Karnataka Assembly unanimously passed the Cine and Cultural Activists (Welfare) Bill of 2024, which aims to impose a cess of 2 per cent on movie tickets and Over-the-Top (OTT) subscriptions.
"If such skills are not available, people can be outsourced and they can be given work here. But the Government is trying to bring in a law to give preference to locally available skills - if it is available here...," Karnataka Labor Minister Santosh S Lad said speaking to ANI.
The list of ministers to take oath on Saturday includes HK Patil, Krishna Byregowda, N Cheluvarayaswamy, K Venkatesh, HC Mahadevappa, Eshwar Khandre, Kyathasandra N Rajanna, Dinesh Gundu Rao, Sharanabasappa Darshanapur, Shivanand Patil, Timmapur Ramappa Balappa, SS Mallikarjun, Tangadagi