances

(g) Advances to Staff

1. House Building Advance

2. Motor Car Advance

3. Other Motor Conveyance Advance

4. Other Advance

(h) Other Adjustments (Remittances)

1. GPF etc. recoveries of deputationists

2. Licence Fee

3. Income Tax

4. Central Govt. Health Scheme

5. Postal Life Insurance

6. CGEGIS/CGEIS

A. II. Non-Recurring

(a) Other Establishment Charges

1. Major Works

2. Furniture & Fixture

3. Machinery & Equipment

4. Motor Vehicles

5. Publications

(b) Deposits

1. Security Deposits

2. Earnest Money Deposits

B. Non-plan Expenditure

1. Recurring

2. Non-Recurring

C. Closing Cash Balance

1. Cash in Hand

2. Cash in Bank

Form - B

Appendix - B

Goa State Commission for Backward Classes Income and Expenditure Accounts for the Year ended 31st March.

Expenditure

Amount (Year)

Income

Amount (Year)

Plan

Recurring

Establishment Charges

(1) Salaries (Chairperson and Members of the Commission including Honorarium and Allowances to Co-opted Members)

(2) Salaries (Officers and Establishment)

(3) Wages

(4) Payment for Professional and Special Services

(5) Travel Expenses

1. Pensions and gratuities (including Commuted value of Pension & LSPC)

2. Contribution to CPF

3. Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme

4. Interest on CPF

5. Interest on GPF

6. Group Insurance Scheme

(a) Insurance Fund

(b) Saving Fund

(d) Assistance to other organisations

1. Special Studies

2. Promotional and Educational Research

II. Non-plan

Recurring

Excess of Income over expenditure

(b) Other Establishment Charges

(1) Office Expenses

(2) Rent, Rates and Taxes

(3) Advertisement & Publicity

(4) Hospitality Expenses

(5) Publications

(6) Minor Works

(7) Furniture & Fixtures

(8) Machinery & Equipment

(9) Motor Vehicles

(10) Maintenance of Vehicles

(11) Petrol, Oil & Lubricants

(12) Conference & Seminars

(13) Telephone Charges

(14) Other Charges

(15) Litigation

Plan

A. Grant-in-aid from Government

Less: Amount of Grant-in-aid capitalised

B. Receipt on account of Interest

(i) Interest on Investment

(ii) Interest on Bank Account and short term deposits

C. Other Receipts

(i) Miscellaneous receipts

(ii) Fees, if any, charged by the Commission

Sale of Publications

Non-plan

Excess of Expenditure over Income

[Form - C]

Goa State Commission for Backward Classes

Behind Old G.M.C. Campus,

Opp. R.M.O.S. Hostel, Panaji-Goa

Balance Sheet as at 31st March ............

Appendix - C

Liabilities	Amount (Year)	Assets	Amount (Year)
Corpus Fund		Fixed Assets
		Motor Vehicle



Revenue Fund		Machinery & Equipment


		Furniture


		Current Assets
		Telephone deposit
		Cash at bank
		Cash in hand


TOTAL:		TOTAL:

Order

Local Administration and Welfare Department

Sub: Backward Classes-Declaration of

DF-1-SCT-64-LAWD-1. - The Government of Goa, Daman and Diu, after taking into account the Educational and Social conditions of people belonging to various communities in Goa, Daman and Diu, declares the following Communities as socially and educationally backward for the purpose of Art. 15(4) and backward for the purpose of Art. 16(4) of the Constitution:

Kunbis
Gawdas
Dhangars
Velips

DF-1-SCT-64-LAWD. - Whereas the Government of Goa, Daman and Diu is of the opinion that the Backward Classes as notified under Order No. DF-1-SCT-64-LAWD-I, dated 29th July, 1980 are not adequately represented in the Government service.

Now, therefore, the Government of Goa, Daman and Diu hereby directs that 2% of the total number of vacancies in the Government service shall be reserved for filling up by candidates belonging to Backward Classes declared under Order No. DF-1-SCT-64-LAWD-I, dated 29-7-1980.

Sub: Backward Classes-Reservation of vacancies

DF-1-SCT-64-LAWD. - Read Government Order No. DF-1-SCT-64-LAWD dated 29-7-1980.

The above Government Order published in Extraordinary Official Gazette No. 17, Series I dated 29-7-1980 shall take effect from the date of receipt of concurrence from the Government of India.

Local Administration and Welfare Department

Sub: Backward Classes- Reservation of vacancies

DF-1-SCT-64-LAWD. - Read Government Order No. DF-1-SCT-64-LAWD dated 29-7-1980.

The Government Order No. DF-1-SCT-64-LAWD dated 8-9-1980 published in the Official Gazette, Series I No. 25 dated 18-9-1980 is hereby cancelled and order of even number dated 29-7-1980 shall come into force with immediate effect.

Power, Supply and Welfare Department

13-3-84/LAWD/OBC. - The Government of Goa after taking into account the educational and social conditions of people belonging to various communities in Goa, declares the following three communities as socially and educationally backward for the purpose of Art. 15(4) and backward for the purpose of Art. 16(4) of the Constitution:

Gaudas
Velips
Dhangars

The Government of Goa hereby directs that 2% of the total number of vacancies in the Government shall be reserved for filling up by the above mentioned communities.

This supersedes Government Order No. DF-1-SCS-64-LAWD-I dated 29-7-1980.

Power, Supply and Welfare Department

13-3-84/LAWD/OBC. - The Government of Goa hereby amends the Government Order No. 13-3-84/LAWD/ /OBC dated 12-6-87 published in the Official Gazette, Series I No. 12, dated 18-6-1987 (hereinafter referred to as the "principal Order"), as follows:-

In the principal Order, after item 3, the following item shall be inserted, namely:-

"4. Kunbis"

Notifications

13-1-97-SWD. - Read: 1. Government order No. 13-3-84-LAWD/OBC dated 12-6-1987 and 9-7-1987.

Government of India, Ministry of Welfare Resolution No. 12011/44/96-BCC dated 6-12-1996 published in the Gazette of India No. 210 dated 11-12-1996.

The Government of Goa, after taking into account the Resolution cited above issued by the Government of India, Ministry of Welfare on the recommendations of the National Commission for Backward Classes, have decided to notify inclusion of the below mentioned Communities in the State list of O. B. Cs with immediate effect.

Dhobi, Rajak, Madval (including Christian Dhobies).
Nhavi, Nai, Nabhik, Napit, Mahalo.
Koli, Kharvi (including Christian Kharvi).
Nathjogi.
Gosavi.

Department of Social Welfare

Directorate of Social Welfare

13-1-97/SWD/1016. - Read: (1) Government Order No. 13-3-84-LAWD/OBC dated 12-6-1987 and 9-7-1987.

(2) Notification No. 13/1/97-SWD dated 3-3-1997.

(3) Notification No. 13/1/97-SWD dated 13-5-1997.

(4) Notification No. 13/1/97-SWD dated 12-12-1997.

(5) Notification No. 13/1/97-SWD/2122 dated 23-9-1998.

(6) Notification No. 13/25/92-SWD-Part dated 4-10-1995.

The Government of Goa, after taking into account the Resolution dated 27-10-1999 and 6-12-1999 of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, published in the Gazette of India/Extraordinary, Part-I section 1 dated 27-10-1999 and 6-12-1999, respectively and further, on the recommendations of the Goa State Other Backward Classes Commission hereby notifies inclusion of below mentioned communities in the State list of OBC.

(1) Kumbhar including Christian Kumbhar.

(2) Teli.

(3) Shimpi.

(4) Christian Mahar.

(5) Kalaikar/Blacksmith/Tinsmith.

(6) Pagui/Gabit.

(7) Christian Barber.

(8) Satarkar.

(9) Bhandari Naik.

The Government is also pleased to notify that the existing reservation percentage for OBC Communities notified vide Government Orders and Notifications cited above, for direct recruitment, for service under State Government and State Undertakings, shall be increased from 15%; to 27%; with immediate effect. The roster points for OBC in 100 point roster will be 5, 8, 11, 15, 17, 21, 25, 29, 35, 39, 43, 47, 53, 55, 57, 61, 65, 69, 71, 73, 77, 79, 83, 87, 91, 95, 99 (27 points).

This reservation will, however, not be available to persons falling within the "creamy layer", the criteria for which, is as specified by the Government Notification No. 13/25/92-SWD-PART dated 4-10-1995.

This Notification shall come into force with immediate effect.

Department of Social Welfare

13-1-97/SWD. - Read: 1. Government Order No. 13-3-84-LAWD/OBC dated 12-6-1987 and 9-7-1987.

Government Notification No. 13/1/97-SWD dated 3-3-1997.

The Government of Goa after taking into account the educational and social backwardness of Bhandari Community, is pleased to notify inclusion of Bhandari community in the State list of O.B.Cs with immediate effect.

Department of Social Welfare

13/1/97/SWD/2122. - Whereas vide Notification No. 13/1/97-SWD dated 12-12-1997, published in the Official Gazette, Series I No. 37 dated 15th December, 1997 (thereinafter called the "said Notification"), the Government had notified inclusion of Bhandari Community in the State list of O.B.C.;

And whereas the said Notification was challenged before the High Court of Bombay at Panaji in Writ Petition No. 288/1998.

And whereas the Hon'ble High Court vide Oral Order dated 24-8-1998 in said Writ Petition No. 288/1998, stayed the said Notification.

And whereas the High Court has also made it clear that whatever has already been done under the said Notification shall not be disturbed and the stay shall take effect from 24-8-1998.

Now, therefore, the Government hereby directs that the said Notification shall be held in abeyance with effect from 24-8-1998 until further orders.

Social Welfare Department

13-2-84/SWD/I. - Whereas the Government of Goa vide Orders No. 13-3-84/LAWD/OBC dated 12-6-87 and 9-7-1987 has notified four communities viz. Kunbi, Gawda, Dhangar and Velip as Other Backward Classes under articles 15(4) and 16(4) of the Constitution of India;

And whereas the Government of Goa have decided that 5% of the total number of seats to be filled in the Government professional institutions and 2% of the total number of vacancies in Government service shall be reserved for being filled up by the candidates belonging to the above other backward classes.

Now therefore, the Government of Goa hereby fixes the points Nos. 7 and 57 in the 100 Point Roster for filling up the posts reserved for the other backward classes.

Department of Social Welfare

13/1/96-SWD. - Government is pleased to relax the upper age limit prescribed for direct recruitment by 3 years in respect of candidates belonging to Other Backward Classes to fill up the vacancies reserved for them. Government is also pleased to provide relaxation of Standard in written examination and interview to fill up the quota reserved for Other Backward Classes.

This will come into effect immediately and will be applicable to all Government Departments, State owned undertakings and Organisations/Institutions wherever reservation is applicable.

Department of Social Welfare

13/8/91/SWD/Part/2008. - Government of Goa, after considering the inclusion of various Communities in the State list of Other Backward Classes, is pleased to prescribe the following guidelines as regards the issue of O.B.C. certificate:

Claims Through Marriages:

The guiding principle is a that no person who was not Other Backward Class by birth will be deemed to be a member of Other Backward Class merely because he or she married a person belonging to Other Backward Class.

Similarly a person who is a member of Other Backward Class would continue to be a member of that Other Backward Class even after his or her marriage with a person who does not belong to a Other Backward Class.

Department of Social Welfare

No. 13/25/92-SWD/Part. - Read: 1. Government Order No. 13/3/84-LAWD/OBC dated 12-6-87 and 9-7-1987.

Notification No. 13/2/84-SWD-I dated 8-2-1988.

Pursuant to Supreme Court judgement in the Indira Sawney and others Vs Union of India and others case [Writ Petition (Civil) No. 930 of 1990] the Government of Goa is pleased to adopt the same criteria evolved by the Government of India vide Office Memorandum No. 36012/22/93-Estt. (SCT) dated 8-9-1993 of the Ministry of Personnel Public Grievances & Pension (Department of Personnel & Training), New Delhi for exclusion of socially advanced persons/Sections ("Creamy Layer") from Other Backward Classes, as per the Schedule appended hereto.

The said criteria will be initially applicable to the four Communities notified vide Government order cited at Sr. No. 1 above. The percentage of reservation shall continue to remain the same as notified vide notification cited at Sr. No. 2 above until further orders.

The said criteria shall be applicable for reservation to vacancies in civil posts and services in all Government Departments, Public Sector Undertakings, Autonomous Bodies, Universities in Goa State.

Schedule

Sr. No.	Description of category	To whom rule of exclusion will apply
1	2	3
I.	Constitutional Posts	Son(s) and daughter(s) of (a) President of India; (b) Vice-President of India; (c) Judges of the Supreme Court and of the High Courts; (d) Chairman & Members of UPSC and of the State Public Service Commission; Chief Election Commissioner Comptroller & Auditor General of India; (e) persons holding Constitutional positions of like nature.
II.	Service Category A. Group A/Class I Officers of the All India Central and State Services (Direct Recruits)	Son(s) and daughter(s) of (a) parents, both of whom are Class I Officer; (b) parents, either of whom is a Class I Officers; (c) parents, both of whom are Class I Officers, but one of them dies or suffers permanent incapacitation; (d) parents, either of whom is a Class I Officer and such parent dies or suffers permanent incapacitation, and before such death or such incapacitation has had the benefit of employment in any International Organisation like UN, IMF, World Bank, etc., for a period of not less than 5 years; (e) parents, both of whom are Class I Officers die or suffer permanent incapacitation and before such death or such incapacitation of the both, either of them has had the benefit of employment in any International Organisation like UN, IMF, World Bank, etc. for a period of not less than 5 years: Provided that the rule of exclusion shall not apply in the following cases: (a) Sons and daughters of parents either of whom or both of whom are Class-I Officers and such parent(s) dies/die or suffer permanent incapacitation. (b) A lady belonging to OBC Category has got married to a Class-I Officer, and may herself like to apply for a job.
	B. Group B/Class II Officers of the Central and State Services (Direct Recruitment)	Son(s) and daughter(s) of (a) parents, both of whom are Class II Officers. (b) parents of whom only the husband is a Class II Officer and he gets into Class I at the age of 40 or earlier. (c) parents, both of whom are Class II Officers and one of them dies or suffers permanent incapacitation and either one of them has had the benefit of employment in any International Organisation like UN, IMF, World Bank, etc. for a period of not less than 5 years before such death or permanent incapacitation. (d) parents of whom the husband is a Class I Officer (direct recruit or preforty promoted) and the wife is a Class II Officer and the wife dies; or suffers permanent incapacitation and (e) parents, of whom the wife is a Class I Officer (Direct Recruit or preforty promoted) and the husband is a Class II Officer and the husband dies or suffers permanent incapacitation: Provided that the rule of exclusion shall not apply in the following cases : Sons and daughters of (a) Parents both of whom are Class II Officers and one of them dies or suffers permanent incapacitation. (b) Parents, both of whom are Class II Officers and both of them die or suffer permanent incapacitation, even though either of them has had the benefit of employment in any International Organisation like UN, IMF, World Bank, etc. for a period of not less than 5 years before their death or permanent incapacitation.
	C. Employees in Public Sector Undertaking etc	The criteria enumerated in A & B above in this Category will apply mutatis mutandi to Officers holding equivalent or comparable posts in PSUs, Banks Insurance Organisations, Universities, etc. and also to equivalent or Comparable posts and positions under private employment, pending the evaluation of the posts on equivalent or comparable basis in these institutions, the criteria specified in Category VI below will apply to the Officers in these Institutions.
III.	Armed Forces Including Para-Military Forces (Persons holding civil posts are not included)	Son(s) and daughter(s) of parents either or both of whom is or are in the rank of Colonel and above in the Army and to equivalent posts in the Navy and the Air Force and the Para Military Forces: Provided that:- (i) if the wife of an Armed Forces Officer is herself in the Armed Forces (i.e., the category under consideration) the rule of exclusion will apply only when she herself has reached the rank of Colonel; (ii) the service ranks below Colonel of husband and wife shall not be clubbed together; (iii) if the wife of an Officer in the Armed Forces is in civil employment, this will not be taken into account for applying the rule of exclusion unless she falls in the service category under item No. II in which case the criteria and conditions enumerated therein will apply to her independently.
IV.	Professional Class and Those Engaged in Trade and Industry	Criteria specified against Category VI will apply:- (I) Persons engaged in profession as a doctor, lawyer, Chartered Accountant, Income-Tax consultant, financial or management consultant dental surgeon, engineer, architect, computer specialist, film artists and other film professional, author, playwright sports person, sports professional, media professional or any other vocations of like status. (II) Persons engaged in trade, business and industry. Criteria specified against Category VI will apply: Explanation: (i) Where the husband is in some profession and the wife is in a Class II of lower grade employment, the income/wealth test will apply only on the basis of the husband's income. (ii) If the wife is in any profession and the husband is in employment in a Class II or lower rank post, than the income/wealth criter on will apply only on the basis of the wife's income and the husband's income will not be clubbed with it.
V.	Property Owners (A) Agricultural holdings	Son(s) and daughter(s) of persons belonging to a family (father, mother and minor children) which owns (a) only irrigated land which is equal to or more than 85% of the statutory ceiling area, or (b) both irrigated and unirrigated land, as follows: The rule of exclusion will apply where the pre-condition exists that the irrigated area (having been brought to a single type under a common denominator) 40% or more of the statutory ceiling limit for irrigated land (this being calculated by excluding the unirrigated portion). If this pre-condition of not less than 40% exists, then only the area of unirrigated land will be taken into account. This will be done by converting the unirrigated land on the basis of the conversion formula existing, into the irrigated type. The irrigated area so computed from unirrigated land shall be added to the actual area of irrigated land and if after such clubbing together the total area in terms of irrigated land is 85% or more of the statutory ceiling limit for irrigated land, then the rule or exclusion will apply and disentitlement will occur). (ii) The rule of exclusion will not apply if the land holding of a family is exclusively unirrigated.
	B. Plantations (i) Coffee, tea, rubber etc. (ii) Mango, citrus, apple plantations etc.	Criteria of income/wealth specified in Category VI below will apply. Deemed as agricultural holding and hence criteria at A, above under this Category will apply.
	C. Vacant land and/or building in urban areas or urban agglomorations	Criteria specified in Category VI below will apply. Explanation: Building may be used for residential, industrial or commercial purpose and the like two or more such purposes.
VI.	Income/wealth Test	Son(s) and daughter(s) (a) Persons having gross annual income of Rs. 1 lakh above or possessing wealth above the exemption limit as prescribed in the Wealth Tax Act for a period of three consecutive years. (b) Persons in Categories I, II, III and V A who are not disentitled to the benefit of reservation but have income from other sources of wealth which will bring them within the income-wealth criteria mentioned in (a) above. Explanation : (i) Income from salaries or agricultural land shall not be clubbed; (ii) The income criteria in-terms of rupee will be modified taking into account the change in its value every three years. If the situation, however so demands, the interrungnum may be less. Explanation : Wherever the expression "permanent incapacitation" occur in this schedule, it shall mean incapacitation which results in putting an officer out of service.

Department of Social Welfare

Directorate of Social Welfare

No. 13/13/2003-SWD/7430. - Read : 1. Order No. 13-3-84-LAWD/OBC dated 12-06-1987.

Addendum No. 13/1/97-SWD/(Vol.III) dated 06-12-2001
Order No. 13-3-84-LAWD/OBC dated 09-07-1987.
Notification No. 13/1/97-SWD dated 03-03-1997
Notification No. 13/1/97-SWD/1016 dated 30-06-2000.
Corrigendum No. 13/14/90-SWD/(Vol.III) dated 22-04-2003.

The Government of Goa, after taking into account the education and Social conditions of the people belonging to various Communities in Goa and further on the recommendation of the Goa State Commission backward Classes, hereby notifies the following two communities as socially and educationally backward for the purpose of Article 15(4) and backward for the purpose of Article 16(4) of the Constitution and include in the State List of OBC Community:-

Thakar
Vishwakarma/Chari/Mesta

Department of Social Welfare

Directorate of Social Welfare

No. 13/13/2003-SWD/7430. - Read : 1. Order No. 13-3-84-LAWD/OBC dated 12-06-1987.

Addendum No. 13/1/97-SWD/(Vol.III) dated 06-12-2001
Order No. 13-3-84-LAWD/OBC dated 09-07-1987.
Notification No. 13/1/97-SWD dated 03-03-1997
Notification No. 13/1/97-SWD/1016 dated 30-06-2000.
Corrigendum No. 13/14/90-SWD/(Vol.III) dated 22-04-2003.
Notification No. 13/13/2003-SWD/7430 dated 29-12-2006.

Christian Renders;
Kamarpant.