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Jacques, Desai posted to Andaman, Puducherry

Two senior officers of the Goa Civil Service recently promoted to the IAS cadre Sandip Jacques and Arun Desai have been posted to Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Puducherry.

the goan I networkPublished Mar 8, 2016, 5:34 AM IST

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In an order issued on Monday, several other IAS officers have been posted to Goa.

The new officers include P S Reddy who comes to Goa from Puducherry, Govind Jaiswal who is posted to Goa from Delhi, Ashok Kumar who comes to Goa from Lakshadweep and More Madho Rao who who has been posted to Goa from Mizoram.

Besides Jacques and Desai who have been posted to Andaman and Puducherry respectively, Mohan Lal and Amjad Tak have been transferred from Goa to Delhi.

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Free treatment: Govt to strike a balance

The government has in the past come under fire for providing free treatment to patients from the State as well as outside.

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Published Mar 8, 2016, 5:34 AM IST

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PANAJI But according to Health Minister and Deputy Chief Minister Francis D’Souza, the state may be on its way to maintaining a balance with what treatments are offered free of cost and which are not. Speaking at an event at the Goa Dental College, D’Souza said the introduction of the Deen Dayal Swasthya Seva Yojana, a universal insurance scheme, will include the private as well as government hospitals. Admitting that the State had suffered for…