Chapter III Chapter III

Functions and Powers of the Corporation

The functions of the Corporation shall be,—

1. (i) Generally to promote and assist in the rapid and orderly establish-ment, growth and development of health services in the State of Goa.
2. (ii) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of clause (i), to—

1. (a) establish and manage health estates/medical tourism/health city at places selected by the Government;
2. (b) develop health estates selected by the Government for the purpose, construct premises and make them available for undertakings to establish themselves;
3. (c) to operate any scheme, on behalf of Government, related with health services;
4. (d) undertake Schemes or works either jointly or on agency basis with other corporate bodies or institutions, or with Government in furtherance or the purposes for which the Corporation is established and all matters connected therewith;
5. (e) to establish health establishments, health estates/health city, operate schemes related to health sector by self, jointly with Government agencies or private parties in joint sector or on public private partnership basis.

Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Corporation shall have power,—

1. (a) to acquire and hold such property, both movable and immovable, as the Corporation may deem necessary for the performance of any of it’s activities, and to lease, sell, exchange or otherwise transfer any property held by it on such conditions as may be deemed proper by the Corporation;
2. (b) to provide or cause to be provided amenities and common facilities in health estates and construct and maintain or cause to be maintained works and buildings therefor;
3. (c) to make available buildings on hire or sale to persons intending to start health establishments;
4. (d) to construct buildings for the housing of the employees of health establishments;
5. (e) (i) to allot ready built sheds or such buildings or parts of buildings, including residential tenements to suitable persons in the health estates established or developed by the Corporation;
   • (ii) to modify on rescind such allotments, including the right and power to evict the allottees concerned on breach of any of the terms or conditions of their allotment;
6. (f) to constitute advisory committee to advise the Corporation;
7. (g) to engage suitable consultants or persons having special knowledge or skill to assist the Corporation in the performance of it’s functions;
8. (h) to delegate any of it’s powers generally or specially to any of it’s committees or officers, and to permit them to re-delegate specific powers to their subordinates;
   • (i) to enter into and perform all such contracts as it may consider necessary or expedient for carrying out any of it’s functions; and
9. (j) to do such other things and perform such acts as it may think necessary or expedient for the proper conduct of it’s functions and the carrying into effect the purposes of this Act.

All permissions, orders, decisions, notices and other documents of the Corporation shall be authenticated by the signature of the Managing Director of the Corporation or any other Officer authorised by the Corporation in this behalf.

The Government may issue to the Corporation such general or special directions as to policy as it may think necessary or expedient for the purpose of carrying out the purposes of this Act and the Corporation shall be bound to follow and act upon such directions.