The State government has given GAIL time till December 1 to resolve the issue of continuation of employment of persons from Mangalore Special Economic Zone project displaced families in GAIL Mangalore Petrochemicals Ltd (GMPL) (erstwhile JBF Petrochemicals Limited), a wholly owned subsidiary of GAIL.
In a statement released to the media on Tuesday, district in-charge Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said he chaired a virtual meeting from Bengaluru on continuing the services of persons employed under the project displaced families’ quota with GMPL.
Nalin Kumar Kateel, Dakshina Kannada MP, Umanath Kotaian, Moodbidri MLA, Additional Chief Secretary (Finance) L.K. Atheeq, MSEZ Development Commissioner P. Hema Latha, Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner M.P. Mullai Muhilan, Chief Executive Officers from GMPL and MSEZ, officials from Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board, and representatives of project displaced families attended the meeting.
Mr. Rao said said the meeting elaborately discussed on continuation of employment of project displaced families in GMPL, which is an obligation that GMPL has to adhere. Employment of family members is the commitment given by State government to land losers as part of land acquisition for MSEZ and this cannot be denied on the ground of public sector undertaking’s recruitment requirements.
Other PSUs namely MRPL and ISPRL have recruited the project displaced family members without any selection criteria.
The GAIL was given time to resolve the employment issue by December 1, 2023, failing which necessary actions will be initiated against GMPL. Mr. Rao said.
