Assocham against job quota in private sector

NEW DELHI: While strongly opposing the reservation for employment in private sector units, the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) has termed the move as a “stumbling block in the progress�.
According to a press statement issued by the chamber, Assocham president Mahendra K Sanghi on Friday told the government in a representation that “job reservation in industrial units of private sector should not be done by the government, which will have far reaching impact on the industry as it may completely destroy the meritocracy in the industrial units of private sector and bring inefficiency�.
He further said that the reservations can again bring to the fore “class issues�, which can vitiate the working atmosphere in the private sector. It has to be appreciated that there is no discrimination against the backward and SC/ST communities as number of people from such communities are succeeding in the private sector jobs due to sheer hard work and competence, according to the release.