IT minister KTR said that there would be no reservations for the locals, in IT sector.

“No one are natives of Hyderabad, everyone, including me, came from different places to Hyderabad, to settle here and so called settlers,” KTR said, calling Hyderabad, a ‘Mini Bharat’.

KTR opined that, in IT and other private sector firms, merit matters and so quota for locals cannot be implemented here. This comes on top of a Telangana techies group, Telangana Information Technology Association, demanding reservations for locals.

However, he further said that, the government’s industrial policy is focused on setting up new industries in all the sectors and thus creating jobs for the talented locals, rather than insisting on quota.

Opining that, Warangal would be the next IT hub, KTR said, “We can’t insist on reservations to locals in IT jobs. It’s not possible. IT is a specialised skill and needs specialised persons to man it, whether they are in Hyderabad or the US.”

IT minister further said that, the government is focusing not only on software, but also on the hardware, not only job seekers, but job creators.

He reminded that, a company set up in Mahbubnagar had provided 700 jobs to the locals over there.

He was replying to a question at a “Meet the Press” organized by Telangana state and Hyderabad unions of working journalists, about locals being upset with all parties were trying to woo ‘settlers’ with an eye on the GHMC elections.

He admitted that he did use harsh language during the Telangana movement, but clarified that he had no grudge on Seemandhra people.

By Phani Ch