A very important and much talked about news is coming out from Karnataka on the political corridors of South India, industrial development and local employment front. Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has made a big and clear call to all the private companies investing and working in the state. Addressing a high-level program related to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), the Chief Minister made a strong appeal to the corporate world to give first priority to local Kannada youth during job recruitment in their companies. This statement of the Chief Minister has come at a time when there is a lot of buzz regarding employment opportunities for the local people in the state. Along with this, the Chief Minister has also assured the companies that the government will provide them all possible administrative support and will provide them complete protection from any kind of moral policing or unnecessary external interference. Let us know in detail what is the main reason behind this statement of Chief Minister DK Shivakumar and what assurances he has given to the corporate world. Chief Minister bluntly tells private companies: Give full importance to local Kannada candidates. Many big IT, manufacturing and retail companies of India and abroad are doing business on a large scale in the entire Karnataka state including the capital Bengaluru. Youth from different parts of the country come to these companies in search of employment. Speaking in this context, Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said in clear words that the corporate houses should take full care of the local sentiments of the state and also the future of the youth here. During the program, the Chief Minister while addressing the company managers and industrialists asked them to give priority to local Kannada candidates while recruiting skilled youth in their companies. He also said in a warning tone that if the youth are ignored at the local level by the companies, then many problems and resentments start appearing in the society. The Chief Minister made it clear that the government is fully committed to the development of every investor and company, but it is also the moral and social responsibility of the corporate world to provide adequate employment opportunities to the local people in their own home state. Assuring companies of security and full cooperation, promising to protect them from moral policing. Along with giving priority to local youth, Chief Minister DK Shivakumar also assured the industry that doing business in Karnataka is completely safe and easy. In view of the many incidents of local organizations or activists putting pressure on private companies, the Chief Minister made it clear that his government stands firmly with the investors. The Chief Minister assured the corporate world that if any company needs assistance in recruitment of skilled youth or in any other administrative work, they can directly contact the state government. The government will provide them all possible facilities and facilities like single-window system. Apart from this, he also guaranteed the companies that any kind of 'Moral Policing' or illegal interference will not be tolerated in the state. The government will ensure the safety of investors and companies in every situation, provided that the companies also take full care of the interests of the local youth. The statement came amid the statewide campaign of Kannada organizations and the demand for local employment. Political analysts believe that this statement of Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has come at a very strategic time. Recently, a major statewide campaign has been launched by an organization called 'Karnataka Rakshana Vedike' under the leadership of famous Kannada activist TA Narayana Gowda. The main objective of this campaign is to assess the employment opportunities available to Kannada speakers in private companies and industrial units and to ensure that the local people get their due rights. After such campaigns and demands being raised at the local level, this initiative of the government is being seen as a big attempt to create a balance. On one hand, the government is supporting the employment rights of the local youth, on the other hand, it seems to be fully prepared to remove any kind of feeling of insecurity in the minds of investors. Demand raised to promote local businessmen at the inauguration of the Ikea store. During his visit, Chief Minister DK Shivakumar also officially inaugurated the new store of the globally famous Swedish furniture retailer 'Ikea'. On this occasion, while making another important point from the stage, he said that the local small entrepreneurs and artisans of Karnataka are fully capable of making high quality furniture and products. He requested the management of Ikea to utilize and encourage local businesses more in their supply chain. The Chief Minister reiterated that the Karnataka government wants that every multinational company coming to the state should give maximum employment and priority to the local skills, local resources and especially to the Kannadigas, so that the overall and inclusive economic development of the state can be ensured.
