Keypoints:
- The Haryana assembly had already passed the bill last year.
- Jobs with monthly starting salary of below Rs 50,000 come under the ambit of the Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Bill, 2020.
On Tuesday, governor of Haryana, Satyadeo Narain Arya approved the bill providing 75% reservation to local candidates applying to private-sector jobs in the state. This bill was passed by the Haryana government in the last year.
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said that,”The Haryana governor today gave his assent to the Bill entailing 75 per cent reservation in the private sector to job seekers from the state. The government will notify it soon.”
All the private companies,societies, trusts, limited-liability partnership firms and jointly ventures based within the state and employing 10 or more people can hire only up to 10% of the approved local quota from one district.
“The Haryana Governor has approved a bill that reserves 75 per cent of the private sector jobs for locals. This is the day of great happiness for the youth of the state. The youths of the state now will get 75 per cent reservation in private sector jobs, they will get reservation in every company, society and trust,” said Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Singh Chautala.
Mr Chautala said the BJP-Jannayak Janata Party government is committed to provide job opportunities to the youth of the state and it would leave no stone unturned to ensure job to every youth of Haryana.”
Speaking to reporters in state capital Chandigarh, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar confirmed that the governor has given his nod to the Bill. Khattar said that his government will soon notify the Bill.
This is the day of great happiness for the youths of the state,” Deputy Chief Minister Chautala said. “The youths of the state now will get 75% reservation in private sector jobs. They will get reservation in every company, society and trust.”
The Bill defines local candidates as those domiciled in the state. For the domicile status, a person should be born in Haryana or should have lived in the state for at least 15 years. The quota will initially apply for 10 years, according to the Bill.
