This is the day of great joy for the youth of the state, said Dushyant Chautala (Archive)
Chandigarh:
The governor of Haryana has passed a bill that reserves 75 percent of private sector jobs with a gross salary of up to 50,000 rupees per month for the people of the state, Chief Deputy Minister Dushyant Chautala reported on Tuesday. The legislation was approved by the state assembly last year.
“This is the day of great happiness for the youth of the state … the youth of the state will now get 75 percent reserve in private sector jobs … they will obtain reserve in every company, partnership and trust,” he said. .
The reservation in the private sector for locals was the main electoral promise of the Chautala Jannayak Janta Party, which had formed a government in the state in alliance with the BJP after winning 10 of the 90 seats.
The bill, introduced by Chautala last year, requires private sector companies to reserve 75 percent of jobs with a salary of up to Rs 50,000 a month for Haryana natives. It also contains a clause that companies can invoke if suitable local candidates cannot be found. In such cases, they can hire outside staff provided they inform the government of such a step.
Companies must record the details of all employees who receive up to 50,000 rupees per month, the government had said, adding that failure to do so within three months after the law was passed will result in penalties.
The Haryana government had said that the reserve will be “socially, economically and environmentally desirable.”
The BJP-JJP government in Haryana is facing intense pressure from the agricultural community who have been protesting against the Center’s three agricultural laws.
Chautala, whose main voter base includes Jat farmers, had vowed last year that he would leave politics if he could not secure a guarantee of minimal support, one of the main demands of protesting farmers.
Amid speculation of tension within the alliance over the farmers’ protest, Chautala had met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Interior Minister Amit Shah in January. After the meeting, Chautala had said that the state government will complete its five-year term.
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