Karnataka Reservation Bill for Job in Private Sector
The Karnataka Government passed the Karnataka Reservation Bill 2024 in the state assembly on 15th July 2024. The bill, cleared, requires firms in India’s IT capital to prioritize local hires for 70 percent of non-management roles and 50 percent of management-level jobs.
As per the bill, any person born in Karnataka, who is domiciled in the state for the last 15 years, and who is well versed in reading and writing the Kannada language is defined as a local. For those seeking benefit under the said bill will have to clear a language proficiency test by the Nodal agency.
The draft bill comes after a Sarojini Mahishi Committee report suggested that in large, medium and small-scale industrial units with more than 50 workers, 65 percent and 80 percent of the jobs in A and B categories respectively be reserved for Kannadigas, while 100 percent quota is given to locals in C and D categories.
Karnataka Reservation Bill 2024
- The Bill defines a “local candidate” as someone who is born in State of Karnataka and who is domiciled there for a period of 15 years, and who is capable of speaking, reading and legibly writing Kannada and has passed a requisite test conducted by the Nodal Agency.
- It is further provided that if sufficient number of local candidates are not available, then an industry, factory or other establishments in Karnataka may apply for relaxation from the provisions of this Act to te Government and after due enquiry the Government may pass appropriate orders and the relaxation shall not be less than 25% for management category and 50% for non-management categories.
The Bill provides that any employer or occupier or manager of an establishment who contravenes the provisions of the Act shall be liable for a penalty which shall range from ten thousand rupees to twenty five thousand rupees and If the contravention continues after penalty has been imposed, then, with further penalty which may extend to one hundred rupees for each day till the time contravention continues.