GMPL project: MP seeks regular, permanent jobs for displaced families
Capt. Brijesh Chowta, MP for Dakshina Kannada, has urged Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri to intervene after GAIL Mangalore Petrochemicals Limited (GMPL) offered contract-based roles instead of the permanent employment promised to 115 project-displaced families. The families, who surrendered their land for the plant in 2012, argue that the current five-year contract offers violate the original rehabilitation obligations inherited by GMPL.
Why it matters
This case highlights the ongoing tension between industrial development and the rights of project-displaced populations, specifically regarding the enforceability of rehabilitation commitments during corporate acquisitions.
Capt. Brijesh Chowta, Member of Parliament for Dakshina Kannada, has urged Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri to intervene and ensure permanent, regular employment for members of 115 project-displaced families (PDFs) who lost their land for a project now operated by GAIL Mangalore Petrochemicals Limited (GMPL).
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