Team Herald
PANJIM: With freedom fighters and their children holding a daylong protest on the government’s failure to provide them with jobs on Goa Liberation Day, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Thursday assured to recruit all as per legal parameters.
Addressing at the Goa Liberation Day celebration, Sawant said that government is committed to provide jobs to children of freedom fighters, following all the legal parameters.
“We cannot forget the sacrifices of the freedom fighters to liberate Goa. We are committed to honour their sacrifices,” he said.
Sawant said the government would provide jobs to all children of freedom fighters and that there is no need to protest. “Government is capable enough to ensure that jobs are provided to the freedom fighters children as per rules,” he said.
Earlier, several children held a unique protest at Azad Maidan by lighting around 500 diyas, while in the evening a Mashaal (fire torch) protest was organised.
The children have been protesting since last one month alleging that their job reservation quota has been filled by recruiting others.
The Home Department had last month informed that total 148 children of freedom fighters have been provided government jobs since 2013.
The department said since the notification of employment in government to the children of freedom fighters scheme in 2013, total 148 children of have been provided with government jobs from amongst the 406.
The department said the government is keen on accommodating the children of freedom fighters in government jobs to best extent possible within the provisions of the said scheme and as per the Recruitment Rules in force.
The Government has extended the validity of the said scheme upto to February 28, 2021.
