Chandigarh, November 6 – In order to ensure the vision of an unemployment free State by the year 2024 Haryana Government has launched many initiatives under which The Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act, 2020 has been made applicable with effect from January 15, 2022 with the priority of providing employment to the local youth of the State in the private sector.

Congratulating the youth of the State, Chief Minister, Sh. Manohar Lal said that now the youth need not worry, the State Government is standing with them at all times and is continuously ensuring employment opportunities for them. He said that the present State Government had made this promise before coming to power, which the government has fulfilled in a span of just two years. This is an unprecedented step that will benefit thousands of youth across state.

He said that while government jobs are being given on the basis of merit in the state, on the other hand, ensuring employment opportunities for the youth of the state in the private sector is also a commendable achievement. With all these efforts, the Haryana Government aims to make Haryana ‘Berozgar Mukt-Rozgar Yukt’ by 2024.

He said that the main objective of Haryana Government is to make more and more youth of the state employable by skilling them and promoting skill education. He added that the Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act, 2020 was duly passed by the Haryana State Legislative Assembly on March 2, 2021 and approved by the Governor of Haryana. Now, as per Section 1(3) of the said Act, the Haryana Government has issued a notification in the Official Gazette on November 6, 2021, specifying the date of its commencement as January 15, 2022. 

He further added that the State Government has issued another notification on November 6, 2021 specifying the upper limit of gross monthly salary or wages under the said Act, under which the said limit has been reduced from Rs. 50,000/- to Rs.30,000/-.Therefore, now the said Act will be effective from January 15, 2022 and from the said date this Act will be applicable to employer of private sector companies, societies, trusts, limited liability partnership firms, partnership firms and any person who employs ten or more persons on salary, wages or other remuneration for the purpose of manufacturing, carrying on business or rendering any service in Haryana.

He said that it would be mandatory for all these employers to register all their employees drawing gross monthly salary or wages not more than Rs. 30,000/- on the designated portal available on the official website of Labour Department, Haryana. They will hire 75 percent (subject to condition) local candidates in all new recruitments for posts where the gross monthly salary or wages does not exceed Rs. 30,000/-. Violation of any provision of this Act will be a punishable offence.

Sh. Manohar Lal said that the need of the hour is to create a harmonious environment for industry in the state, especially for the youth of the state, along with creating the right balance between the progress of industries and the economy.