PANJIM, Feb. 26 -- Team Herald

The Goa Human Rights Commission (GHRC) on Wednesday asked the North Goa Collector to withdraw the part of the memorandum that no compensatory off will be granted to the staff attending the offices on Saturday.

As per Central Civil Service Rules, a government servant other than a Gazetted Officer working on holidays, has to be given compensatory leave in lieu of duty performed on holidays, as a rule, which generally has to be availed of within a month, the Commission said.

The anonymous staff in the jurisdiction of North Goa Collector and five offices of Mamlatdars of Bardez, Pernem, Tiswadi, Bicholim and Sattari Talukas by a letter dated December 18, 2024, had complained about the unfair treatment meted o...