# Goa environment body orders 80% local hiring at pharma plant 2026-08-12T18:53:12+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Goa's State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) has mandated that Mumbai-based Centaur Pharmaceuticals employ 80% local Goan candidates at its proposed plant in Verna Industrial Estate. The condition, attached to the environmental clearance granted last month, is one of the first of its kind. The company must submit six-monthly compliance reports detailing total employees, skill-wise break-up, and number of locals hired, along with measures to boost local employment. Apart from the hiring rule, SEIAA has required the company to obtain all statutory approvals before construction, comply with the National Building Code, and develop a greenbelt with 5,000 native Goan saplings that are GPS-tagged and individually numbered. The facility will have a built-up area of 48,102 sq m and parking for 310 cars and 1,182 two-wheelers. ## Coverage - timesnownews.com Tags: Centaur Pharmaceuticals, environmental clearance, Goa, local hiring, pharma industry, SEIAA Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/goa-environment-body-orders-80-local-hiring-at-pharma-plant/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/goa-environment-body-orders-80-local-hiring-at-pharma-plant/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.