(a) whether the Government have further proceeded with the matter;
(b) if so, the number of jobs provided to the family members of deceased employees since then uptill now; and
(c) the steps taken by the Government to provide jobs particularly to members of families of the deceased employees belonging to the category employees belonging to the category `D` inthe Farakka Project?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES
(SMT. BIJOYA CHAKRAVARTY)
(a) to (c) Farakka Barrage Project has completed its
construction stage and has slipped into the
maintenance stage. Therefore direct recruitment are
not being resorted to unless absolutely necessary.
The number of employees who died in harness since
1987 is 203 whereas 56 number of jobs were provided
to the kith and kins of the deceased employees
including category `D` till date.