NATURE STUDY PROJECT – BIRDS OF TAMILNADU

NATURE STUDY PROJECT – BIRDS OF TAMILNADU

BIRDS OF TAMILNADU

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SERVICES OF VILLAGE PANCHAYAT

Services Available at the Panchayat:

A. Licenses / Permissions issued by the Village Panchayat

B. Certificates issued by the Village Panchayat

C. No Objection Certificates (NOCs) issued by the Village Panchayat

D. Other Services

A. Licenses / Permissions issued by the Village Panchayat

1) Grant of License for Construction/ Reconstruction of any structure:

2) Permission for Repairs of House/Structure:
 

3) License for Hotels/ Shops/ Restaurant/ Eating House/ Coffee House/ Sweet Meat Shop/ Bakery/ Boarding etc.
 

4) Permission for construction of factories/ Installation of Machinery.
 

5) License for using any place for Trade, Business or Industry.
 

6) License for places for disposal of Dead Bodies:
 

7) Licensing of Shops:
 

 

1) Grant of License for Construction/ Reconstruction of any structure:

Any person intending to erect any building or alter or add to any existing building or reconstruct any building shall make a written application to the Panchayat under section 66 of the Act. The permission may be granted by the Panchayat subject to such rules as may be prescribed and on payment of the prescribed fees. In order to simplify the procedure for grant of permission for construction of buildings, Government has issued instructions vide Order No. 30/3/DP-99 and Circular dated 7.9.2008. ( See Annexure – 4) In case any person does not receive any communication from the Panchayat within 30 days from the date of presenting of application, the aggrieved person can prefer an appeal Under section 66(2) of the Act before the Dy. Director of Panchayats of the respective district within 30 days. The Dy. Director of Panchayats shall dispose of the said appeal within 30 days from the date of filing of the appeal, failing which the permission shall be deemed to have been granted and the applicant may proceed to execute the work, but not so as to contravene any of the provisions of the Act or any rules or bye-laws made under the Act. a) Appeal: (1) In case the Panchayat rejects or refuses to grant permission or the Panchayat grants the permission contrary to the provisions of the Act, rules, or bye–laws, an appeal can be filed before the Director of Panchayats under section 66(7) within 30 days from the order of the Panchayat. 24 (2) Any person aggrieved by the decision of the Dy. Director of Panchayats can also prefer an appeal before the Director of Panchayats under section 66(7) of the Act, within 30 days from the date of passing of the order by the Dy. Director of Panchayats. b) Permission fees:- The fees payable towards issue of license is as follows:- i) Where the cost of the construction involved is up to Rs. 10000/- @ 1%. ii) Where the cost of construction exceeds Rs. 10000/- @ ½% of the estimated cost. c) Penalty:- The Panchayat can regularize the construction after complying with all the required formalities and by imposing a fine between 1 & ½ times and 2 times the permission fees. d) Validity of permission: – The permission issued by the Panchayat is valid for a period of 3 years which can be renewed thereafter. e) Intimation of stages of constructions: – The licensee has to give intimation to the Panchayat of the work undertaken at the following stages. i) Upon commencement of the work; ii) Upon completion up to the plinth level and before erection of the foundation wall. iii) Upon total completion of the work authorized by the building permit and before occupancy.

2) Permission for Repairs of House/Structure:

i) A panchayat may grant permission for the repairs of a house/structure without the approval of Town & Country Planning Department within the existing plinth area. However the Panchayat should satisfy itself that the applicant is the owner of the house and has furnished all the other required documents before grant of such permission. ii) In order to keep an effective control and avoid any misuse of such repairs license granted by the Panchayat, formats for granting such a license, Inspection Report and the Application form for issue of repairs permission have been prescribed by this Department vide Circular No.15/77/DP/CIR/200/6983 dated 6.9.2002. (See Annexure- 5 ). iii) The Panchayat shall ensure that the repairs permission is issued only to the existing houses which were constructed after obtaining valid licenses or the house is recorded in the House Tax Register for the last more than five years. 25 iv) The Panchayat shall compulsorily obtain and retain in the file of the concerned party, the details of repairs, the Inspection Report and the copy of the permission granted in the prescribed formats.

3) License for Hotels/ Shops/ Restaurant/ Eating House/ Coffee House/ Sweet Meat Shop/ Bakery/ Boarding etc.

A renewable license for hotels/shops/restaurants/ eating house/ Coffee house/ sweet meat shop/ bakery/boarding, etc. is issued by the Panchayat under section 70 of The Goa Panchayat Raj Act,1994. A person requiring such a license should apply to the Sarpanch. After carrying out necessary inquiry, the matter is placed before the Panchayat body which through its resolution decides on the issue of such permission. The Secretary shall thereafter implement the resolution of the Panchayat.
 

4) Permission for construction of factories/ Installation of Machinery.

A renewable permission for construction or establishment of any factory, workshop or workplace or for installation of machinery or manufacturing plant is issued by the Panchayat under section 68 of The Goa Panchayat Raj Act, 1994. A person requiring such permission should apply to the Sarpanch. After carrying out necessary inquiry, and after verifying all the relevant documents, the matter is placed before the Panchayat Body which through its resolution decides on the issue of such permission. The Secretary shall thereafter implement the resolution of the Panchayat.
 

5) License for using any place for Trade, Business or Industry.

A renewable license for construction or establishment of any factory, workshop or workplace or for installation of machinery or manufacturing plant is issued by the Panchayat under section 69 of The Goa Panchayat Raj Act, 1994. A person requiring such a License should apply to the Sarpanch. After carrying out necessary inquiry, and after verifying all the relevant documents, the matter is placed before the Panchayat Body which through its resolution decides on the issue of such license The Secretary shall thereafter implement the resolution of the Panchayat.
 

6) License for places for disposal of Dead Bodies:

 A renewable license for disposal of dead bodies is issued by the Panchayat under section 95 of the Goa Panchayat Raj Act, 1994. A person or community or organization requiring such a license should apply to the Sarpanch. The application in such a case should indicate all details such as the plan showing the locality, boundary and extent of the area, the name of the owner, locality or person interested, the system of management and other details as may be called for by the Panchayat. After carrying out necessary inquiry and after verifying all the relevant documents, the matter is placed before the Panchayat Body which through its resolution decides on the issue of such license. The Secretary shall thereafter implement the resolution of the Panchayat. Registration of such burial or burning grounds is also required to be done under section 94 of The Goa Panchayat Raj Act, 1994.

7) Licensing of Shops:

A renewable license is issued by the Panchayat for permanent and temporary shops under section 71 of The Goa Panchayat Raj Act, 1994. Any person requiring such a license should apply to the Sarpanch. After carrying out necessary inquiry, and after verifying all the ownership documents, the matter is placed before the Panchayat body which through its resolution decides on the issue of such permission. The Secretary shall thereafter implement the resolution of the Panchayat.

B. Certificates issued by the Village Panchayat

1) Income Certificate:

2) Birth / Death Certificate:

3) Occupancy Certificate:

4) No Dues Certificate:

5) Non-Availability of Birth or Death Certificate:

6) Residence Certificate:

7) Character Certificate:

8) Dependency Certificate:

9) Poverty Certificate:

10) Divergence Certificate:

11) Bonafide Fisherman Certificate:

12) Occupation Certificate:

1) Income Certificate:-

A person desiring to get an Income Certificate should apply to Sarpanch/Secretary along
with an affidavit sworn before a Magistrate/Notary, xerox copy of Ration Card and other
relevant income documents. After verifying the documents and conducting a local inquiry in
to the facts and merits of the case, the Village Panchayat Secretary shall issue the Income
Certificate, duly attested by the Sarpanch and countersigned by the concerned Block
Development Officer.

2) Birth / Death Certificate

The Village Panchayat Secretary also functions as Registrar of Births and Deaths under the
Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969. The first Birth or Death registration certificates
are issued by the Secretary immediately after the registration has taken place. An abstract of
Births and Deaths Registrars is also available at the office of the V.P. Secretary which may
be obtained from him on payment of prescribed fees.

3) Occupancy Certificate:

As soon as the building is ready for occupation, the licensee should obtain first, the
certificate from the Project Engineer that the building is complete in all respects in
accordance with the approved plans and that the said building is ready for occupation. The
licensee, thereafter, shall approach the Panchayat for grant of occupancy certificate which
will be referred by the village panchayat to the Technical Officer for his opinion. A copy of
the file shall also be forwarded to the Town and Country Planning Department for their
approval. Once the Technical Officer and the Town Planner grants clearance for issue of
occupancy certificate, the case shall be referred to the Block Development Officer for
payment of the infrastructure tax if the built up area exceeds 100 sq. mts. The rate of tax is
presently charged @ Rs. 40/- per sq. m. on the floor area as per the rates notified under the
provisions of Goa Tax on Infrastructure Act, 1997. After payment of the infrastructure tax,
the Panchayat Secretary shall issue the Occupancy Certificate pursuant to the resolution
of the Panchayat.
Exemptions: Buildings constructed for educational institutions, industrial enterprises or by
any other non-profitable organizations as may be notified by the Government in
public interest are exempted from payment of Infrastructure Tax..

4) No Dues Certificate

No dues certificate can be availed from the Secretary of the Panchayat who issues the same
after verifying all records in respect of payment of taxes and fees due to the Panchayat.

5) Non-Availability of Birth or Death Certificate

Upon request from any person, a search is made into the records of Birth or Death
Registers for the period of years as requested, to check whether a birth or death is
registered or not. In cases where no record is available the Panchayat Secretary issues a
Non- Availability Certificate of his search over such a period. The applicant in his application
is required to submit the details like name for which the search is called for and the
approximate period during which the birth, death or still birth has occurred. The applicant is
also required to submit details about the place of birth by submitting documents like xerox
copy of ration card, School Leaving Certificate, Polio Card, etc.

At the request of the party, the Sarpanch may on the basis of local inquiry
issue the following Certificates:

6) Residence Certificate

A person desiring to obtain a Residence Certificate should apply to Sarpanch along with
xerox copies of the Ration Card and other relevant documents like Birth Certificate,
documents showing place of birth, EPIC Card, etc. After verifying the details and conducting
a local inquiry in to the facts and merits of the case, the Sarpanch issues the Residence
Certificate.

7) Character Certificate

A person desiring to obtain a Character Certificate should apply to Sarpanch along with
xerox copies of Ration Card and other relevant documents like Birth Certificate, documents
showing place of birth, school leaving certificate, Bonafide Certificate from the school, etc.
After verifying the details and conducting a local inquiry in to the facts and merits of the
case, the Sarpanch issues the Character Certificate.

8) Dependency Certificate

A person desiring to obtain a Dependency Certificate should apply to Sarpanch along with
Xerox copy of ration Card and complete information about the family. After verifying the
details and conducting a local inquiry into the facts and merits of the case, the Sarpanch
issues the Dependency certificate.

9) Poverty Certificate

A person desiring to obtain a Poverty Certificate should apply to Sarpanch along with xerox
copy of ration Card and complete information about his income sources. After verifying the
details and conducting a local inquiry into the facts and merits of the case, the Sarpanch
issues the Poverty Certificate.

10) Divergence Certificate

A person who is known by two or more names may apply to the Sarpanch who shall call for
a local inquiry into the facts and merits of the case, thereby verifying the documents in
support of the applicants claim, and thereafter issue the Divergence Certificate.

11) Bonafide Fisherman Certificate

A person desiring to obtain a Bonafide Fisherman Certificate should apply to the Sarpanch
with a xerox copy of ration Card and complete information about his fishing activity
alongwith the Samaj Certificate issued by the competent authorities. After verifying the
details and conducting a local inquiry into the facts and the merits of the case, the Sarpanch
issues the Bonafide Fisherman certificate.

12) Occupation Certificate

A person desiring to obtain an Occupation Certificate should apply to Sarpanch along with a
xerox copy of the Ration Card and complete information about his occupation or
profession. After verifying the details and conducting a local inquiry in to the facts and
merits of the case , the Sarpanch issues the occupation certificate.

C. No Objection Certificates (NOCs) issued by the Village Panchayat

Any person desirous of obtaining the following NOCs may apply to the concerned Village
Panchayat. The required NOCs are issued by the Panchayat after taking into consideration
objections, if any, from the villagers and verifying the ownership/title documents in respect
of the property. All NOCs issued are duly registered in the Register maintained for the
purpose and are issued only after passing of a resolution to that effect by the Panchayat
1) NOC for Water Connection
2) NOC for Electricity Connection
3) NOC for House Repair
4) NOC for Road Cutting
5) NOC for running General Stores
6) NOC for running Bar/ Liquor shop
7) NOC for Establishment

D. Other Services

1) Correction in Births and Deaths Records.

A person desirous of making a correction into the records of Birth or Death may apply to the
Secretary, who after verifying the correction requested for and after being satisfied to the
veracity of such request may order for a correction under section 15 of Registration of Births
and Deaths Act, 1969 strictly in accordance to the circular issued in this regard .

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