*PRESS NOTE *(March 15, 2022)
*Goa's #1 priority for Ministry portfolio allocation: Employment Generation* This note is to inform the Press and Media community of Goa that our association has sent the following letter to the BJP state and national leaders with suggestions to organize certain key departments towards successful delivery on Goa’s #1 priority (ie. employment and livelihood generation) on which the performance of BJP-Goa governments of the last 10 years has been dismal thereby aggravating the sufferings of Goans and hurting aspirations of Goan youth. Left unattended in BJP-Goa’s upcoming third term this top-most priority will cost it very dearly on the political front in the times ahead. Early signs of this are already visible in the recent election results. We would much appreciate your kind support to highlight this important matter through your esteemed publications and channels so that the new government is compelled to do the right things for Goans to prosper right here in Goa. Thank you. *<LETTER START>* Date: 14-March-2022 Subject: *Goa's #1 priority for Ministry portfolio allocation: Employment Generation* Dear state and national leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Congratulations on your performance in the recent Goa Assembly elections. It is clearly a mandate for governmental stability and locally sustainable development towards modern employment generation for Goans to prosper in Goa. With the Goa government workforce saturated, new jobs need to come from the private sector. Our beloved late *Shri Manohar-bhai Parrikar’s dreams *of reversing Goa’s brain-drain (bit.ly/3t7mNyC) as well as our *visionary Prime Minister Narendra Modiji’s revolutionary Startup India and Make in India* initiatives have seen poor progress in Goa over the last 10 years of your Goa governments. Thousands of unemployed and under-employed Goans, 8000+ young Goans graduating every year and over a lakh of Goans migrated out in recent decades for employment yearning to return back need *modern, knowledge-driven, well-paying, green industries such as IT, ITeS, Creative, Electronics and Manufacturing* in Goa. Modern employment generation is the “Day One, Priority One” for your new government! Such a critical matter requires your key ministries to be organised for efficiency as follows: 1. Employment generation related ministries/departments to be *grouped together under one minister:* *Industries, Information Technology, and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship*. 2. Minister chosen for this key portfolio needs to be strong, experienced, self-driven, open-minded, collaborative, progressive and results-oriented. 3. Avoid other peripheral department(s) in his portfolio to ensure focus and results. 4. Non-performing past ministers to be excluded from this important role. 5. For maximum acceleration, it would be ideal for the Chief Minister to lead this key portfolio in mission mode for a year before handing over to another competent minister. 6. Additionally, the *Education, Science & Technology, and Labour & Employment* departments must also be held by one such legislator to facilitate the key portfolio referred in point #1 above. Scattered organization of these crucial ministries/departments in your Goa government’s last 2 terms has led to loss of great opportunities for Goa regarding modern employment generation with egos and power tussles defeating the greater good. We hope you consider our above inputs to reverse Goa’s brain-drain ravaging our beloved homeland since the last few decades and blaze a new trail to a “Golden Goa”. Assuring you of our full support in this regard as we have always done since 2012. Regards, Goa IT Professionals http://www.goaitpro.org *<LETTER END>* For any clarifications you may reach out to the following Goa IT Professionals (GITP) Core Team members: *Gurudev Naik* (President): +91 91672 60039 *Vincent Toscano* (Vice President): +91 97654 10020 *Yash Ganthe* (Vice President): +91 98224 75519 *Amogh Desai* (Secretary): +91 98231 44405 Regards, *Goa IT Professionals – GITP *| www.goaitpro.org | goa...@gmail.com *Important links: About GITP <http://www.goaitpro.org/gitp> | GITP on Social Network <http://www.goaitpro.org/follow-us/> | GITP Core Team <http://www.goaitpro.org/our-team> | *Goa Skills Registry - GSR <http://skills.goaitpro.org/> | Project GEIT <https://www.facebook.com/GoansEmpoweredWithIT/>