Boost for civil service employees: Govt eases promotional norms

Every year, Jan 1 will be eligibility date for promotion

In what could give a major promotional boost to several hundred Goa civil service employees, the State government and the Goa Public Service Commission (GPSC) has revised cum lowered the minimum service requirement norms for the seniority list for workers across all departments. However, the service period in a particular scale is increased for promotion.

Also, henceforth, the crucial date for eligibility of officers for promotion to junior or senior scale would be the first day of January of each year. The government has amended the Goa Civil Service Rules, 2016, to bring in new changes in the seniority list.