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PANAJI
In a notification issued by the department, the scheme is amended for actual travelling cost of students up to 40 students and four teachers by rail or by bus.
“Education Institute may tie-up their tour programme with Tours and Travel Agents. Duration of the tour shall be for a period of five days or more, there will be minimum 10 students and maximum 40 students with minimum one teacher and maximum four teachers for the tour.”
The expenditure sanctioned per student is Rs 3750 with added expenditure on lodging and boarding for minimum period of five days. For the propose of sanctioning the benefit the number of the students and number of the teachers shall be considered. However quantum of benefit shall not exceed Rs 1.50 lakh, in the scheme.
The department also amended the Goa, Grant-in-aid to Scheduled Tribe Hostels run by Voluntary Organization Rules 2015 changing the sanctioning authority to the director of the department in sanctioning the pattern of financial assistance of grant in aid.
