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.
The All Jaintia Muster Roll Workers & Labour Union (AJMRWLU) has sought a reservation of 5% for children of daily minimum wage workers in academic and job opportunities in government and private sector.
The North Garo Hills Job Reservation Policy Coordination Committee (NGHJRPCC) has recommended maintaining status quo on the State Reservation Policy, arguing that any change in it would lead to further disadvantages to the Garo community.
Lone Rajya Sabha MP Dr WR Kharlukhi on Thursday said that the main reason behind the defeat of the National People’s Party (NPP) in the recently concluded Lok Sabha polls from Tura and Shillong seat was because of the “state reservation policy” and not because of BJP's support.
Oldest regional political party of Garo Hills- the Garo National Council has stated that the Constitution of India clearly states that provisions for reservations for backward classes, SC and ST, will be purely based in the line of socially, economically and educationally backwardness, and not in the line of population structures and political boundaries.
Former Tura Legislator John Leslee K Sangma has written to the Expert committee reviewing the Job Reservation Policy suggesting that the quota for the Garo community, which stands at 40 percent reservation, ought to be raised to 50 percent since the tribe has never enjoyed the full benefits of the policy when it came to employment in government jobs.
The Hynniewtrep Youth Council (HYC) on Friday said a ninety-three percent combined reservation should be given to the Scheduled Tribes (STs) of the state.
