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Yediyurappa Govt to Enforce Quota for Kannadigas in Private Industries
- The Yediyurappa govt can now intervene if private industries do not implement the rule of providing Kannadigas employment on priority in office.
- The amendment defines a Kannadiga as one who’s been living in Karnataka for 15 years and who can read and write Kannada.
- The law is applicable across all industries and companies that do not secure sops from the state government.
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- Karnataka Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Rules is a diluted version of the previous Congress govt's efforts to reserve 100% group C and D jobs for locals.
- This amendment will help the people and the government if private industries do not implement the rule properly.