CANACONA: This may be unique and first of its kind! Piqued at certain government employees obtaining extension in service, Goa Government Employees Association (GGEA) has planned to organize a ‘disgraceful felicitation’ programme on Independence Day.
At the programme, GGEA has planned to unveil the effigy of an old man and highlight the ‘extraordinary’ qualities of those getting extension in service that make them eligible candidates.
GGEA General Secretary Prashant Devidas said the menace of service extensions and contract employment after retirement must end. “Such service extensions seriously affect the job prospects and advancement in service of younger generations,” he said.
Devidas has appealed to all GGEA members to provide names and office details of all such employees, either through SMS or WhatsApp messages on his cell phone 9923482120, so that all the departments are covered, to end such a menace.
“GGEA is committed to send home all the retired government employees working on service extensions after their retirement and also those working on contract basis after retirement by adopting a Gandhian method,” he declared.
“We are holding the disgraceful felicitation on August 15, 2015 to highlight the so called extraordinary qualities of retired government employees… that gets them service extensions/contract appointments,” Devidas said.
Meanwhile, GGEA has decided to make a special WhatsApp group of all government employees to convey and share messages, important circulars and information.
