Click to play videoNew Delhi: The Confederation of Indian Industry says mandatory reservation in the private sector is not acceptable to it.
It has set up a task force headed by former TATA steel chief J J Irani.
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"Mandatory reservation in any form is not conducive to competitiveness of the industry. It is not acceptable," R Seshasayee, the new president of CII, said.
He, however, added that industry needed to take positive action to empower the backward classes to join the mainstream and help them develop abilities to compete and empower them with education and employment skills.
"To ensure that SCs, STs and OBCs are able to compete and acquire job skills and as our response to the Government's call for reservation in the private sector, we are setting up a task force on affirmative action under the chairmanship of J J Irani," says Seshasayee.
Pointing at business-related problems if legislation is introduced, Seshasayee said: "We are an externally engaged economy. We have many global companies here. If such a law is brought in these MNCs might say why should we set shop here and they will move out. If the legislation is only for domestic industry even then it will be detrimental".
With agency inputs
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