Congress chief Vincent H Pala on Monday urged caution over the recently submitted expert committee report on Meghalaya’s reservation policy, warning that the government must follow due process before making any recommendations public.
Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma assured that the report of the expert committee on the state reservation policy, weighing around 200 kg and spanning 4,000-5,000 pages, will be made public soon.
The state government has decided to soon come up with a definite decision on the various recommendations of the Expert Committee on the State Reservation Policy.
A conglomeration of pressure groups from the Rajabala circle has lodged a strong objection to the recent appointments of two Cluster Resource Persons (CRPs) under Demdema C&RD Block, West Garo Hills alleging violation of the state’s reservation policy.
The state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has assured to take up with both the state and central governments regarding the issues pertinent to the other backward classes (OBC) population of the state.
Chief Secretary D.P. Wahlang confirmed that the committee, which had travelled across the state, including Shillong, Jowai, and several regions in the Garo Hills, has gathered extensive feedback from a diverse range of stakeholders.
Secretary of the Bethany Society Carmo Noronha on Thursday said the new state reservation policy should not neglect the 4 percent job reservation for persons with disabilities (PwDs) in the state of Meghalaya.
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.
The Meghalaya Reservation for Non-Creamy Layer of Scheduled Tribes (in State Reservation Policy) Bill, 2024 proposed by the opposition Voice of the People Party (VPP) legislator from North Shillong, Adelbert Nongrum, was rejected through voice vote in the Assembly on Tuesday.
