Nitish Kumar bats for reservation in private sector

TIL Desk/National/Patna/ Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has batted for reservation in the private sector. He also said that there should be a debate on this issue at the national level. “It’s my opinion that there must be reservation in the private sector too. There must be a debate on this at the national level,” Nitish said at a press conference here.

Presently, the Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), Other Backward Class (OBCs) and physically handicapped persons are entitled to reservation in educational institutions and government jobs. Last week, the Bihar cabinet approved a proposal to bring outsourced government jobs within the ambit of reservation.

This is not first time that Nitish has demanded reservation in the private sector. On April 9 last year, he not only demanded increasing the reservation quota in jobs beyond 50 per cent, but also advocated extending the facility in the private sector. The chief minister also criticised people opposing the Goods and Services Tax (GST).