MARGAO
Madganvcho Awaaz on Friday demanded the immediate scrapping of the recruitment process initiated by Margao Municipal Council, with the city-based NGO calling for the filling up of the vacant posts of 11 LDCs, besides a supervisor and mason, through the Staff Selection Commission.
A letter to this effect has been written by Madganvcho Awaaz leader Prabhav Naik to Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant, with a plea to "walk the talk" on his own statement to recruit Class C posts via the SSC.
Addressing the media, Prabhav said he had drawn the attention of the Chief Minister to the advertisement issued by Margao Municipal Council inviting applications for the posts of 11 Lower Division Clerks, one Site Supervisor, and one Assistant Mason, and urged him to immediately scrap the recruitment process.
“Through my letter, I have appealed to the Chief Minister to scrap all the posts advertised by Margao Municipal Council, issue an ordinance to bring all recruitments of Local Self Bodies under the Staff Selection Commission and subsequently bring a law to that effect, and appoint a High-Level Committee to investigate the recruitment process, promotions, and the regularisation of the staff working on a contractual basis in Margao Municipal Council,” stated Prabhav.
He reminded the Chief Minister of his own statement while addressing the media after the cabinet meeting on 30th October 2024, wherein he had categorically stated that all government recruitments would be done through the Staff Selection Commission as the said body is established to prevent "job scams."
“I have brought to the notice of the Chief Minister that, as per the schedule of various posts in Municipalities stated in the Goa Municipal Act, 1968, the post of Site Supervisor is to be filled through "promotion". Surprisingly, the said post is advertised for direct recruitment by Margao Municipal Council. “Knowledge of Konkani” is also removed from the eligibility criteria for the post of Site Supervisor. As per the Goa Municipal Act, 1968, the posts of Lower Division Clerk can be filled with 50% promotion and 50% direct recruitment,” Prabhav informed.
He added: “There are imperfections in the overall administrative process pertaining to new recruitments, promotions, and regularisations of staff of the Margao Municipal Council, which have resulted in injustice to various employees presently working in the council with respect to their promotions, etc. There are various persons who are working on a contract basis in Margao Municipal Council and have completed more than five years of service but are still not regularised. These issues need to be thoroughly studied by a high-level committee and corrective steps need to be taken,” Prabhav Naik said.
He added: “I have also categorically stated in my letter to the Chief Minister that I have reliable information that the recent promotions of some staff were done without following the proper procedure and with an ulterior motive of creating the eleven vacancies of Lower Division Clerks to accommodate the family members of local councillors and persons close to a senior politician from Margao. I have also brought to his notice that there are talks going around in every corner of Margao that some of the councillors are promised the post of LDCs for their children in exchange for their support during the election of the current Chairperson of Margao Municipal Council,” said Prabhav Naik.
