Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Monday said the government has decided to allow the district selection committees to approve the reservation roster for the district level posts.
It said that transparency and accountability are crucial aspects of good governance and government must provide a clear and actionable plan, including specific steps and a timeline for implementation.
Speaking to reporters after the cabinet meeting, government official spokesperson and cabinet minister, Dr M Ampareen Lyngdoh said, “We also amended the modified version of the OM dated 1974”.
The cabinet has also modified OM issued in 1974 with regards to the vacancies reserved for Garo categories, henceforth, the vacancies that arise for the Garo category will be filled by candidates from Garo candidates from within the State. The earlier OM had allowed Garos from outside the State to fill the vacancies.
Mentioning that the government had recently came up with a memorandum, Lyngdoh said that the political parties were given time till Monday to submit their queries either to the chairperson of the committee or to the Chief Minister or the Chief Secretary.
In Meghalaya total Scheduled Caste population is around 25,000 which is just 0.58% of total population, due to Reservation Policy of Meghalaya Scheduled Caste community became worst affected community in Meghalaya.
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