Families Displaced by MSEZ Project Assured Jobs within Three Months
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Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (PS)
Mangalore, Jun 13: After yet another meeting held by the MSEZ, MRPL, OMPL and ISPR officers in the presence of district administrators on Monday June 13, job seekers among the displaced families under the Mangalore Special Economic Zone (MSEZ) were again assured of jobs and appointment letters within the next three months.
Prior to revealing this decision to the media, MSEZ, MRPL, OMPL, and ISPR officers held a lengthy discussion under the guidance of district in-charge minister Krishna J Palemar. Presspersons were asked to stay away from the meeting. Earlier the protestors said they want jobs preferably or if not jobs, at least Rs 35 lac as compensation to each displaced family. They added that unless they were compensated appropriately, there was no question of stepping back from their protest.
Speaking to media persons, Krishna J Palemar said that 2,317 acre of land was earmarked for MSEZ, MRPL, OMPL and ISRPL projects. MRPL acquired 268 acre for which, out of the 183 jobs that it generated, 86 jobs have been given. Pending 97 will be given jobs in three months' time, he assured.
OMPL acquired 442 acres land promising 302 jobs, and gave 3 jobs. Among the pending 299 job seekers, on first-come-first-serve basis 143 will be employed after the OMPL starts functioning in the next one-and-half years. Remaining 156 job seekers will be given jobs later.
ISPRL acquired 85 acre land in lieu of 58 jobs, none of them were given job till date, hence 14 will be given jobs in MSEZ and remaining 44 will be given jobs with the pending 516 job seekers of MSEZ, Hence 560 job seekers will be availing jobs in three years deadline, Palemar assured.
The job seekers were assured of either jobs, or, in case of shortage of vacancies, appointment letters with a monthly stipend of Rs 10,000 till they get a job.
Deputy speaker Yogish Bhat, MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, Coastal Development Authority chairman Nagaraj Shetty, Moodbidri MLA Abhayachandra Jain, police commissioner Seemanth Kumar Singh, MLC Captain Ganesh Karnik and Bajpe-Permude-Kalavaru Samyukta Hitarakshana Samiti president Bhujanga Shetty were present at the meeting.