MARGAO
The Goa Forward Party has said that the government is denying NOCs to eligible schools and depriving teachers of permanent jobs in educational institutions.
Addressing the media, Goa Forward Party General Secretary Prashant Naik accused the Department of Education of denying crucial information under RTI and failing to grant No Objection Certificates (NOCs) to eligible high schools, depriving teachers and non-teaching staff of permanent posts for years.
He revealed that on June 21, 2025, he filed an RTI with the Directorate of Education seeking the number of NOCs issued for filling permanent posts of undergraduate teachers and non-teaching staff in Goa’s high schools from April 1, 2023 to May 31, 2025, along with the list of schools where NOCs were granted. “The Education Department’s reply failed to provide this information, citing general criteria like enrolment and workload, but refused to share school-wise data. This is a clear denial of information and a violation of the RTI Act,” he stated.
Naik pointed out that GFP President and Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardesai, had raised similar questions during the Assembly session, including details of taluka-wise teacher vacancies, steps taken to fill them, applications for school expansion, and reports on declining government school enrolment. “Even in the Assembly, the Education Department gave vague answers, simply stating that NOCs were granted ‘as per entitlement’ and that vacancies are filled by school management committees. This is a clear breach of privilege,” Naik said.
Highlighting the injustice, Naik said, “I can name 40-50 schools, including my own, where permanent vacancies have not been given for the last four years. Our school has been running since 1939, delivers 100 per cent results, and 95 per cent of our students belong to the ST community, yet we are forced towards such injustice. This is discrimination.”
