New Delhi: Despite the raging controversy over reservations for Other Backward Classes in institutes of higher learning, the Government has not given up the idea of quota in private sector.
Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Meira Kumar says 'time is running out' for the private sector to act voluntarily.
She said she plans to go to the Cabinet with the report of the Group of Ministers on the issue at the earliest as the reservation 'has to be done and done fast'.
However, she declined to comment on whether the Government would act in the matter before the monsoon session of Parliament (commencing next month) or before the next round of Assembly polls including in Uttar Pradesh (scheduled early next year).
"There is a lot of pressure on me. I am working under great pressure but I want it to be done, done amicably and without any type of confrontation. Time is running out", Kumar said dismissing suggestions that the issue has been kept on the backburner in the wake of the OBC quota row.
Asked if she was referring to bringing a legislation in this regard, Kumar said "I am not talking about legislation. I am telling the industrial and business houses how to do it. If they will not do it, then the matter is before the Cabinet and it will decide," she said.
She also admitted that the "reluctance on the part of the industry is petering down" and its position has 'softened'.
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