Haryana's unemployment rate the highest in India, shows analysis

State's education performance has also slipped in the last five years

Haryana, last week, announced that the domicile quota would kick in for private-sector jobs with salaries of under Rs 30,000 per month, effectively putting an immediate stop to hiring for such positions in the state. Companies will need to register and list all employees earning below Rs 30,000 per month within three months before hiring resumes.

The state legislature had in November 2020 passed the “Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Bill 2020” to reserve 75 per cent jobs in the private sector where the salary was less than Rs 50,000 per month.

While the government has since whittled down