Not possible to create 50,000 jobs by 2017: Parsekar (Herald)

Says govt is focusing only on setting up industrial units that are eco-friendly and job oriented for Goans

By TEAM HERALD | 13 Jan, 2015, 01:21AM IST

PANJIM: Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar on Monday admitted that creating 50,000 jobs by 2017, was a difficult task. Parsekar said that the IT Habitat at Kadamba plateau and electronic city at Tuem would both generate around 10,000 jobs initially.

“Practically, it is not possible to create 50,000 jobs by 2017. But we are slowly working to create maximum jobs,” Parsekar said.

The chief minister said the government is focusing only on setting up industrial units that are eco-friendly and job oriented for Goans. “We are currently identifying interested investors and simultaneously working on creation of infrastructure facilities such as road connectivity, 24x7 water and power supply, broad band connectivity, etc,” Parsekar said, acknowledging that government faced difficulties of limited land and infrastructure.

“We want only those industries on priority that will provide jobs to educate Goan youth. We don’t want to create a labour force,” he told the media at the sidelines of inauguration of new State Information Commission’s office Monday. He also said that the existing industrial units are expanding, and so jobs would be created.

The government will focus on Information Technology and pharmaceutical industries, in the first phase of industrial development, Parsekar said. He reasoned that though there were proposals for setting up new industrial units, all would not be considered at one time, considering the scarcity of land, infrastructure limitations and lack of ‘Goan employee-oriented industries’.

He also said that the process to seek NOCs from the concerned departments such as forest, TCP, PWD for the IT Habitat and electronic city has commenced.

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