Job quota for locals: Lessons Haryana and Jharkhand can draw from Andhra

A year and a half since its new law came, Andhra does not seem to have had any troubles. But the case for Haryana, a land-locked industrial state close to four big states, might be different

After the jolt received from the coronavirus pandemic, the Indian economy finally seems to balancing itself on a path to recovery and growth. But the bruises from the fall have left scars in the form of permanent job losses or lower incomes, particularly among those who worked in unorganised and manufacturing sectors. While the Union government handled the situation by channeling some money towards rural jobs and cash support, state governments chipped in with ration support, tax waivers, enhanced health outgo and infrastructure spending.
 
Some states even went a step ahead: They reserved as much as 75 per cent