India News | Rajasthan Cong MLA Seeks Reservation in Private Sector Jobs for Local Youth

Jaipur, Jul 7 (PTI) Rajasthan Congress MLA Harish Meena on Tuesday demanded an ordinance for providing reservation to the local youth in private sector jobs.

In a letter to Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, the Deoli-Uniara MLA said 75 per cent of private sector jobs having salary below Rs 50,000 per month should be reserved for the local youth.

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Meena said the Haryana government has announced reservation in private jobs for the local youth and the same should be initiated in Rajasthan.

Meena, who is a former IPS officer, said the local youth are "roaming jobless" in the wake of the coronavirus crisis while people from “other states are doing jobs here and snatching their rights”.

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