Livelihoods: Haryana Governor, Satyadeo Narain Arya, has approved the Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act, 2021, which will provide for 75 percent reservations for local job seekers in the private sector with a monthly salary ceiling of INR 50,000.
The Act extends to the entire state, will be in effect for 10 years, and applies to all the companies, societies, trusts, limited liability partnership firms, partnership firms, and any person employing ten or more persons, as well as any entity, as may be notified by the government from time to time. It also requires every employer to register their employees with the state government portal.
The new law also contains a clause that allows private companies to hire an employee from outside of the state, if they do not find a suitable local candidate for the job. Companies that do this will have to keep the government informed.
Apart from tackling unemployment among local people, the state government said the law will discourage the influx of migrants seeking low-paid jobs, which has a significant impact on local infrastructure and leads to the proliferation of slums. The biggest impact is likely to be seen in Gurugram which has a strong private sector presence.
With the Haryana governor approving the bill, it will now be notified with detailed rules and regulations, and published in the state’s official gazette.
The Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Bill, 2020 was passed in the state assembly on November 5th, 2020. It was one of the key promises made by the ruling alliance partner Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) in the run up to the 2019 assembly polls.
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