Employment policy for pvt sector on anvil, says Babush

Porvorim: Revenue minister Atanasio ‘Babush’ Monserrate said govt is in the process of drafting an employment policy for the private sector. He noted that creating reservations in the private sector is unconstitutional and asked Centre to clarify the source of Goa’s unemployment data.

He said that show-cause notices have been issued to companies operating in Goa that have not advertised jobs in the state, and cases have been filed. He also said govt has written to Union govt to provide an additional model career centre in South Goa.

“A task force committee has been constituted to draft an employment policy in the private sector,” he said.

Chief minister Pramod Sawant said a labour mandi would be established to regulate the earnings for daily-wage workers.

Monserrate addressed a range of other matters in the House. He indicated that govt is contemplating linking the Aadhaar number with the survey number so that any issues related to land will sound an alert. He also said govt is in the process of streamlining the procedure to regularise structures. On ease of doing business, he said govt has started a single-window system to grant permissions.

Moreover, he said, to make processes easy for citizens too, most of the revenue department’s services are now online, and he envisions making the department citizen-friendly so that people can avail themselves of the services under a single platform.

Monserrate said govt is in the process of finalising the policy to shift scrap yards and is identifying lands to relocate them. On another front, he said obtaining GI tags for 12 products is at various stages.

Speaking on the third district, Monserrate said govt is in the process of finalising it. The state cabinet last week granted approval for the creation of the district consisting of Sanguem, Dharbandora, Quepem, and Canacona.

On the issue of solid waste management, he said a facility will be set up at Sonsoddo.