‘Haryana job reservation for locals impossible to implement’
The Hindu
Industry body says it may boomerang. An election gimmick, say unions
Activists and industrialists have both raised concern over the planned rollout of Haryana’s 75% reservation for locals in private sector jobs that pay below ₹30,000 a month, with the former saying it would be impossible to implement and the latter cautioning against the move backfiring.
The Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act, 2020, scheduled to come into effect from January 15, was challenged in court by a Gurugram-based industry body this week. While the case is yet to be decided, for trade union leaders, the decision raises a range of concerns.
“It is an impossible proposition. It will never be implemented. It is nothing but an election gimmick. The Government is not paying locals their wages under the MGNREGA on time, not giving reservations to socially disadvantaged groups in the private sector, so reserving 75% of jobs in private sector seems impossible,” said A.R. Sindhu, national secretary of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions.
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