PORVORIM, Feb. 7 -- Regularise contract staff employed by Goa govt, demands Vijai

Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardesai on Friday urged the government to regularise contract staff working in various government departments, semi-government corporations, and autonomous bodies, citing a recent Supreme Court judgment mandating the regularisation of long-term employees performing essential functions in government institutions.

The court also condemned the misuse of contractual employment in the public sector and stressed the need to prevent arbitrary termination of such employees.

Sardesai highlighted a Legislative Assembly Question (LAQ) dated July 22, 2024, which revealed that 1,480 staff members are employed on a contract basis in the Directorate o...