Directorate of Higher Education uses the notified list of posts identified by DEPwD vide its Notification No. 38-16/2020-DD-III dated 04/01/2021 for posts suitable for being held by PwBDs and the physical requirement for all such posts to give effect to reservation to PwDs.
Accordingly, lists of posts identified till date suitable for Persons with Disabilities in this Directorate for Group 'C' posts (Direct & Promotion) are attached as Annexure 'A' & 'B' respectively and for Group 'A' posts (Direct) are attached as Annexure 'C'.
As regards to the manner of selection of PwD for various posts, post recruitment, the same is done by this Directorate in terms of O.M. No. 36035/02/2017-Estt(Res) dated 15/01/2018 and O.M. No. 36012/1/2020-Estt.(Res.-II) dated 17/05/2022 of Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Department of Personnel, New Delhi circulated by Directorate of Social Welfare, Govt. of Goa and also as per the prevailing guidelines issued from time to time.
As regards to Group 'A' posts, recruitment is done through Goa Public Service Commission and there is no mode of promotion for the said posts.
Persons with Disabilities are exempted from the rotational transfer policy/transfer and allowed to continue in the same job, where they would have achieved the desired performance. Further, preference in place of posting at the time of transfer/promotion is given to the persons with disability subject to the administrative constraints. The practice of considering choice of place of posting in case of persons with disabilities is continued. To the extent feasible, they are retained in the same job, where their services could be optimally utilized. However, no such requests have been received till date from any Persons with Disabilities employee.
Request for allotment of residential accommodation for Persons with Disabilities will be forwarded to General Administration Department, Secretariat, Porvorim with due recommendation to give preference in providing accessible accommodation near their place of posting preferably allotment of ground floor accommodation. However, no such requests have been received till date from any Persons with Disabilities employee.
Persons with disabilities are paid Double Transport Allowance.
Under Secretary (Higher Education) vide Order No. 1/31/2017-DHE/2998 dated 21/12/2017 is appointed as the Liaison Officer by the establishment to look after the recruitment of Persons with Disabilities.
