Goa Govt. declares paid holiday on Karnataka election day; Opposition and industry bodies fume
Contents News/Article Date: 9th May 2023
Relating to which Act: Under Section 25 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (Act XXVI of 1881); Section 135 B of Representation of the People Act, 1951
Penalty under the Act: If an Employer contravenes the provisions of sub section I of sub section 2, then such employer shall be punishable with fine which may extend to 500 rupees
Applicable to which State: Karnataka State election, Goa government declaring a holiday
Type: P T I News Report
Pertains to: Occupiers / Owners / Managers of Factories / Industrial Establishments, Shops and other Commercial Establishments situated in the State of Karnataka
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And in the current instance: The BJP government in Goa has declared May 10 as a paid holiday, which will also cover private establishments and industrial workers, in view of voting for the Assembly polls scheduled in neighbouring Karnataka. However, the Pramod Sawant government’s decision has not gone down well with Opposition parties and industry bodies.
The state government has defended the decision, with state industries minister Mauvin Godinho on Tuesday saying the Karnataka government had also given paid holiday last year when Assembly elections were held in Goa.
And in the last instance: Election to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly is scheduled on 10/5/2023. In order to facilitate voters to cast their votes, a public holiday is declared on 10/5/2023 to all the Central and State Government offices, School, colleges, various organisations and private institutions included Aided and Unaided educational institutions within the respective polling area.
“135 B. Grant of Paid Holidays to Employees on the date of Poll:
(a) Every person employed in any business, trade, industrial undertaking or any other establishment and entitled to vote at election to the House of the People or the Legislative Assembly of a State shall, on the day of poll, be granted a holiday.
No deduction or abatement of the wages of any such person shall be made on account of a holiday having been granted in accordance with sub-section (I) and if such person is employed on the basis that he would not ordinarily receive wages for such a day, he shall nonetheless be paid for such day the wages he would have drawn had not a holiday been granted to him on that day
Subject: Goa Govt declares paid holiday on Karnataka election day; Opposition and industry bodies fume
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Goa govt declares paid holiday on Karnataka election day; Opposition and industry bodies fume
The state government has defended the decision, with state industries minister Mauvin Godinho on Tuesday saying the Karnataka government had also given paid holiday last year when Assembly elections were held in Goa.
PTI
MAY 09, 2023 / 04:24 PM IST
Karnataka Elections 2023
The BJP government in Goa has declared May 10 as a paid holiday, which will also cover private establishments and industrial workers, in view of voting for the Assembly polls scheduled in neighbouring Karnataka. However, the Pramod Sawant government’s decision has not gone down well with Opposition parties and industry bodies.
The state government has defended the decision, with state industries minister Mauvin Godinho on Tuesday saying the Karnataka government had also given paid holiday last year when Assembly elections were held in Goa.
The Goa government on Monday issued a notification declaring May 10 as paid holiday owing to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections. The holiday was extended to government servants and also those working in private establishments including industrial workers, it said.
Goa State Industries Association president Damodar Kochkar questioned the rationale behind the state government’s “absurd” decision.
“Industries in Goa feel this is an absolutely absurd and stupid decision…taking industries to ransom for electoral gains,” Kochkar alleged and said they are considering legal remedies against such “unilateral” decisions of the state government.
