PANAJI
The North Goa Collector, R. Menka IAS met the delegation of Children of Freedom Fighters Association at the Collectorate in the city on Monday. The delegation agreed to call off hunger strike. The Children of Freedom Fighters Association have been on hunger strike since the last four days, making a plea to the government to listen to their grievances. The Association have submitted a memorandum comprising 18 points regarding their long pending demands.
The Collector conveyed the concern of the Government in meeting the grievances of the Children of Freedom Fighters of providing employment. The Collector informed that the Government has already agreed to provide jobs to 23 eligible children of Freedom Fighters after 45 days. Secondly the Collector requested to provide the names of 26 children who are left out from the list of 250 children. The Collector also apprised them of absorbing some candidates through Goa Human Resource Development Corporation and rest of them would be absorbed in Government jobs as and when vacancies are available.
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