The Karnataka Cabinet has approved a bill providing 100 per cent reservation for Karnataka residents in Group C and D posts in private companies in the state, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Tuesday.
The Chief Minister said the decision was taken in a Cabinet meeting on Monday. “The Cabinet meeting held yesterday approved a bill making it compulsory for all private industries in the state to recruit 100 per cent Kannadigas (Kannada-speaking) for Group C and D posts,” he said in a post on X. According to Law Department sources, the bill will be introduced in the Assembly on Thursday.
100% reservation in private jobs
Let us tell you that a copy of this bill is with the news agency PTI, according to which any industry, factory will appoint 50 percent local candidates in management categories and 70 percent in non-management categories. Along with this, if the candidates do not have a secondary school certificate with Kannada language, then they will have to pass the proficiency test specified by the nodal agency.
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Let us tell you that this bill also states that if local qualified candidates are not available, then the institutes will have to provide training within three years with the help of government or allied agencies.
Everyone has to follow the rules
Also, this bill states that if there are not enough local candidates, then the establishments will have to apply for exemption from this Act. All industries, factories or other establishments will have to follow this Act. Let us tell you that the Congress government came to power in Karnataka only last year. Since then, the Congress government has been continuously working on many important decisions. However, this is not the first time that a decision is being taken regarding reservation in employment.
