{"id":4023,"date":"2019-07-24T09:42:04","date_gmt":"2019-07-24T09:42:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=4023"},"modified":"2019-07-24T11:22:11","modified_gmt":"2019-07-24T11:22:11","slug":"andhra-pradesh-became-the-first-state-in-india-to-reserve-jobs-for-locals-in-all-private-industries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/andhra-pradesh-became-the-first-state-in-india-to-reserve-jobs-for-locals-in-all-private-industries\/","title":{"rendered":"Andhra Pradesh became the first state in India to reserve jobs for locals in all private industries"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Andhra Pradesh became the first state in India to reserve jobs for locals in all private industries after the assembly passed the Andhra Pradesh Employment of Local Candidates in Industries\/Factories Act, 2019, which reserves 75 per cent jobs in industrial units, factories, joint ventures and projects set up under public-private partnership mode. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/current-affairs-quiz-2019-daily-gk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the new law, if a company does not find the necessary skills in\nlocals, then it will need to train them in association with the state\ngovernment, the Times of India reported. This way, no company will be able to\nhide behind the excuse of not finding skilled local labourers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy had promised to provide\nquota in local jobs during his \u2018padyatra\u2019 in the state. It was also an election\npromise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government had announced 1.33 lakh village volunteer jobs for unemployed\nyouth in the state and the chief minister had said he wanted to implement the\nquota over the next three years and was confident of convincing industries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Several states have put forth the idea of reserving jobs for locals, with\nMadhya Pradesh being the latest. On July 9, chief minister Kamal Nath had said\nhe would bring in a law to reserve 70% jobs for locals, a promise he had made\nafter the Congress came to power in December 2018. \n\nWhile the step is positive in that it promotes\nlocal hiring, the state will also have to focus on skill development of the\nyouth to ensure their employability. \n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andhra Pradesh became the first state in India to reserve jobs for locals in all private industries after the assembly passed the Andhra Pradesh Employment of Local Candidates in Industries\/Factories Act, 2019, which reserves 75 per cent jobs in industrial units, factories, joint ventures and projects set up under public-private partnership mode. 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