No hiring of vehicles without Finance Dept's approval: Govt

SOME NON-ELIGIBLE STAFF FOUND MISUSING SYSTEM

In a bid to streamline vehicle usage among non-eligible staff and reduce costs, the Goa government has mandated that all Heads of Departments must hire vehicles through open tenders or quotations from the market, with prior approval from the Finance Department. This decision came after finding that non-eligible staff members were using departmental vehicles.

A circular issued by the Finance Department after approval of Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has listed out vehicles to be hired based on the rank of the officers and officials, and monthly billing is limited to a minimum number of working hours and kms.