Daijiworld Media Network – Panaji

Panaji, Sep 4: The Goa government has prohibited fresh contractual appointments across its departments and government bodies while introducing a one-time measure to regularise eligible contractual employees who have completed at least 10 years of continuous service.

The decision comes under the ‘Goa (Contractual Employees Regularization in Service) Rules, 2026’, notified by the Department of Personnel on Thursday.

Under the new rules, government departments and bodies will not be permitted to make fresh contractual appointments, except for specific requirements such as consultants, domain experts and personnel engaged under time-bound state or central government schemes.

Employees appointed under these exceptions will not have any right to seek regularisation. Their contracts will end once the assigned task or stipulated tenure is completed.

The rules also prohibit the extension or renewal of such specialised contracts. If the requirement continues beyond the original period, a fresh contract will have to be executed, according to the notification.

As part of the one-time regularisation exercise, eligible Group A, B and C contractual employees who were directly recruited, possessed the prescribed qualifications at the time of appointment and have completed 10 years of continuous service without any adverse record will be considered for regularisation.

All government departments and state-controlled bodies have been directed to submit lists of eligible employees within 15 days.

The government has also stated that routine vacancies in the state administration will henceforth be filled through regular recruitment procedures.

During the recent monsoon session of the Goa Legislative Assembly, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant had assured that the government would implement the rules and regularise contractual employees who had completed 10 years of service.