Note: There are five Extraordinary issues to the Official Gazette, Series II No. 21 dated 21-08-2025 as follows:-
1. Extraordinary dated 21-8-2025 from pages 685 to 686 regarding Notification from Goa Legislature Secretariat.
2. Extraordinary (No. 2) dated 21-8-2025 from pages 687 to 688 regarding Notifications/Orders from Department of General
Administration.
3. Extraordinary (No. 3) dated 22-8-2025 from pages 689 to 690 regarding Notification from Goa Legislature Secretariat.
4. Extraordinary (No. 4) dated 25-8-2025 from pages 691 to 692 regarding Notifications from Department of Panchayati Raj and
Community Development.
5. Extraordinary (No. 5) dated 27-8-2025 from pages 693 to 696 regarding Notification from Department of General
Administration.
GOVERNMENT OF GOA
Department of Education
Directorate of Higher Education
Order
Read: Memorandum No. ACAD III/GC/Principal/44/2022/6395 dated 14-11-2024.
On the recommendation of the Goa Public Service Commission as conveyed vide their letter No.
COM/I/5/78(1)/2023/234 dated 10/10/2024, Government is pleased to appoint Prof. (Dr.) Juao Costa, to the
tenure post of Principal (Group ‘A’ Gazetted) in Unreserved Category at Sant Sohirobanath Ambiye,
Government College of Arts and Commerce, Pernem under Directorate of Higher Education on temporary
basis in the Pay Matrix Level 14 with immediate effect.
The above appointment is for a term of five years only from the date of joining to the said post and as
per the terms and conditions contained in the Memorandum cited above.
Prof. (Dr.) Juao Costa shall be on probation for a period of one year extendable by a maximum period
of one year in case of unsatisfactory performance.
Prof. (Dr.) Juao Costa, have been declared medically fit by the Medical Board. The appointment of
Prof. (Dr.) Juao Costa, is made subject to the verification of character and antecedents.
He shall draw his salary against the newly created post vide Order No. 1/5/2017-DHE/1024 dated
07/06/2018.
He shall also function as Drawing and Disbursing Officer for the establishment of the office of Sant
Sohirobanath Ambiye, Government College of Arts and Commerce, Pernem in terms of Rule 34(2) of
Govt. of Goa (Receipt and Payment) Rule, 1997.
By order and in the name of the Governor of Goa.
Safal Shetye, Under Secretary (Higher Education).
Porvorim.
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Date : 19-Feb-2025
Suggestions are welcomed on e-mail: [email protected]
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Panaji, 29th August, 2025 (Bhadra 7, 1947)
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PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
Order
Read: Memorandum No. ACAD III/GC/Principal/44/2022/6395 dated 14-11-2024.
On the recommendation of the Goa Public Service Commission as conveyed vide their letter No.
COM/I/5/78(1)/2023/234 dated 10/10/2024, Government is pleased to appoint Prof. (Dr.) Purnakala Vasant
Samant, to the tenure post of Principal (Group ‘A’ Gazetted) in Unreserved Category at Government
College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Khandola under Directorate of Higher Education on temporary
basis in the Pay Matrix Level 14 with immediate effect.
The above appointment is for a term of five years only from the date of joining to the said post and as
per the terms and conditions contained in the Memorandum cited above.
Prof. (Dr.) Purnakala Vasant Samant shall be on probation for a period of one year extendable by a
maximum period of one year in case of unsatisfactory performance.
Prof. (Dr.) Purnakala Vasant Samant have been declared medically fit by the Medical Board. She shall
draw her salary against the newly created post vide Order No. 1/5/2017-DHE/1024 dated 07/06/2018.
She shall also function as Drawing and Disbursing Officer for the establishment of the office of
Government College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Khandola in terms of Rule 34(2) of Govt. of Goa
(Receipt and Payment) Rule, 1997.
By order and in the name of the Governor of Goa.
Safal Shetye, Under Secretary (Higher Education).
Porvorim.
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Order
Read: Memorandum No. ACAD III/GC/Principal/44/2022/6395 dated 14-11-2024.
On the recommendation of the Goa Public Service Commission as conveyed vide their letter No.
COM/I/5/78(1)/2023/234 dated 10/10/2024, Government is pleased to appoint Prof. (Dr.) Fakruddin
Maktumhussain Nadaf, to the tenure post of Principal (Group ‘A’ Gazetted) in Unreserved Category at
Government College of Commerce and Economics (Autonomous), Borda, Margao-Goa, under Directorate
of Higher Education on temporary basis in the UGC Pay Matrix Level 14 with immediate effect.
The above appointment is for a term of five years only from the date of joining to the said post and as
per the terms and conditions contained in the Memorandum cited above.
(Dr.) Fakruddin Maktumhussain Nadaf shall be on probation for a period of one year extendable by a
maximum period of one year in case of unsatisfactory performance.
(Dr.) Fakruddin Maktumhussain Nadaf has been declared medically fit by the Medical Board. The
appointment of (Dr.) Fakruddin Maktumhussain Nadaf, is made subject to the verification of character and
antecedents.
He shall draw his salary against the newly created post vide Order No. 1/5/2017-DHE/1024 dated
07/06/2018.
He shall also function as Drawing and Disbursing Officer for the establishment of the office of
Government College of Commerce and Economics (Autonomous), Borda, Margao-Goa in terms of Rule
34(2) of Govt. of Goa (Receipt and Payment) Rule, 1997.
The employee may exercise an option if they so desire within one month from the date of issue of the
order for fixing the pay in Career Advancement Scheme under FR22(1) (a) (1).
The above candidate shall be entitled for special allowance of Rs. 4500/- per month as per Goa
University statute Sc-16.4.3 in force issued vide Notification No. 2/692/22-Legal (Vol XII)/186 dated
17.06.2022.
By order and in the name of the Governor of Goa.
Safal Shetye, Under Secretary (Higher Education).
Porvorim.
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Date : 19-Feb-2025
ACADIII/GC/Principal/44/2022/9383
Date : 27-Feb-2025
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Order
In exercise of the powers conferred under Section 7 (6) of the Goa State Research Foundation Act,
2022, Government is pleased to nominate Shri Prasad Ragnekar, as a Member of Governing Council (GC)
in place of Prof. Datta B. Naik for the remainder of his term of three years in accordance with Section 7(1)
(f) of the Goa State Research Foundation Act, 2022.
The term of the substituted nominated member shall run parallel with that of the other existing
members of the GC and shall end on the same day.
By order and in the name of the Governor of Goa.
Safal Shetye, Under Secretary (Higher Education).
Porvorim.
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Department of Labour
Order
Whereas, the Government of Goa is of the opinion that an industrial dispute exists between the
management of M/s. Indoco Remedies Limited, Verna Industrial Estate, Goa and it’s workman, Shri
Navnath Wairkar, “Associate Production” in respect of the matter specified in the Schedule hereto;
And whereas, the Government of Goa considers it expedient to refer the said dispute for adjudication.
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by Clause (c) of sub-section (1) of Section 10 of
the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (Central Act 14 of 1947), the Government of Goa hereby refers the said
dispute for adjudication to the Labour Court-II of Goa at Panaji-Goa, constituted under sub-section (1) of
Section 7 of the said Act.
SCHEDULE
(1)
Whether the action of the management of M/s. Indoco Remedies Limited, Verna Industrial Estate,
Verna-Goa in dismissing Shri Navnath Wairkar, “Associate Production”, with effect from 21/12/2023,
is legal and justified?
(2)
If not, what relief the workman is entitled to?
By order and in the name of the Governor of Goa.
Amalia O.F. Pinto, Under Secretary (Labour).
Porvorim.
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Department of Mines
Directorate of Mines and Geology
Order
In supersession of all the earlier orders issued in this regard and in pursuance of Section 19 of Right to
Information Act, 2005 (Central Act No. 22 of 2005) the Deputy Director of Mines and Geology-I, II & III
are hereby designated as FIRST APPELLATE AUTHORITY according to the subject matters.
Further, in pursuance of Section 5 of the Right to Information Act, 2005 (Central Act No. 22 of 2005),
the following are designated as STATE PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICERS in respect of the allocated
subject matters.
Res-Dev-Inn/GSRF/GC-Member/161/2025/2234
Date : 13-Jun-2025
28/41/2025-LAB/504
Date : 21-Aug-2025
01/72/ADM/2005/Mines/Part-I/1435
Date : 28-Jul-2025
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Sr.
No.
Public Information Officers
Public Information Officers
(Link)
Assistant Public
Information Officers
Section
1.
Shri Nitin Atoskar,
Geologist
Shri Sanford Fritz
Mascarenhes, Geologist
Smt. Girija Surme,
UDC
Major Mineral
2.
Shri Vasant Karelkar, Geologist
Shri Shyam Sawant,
Geologist
Minor Mineral
3.
Smt. Glancia Q. Fernandes,
Geologist
Shri Suraj Kalgutkar,
Junior Geologist
Technical General
4.
Shri Jaiwant Kamat, Surveying
Officer
Shri Snehal Sangelkar,
Surveying Officer
Survey Section
5.
Assistant Account Officer
Accountant
Accounts Section
6.
Statistical Officer
Research Assistant/
Statistical Assistant
Statistics Section
7.
Office Superintendent
Shri Baban Gaonkar,
Head Clerk
Establishment
Section
Assistant Public Information Officers will compile all the information from the dealing hands and will
provide information to the Public Information Officers.
This order shall come into force with immediate effect.
Narayan Gad, Director of Mines & Geology/ex-officio Joint Secretary.
Panaji.
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Department of Personnel
Order
On the recommendation of the Goa Services Board, the Governor of Goa is pleased to order transfer &
posting of the following Junior Scale Officers of Goa Civil Service, in public interest, with immediate
effect:-
Sl.
No.
Name and present posting of the officer
Posted as
1.
Shri Pandurang Gad, Deputy Collector & SDM-II,
Bardez with additional charge of Administrator of
Communidade, North Zone
Administrator of Communidade, North Zone
2.
Shri Yogiraj Gosavi, Deputy Collector (LA), North
Chief Officer, Curchorem Municipal Council
3.
Shri Vimod Dalal, Chief Officer, Curchorem
Municipal Council with additional charge of Chief
Officer, Cuncolim Municipal Council
Chief Officer, Cuncolim Municipal Council
Shri Jayesh Brahmanand Mayenkar, Administrator of Communidade, Central Zone shall hold the
charge of Deputy Collector (LA), North in addition to his own duties.
The Officers at Sr. No. 2 & 3 shall be governed by the standard terms of deputation as amended from
time to time.
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Date : 19-Aug-2025
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The officers shall complete handing over and taking over process with immediate effect and submit
compliance.
By order and in the name of the Governor of Goa.
Raghuraj A. Faldesai, Under Secretary (Personnel-I).
Porvorim.
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Order
On the recommendation of the Departmental Promotion Committee as conveyed by Goa Public
Service Commission vide letter No. COM/II/11/42(3)/2020/172 dated 18/08/2025, the Governor of Goa is
pleased to promote the following Junior Administrative Grade Officers of Goa Civil Service to Selection
Grade (Group ‘A’ Gazetted), under Rule 33 of the Goa Civil Service Rules, 2016 in Level 13 of Central
Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2016 with effect from 14/07/2025:-
1.
Kum. Biju R. Naik
2.
Shri Surendra F. Naik
3.
Shri Johnson B. Fernandes
4.
Shri Ajit Panchwadkar
5.
Shri Agnelo A. Fernandes
6.
Shri Dasharath M. Redkar
7.
Shri Narayan Gad
8.
Shri Devidas S. Gaonkar
9.
Smt. Florina S. Colaco
10.
Smt. Siddhi T. Halarnkar
11.
Dr. Snehal P. Naik Goltekar
12.
Shri Vinayak P. Volvoikar
13.
Smt. Meghana V. Shetgaonkar
14.
Smt. Darshana S. Narulkar
15.
Shri Ashutosh R. Apte
16.
Shri Parag Nagarcenkar
The Officers shall exercise their option for fixation of pay in promotional grade in terms of F.R. 22(I)
(a)(1), within a period of one month from the date of issue of the order. The option once exercised shall be
final.
On promotion, the Officers shall continue to hold the post presently held by them, until further orders.
By order and in the name of the Governor of Goa.
Raghuraj A. Faldesai, Under Secretary (Personnel-I).
Porvorim.
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Date : 21-Aug-2025
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Department of Public Health
Order
On the recommendation of Goa Public Service Commission conveyed vide their letter No.
COM/II/12/54(1)/2017/120 dated 15/07/2025, Government is pleased to declare the following Officer as
having satisfactorily completed her probation period of two years and to confirm her in the post of Chemist
(Drugs) under Directorate of Food and Drugs Administration, with effect from the date of completion of
her probation period:-
Sr.
No.
Name of the Chemist (Drugs)
Date of completion of probation
period
Confirmation in the post of
1.
Smt. Prarthana D. Kamat
19.05.2022
Chemist (Drugs)
By order and in the name of the Governor of Goa.
Sitaram G. Sawal, Under Secretary (Health-II)/Link.
Porvorim.
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Department of Revenue
Order
Read:- Order No. 30/01/2005-RD dated 25/09/2024.
In supersession of the above referred order, the Government of Goa is pleased to designate the
following officers of the Collectorate North Goa District as Assistant Public Information Officers, Public
Information Officers and the First Appellant Authority as required under Section 5 of Right to Information
Act, 2005 with immediate effect.
Sr.
No.
Name of the Section of Collectorate
Name of Assistant Public
Information Officer
(APIO)
Name of Public
Information Officer
(PIO)
First Appellate Authority
(FAA)
1.
Confidential & Vigilance Branch
UDC
Head Clerk
Addl. Collector-I
2.
Establishment Branch
UDC
Head Clerk
Office Superintendent
3.
Judicial Branch and subject not
covered by any other PIO
Steno
Awal Karkun
Addl. Collector-I
4.
Revenue Branch
UDC
Head Clerk
Dy. Collector (REV)
5.
Election Branch
UDC
Head Clerk
Mamlatdar in
Collectorate
6.
Land Acquisition
LDC
Head Clerk
Dy. Collector (LA)
7.
Civil Administration Branch (CAB)
UDC
Head Clerk
Dy. Collector (LA)
8.
Disaster Management Cell (DMC)
UDC
Head Clerk
Dy. Collector (Disaster
Management Cell)
9.
Magisterial Branch (MAG)
UDC
Head Clerk
Dy. Collector (DRO)
10.
Account Branch
UDC
Accountant
Asst. Account Officer
11.
MPLAD Cell
UDC
Accountant
Asst. Account Officer
12.
Monitoring Branch & Recovery
UDC
Head Clerk
Dy. Collector (DRO)
7/1/2001-I/PHD/Part-III/1052
Date : 19-Aug-2025
30/01/2005-RD-I/6928
Date : 21-Apr-2025
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13.
O/o. Addl. Collector-III, Bardez
UDC
Awal Karkun
Addl Collector-III,
Bardez
14.
Office of Dy. Collector of
concerned Taluka
Head Clerk of
concerned Taluka
Awal Karkun of
concerned Taluka
Dy. Collector/SDO-I/II
of concerned Taluka
15.
Office of Mamlatdar of concerned
Taluka
Awal Karkun of
concerned Taluka
Mamlatdar of
concerned Taluka
Dy. Collector/SDO of
concerned Taluka
16.
Office of Administrator of
Communidade of concerned zone
Concerned Clerk of
Communidade
Secretary of
Communidade
Administrator of
Communidade
Sandeep S. Gawade, Under Secretary (Rev-II).
Porvorim.
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Order
Read. 1. Order No. 30/01/2005-RD dated 15-11-2024.
2. Order No. 30/01/2005-RD dated 20-02-2025.
In supersession of the above referred orders, the Government of Goa is pleased to designate the
following officers of the Collectorate South Goa District as Assistant Public Information Officers, Public
Information Officers and the First Appellant Authority as required under Section 5 of Right to Information
Act, 2005 with immediate effect.
Sr.
No.
Name of the Department
Offices/Section
Assistant Public
Information Officer &
Designation
Public Information
Officer &
Designation
First Appellate Authority &
Designation
1.
Office of Additional
Collector-I, Section
Jr. Stenographer, AC-
I Section
Head Clerk,
deployed in
Confidential &
Vigilance Section
Dy. Collector (DRO)
2.
Office of Additional
Collector-II, Section
Jr. Stenographer, AC-
II Section
Head Clerk,
Judicial Section
Dy. Collector South-1
3.
Office of Additional
Collector-III, Section
Jr. Stenographer,
Land Acquisition
Section
Awal Karkun, Land
Acquisition Section
Dy. Collector South-1
4.
Confidential & Vigilance
Section
UDC, Confidential &
Vigilance Section
Head Clerk,
deployed in
Confidential &
Vigilance Section
Dy. Collector (DRO)
5.
Establishment Section
(EST)
Head Clerk,
Establishment
Section
Superintendent,
Establishment
Section
Dy. Collector (DRO)
6.
Disaster Management
Section (DMC)
UDC of DMC
Section
Awal Karkun of
DMC Section
Dy. Collector South-1
7.
Election Section (ELN)
UDC of Election
Branch
Awal Karkun of
Election Branch
Dy. Collector South-1
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8.
MPLAD Section
UDC of MPLADs
Section
Accountant
Assistant Accounts Officer
9.
Magisterial Section (MAG)
UDC of MAG
Section
Head Clerk of
MAG Section
Dy. Collector (DRO)
10.
Land Acquisition (LA)
Jr. Stenographer of
Land Acquisition
Section
Awal Karkun of
Land Acquisition
Section
Dy. Collector (LA)
11.
Civil Administration Section
(CAB)
UDC of CAB
Section
Head Clerk of CAB
Section
Dy. Collector (LA)
12.
Revenue Section including
CRZ matter (REV)
Head Clerk of
Revenue Section
Superintendent/of
Revenue Section
Dy. Collector (REV)
13.
Accounts Section
UDC of Accounts
Section
Accountant
Assistant Accounts Officer
14.
DRO Section
Jr. Stenographer of
DRO Section
Head Clerk of
MAG Section
Dy. Collector (DRO)
15.
Judicial Section
Jr. Stenographer of
Judicial Section
Head Clerk of
Judicial Section
Dy. Collector South-2
16.
Conversion Cell
Field Surveyor of
Conversion Cell
Superintendent of
Revenue Section
Dy. Collector (REV)
17.
Flying Squad
LDC of Dy.
Collector South-1
Field Surveyor of
Dy. Collector
South-1
Dy. Collector South-1
18.
PC-PNDT Cell
Demographer of PC
PNDT Cell
Technical Officer
of PC PNDT Cell
Dy. Collector South-1
19.
Office of Dy. Collector
South-2
LDC of Dy.
Collector South-2
Awal Karkun of
Dy. Collector
South-2
Dy. Collector South-2
20.
Mamlatdar in Collectorate
Court
LDC of MIC Court
Awal Karkun of
Election Branch
Mamlatdar in Collectorate-1
21.
Office of Additional
Collector-III, Ponda
Jr. Steno, AC-III
Section
Awal Karkun, AC-
III Section
Additional Collector-III, Ponda
22.
Office of Dy. Collector of
concerned Taluka
Head Clerk of
concerned Taluka
Awal Karkun of
concerned Taluka
Dy. Collector/SDO-I/II of
concerned Taluka
23.
Office of Mamlatdar of
concerned Taluka
Awal Karkun of
concerned Taluka
Mamlatdar of
concerned Taluka
Dy. Collector/SDO of concerned
Taluka
24.
Office of Administrator of
Communidade of concern
zone
Concerned Clerk of
Communidade
Secretary of
Communidade
Administrator of Communidade
Sandeep S. Gawade, Under Secretary (Rev-II).
Porvorim.
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Addendum
Read: Order No. 16/06/04/2025-Rev-I/2449 dated 09/07/2025.
In the Government Order read at preamble, at Sr. No. (b), (c) and (d) the words “Government and”
shall be inserted before the words “non-Government land”.
The rest of the contents of the order read at preamble remains unchanged.
By order and in the name of the Governor of Goa.
Vrushika Kauthankar, Under Secretary (Revenue-I).
Porvorim.
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Date : 21-Aug-2025
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