Will support Kannadiga quota bill: Infy CEO

Bengaluru, NT Bureau: Infosys will comply with whatever regulations and guidelines Karnataka comes up with, a top company official said on Thursday on the proposed reservations for locals in private firms in the state. Infosys employs over 3.15 lakh people at present across the globe.

"We are planning to work with all the regulations of the state and central governments. We will work on, we support whatever regulations and guidelines will come.

"We'll wait and see what they look like as time develops, but our approach in general is to make sure we are aligned to the new laws and regulations that come out," Infosys CEO Salil Parekh said.

The Karnataka State Employment of Local Candidates in the Industries, Factories and Other Establishments Bill, 2024 was cleared by the state Cabinet earlier this week and was scheduled to be tabled in the Assembly on Thursday.

The bill proposes that "any industry, factory or other establishments shall appoint 50 per cent of local candidates in management categories and 70 per cent in non-management categories". It has now been put on hold amid fierce criticism from business leaders and tech tycoons.