Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw Opposes Karnataka’s Job Quota Bill, Minister Responds

File photo New Delhi: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, the founder of pharmaceutical giant Biocon, on Wednesday opposed the proposal to reserve private jobs for local hires in Karnataka, which houses the country’s information technology hub Bengaluru. Taking to her official X account, Ms Shaw said highly skilled recruitment must be exempted from the Karnataka government’s decision mandating

Karnataka Job Quota May Force “Companies To Relocate”: Software Body

Nasscom says the bill “threatens to drive away companies”. (Representational) Bengaluru: A day after the Karnataka cabinet approved a bill mandating reservation for locals in the private sector jobs, software body Nasscom has sought its withdrawal saying the provisions “threaten to drive away companies”. The bill enforces 50 percent reservation for administrative posts and 75