The Khasi Students’ Union (KSU) has emphasized that the new state reservation policy should consider 50 percent job reservation for the Khasi-Jaintia, 40 percent for Garos, 5 percent for other Scheduled Tribes and 5 percent for unreserved category.
Shillong, Oct 1: State Reservation Policy-ko nipiltaiani bidingo dingtang dingtang dolrangni aro a·doko songdongenggipa manderangni agan-ku·pattiani aro chanchianirangko ra·na gita Expert Committee, October 3...
Speaking to media persons, Sangma said there is need to wait for the suggestions and recommendations of the Expert Committee constituted by the State government on the state reservation policy.
Shillong, 19 June: The Meghalaya Reservation Policy has been a topic of discussion in recent times, with various organizations and political parties submitting their...
SHILLONG, JUNE 18: The Thma U Rangli Juki (TUR) has proposed that a 'Deprivation Point System' should be adopted with the reservation policy.
Submitting its...
Tura, June 15: State Reservation Policy-ni bidingo nipiltaianiko dakna Expert Committee-ko songengon, Job Reservation Policy-ko dingtangatanirangko nangnikjaenga ine Garo Students Union parakataha.
Garo Students Union,...
The Expert Committee set up to review the State Reservation Policy have been advised to maintain status quo by the central executive committee of the Garo Students Union as they cited the continued marginalization of the Garo community which had even compelled the Meghalaya High Court to intervene and order the state government to activate the roster system in job employment, after a gap of 52 long years.
The opposition Voice of the People Party (VPP) has suggested that the percentage of reservation for Khasi-Jaintia, Garos, Scheduled Castes and other tribes should be based in terms of their population as per the 1971 census, it asserted the need is to recognize Khasi-Jaintias as one community.
