Goa, Aug. 13 -- The Goa Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant, has decided to transfer the subject related to Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) recruitment from the Directorate of Social Welfare to the Personnel Department.

The move aligns EWS recruitment oversight with the department that coordinates personnel matters-including recruitment, training, career development, and staff welfare-for the state government. Nationally, EWS reservation in direct recruitment to civil posts and services is governed by Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) guidelines issued under the Constitution (103rd Amendment) Act, 2019, which provides 10% reservation for EWS candidates not covered under existing SC/ST/OBC quotas.

Under cent...