PANJIM: The lifting of election model code of conduct (MCC) has come as a sigh of relief to around one lakh candidates, who had applied for nearly 1,500 jobs in various government departments.
It may be recalled that the process had been put on hold following enforcement of MCC from March 10.
The departments are set to resume the recruitment process, beginning with scrutiny of applications and issuance of call letters for examination. The job description varies from lower division clerk, upper division clerk, talathi, stenographer, multi-tasking staff, nurses, sweeper, field surveyors, caretakers, councilors, amongst others.
Just before the election code came into force, the process to accept the applications had ended in some departments, whereas in the case of a few, the final date was supposed to be March end.
After facing initial backlash for not filling pending vacancies spanning over two and half years, the BJP-led coalition government had advertised for nearly 1,500 posts since January, this year.
The departments that completed the application process were Directorate of Higher Education, Department of Women and Child Development, North and South Collectorate, North Goa Planning and Development Authority, Kala Academy, Civil Supplies, Department of Law and Judiciary, Tribal Welfare, Social Welfare, Labour and Employment, Directorate of Prosecution, etc.
On the other hand, the application submission process itself had received a break in the departments like Town and Country Planning (TCP), Directorate of Health Services, Directorate of Panchayat, Imagine Panaji Smart City Pvt Ltd, Goa Medical College and Hospital, as their last date for submissions were varying between March 15-31.
Sources in the Education Department confirmed that scrutiny of the applications were completed, just before the code came in; and that now, the process to issue call letters for examination would begin.
North and South Goa district administration, which received nearly 50,000-60,000 applications for around 200 posts, are yet to scrutinize the applications; the process which will re-start now.
Sources in the General Administration Department said that government intends to fill all the vacancies, which are advertized, by this year end.
