Haryana Cabinet approves proposal to reserve 75% private-sector jobs via ordinance

Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala, who had, earlier in the day, presented the draft ordinance before the state cabinet, tweeted, “Today is a historic day for the youths of the state. Our government has approved the draft ordinance mandating the recruitment of 75% youth from the state in private jobs in Haryana”. Also Read - Restore 5% job quota for Muslims in Maharashtra: Cong leader

Notably, reservation in private jobs was promised by his Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) in its manifesto for last October’s Assembly polls in the state. The party finished third behind the ruling BJP and the Congress and stitched an alliance with the former to form the government in the state.

The final approval to the ordinance will, however, only be given by the cabinet in its next meeting. The new law would be called ‘Haryana State Employment to Local Candidates Act-2020’. It would be applicable to all private firms where the number of employees is more than ten.