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No recruitment through staff selection panel for last one year

PANAJI
Even though one year has passed since the Goa Staff Selection Commission was formed, there has not been a single recruitment done through this special body. 

The Goa State Selection Act was passed in the Goa assembly in the Monsoon session last year. The Act was notified on September 18.   

IAS officer Punit Kumar is the chairman of this commission, Daulat Havaldar and Menino D'souza two other members. However, Daulat Havaldar was superannuated recently.

After the lockdown was announced in March 2020, there has been no recruitment for permanent posts in the government department except for health services.   

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Govt workers in financial dock after closure of HBA

THE GOAN NETWORK
Published Oct 6, 2020, 12:59 AM IST
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PANAJI The step of the government to abruptly stop the House Building Advance (HBA) scheme has seriously affected some government employees as a higher amount of installment is being debited from these employee's salaries. One of the employees has received a salary of Rs 7 in hand while another took home only Rs 100.Around 5,000 employees have availed loans under the HBA scheme. Under the scheme, government employees used to avail housing loans at 2 percent interest…

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