J C Almeida

Jose Conceição Almeida was an IAS officer and Goa's Chief Secretary. He served as Goa's Chief Secretary of Goa, Daman and Diu, when Goa was a union territory. He served as first Chairman of the Goa Public Service Commission when Goa became a State in 1987. He was inducted into the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) from 01/01/1998. Dr. JC Almeida served as a government official both under the Portuguese regime (Director of Planning and Statistics of Goa, 1958 - 1961) and after Goa's Liberation from Portuguese rule (Chief Secretary of Goa, Chairman of the Goa Public Service Commission). He also wrote the book 'Goa Administration before and after 1962' This book is used as a source of reference in the Goa University Library and in other institutions. He was also an economist, completed his PhD in economics at the University of Lisbon.