The jobs-for-cash scam is a hot topic now with the main accused now accusing a senior minister as part of the same. Regardless of whether he is guilty or not, I and many others are certainly of the view that there is very high corruption in the Goa government job recruitment process; which cannot happen without the involvement of senior ministers. Also, there is another angle to the massive fraud in the job recruitment process i.e. a visit to key government facilities/centres will show the overwhelming majority of people employed are from the constituency of the Goa minister or his wife/close relative. Some people who are beneficiaries of this favouritism for jobs, argue that their minister/MLA has not taken money for the said jobs; but surely this type of process of giving majority jobs to constituents is clearly unfair to other Goans and is a massive fraud. If the Goa government is serious about addressing unemployment in a fair manner to all Goans, then in addition to addressing the job-for-cash fraud they should also ensure a transparent/fair manner in which Goans are selected for jobs.
