The Big Picture - Jobs: Locals First Policy

Fulfilling one of its biggest election promises, the Jagan Mohan Reddy government on Monday passed a bill in the Assembly which reserves 75 per cent jobs factories for Andhra Pradesh youths, making it the first state in the country to introduce such a provision in the private sector. The Andhra Pradesh Employment of Local Candidates in Industries/Factories Act, 2019 was approved by the Assembly on Monday. The Bill states that if an industrial unit fails to find enough skilled local workers, then it will have to train them in association with the state government. The company is also required to act in accordance with the new law and submit a quarterly compliance report. Similar demands have come up in different states like Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Gujarat. The Congress party government led by Chief Minister Kamal Nath in Madhya Pradesh has vowed 70 percent reservation for native candidates. On this edition of The Big Picture we analyse the Locals First Policy.

Guests:
Aishwarya Bhati, Advocate, Supreme Court
Shekhar Iyer, Senior Journalist
Ajay Dua, Former Secretary, Ministry of Commerce & Industry

Anchor: Frank Rausan Pereira