The Government of Goa on 29th July 2021 has notified a scheme called Covid-19 Relief to Marginalized/Unorganised Sector which shall be implemented through Directorate of Social Welfare, Government of Goa.
The objectives of the Scheme is to Primarily provide a one time financial relief to a large number of people engaged in different marginalized/unorganized sectors, whose livelihood/source of income has been interrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Help such people to tide through the difficult phase and recover from the financial impact caused by the pandemic.
The Scheme shall be applicable to all those people who are engaged in traditional occupations and traditional business of Goa and occupations of resident Goans mostly informal and largely unorganized sector of Goa’s economy, which have proven operational/production/marketing history before liberation of Goa (1961) as testified by the local people/knowledgeable local experts.
Besides this, target group also include the pilot of Motorcycle and Auto Rickshaw pilot who were affected on account of Covid-19 pandemic.
An amount of Rs. 5000/- (Rupees five thousand only) shall be granted to the eligible applicant as a one time relief and the same will be transferred directly to the bank account of the beneficiary. The application for availing the benefits under the Scheme, shall be made in a prescribed form by Directorate of Social Welfare and shall be submitted to the concerned Panchayat Secretary/Chief Officer of Municipality or Officer designated by the Municipal Council/Corporation of City of Panaji.
The Panchayat Secretary/Officer designated by the Municipal Council/Corporation of City of Panaji shall verify and forward the application received by them from the applicant so as to reach the Directorate of Social Welfare, Panaji, within 10 days from the receipt of the same.
