Karnataka plans 100% job quota for Kannadigas

BENGLAURU: Karnataka government is planning to introduce 100 per cent reservation to Kannadigas in blue-collar jobs in private sector industries across the region. The state labour department has released the draft amendments to the Karnataka Industrial Employment Rules of 1961, to this end. Sources said the government has already drafted the new move which will be placed in the Assembly after going through the legality of the amendment. Karnataka Labour Minister Santosh Lad said, "The amendment will ensure job opportunities to the local people. The industry houses get lot of concession from the government, be it land cost, tax rebate, etc., and therefore they will also need to encourage the local talent." The move is not limited to the manufacturing sector, also covering IT and Biotech sector.