The Government for vested and petty political gains raised the retirement age of government servants from 58 to 60. It has been a grave injustice to the unemployed aspiring to join the government service and to those officers awaiting promotion.
The indiscriminate extensions in service and contract appointments to the retired must also stop. There are many officers who just cannot retire and live without government perks. The Director of NRI Affairs, Mr. Ulhas Kamat continues to remain unsatisfied having made merry with so many extensions. Ironically he continues to be clinging to a post which has yet to be officially created. The Director of Prosecution Mrs. Shobha Dhumaskar is due to retire in April 2012. It is hoped that the authorities will take steps in time to appoint a successor. In the guise of the ensuing assembly elections she should not be given an extension. Goa cannot afford to live with any more of her controversial tailor-made legal opinions. It is hoped that the government as a matter of rule will not give any further extensions to anyone and will take steps well in advance to replace the retiring officer. In fact at the coming Assembly elections the youth of Goa should demand that the retirement age be reverted to 58 if not 55. All good things need to come to an end. And there is something known as “retirement life” which many government servants unfortunately cannot come to terms with. Aires Rodrigues T1 - B30, Ribandar Retreat Ribandar - Goa - 403006 Mobile: 9822684372