Only 8-10,000 more jobs in government jobs: Goa CM Pramod Sawant | Goa News – Times of India

PANAJI/BICHOLIM: CM Pramod Sawant on Sunday said that there are already 70,000 government employees in the state and there is scope to employ more 10,000 as the existing employees retire.
Therefore the youth in the state should focus on exploiting other sectors like hospitality For work. not everyone can carry a bag Government JobThey said.
“It is not possible for everyone to get a government job. At present, we have 70,000 state government employees. How many more can we employ? We may employ another 8,000 to 10,000 as the existing employees are retiring. “It doesn’t mean that one who wants to work won’t get a job. Everyone should get a job. If you want a job, we need to see what qualifications that person has, what job that person and how can we upgrade the skills of that person,” the CM said after inaugurating a seminar on Vocational Guidance in Hospitality Services at Rabindra Bhavan. Sanquelim.
He said that currently 80% of workers in the hospitality sector in Goa are outsiders and youth of goa These opportunities also need to be exploited.
“As the exodus of migrants from the state started during the Covid lockdown, we realized that 80% of the hospitality sector workers in Goa are outsiders. We have people from Himachal Pradesh, UP, Bihar. People from different states across India are coming here to work and we often say that there is no work here,” the CM said.
In Goa, the hospitality sector will only continue to grow and offer the second most opportunities employment After mining, he said.
“I think we need to create awareness among our youth about these opportunities. Rural youth are not looking much in hospitality sector. If any youth from Himachal Pradesh or Bihar at front desk here or hospitality sector in Goa If I can work in other capacities, why not the local youth? Said Sawant.