<p>In a significant move to make way for more women in the government workforce, the Karnataka government on Friday directed all departments to ensure 33% reservation to women in outsourcing staff. </p>.<p>The government regularly hires drivers, data entry operators, housekeeping staff and Group 'D' workers on an outsourcing basis. Women are equally capable of handling all this work, a circular by Chief Secretary P Ravi Kumar stated Friday. </p>.<p>This has to be clearly mentioned in the tender documents for hiring employees, as the circular specified. </p>.<p>These instructions apply to all autonomous institutions, universities and any other organisations liaised with the government, it said. </p>
<p>In a significant move to make way for more women in the government workforce, the Karnataka government on Friday directed all departments to ensure 33% reservation to women in outsourcing staff. </p>.<p>The government regularly hires drivers, data entry operators, housekeeping staff and Group 'D' workers on an outsourcing basis. Women are equally capable of handling all this work, a circular by Chief Secretary P Ravi Kumar stated Friday. </p>.<p>This has to be clearly mentioned in the tender documents for hiring employees, as the circular specified. </p>.<p>These instructions apply to all autonomous institutions, universities and any other organisations liaised with the government, it said. </p>
