Assam: 217 employees of Fisheries Department may face layoff.

GUWAHATI: A total of 217 employees of the Assam Fisheries Development Corporation (AFDC) Limited are at risk of losing their jobs following allegations that they joined the corporation through unfair means.

Show-cause notices have been issued to the employees seeking reasons why they should not be removed from their jobs.

After the committee submitted its report, the MD of AFDC sent a notice to the employees stating that after verifying all relevant documents, it was found that their appointment was made illegally without any advertisement or interview.
Employees have been asked to submit their responses on or before July 28.

State fisheries minister Parmal Suklabaidya said, “If the accused employees fail to submit a satisfactory reply before the due date, they will be dismissed. The state government has adopted a zero-tolerance policy against corruption.” And the guilty will not be spared.

Meanwhile, allegations have also been leveled against BJP MLA Ramakant Deori, as the appointments were made during his tenure as chairman of the Assam Fisheries Development Corporation.
Deori, however, denied the allegations and claimed that the accused were given jobs on a daily basis.

“The then MD of AFDC can give more details about the appointments,” he said.

Former MD Anuradha Adhikari Sharma and another official named Padma Hazarika are under investigation for their alleged involvement in recruitment irregularities.