Kamat Task Force Committee Report On Traditional Occupations of Goa-2010 For Social Welfare Department

A new deal for Goa’s informal economy sector
On the occasion of golden jubilee of the liberation of Goa
The
Report of the Task Force Committee
To frame an appropriate scheme and package for
protection and support for traditional
business/occupations of Goa
Submitted to,
The Hon. Chief Minister,
Government of Goa
Shri Digambar Kamat
By
The Chairman of the TFC
Dr. Nandkumar M. Kamat
Assistant Professor, Goa University
Ex-Chairman, TFC to draft Goa state cultural Policy
& member
Goa State Planning board
November 30, 2010
This report is for government official purposes and not for commercial use, cite the report in any publication as 1
Kamat, N. (2010)-Report of the task force committee for traditional occupations, Dir. Of Social welfare, Govt, of
Goa, Panaji, Goa, 104 pp.
Statement of submission
I, the undersigned, Chairman of the task force

committee Dr. Nandkumar M. Kamat, wish to
declare that the work of the task force committee is
completed to my satisfaction and according to the
terms of reference of the committee the report has
been prepared and is herby submitted to the
government of Goa for further consideration and
appropriate action.
Signature
Acknowledgements
I wish to thank as Chairman of the task force committee, the Hon. CM of

Goa Mr. Digambar Kamat for entrusting me this task and for time and
again making inquiries about the progress of the report. He wishes to give a
new deal to the people of Goa as they enter the golden jubilee year of
Goa’s liberation.
I also wish to thank our popular minister for social welfare Mr. Dhavalikar
for his full cooperation and support from time to time.
The directorate of social welfare extended the necessary cooperation and
support. I thank the director and asst. director for their interest.
Such monumental work seeking socio economic justice on Goa’s complex
ethnographic landscape would not have been possible without information
and inputs from the knowledgeable members of my committee. They need
my very special thanks.
Without support of my wife Food anthropologist Ms. Melinda Pereira it
would have been difficult to compile this report single handedly.
I dedicate this report to the toiling people of Goa whom I see working with
little hope for future. What use is my life , education and profession if I
don’t attempt to live upto their expectations.
This report is for them. I have been just an instrument of this democracy.
I thank all the people in informal economy of Goa and especially from
STs , the association of bakers, potters, toddy tappers and gold artisans of
Goa for sending their suggestions.
This is not an exhaustive report but a list of practical recommendations
which is necessary for the government to take action. That’s why it has
been kept short and to the point.
I hope that the government of Mr. Digambar Kamat consistent with similar
aims of UPA government accepts and implements this report.
Nov. 30, 2010
Executive summary
The appointment of the TFC showed the sensitivity of government of Goa to the
radical transformation of global and national economies and the challenges faced by
workers in informal sector and micro entrepreneurs who operate on small scales of
production and economy
The report is structured in three parts-the recommendations, the annexures and the
exhibits.
Global and national perspective of informal economy sector is discussed first. Then
the local aspects are considered.
“TFC defines traditional businesses (TB) and traditional occupations (TO) of
Goa as all those market and employment oriented economically active and
employment oriented businesses and occupations of resident Goans mostly in
informal and largely unorganised 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 and where available,
supported by published documents/ product samples/ethnographic/museum
displays and which do not exclude rejuvenated/revived TB and TO at any point
of time after liberation.”
The report identifies about 70-80000 potential beneficiaries. It recommends
compulsory accreditation of beneficiaries.
For purpose of availing benefit of any scheme under the proposed government
package, accreditation and registration of the beneficiary would be compulsory. The
accreditated beneficiary would be issued a ‘certificate of accreditation’ (COA) stating
the nature of traditional business and/ occupation claimed by him/her and other
relevant ethnographic and occupational details
The report recommends a single window approach through a nodal agency.
The actual work of inviting applications in a standard , simple format (to be drafted
and made available in English, Konkani, Marathi), screening them, identifying the
real beneficiaries from TB and TO would be done by a notified authority GSTOAC .
TFC suggests the RAINBOW (seven colour) coding and classification of traditional
businesses and occupations
TFC recommends that after for all the accreditated beneficiaries (hereafter to be called
AB) a single composite package should be prepared. Considering the constraint of
funds the government need to fix physical targets and try to do justice to all the
talukas, SC, ST, OBC, minorities and women. The TFC recommends an overall
physical target of 50000 for first three years.
The report then gives recommendations under each of the four terms of reference and
suggests a tabulated simple action plan for government of Goa over a time scale of
five years.
The report also urges inclusion of state sponsored schemes in the XII th plan
proposals for availing plan support from planning commission of India.
Preamble
Why this committee and this report?
It was Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru who in his Speech in the Constituent Assembly of
India, on the eve of India’s Independence, August 14th, 1947 said-
“The service of India means, the service of the millions who

suffer. It means the ending of poverty and ignorance and
poverty and disease and inequality of opportunity. The
ambition of the greatest man of our generation has been to
wipe every tear from every eye. That may be beyond us, but
as long as there are tears and suffering, so long our work
will not be over.”
This report prepared by the TFC claims to offer new deal for the ‘aam adami’ in
informal economy sector, safeguard traditional occupations and the rights and
livelihood of indigenous people of Goa especially the tribals
The government of Goa decided to offer a new deal to the informal sector of Goa’s
economy, the traditional workers of Goa in order to conserve and preserve their
existing employment, knowledge, skill sets and mitigate the impact of globalization
by creating a sustainable support system.
The government of Goa appointed vide notification dt. March 8, 2010, No. 82-6-07-
08-SDB the Task force committee (herein after referred throughout the report as TFC)
to frame an appropriate scheme and package for protection and support for traditional
business/occupations of Goa
The TFC was given the following terms of reference (TOR)
1. To identify traditional occupations of Goa
2. To identify short term and long term needs of traditional occupations for their
protection and promotion of their enterprises and employment
3. to suggest specific measures and schemes for upliftment of workers in
traditional occupations
4. to prepare a time bound detail action plan for protection and promotion of
traditional occupation of Goa
On the request of the Chairman considering the scope and coverage of the work
the Government was pleased to extend the period allotted to TFC till November
30, 2010.
The appointment of the TFC showed the sensitivity of government of Goa to the
radical transformation of global and national economies and the challenges faced by
workers in informal sector and micro entrepreneurs who operate on small scales of
production and economy. With full support from the government and especially the
Hon. Chief Minister of Goa, Shri Digambar Kamat, the TFC has studied the global
reports which highlight the plight of the traditional occupations, indigenous people
and economically active masses in the informal economy sector. A pertinent
observation found suitable by the TFC is as follows:-
“ There is no doubt that artisans live a precarious, fractured and marginalised
existence. It has been estimated by the United Nations that, in India for example, over
the past 30 years the numbers of artisans have declined by at least 30%, with many
artisans joining the ranks of casual wage labourers and the informal economy.' Mass
produced, standardised and cheap factory items have replaced many of the various
goods once produced by the artisans. Moreover, essential raw materials like skins and
hides, certain types of wood, metals, shells and other craft materials have either
become too expensive for the artisans to purchase, or else have been diverted to mass
production. Those artisans that do survive invariably produce for a world market, and
so daily confront the vagaries of that market”
(Precarious Production: Globalisation and Artisan Labour in the Third World ,
Timothy J. Scrase Source: Third World Quarterly, Vol. 24, No. 3 (Jun., 2003), pp.
449-461)
The national perspective
The TFC noted that not a single state in India has taken any composite initiative
to protect the interests of traditional businesses and occupations. However there
are sector or community specific schemes in many states.
So, why State of Goa should proceed without any precedent?
The TFC felt that Goa has benefit of small size, small population and a record of
excellent human development indicators. Goa also faces the challenge of getting
swamped by new technologies and cheap products which may outcompete the
products of traditional sector.
The consumer behaviour in Goa also has been shifting towards patronage of
mass produced global brands. At the same time the potential of mass production
and global marketing of certain traditional products of Goa also offers new
opportunities.
Therefore TFC concluded that the state government need to identify its’ own
financial resources to support schemes for protection and promotion of Goa’s
traditional businesses and occupations.
The state government has two options-

1. Prefer to wait till the central government formulates policy and
programmes for the traditional business/occupations
2. Formulate its’ own policies and programmes
The TFC however recommends Government of Goa to adopt the following

strategy
1. Gather all relevant details about central government’s policy and
programmes in the pipeline and verify their applicability for Goa’s
informal economy sector, household and artisanal manufacturing sector
and traditional businesses/occupations
2. Show preparedness to implement recommendations made by the central
government at state and district as well as sectoral levels
3. Examine and accept the recommendations of the present report
4. At the time of implementing centrally sponsored schemes, review the
implementation of the present report and merge common schemes to
avoid duplication
5. Continue all state specific schemes not covered by forthcoming central
government schemes
The TFC noted the initiative taken by planning commission’s Inter ministerial group
The inter-ministry task group on technological, investment and marketing support for
household and artisanal manufacturing under Planning commission submitted its’
report in January 2005.
It found that the issue of technology for household and artisanal manufacturing
covered Ministries like Small Scale Industries (now Micro, Small and Medium
Enterprises), Agro and Rural Industries, Food Processing, Textile, Rural
Development, Science and Technology, Finance, Industry and commerce, etc. The
IMG report has taken a holistic view of the unorganised sector enterprises and has
more deeply looked into the technological constraints and needs of handlooms,
handicrafts, sericulture, village and small enterprises and food processing industries
which are an integral part of the unorganised sector enterprises. The major
recommendations of the IMG in so far as technology development and dissemination
are concerned are briefly given below.
• A new Ministry for Artisan and Household Manufacturing may be carved out, by
consolidating all activities of different departments pertaining to this sector. The
report observes that multiplicity of organisations dealing with this sector does not
permit a coherent response to the difficult challenges faced by this sector.
• A National Council on Artisans could be set up under the Prime Minister, with Chief
Ministers and relevant Central Departments, as members.
• Establishment of a Technology Mission to promote introduction of new and
emerging technology for household manufacturing and artisanal units to finalise craft
wise technology packing, to set up Rural Functional Industrial Estates/ Integrated
Resource Centre, to set up technology banks, encourage R&D, create incubator
infrastructure, organise awareness campaigns, coordinate efforts of various agencies,
technical centres etc.
• A coordinated exercise to identify technology packages for each craft, resulting in a
shared technology bank should be undertaken.
• Rural Functional Industrial Estates (RFIE) should be set up for each craft and should
be located in specifically identified cluster within the relevant group.
• Household Manufacturing and Artisan Cluster Development Scheme should be
implemented exclusively for the identified clusters on the pattern of existing Small
Industry Cluster Development Scheme.
• Undertake Programmes for support of product development in high potential
clusters having access to export markets.
• A well knit arrangement for financial support for Technology Upgradation should be
provided.
The TFC also found that its’ objectives are consistent with the priorities of
government of India.
Government of India had set up National Commission for Enterprises in the
Unorganised Sector (NCFEUS), on 20th September 2004, to "review the status of
unorganized/informal sector in India including the nature of enterprises, their size,
spread and scope, and magnitude of employment. " This was the first step taken
towards fulfilling the commitment of the new UPA government to ensure " the
welfare and well-being of all workers, particularly those in the unorganized sector,
who constitute more than 93% of our workforce".
Its’ final report- The Challenge of Employment in India : An Informal Economy
Perspective was presented in April 2009.
Since the TOR of TFC are very much related to the work assigned to NCFEUS we
have taken into consideration some important findings from the above report. This
was a felt need to locate our local concerns and aspirations within the policy and
operational matrix of the national efforts for mitigation of the problems of traditional
sector.
The Commission had used the following definition to separate the informal or
unorganised sector from the formal or organised sector:
“ The unorganised sector consists of all unincorporated private enterprises

owned by individuals or households engaged in the sale and production of goods
and services operated on a proprietary or partnership basis and with less than
ten total workers”.
The TFC accepts this definition in so far as it is applicable to state of Goa.

The TFC also accepts and agrees with the following findings of NCFEUS
1.Informal workers are those who do not have any job security, income security or
social security and are therefore extremely vulnerable to exogenous shocks and who
accept employment and describe that they are employed as the opportunity cost of
that was not only unemployment but in most cases starvation. There are informal
workers in organised sector as well as in unorganized sector where enterprises are
legally unprotected and worked with less than ten workers.
2. One very important characteristic of this group of the Poor and Vulnerable
section of the people is that, they had very little expansion of their employment
and enhancement in their earning capacity. Clearly, any programme for a
sustained improvement of the well-being of these people will have to be centred
around how to expand their employment.
3. The overwhelming portion of workers of the poor and vulnerable groups (between
94% and 98%) are informal workers, while they constitute much smaller proportion
of the work force in the middle class or higher income groups. The growth rate of
employment also was much less among the Poor and Vulnerable groups compared to
the Middle and Higher income groups. In other words, both in terms of quantity and
quality of employment the poor and vulnerable groups had been lagging far behind
the others during the period of rapid economic growth.
The meaning and scope of Terms of reference TOR of TFC
The TFC discussed this issue in detail and decided to accept the most practical
definition to identify the traditional occupations of Goa, based on universally
acceptable historical/ethnological/ethnographic/anthropological criteria applicable
in such cases and from the available local knowledge
2. To identify short term and long term needs of traditional occupations for their
Some of the members of TFC itself ( particularly listed at No, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,
13, 17, 18 in the March 8, 2010 notification) were stakeholders of many
traditional enterprises and could submit the list of their aspirations and
expectations. In other cases previous studies, media reports, case studies, research
reports , direct contacts assisted to identify the requirements.
The short term needs are defined within a temporal matrix of six months to five
years. The long term needs are defined as more than five and a maximum 20
years.
3. To suggest specific measures and schemes for upliftment of workers in

traditional occupations
The TFC envisaged specific measures as both structural and functional and at
several levels such as policy, legislative, administrative, financial, technical etc.
4. To prepare a time bound detail action plan for protection and promotion of
traditional occupation of Goa
TFC has incorporated this-in four parts an action plan till end of the current
financial year, then for the next financial year and for the full XII th five year
plan period ( 2012-17)
Methodology
The report of the TFC was outcome of an exercise based on but not limited to the
following methodology
1. Meetings
2. Information received from members
3. Memorandum received from stakeholders
4. Information given by government departments
5. Reference to published literature, books, reports, news items, articles, research
papers, websites etc.
6. Interviews with stakeholders and experts
7. Field visits
8. Review of work done at global and national level
9. Review of work done by central government
10. Analysis of best policies and practices available
Annexures I to XIV are included in this report for providing an idea of the
TFC’s work.
Exhibits I to XXX have been included in the report to pictorially illustrate
the heritage of Goa’s traditional businesses, arts and crafts and to showcase
how various locally made products have sustained the material culture in Goan
society. A special consideration of the jewellery and ornaments in exhibits- XIX
to XXIV-B has been made to pinpoint the vast range of such objects produced in
Goa with traditional skills. The exhibit capture the traditional knowledge base of
Goa as it existed before Goa’s liberation, esp. in 19-20 th centuries.
The recommendations of TFC are as under

A. Policy reforms
1. TFC believes that good and long term schemes need clear public policy support.
The public policy can be activated through good enabling legislation.
The state government would consult the planning commission of India and
National Commission for Enterprises in the Unorganised Sector to formulate a state
policy on informal economy aimed to cover all the TB and TOs in Goa and any other
enterprise or occupation
2. A policy on cluster of artisans
Clusters – defined as a sectoral and geographical concentration of household and
small-scale enterprises, identified by its product and by the place where it is located.
TFC strongly recommends a cluster based development strategy for identified and
promising TB and TO of Goa.
The clusters of artisans in a defined geographical area, makes it possible to organize
common services and facilities such as:
a design center, a post-production processing and finishing center, a common tooling
and machine center, an internet enabled market exchange for e-commerce,
a product standardization and quality control center, a bulk merchandising interface
forum where bulk orders are received and disaggregated to artisans and finished
products are received from artisans and aggregated for delivery to export houses /
department stores / chain stores etc
3. A policy on street vendors
The TFC strongly recommends that Government of Goa study, accept and implement
the national policy on urban street vendors in order to rationalize the demands of
space, address civil society complaints, protect the environment and avoid conflicts
between traditional vendors and the non traditional vendors/migrants
B. Legislative requirements
It has been an experience in India and many states that many good schemes falter
without strong legislative support because these are subjected to political
uncertainties.
1. The state government would introduce a suitable legislation not later than 2011 to
provide strong statutory support for preservation, protection and promotion of Goa’s
traditional knowledge, skill sets and occupations, make financial provisions through
special funds and establish such permanent institutions and mechanisms as required
for the same for the said purpose.
The said act may be called –“Goa traditional occupations-protection, promotion and
welfare bill, 2011 or Goy rajya parmaparik vevasay sanvrakshan, uttejan anik kalyan
vidheyak, 2011”.
The TFC recommends appointment of a drafting committee in consultation with Goa
state law commission for the same. It should include a few non official members from
TFC.
2. Considering the occupational hazards of the profession of poders or traditional
bakers of Goa the government need to introduce a Goa traditional bakers (poders)
welfare bill” on the lines of a similar bill for toddy tappers. This would benefit 1000
families.
C. Administrative requirements
(I) TFC recommends formation of village panchayat and municipal level
committees- with 3-5 members on traditional occupations to be nominated/
elected by respective gramsabhas. The government may issue the
necessary directives. These committees would come under the direct
supervision of GSTOAC as described below. A provision of Rs. 5000 per
year be made towards working expenditure of these grass roots level
committees. Their role and functions would be specified by GSTOAC
once it begins functioning.
(i) Formation of Goa state traditional occupations accreditation
council (GSTOAC)
Or in Konkani to be called as Goy rajya parmaparik vevasay adhimanyata
mandal or in Marathi as –“Goa rajya paramparik vevasaya adhimanyata
mandal”
The TFC has concluded that even if it attempts to identify and list all the traditional
businesses and occupations in Goa-such a list can not be used exclusively and rigidly
unless the real beneficiaries of the scheme are physically identified at village
panchayat and municipal and corporation level. There exists a possibility that
individuals or groups which may come forward to indicate or claim that they are
engaged in traditional businesses or occupations.
Besides TFC anticipates academic debates and disputes about the very definition and
authenticity of “Goa’s traditional businesses and occupations”. Such endless debates
although welcome from ethnographic angle would defeat the very purpose and
urgency of the government’s intentions in terms of practical action and support.
TFC believes that consistent with the norms set by International Labour Organization,
UNESCO, UNDP from time to time and accepted by India, the state needs to strive
for “maximum welfare of maximum number of people”.
Therefore TFC has suggested the following procedure:-
The success of the schemes for TB and TO would depend on a system of state level
accreditation, certification and registration.
Specifically-no citizen in the state claiming to be engaged in traditional business or
occupation would be considered eligible for availing the benefit of the schemes unless
and until he/she gets a certificate of accreditation and registration number from an
authority which is described below.
This would ensure that the government would be able to physically identify the real
and deserving beneficiaries and get them accredited and registered. The occupation
based database thus created would be useful for public purposes.
The TFC therefore would guide the government with a generic list ( see Table 3) and
the actual work of inviting applications in a standard , simple format (to be drafted
and made available in English, Konkani, Marathi), screening them, identifying the
real beneficiaries from TB and TO would be done by a notified authority GSTOAC .
The state government, under the directorate of social welfare would establish a single
high powered 15-20 members nodal agency - “Goa state traditional occupations
accreditation council (( hereafter referred as GSTOAC) for traditional businesses and
occupations”, initially for the period of three years, which would screen, accept or
reject applications received for the benefit of any scheme envisaged in this report or to
be prepared by the government on the basis of recommendations of this report. The
council would nominate taluka level local ethnographic experts /people with special
knowledge of traditional occupations of their taluka or district for streamlining and
decentralization of its’ work. GSTOAC would meet at least once in a month and more
often if necessary. The council would also survey and create a computerized database
of the TB and TO in Goa and fix their categories to qualify for the benefits. The
GSTOAC would also do the final RAINBOW coding of all the TBs and TOs of Goa.
The GSTOAC would have a full time chairman, a vice chairman, a gazetted officer as
member secretary and at least six state level experts to be identified by the
government in the area of TB and TO and such representatives from government
departments like district industries centre, art and culture, state craftsmen training,
Goa state handicrafts corporation, KVIC, Small Scale services institute etc. and other
relevant agencies which the government thinks fit. Considering the predicted
workload of the council a 5-7 member technical committee may be appointed.
(D) Single window approach
This scheme needs to be executed in a single department with minimum paperwork.
(E) Wide publicity in official languages
The scheme needs to be widely publicized in official languages and need to reach all
PRIs .
(F) Grievances redressal
The GSTOAC would identify a grievances redressal mechanism to receive and act
on complaints from the applicants/beneficiaries
(G) E governance
Government need to issue Smart cards with biometric identification to all the
accredited and registered beneficiaries and make available necessary information
through a dedicated portal with user friendly and dynamic interface
H. Financial aspects
Grants, loans, subsidies would need budgetary provisions. The government need to
establish a permanent corpus of fund for this scheme. An Initial corpus of Rs. 500
lakhs may be sufficient.
I. Scope for Private Public participation and NGO role
TFC recommends PPP model acceptable to stakeholders and where possible and
feasible for assisting the TB and TO for solving copyrights, trademarks and IPR
issues, technology upgradation, grading, branding, publicity, export promotion,
marketing. Registered and recognised NGOs could be involved to help unorganised
sector.
J. Technical issues
Technology upgradation is a very important aspect to promote productivity and
quality. The government would have to engage national experts in this regard to assist
Goa’s TB and TO. The National Skill Development Coordination
Board (NSDCB) may be consulted. The district industries centre may have to play a
pivotal role in this regard.
The TFC would now report on the terms of reference in the order given in the
notification.
The first term of reference was
Criteria:-
The TFC fixes following criteria
“TFC defines traditional businesses (TB) and traditional occupations (TO) of

Goa as all those market and employment oriented economically active and
employment oriented businesses and occupations of resident Goans mostly in
informal and largely unorganised 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 and where
available, supported by published documents/ product
samples/ethnographic/museum displays and which do not exclude
rejuvenated/revived TB and TO at any point of time after liberation.”
Note:-Here for purpose of ethnographic clarity local residents/people of Goa

needs to be understood ( unless the data is revised ) as documented officially by
Anthropological survey of India in their publication- Goa, Volume XXI in people
of India series (1993) which identifies 34 kinship groups
TFC recommends Accreditation:-

For purpose of availing benefit of any scheme under the proposed government
package, accreditation and registration of the beneficiary would be compulsory.
The accredited beneficiary would be issued a ‘certificate of accreditation’ (COA)
stating the nature of traditional business and/ occupation claimed by him/her and
other relevant ethnographic and occupational details.
There would be two levels of accreditation for the beneficiaries of the schemes.
1. Direct accreditation for the beneficiaries recommended by the duly registered
stakeholder associations recognised by the state and/or central government e.g.
bakeries, pottery, toddy tapping
2. Beneficiaries not represented by any associations
The government through GSTOAC would screen applications forwarded by
taluka level experts. TFC suggests that by applying above criteria it should be
possible in Goa to invite applications from the potential beneficiaries in standard
ethnographic format. These applications would be first screened at village
panchayat and municipal level as the case may be for authentication of TB or TO
in consultation with taluka expert to be nominated by the government.
Categories
The TFC recommends a RAINBOW approach
TFC found that all TB and TO are equally vulnerable against forces of economic
and social change.
TFC suggests the RAINBOW (seven colour) coding and classification of
traditional businesses and occupations. Table 1 gives the explanation of each
category and Table 2 provides the examples
Table 1 Categories of TB and TO and their explanation
Category Explanation
RED TB and TO extinct but can be revived
ORANGE TB or TO on verge of extinction, need immediate attention
YELLOW TB or TO in absolute difficulty, can manage only with strong support
GREEN TB and TO just manageable, need sustained support to survive
BLUE TB and TO well established but need minimal support in specific
areas
INDIGO TB and TO flourishing but need minimal support for limited time
VIOLET TB and TO expanding and may need support on case by case basis
Table 2 Examples of TB and TO categories

Category Examples
RED Temple graffiti painting, local masons, lime makers, kankoncars,
piddukkars
ORANGE Village level production of simple Agricultural implements,
fireworks (fogeri), weavers, oil extractors, toy makers, coconut
pluckers , vanshekars, mest , khazan bundh repairers
YELLOW Toddy tapping, Salt production, plantation workers
GREEN Local pottery, production of local bread
BLUE Cashew feni, cconut jaggery, vinegar, local pickles, papad production
INDIGO Catering (randpi, achari), gram sellers, local sweatmeat sellers
VIOLET Local embroidery, costume design
Consideration of categories for extending benefits of the scheme
TFC is pleased to lay down the criteria to enable priority based extension of benefits
of the schemes
Note:- In earmarking of funds attention needs to be paid that at least 67 % of budget is
allocated to the first five categories.
1. TB and TO in Red, Orange and Yellow categories would get high priority and
would qualify for long term (min. 5 years) support
2. TB and TO in Green and Blue categories would get medium priorities and
medium term support ( 2-3 years)
3. TB and TO in Indigo and Violet categories would get lesser priority and short
term ( one year) or one time support
The government would have the full powers in consultation with state
accreditation council to change the categories and the priority treatment.
The data included in Table 3 is just an indicative list to guide the GSTOAC. It is
not claimed to be a complete list.
Table 3 Illustrative list of traditional businesses and occupations
Sr. Traditional Local designation Estimated and

No. business/occupation indicative number
in Goa ( the
actually number
would be revealed
after GSTOAC
conducts a survey)
1 Subsistence seasonal Molekars 15000
horticulture
2 Subsistence floriculture Fulkars (mardol, Veling) 2000
3 Subsistence fisheries Ramponkars, Gabits, 15000
Pagi
4 Pastoralism/herding cattle Gouly/dhangars, Gorva 15000
in pastures, ghee, butter rakhne
production
5 Subsistence farmers Shetkar/shetkari 20000
6 River alluvium/silt based Purani shetkar/purankar 1000
farmer
7 Fish gear maker Thakar (Honda, sattari) 50
8 Riverine fisheries Kinvakars (bicholim) 20
9 Carpentry Chari, sutar, mestri, 500
Panchal
10 Pottery Kumbhar, shet, shetkar 1000
11 Bamboocraft Traditional dalit (SC) 2000
occupation
12 Grasswork ( utensils from Mostly limited to Sattari 100
grass fibres) and Bicholim
13 Bangle/glass work Kankankars (Kankan 20
keri, Ponda), Morle,
Sattari
14 Coppersmiths (copper, Kansar, shinde, rende 200
bronze, brass works)
15 Goldsmiths and Gold Sonar 1500
artisans
16 Feni distillation Bhattii-kars 4000
17 Cobblers (shoe making, Traditional occupation of 400
repairing) SCs
18 Broommakers Saani/khutaro karapi 200
19 Agricultural implements Mest (Karnzol, 500
sanvordem Dhave, Thane
Sattari)
20 Oil extraction Ghane-kar (Dhave, 50
Cudenem) , teli )
pernem)
21 Laundry Madval 200
22 Ironsmiths Lohar, mest 300
23 Bead, Stone necklaces Pidduk-kars ,vanjaris 20
(valpoi)
24 Wild Honey extractors Villagers in Sattari 100
25 Tuber farmers Kanga kadpi shetkar 300
(keri , Sattari)
26 Local Chilli farmers Molekars with 1000
specialization in a single
crop of chillies
(capsicum) –Pernem,
Bardez, Canacona
27 Masons Gavandy/Goundy 100
28 Painters Chitari 50
29 Garland makers, floral fulari 500
decorators
30 Local sweat meat makers Khazekars 200
31 Local gram sellers Chanekars 400
32 Local Foger, fogeri 10
pyrotechnicians/fireworks
specialists
33 Local bakers, Poder 1000
confectioners
34 Salt producers Mithkar, agarkar 200
35 Needlecraft, embroidery Suit-sut shivan karapi 300
36 Coconut plucking padeli 800
37 Plantation worker bhageli 2000
38 Lime maker Chune-kar 50
39 Weaving vinkar 20
40 Coconut Toddy tapping reinder 2000
41 Beam makers vanshekars 50
42 tinner kalaikars 20
43 Tailors, dress, costume Dorji, shimpi 300
makers
44 barber mhalo 500
45 fruit pluckers (other than paddekars 1000
coconut)
46 Coconut dehusker Solpi/nall solpi 1000
47 Coconut jaggery maker Goddkar, goodkann 500
48 Cocount harvestors cameri 5000
49 Cocount husk rope (razu) razukar 100
maker
50 Matted coconut leaves Mollankar 300
maker
51 Catering of local food Randapi 200
52 Herbal medicine Ghadi, 500
practitioner Vaiz/vhakhadakann
53 Toy makers Chitari (demani) 20
54 Midwife Suin 50
55 Laterite stone dresser Chiro taspi 100
56 Idol maker, sculptor Murtikar 500
57 Khazan bundh repairer Bhomkar 100
58 Canoe builder Vhodekar, vhode karapi 10
59 Bone setter Hadancho voiz 20
60 Puffed rice maker Chirmulyo, fov karapi. 30
kandpi
To verify continuity or discontinuity of traditional occupations/trade/professions

the list given in table 3 can be compared to Table 4 compiled from a list of Goa’s
trade/ occupations between 1750-1800 (given by Prof. Maria de Jesus dos
Martires Lopes in 2006 based on her research work, refer to Table 3.14 trades,
page 277 of her book- Tradition and modernity in 18 th century Goa)
Table 4 list of Goa’s traditional trades in 18 th century
Sr. Trade as existed in 18 th

No. century in Goa
1 tailor
2 oilman
3 barber
4 boatman
5 begarins
6 embroiderer
7 shopkeepr
8 digger
9 carpenter
10 coalman
11 Wax vendor
12 seamster
13 cook
14 Coin maker
15 Salt pan farmer
16 Toddy tapper
17 distiller
18 Salt manufacturer
19 ironsmith
20 ironfounder
21 farmer
22 laundryman
23 Bangle seller
24 potter
25 jeweller
26 baker
27 midwife
28 shepherd
29 mason
30 painter
31 Linen keeper
32 fisherman
33 bleeder
34 Wood cutter
35 Bar tender
36 barrelmaker
The second term of reference was
2.To identify short term and long term needs of traditional occupations for their
TFC recommends that for all the Accredited Beneficiaries (hereafter to be called AB)
a single composite package should be prepared. Considering the constraint of funds
the government need to fix physical targets and try to do justice to all the talukas, SC,
ST, OBC, minorities and women. The TFC recommends an overall physical target of
50000 for first three years.
After GSTOAC formation the AB would be qualified for the following support
package as applicable (1-5)
1. An annual capital support grant, not less than Rs. 25000 per year for TB and
TO in the first five categories for a period of three years and to be continued
for another two years subject to satisfactory progress report by GSTOAC. The
disbursement would be on basis of merit of the case and can not be claimed as
a right.
2. An annual support grant of not less than Rs. 15000 per year for TB and TO in
the last two categories for a period of three years. The disbursement would be
on basis of merit of the case and can not be claimed as a right
3. A consolidated one time grant of Rs. five lakhs for all categories to form
registered cooperatives or self help groups aimed at skill and production
improvement . For forming cluster of artisans the government would provide
more financial and technical help. Those from SC/ST/OBC/Minorities and all
women cooperatives and self help groups would be given an additional grant
of Rs. One lakh as special ‘empowerment’ incentive.
4. For those providing proof of self employment in all five categories- all
registered AB would get an employment subsidy of Rs. 25000 per year for a
period of three years only, subject to production of an income certificate and
the upper cap of Rs. one lakh per year is to be fixed in such cases .
5. All AB under all categories would be covered under accident and health
insurance scheme with 80% contribution from state government and 20 % for
AB. In case of SC/ST/OBC/minorities/women government contribution would
be 100%
6. TFC recommends a “loan waiver’ package to bail out AB in proven economic
distress subject to an upper cap of Rs. Five lakhs.
7. Transportation subsidy maximum Rs. 1000 per year for marketing agro-
horticultural goods would be given as one time grant to registered agro-
horticultural AB
Other recommendations
8. The GSTOAC would receive, examine and recommend claims of TB and TO
to grant status of “industry” on merit basis if such a demand is made
9. TFC recommends government to complete the administrative procedures to
grant recognition to gold craftsmen as skilled artisans to avail benefits of
Government finance schemes for protection of traditional Goan art jewellery.
10. TFC recommends that GSTOAC would work and forward a list of items from
TB and TO for “preferential purchase by the government” and “minimum
price support”.
11. TFC strongly recommends concession in power and water tariffs to all the TB
and TO s and specifically to bakers (poders), potters, ironsmiths etc.
12. TFC strongly recommends removal of taxation on specified raw materials
procured by TB and TO
13. TFC strongly recommends the government to extend 100 % compensation on
account of losses due to the natural calamities to registered AB
14. TFC recommends formation of a “Goa pottery and earthenware board” in
association with local Kumbhar (potter) community
15. TFC recommends, consistent with the unimplemented provisions of the state
cultural policy, 2007 formation of “Goa gold and jewellery artisanship
promotion board” in association with local stakeholders
16. TFC recommends promotion of “one village, one product scheme” (OVOP)
by identifying promising products and potential villages. The government of
Goa could solicit the assistance from Government of Japan and their Indian
partners in this regard. Initially the government can promote this scheme for
one village each in North and south Goa districts.
The third term of reference was
To suggest specific measures and schemes for upliftment of workers in traditional

occupations
Here certain high priority areas are considered first followed by other
recommendations
High priority sectoral areas

I. production of local leavened bread using traditional skills
The TFC recommends that since the local bread is local heritage and meets the
nutritional demand of lakhs of people it is important to support the local bakers.
TFC recommends the following package for the local bakers (poders)
1. Government would give a flat 50 percent subsidy on raw material purchase
such as flour, sugar and yeast to stabilize the prices of bread
2. Government would make efforts to provide these materials through Sahakar
bhandars
3. Government would subsidize electric baking ovens to save firewood
4. Government would attempt to procur firewood and supply it through forest
department to local bakers at subsidized rates
5. Government would sanction power and water tariffs to balers at consesional
rates
6. All the poders and their families would be covered under group insurance
scheme
7. Considering the importance of microenterprise involved in door to door
supply of local bread, Government would give 50 percent one time subsidy for
purchasing bicycles and locally made bamboo or cane baskets for marketing
the local bread. This scheme would be on par with Motor cycle taxi drivers.
The physical target per year would be 500.
a. Protection and promotion of Goa’s Gold artisanship

(please view Exhibits XIX to XXIV-b)
Traditional Art forms identified by TFC are: Fabrication of various traditional
ornaments such as bangles embossed in various designs, patli, toda, ghot, kadem,
bhasuband, various design chains (shaped with special cut designs), brasslet
(mashcot), chaplahar, necklaces, mangalsutra, daul, finger rings (with diamond
having special cutting designs), ear rings, forehead tila, aati and peacock for hair,
surga olasar, nose rings (nath, pili, etc), ankle paizan, leg finger ring (veda), waist
chins (gof and chains), a set of necklace earring bracelet, etc with special malachite
(green) or other metal stones decorated with gold filigree work or a similar set
studded with diamonds, etc
Traditional crafts: In order to give finishing touch to these ornaments various
traditionally specialized craft techniques utilised are as follows: Embossing, ingriver,
cutting (cortasao for chains), binakari, filigree, metal wire weaving (special waist as
well as neck chains), unique platinum casting on gold base, stone setting, hand cutting
(necklaces, ear rings, etc to various designs), patli - shaped with special cuts, etc.
The TFC identified the problems associated with this trade:
Rising price of raw material such as gold, silver and platinum metal, as also the
various stones including diamonds.
Use of modern machinery to fabricate the ornaments with fast speed with the
consequent less demand for the traditional hand work
Lack of publicity for the traditional design craftsmanship with consequent less
demand for tourist and export purpose.
Multinational companies taking up the Goan market at fast speed with their light
machine designs and inability of the individual craftsmen to compete these giants in
business.
Lack of facilities regarding availability of cheap finance
Lack of training to local craftsmen to take up the present need of market, for
sustaining competition.
Non-recognition to this trade from Government as traditional art and craftsmen ship
Lack of health and insurance facilities to the traditional craftsmen who suffer injuries
during their work.
Therefore in consultation with the stakeholders in this traditional business TFC
recommends the following:-
1. Grant of recognition to persons (men and women) involved in this trade as
traditional gold, silver and imitation jewellery smith artisans.
2. Provide loan from government sources for purchasing raw materials.
3. Provide subsidy to artisans for purchase of machinery required for this trade
4. Establishment of training centre for fabrication of competitive light designs.
5. Setting up of a museum for display of old design jewellery items as well as modern
craftsmanship in Jewellery
6. Provision of outlet for sale of jewellery items
7. Assistance in setting up of co-operative society of jewellery artisans
8. Setting up of a centralized workshop encompassing the essential machinery and
requirement of the services of specialists in the specific trade
9. Provision for health and insurance facilities to artisans
10. Provision of old age pension facilities to the artisans involved in this trade
b. Compensation and rehabilitation package for puran shetakri
(farmers doing river silt based cultivation in Mahadayi river basin)
(please view exhibit VI on Puran farming)
TFC recommends that the following compensation and rehabilitation package need to
be given to the puran shetakris of Goa affected due to developmental projects
1. One time compensation on assessment of loss of crops
2. Alternative plot of arable land for cultivation and free seeds and fertilizers
3. A fixed quantity of subsidized rice per year per each jobless family
4. An yearly grant of Rs. 5000 per jobless families
5. Free education to children in the family upto PG level
6. Assistance for availing benefit of other government schemes
Other recommendations
1. TFC recommends better housing provisions for the families of traditional

bakers (poders) with provisions for fire fighting. The government should
extend low interest housing loans to them.
2. TFC recommends that the government provide cash incentive for conservation
of seeds and planting materials of local vegetables, lentils and fruits preserved
by ST s of Goa. The scheme to be called “protect traditional seeds- Goenchi
biyam-Goenche daiz- or “our seeds our heritage” could be launched at village
panchayat level.
3. TFC recommends minimum price support for all the crops produced by ST
communities of Goa. There should be modular pre designed fibre glass kiosks
which can be erected as temporary marketing outlets on sides of roads.
4. TFC recommends that with the help of GSHC the government should remove
the middleman in marketing horticultural produce by ST s of Goa
5. TFC supports the demand from UTTA officials for early provisions of Kumeri
sanads to ST cultivators
6. TFC recommends that subsistence horticulture and organic farming could be
introduced as a subject at school level especially in areas dominated by ST s of
Goa
7. TFC recommends that a provision of sanctioning leave to students to work in
the fields should be made by the state education department to enable the
students from ST communities
8. TFC recommends that in order to boost the toddy tapping and related
enterprises-the government need to identify suitable plots of land to enable
cultivation of dedicated coconut plantations to be leased out to local toddy
tappers. In coastal areas this can be jointly undertaken by tourism, forest and
agriculture department and by involving the local toddy tappers. The local
toddy tappers need to be given a subsidy of Rs. 20000 for five years.
9. TFC recommends support to the toddy tappers association to undertake R & D
for standardization of process of cocnut jaggery and toddy vinegar production
10. TFC recommends import of tree climbing gadgets to be provided to toddy
tappers free of cost after demonstrations and trials
11. TFC recommends that considering more than 100 thousand people dependent
on coconut based economy which also utilizes more than 100 products from
coconut, the government set up a Coconut crafts training centre and promote
craftsmanship under master craftsmen like Mr. Vijaydutt Lotlikar.
12. TFC recommends that government subsidize locally designed machines used
in TB and TO and particularly in coconut shell craft production
13. TFC recommends that the state committee under nationally sponsored
Bamboo mission need to engage local SC and ST artisans for promoting
bamboo craft and involve local cultivators to raise Bamboo seedling nurseries
14. TFC recommends that the government direct the department of fisheries to
document all the inland fishing techniques, practices and gears and extend
support to traditional freshwater fishing communities. The fisheries
department also needs to encourage traditional producers of local fishing
gears.
15. TFC recommends that the artisanal and medicinal skills of Goa’s
Gouly/Dhanagar community need to be protected and promoted by holding
suitable exhibitions, workshops and training programmes
16. TFC recommends that the government through forest department and forest
corporation encourage cultivation of medicinal plants and herbs used by tribal
medicinal practitioners. On priority basis such a scheme is required in Sattari,
Quepem and Canacona.
17. TFC recommends that the age old knowledge of Goa’s Gavade tribal
community about construction, repair and maintenance of Khazan bundhs,
rivulets, drainage systems need to be conserved and protected and a manual of
such techniques be prepared by agriculture department. Training programmes
to transmit these skills to new generation need to be initiated by soil
conservation division.
18. TFC recommends a special package to be worked out by the directorate of
industries, trade and commerce (DITC) for the upliftment of Goa’s dying salt
industry. This need to include repair of the salt pans, better drainage, better
access by road, provision of pumps, storage yard/rooms, loans and subsidies
for production improvement, compensation on account of natural calamities
like storm, rains and flooding etc. TFC also recommends that the salt pans can
be used for production of organic biofertilizers.
19. TFC recommends that the state government declare the unique locally
produced salt of Goa –“Agarache mith” as – Organic nutraceutical salt on
basis of it’s local medicinal use and research done at Goa university
20. TFC recommends that a fixed number of nut/fruit pluckers of Goa could be
voluntarily registered with respective zonal agricultural offices and be given a
retainership allowance of Rs. 500 per month to offer their services. ZAO
would maintain a logbook of their services.
The fourth term of reference was
3. To prepare a time bound detail action plan for protection and promotion of
traditional occupations of Goa
The TFC envisages the following time bound action plan
Sr, Action required on Agency Action Time Outcome of
No. identified to be required action
for action taken
by
1 Acceptance of the report Govt. of The By middle Way clear for
Goa Hon. of implementatio
CM the December n
minister 2010
SW and
the
cabinet
2 Formation of GSTOAC Dir. Of CS, Sec. In January The setting up
and nominating taluka social SW, 2011 of nodal
level experts welfare director, agency
SW
3 Formation of committees DSW, Dir. DSW In January Grass roots
at PRI level Of 2011 level
panchayats, committees to
DC, BDOS, help GSTOAC
DMA
4 Formulation of specific GSTOAC DSW, By Schemes
schemes and their with DSW CS February- ready for
notification and finance March implementatio
dept 2011 n
5 Policy and legislative DSW and CS, law By Policies ready
reforms issues CS, Law dept. February- and draft
dept March legislations
2011 ready
6 Processing of applications GSTOAC DSW By march First
and giving accreditation 2011 beneficiaries
would be
identified
7 Announcement of specific DSW DSW In March Announcemen
sectoral packages and 2011 t of wide
Finance Budget ranging
minister packages by
CM to build
confidence
8 Implementation of all DSW Govt. of Within 1-2 About 75000
other recommendations Goa years people would
contained in the report benefit from
TB and TO
sector
9 Inclusion in XII th five Minister , DPSE, At the time Planning
year plan for special planning CS, CM of commission is
support from planning submission likely to
commission of XII th extend full
plan support
proposals
10 Incorporation/merging Govt. of CM After State to
with central government Goa similar benefit from
plans for informal sector central early bird
scheme is approach
announced

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A new deal for Goa’s informal economy sector

On the occasion of golden jubilee of the liberation of Goa

November 30, 2010

I, the undersigned, Chairman of the task force

Dr. Nandkumar M. Kamat

I wish to thank as Chairman of the task force committee, the Hon. CM of

“The service of India means, the service of the millions who

The national perspective

So, why State of Goa should proceed without any precedent?

The state government has two options-

The TFC however recommends Government of Goa to adopt the following

“ The unorganised sector consists of all unincorporated private enterprises

The TFC accepts this definition in so far as it is applicable to state of Goa.

The meaning and scope of Terms of reference TOR of TFC

3. To suggest specific measures and schemes for upliftment of workers in

The recommendations of TFC are as under

The first term of reference was

1. To identify traditional occupations of Goa

“TFC defines traditional businesses (TB) and traditional occupations (TO) of

Note:-Here for purpose of ethnographic clarity local residents/people of Goa

TFC recommends Accreditation:-

Table 2 Examples of TB and TO categories

Consideration of categories for extending benefits of the scheme

Sr. Traditional Local designation Estimated and

To verify continuity or discontinuity of traditional occupations/trade/professions

Table 4 list of Goa’s traditional trades in 18 th century

Sr. Trade as existed in 18 th

The second term of reference was

The third term of reference was

To suggest specific measures and schemes for upliftment of workers in traditional

High priority sectoral areas

a. Protection and promotion of Goa’s Gold artisanship

1. TFC recommends better housing provisions for the families of traditional

The fourth term of reference was

The TFC envisages the following time bound action plan

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