Yediyurappa govt mulls 75% reservation for Kannadigas in govt and private jobs in Karnataka
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government is in the process of drafting a legislation that will mandate 75% reservations for locals in various sectors, including private industries.
The ‘Karnataka Employment of Local Candidates in Factories, Shops, Commercial Establishments, MSMEs and Joint Ventures Bill’ will be similar to what neighboring Andhra Pradesh implemented last July.
Speaking to CNN-News18, labour minister S Suresh Kumar said that it wasn't a matter of discrimination against anyone, but was only in the interest of the locals that such a law was being thought of.
"Contrary to what you are saying, Kannadigas are the ones who feel that they are being discriminated against, that they are not getting jobs and others are coming and usurping the opportunities. This is a serious concern. So after consulting all stakeholders and legal experts, we will finalise this bill soon,” he said.
The department has already issued a notification finalising the criterion for who will be considered a Kannadiga.
"Anyone who is residing in Karnataka for the past 15 years and who knows, reads and writes in Kannada will be considered a Kannadiga. I think it is fair enough that people in Karnataka should know how to read and write Kannada that, too, if they are working here," Kumar added.
Officials said another reason why such a legislation is being mulled is to prevent accidents resulting from language barriers at workplaces.
Whether the bill will be taken up in the upcoming budget session of the state assembly is not yet confirmed as the finer details of the bill are still being worked on.
“We hope to convince all people, even those who may oppose it, about the necessity and legalities of this legislation. We are talking to various stakeholders, industry captains and industry chiefs as we want to implement it with everyone's consensus,” the minister said.
Courtesy: www.news18.com
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England sticking with Key, McCullum and Stokes despite Ashes humbling
London (AP): England is not sacking anybody following the 4-1 Ashes loss in Australia.
A review of the tour by the England and Wales Cricket Board, announced within hours of the final match in January, was concluded on Monday. Firing people would “be the easy thing to do,” ECB chief executive Richard Gould said but he insisted, "This is not the time to throw everything out."
Managing director Rob Key, coach Brendon McCullum and captain Ben Stokes kept their jobs after the best England side to go to Australia in 14 years lost the Ashes in 11 days with two games to spare.
“Moving people on can sometimes be the easy thing to do. That's not the route that we're going to take,” Gould said. “I've seen the driving ambition and determination that we're lucky enough to have within our leadership group to take the lessons from the Ashes and move forward.”
Gould previously was the chief executive of Bristol City soccer club and said the ECB would not follow the same route as soccer's hire-and-fire culture.
“Cricket is a very unique sport in that it takes a team of leadership ... it's not like football where there's a single point of failure or success with a manager," he said. He added the ECB would not “select or deselect management based on a popularity campaign.”
The main criticisms of England's tour were poor preparation, player misbehavior, and selection mistakes.
At a press conference at Lord's, Gould and Key said McCullum and Stokes have not had a “bust up,” they did not want McCullum to “completely change” but “to evolve,” the behavior of some players was “unprofessional,” there will be more consequences for underperforming, and a commitment to “better long-term planning” ahead of major test series.
Some changes were already implemented for the Twenty20 World Cup, where England reached the semifinals. Gould implied that performance saved McCullum.
Key acknowledged that England supporters would be disappointed to see the management team go unpunished.
“I know people want punishment and that people then should be sacked for that,” Key said. “That doesn't mean we don't feel like we've gone through some serious pain: Brendon, myself, Ben. It's been as tough a time as I think I've had.”
