File photo of FICCI President Uday Shankar. | Reuters
Industry body Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry on Thursday said that the Haryana government’s recent decision to reserve 75% jobs in the state’s private sector for locals will “spell disaster” for industrial development and private investment.
“Investors and entrepreneurs need to source the best human resources available in the country to be competitive and successful,” FICCI President Uday Shankar said. “To force them in such a regressive straightjacket will force them to look beyond Haryana and this will ultimately hurt the interests of the state.”
Shankar also said that the move was “against the spirit of the Constitution”.