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Reservations In Private Sector

Chandra Shekhar Azad introduces bill asking pvt sector quota for SC,ST,OBC

Lok Sabha MP Chandra Shekhar Azad on Friday introduced a private member bill in Lok Sabha seeking reservation for the SCs, STs, and the OBCs in private sector, educational institutions, and other establishments that employ at least 20 people and have no government financial interest. The bill seeks to extend reservation benefits, currently meant only for public sector, to the private sector. The bill was formally titled the Reservation for the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes and the Other Backward Classes in Private Sector Act, 2024. Under the proposed legislation, the Central government must incentivise private sector entities to implement reservations for SCs, STs, and OBCs through special concessions and facilitate lower interest loans through nationalised banks. The bill also seeks presentation of an annual report detailing the actions taken under the Act in both houses of Parliament. The Central government will be mandated to create rules to ensure the effective ...

Chandra Shekhar Azad introduces bill asking pvt sector quota for SC,ST,OBC
Updated On : 26 Jul 2024 | 10:30 PM IST

Taking cue from Andhra, PMK demands 80% reservation for Tamils in pvt jobs

Andhra Pradesh's move would especially affect Tamils employed at a special economic zone located on the Tamil Nadu-Andhra Pradesh border, he noted

Taking cue from Andhra, PMK demands 80% reservation for Tamils in pvt jobs
Updated On : 24 Jul 2019 | 2:36 PM IST

16% of job seekers in private sector are Dalits, OBCs: Naukri.com

The data collected from naukri.com, shows that as many as 9 million registered job seekers, constituting more than 16 per cent of the 55 million users, are from SC, ST and OBCs

16% of job seekers in private sector are Dalits, OBCs: Naukri.com
Updated On : 22 Nov 2017 | 8:23 AM IST

Reservations in private sector to dent investor sentiment, warns Assocham

The industry body said that at a time when the Indian economy is seeking positive triggers for growth revival, any political narrative on reservations in the private sector would bring in a big blow

Reservations in private sector to dent investor sentiment, warns Assocham
Updated On : 13 Nov 2017 | 3:56 PM IST