Panaji: The Department of Printing and Stationery has increased the online subscription fees for the Goa Official Gazette and Vacancy and Tender Bulletin.
The annual e-mail subscription fee for the Official Gazette has risen from Rs 200 to Rs 250 while that for the Goa Jobs and Tenders Bulletin has risen from Rs 250 to Rs 300.
Printing and stationery department manager Rajendra Mirajkar said administrative approval has been granted for the revision of rates and fees.
Meanwhile. the state government set in motion a plan to modernize the Goa government printing press and appointed former bureaucrat ND Agrawal as adviser for the printing and stationery department.
Agrawal, the former South Goa district collector, has been appointed “for an initial period of six months from June 3 to December 2” to oversee efforts to streamline the operation of the printing press.
Agrawal will receive 50,000 rupees per month along with his pension and will receive a vehicle from the Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC).
Agrawal, who had served as director of printing and stationery and helped secure ISO certification for the printing press during his tenure.