A bill mandating Kannadiga reservation in the private sector was put on hold by the Karnataka government on Wednesday. The Karnataka State Employment of Local Candidates in the Industries, Factories, and Other Establishments Bill, 2024 was cleared by the state Cabinet on Tuesday.

“The Cabinet-approved bill to provide Kannadigas with reservation in private sector organisations, industries, and enterprises has been temporarily suspended. This will be reviewed and decided in the coming days, according to a statement issued by the Chief Minister’s Office on Wednesday.

“Any industry, factory or other establishments shall appoint fifty per cent of local candidates in management categories and seventy per cent in non-management categories,” said the law.

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