Panaji: In a positive development and a sort of relief to the Goan Seafarers who had been debarred for 5 years in accordance to the rule 9(9) of M.S. (CDC) Rules, 2017 from applying to Indian CDC, Union Minister of State for AYUSH(IC) & MOS Defence Shri Shripad Naik, called on Union Minister of State for Shipping (IC) Mansukh Mandaviya to discuss and come up with positive output regards to issue pertaining to Goan Seafarers.
Mansukh Mandaviya has said that the ministry has already started the process and has assured that the ban will be ended and application for applying of Indian CDC will restart newly.
Naik said that time and again he has taken up the issue pertaining to Seafarers to Center and came out with positive output.
The Seafarers who are already working and have secured jobs for past so many years will be at ease if this issue is resolved.