The Karnataka government has backed off from tabling a draft bill on job reservations in the private sector for Kannadigas following a barrage of intense criticism from the industry as well as from within the party. The move is now on hold indefinitely.
On July 15, the Cabinet had approved the draft of the bill which proposed 50 per cent reservation for Kannadigas in management jobs and 75 per cent in non-management jobs.
The bill was to be tabled in the Legislature on Thursday by Labour Minister Santosh Lad. The plan, however, was shelved following strong criticism from the Information Technology and Bio-Technology (IT & BT) sectors.
There were also reservations among Ministers on tabling such a Bill that could jeopardise the State's growth and take away investments from Karnataka.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah himself clarified on 'X' platform that the Bill, which was approved by the Cabinet, has been temporarily withheld." A decision will be taken in the coming days "after revising the same." Though primacy for Kannadigas in the private sector was recommended by Sarojini Mahishi report in the mid 1980s it has remained only on paper. A few years ago, there was an attempt to implement this for group C and D category jobs like security, attendants, peon etc.
A senior Minister who didn't want to be named told FPJ that "the Bill will be detrimental to the State's progress. It is also impractical." The Minister added that following strong reservations from Cabinet colleagues the bill has been put on hold.
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