First of all, may I ask the governance of our nation, as to why the welfare of the Seafarers of India are neglected, though they are Indian citizen, who brings in considerable foreign-exchange to their country of origin.
Should the nation continue to neglect them?
It is high time that the Directorate General of Shipping be committed to view the valid contents appearing in the “Marine Waves” (A Govt. of India’s registered monthly magazine) e.g. May 2008 Issue, wherein published of the CDC Scam, an employee ( Shipping Corpn. of India, Mumbai.), heartlessly thrown out of service while in a public sector, like a fish out of water, for no fault of his, but for being a whistle-blower and the case of a seafarer picked up by Indian Coast-guard from sea, from a sunken vessel etc. all reflecting upon the genuine deficiencies and defects in the policy, system and procedures thus the genuine grievance of seafarers being continuously neglected. While this is the poor state of an organised public sector in India , why boast of working out schemes to benefit the un-organised workers. Is it not mudslinging to the eyes of the public (citizens of India ), for the politicians to fill their coffers?
Why the national maritime administration (office of the DGS) not poised for an overhaul to meet to the times, when INDIA is known for “Knowledge Management”.