Haryana to reserve 75% jobs in Private sector for locals, Governor passes bill for state

Four months after the state assembly passed a bill, the Haryana government Tuesday notified the act implementing 75% reservation for local people in private jobs with a monthly salary ceiling of Rs. 50,000, that may have consequences on private investment in the state, and adversely impact the cosmopolitan outlook of some of its industrial hubs like Gurgaon.

The quota will initially apply for 10 years, according to the Bill.

Apart from tackling unemployment among local people, the state government said the law will discourage the influx of migrants seeking low-paid jobs, which has a significant impact on local infrastructure and leads to the proliferation of slums.

The Bill covers private companies, societies, trusts and partnership firms in the state. It provides for training to eligible local candidates when qualified people are not available.

It defines local candidates as those domiciled in the state. For the domicile status, a person should be born in Haryana or have lived there for at least 15 years.

The government has notified the act in the state gazette effective 2 March. As per the gazette, “The following Act of the Legislature of the State of Haryana received the assent of the Governor of Haryana on the 26 February 2021 and is hereby published for general information”.

Giving 75 per cent reservation in private sector jobs was a key poll promise by Dushyant Chautala’s JJP, which is the BJP’s coalition partner in the state.

Chautala described the assent given by the Governor as “happiest moment for the youth of Haryana.”

“The rules on this new law will be framed soon and published,” he said at Faridabad.