Daijiworld Media Network - Panaji
Panaji, Jan 30: The Goa government has initiated the process to fill vacant posts of direct deputy superintendent of police (DySP), which are around 30 in number. The personnel department has moved the file for approval.
In 2024, the Goa Public Service Commission (GPSC) had cancelled the direct recruitment process for 28 DySP posts. The state government had also informed the Bombay High Court that it had decided to scrap the direct DySP recruitment process.
A few days ago, the government promoted 19 DySPs to the post of superintendent of police (SP).
In an effort to provide a level playing field for police inspectors (PIs), the state government granted a five-year age relaxation for the DySP recruitment process.
The sanctioned strength of DySPs in Goa stands at around 65, including two posts for ex-cadre personnel. Of these, 44 posts are from the Goa police and the remaining are from the Indian Reserve Battalion. The cadre includes 27 posts earmarked for promotions and 38 posts for direct recruitment.
In 1997, the state government decided to fill 80% of DySP posts through promotions and the remaining through direct recruitment. At present, all direct recruitment posts are vacant, while all promotion posts are filled.
In April 2021, the Bombay High Court admitted a petition filed by some police inspectors challenging the move to fill DySP posts solely through promotions. The court observed that the filling of posts through direct appointment would be subject to its final orders in the petitions.
Following this, 25 police officers were given “officiating promotions” to the post of DySP on January 1, 2022. As per Goa government rules, such officiating promotions for gazetted officers are valid for only one year, after which GPSC concurrence is required for them to continue in the posts.
After the tenure of the 25 DySPs ended, the government moved a file to GPSC seeking consent to extend their term by another year.
In December, the state government informed the Bombay High Court that the selection and recruitment process of DySPs to Goa police through direct recruitment had been cancelled and that it was stopping the ongoing process.
Police Inspector Paresh Nevalkar and eight others had approached the High Court challenging the government’s move to directly recruit DySPs and sought cancellation of the advertisement and selection process.