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US suspends major Indian IT firms from PERM green card programme
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Why a US labour-certification freeze on Infosys and Wipro matters: the PERM green card route, India-USA ties explained
The US Department of Labor has suspended firms such as Cognizant, Infosys, Tata, Wipro and HCL, along with Microsoft and Adobe, from the PERM labour-certification programme used for employment-based green cards.
Why it matters: factual, Prelims-type
What you need to know
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The US Department of Labor has suspended firms such as Cognizant, Infosys, Tata, Wipro and HCL, along with Microsoft and Adobe, from the PERM labour-certification programme used for employment-based green cards.
Karnataka's IT-BT Minister Priyank Kharge said the suspension could be an opportunity if India plays its cards right.
ಮೂಲಗಳು: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
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Remember these
- The US Department of Labor has suspended firms such as Cognizant, Infosys, Tata, Wipro and HCL from the PERM programme.
- Microsoft and Adobe are also among the suspended firms.
- PERM (Programme Electronic Review Management) is the labour-certification step for employment-based green cards.
- Karnataka's IT-BT Minister Priyank Kharge said the suspension could be an opportunity if India plays its cards right.
- Labour certification by the US Department of Labor is generally required before an employer files an immigrant petition for a foreign worker.
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How the exam will ask it
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- PERM labour certification is administered by the US Department of Labor and is a step towards employment-based permanent residence (green card).
- A green card grants permanent residence in the USA, whereas H-1B is a temporary non-immigrant work visa.
- Suspension from PERM affects the employer's ability to sponsor foreign workers for green cards, not the worker's citizenship status.
ಮೇನ್ಸ್
GS-II (India and USA, diaspora) and GS-III (Services sector): US restrictions on employment-based immigration hit Indian IT firms and professionals that depend on skilled-worker mobility, with implications for remittances, talent flows and services exports. Way forward: diversify markets, build domestic capability and global capability centres in cities like Bengaluru, and pursue skilled-mobility and trade understandings with the USA.
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ಅಣುಶಕ್ತಿ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಸುಮಾರು ₹7.5 ಲಕ್ಷ ಕೋಟಿ ಖಾಸಗಿ ಹೂಡಿಕೆ ನಿರೀಕ್ಷೆ ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಿದ ಭಾರತೀಯ ಪರಮಾಣು ಶಕ್ತಿ ಆಯೋಗದ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರು ಯಾರು?
- ಕೆ.ಎನ್. ವ್ಯಾಸ್
- ಅನಿಲ್ ಕಾಕೋಡ್ಕರ್
- ಅಜಿತ್ ಕುಮಾರ್ ಮೊಹಂತಿ
- ಎಸ್.ಎ. ಭಾರದ್ವಾಜ್
ಉತ್ತರ ನೋಡಿ
ಉತ್ತರ: C — ಅಜಿತ್ ಕುಮಾರ್ ಮೊಹಂತಿ ಅವರು ಪರಮಾಣು ಶಕ್ತಿ ಆಯೋಗದ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರು; ಭಾರತದಲ್ಲಿ ಸುಮಾರು 9 GW ಅಣುಶಕ್ತಿ ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯ ಸ್ಥಾಪಿತವಾಗಿದೆ.
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