SHILLONG:
Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma on Friday said that putting in place a roster system for implementation of the state reservation policy is a massive exercise and will take some time to complete.
After chairing a cabinet meeting, Sangma told reporters that the issue was discussed at length as it is a very humongous involving all departments.
Therefore, he said the exercise cannot be completed in a matter of days or weeks.
“It is also very sensitive in nature as you can imagine. Therefore the process is on, we are working on it,” Sangma said.
The Meghalaya High Court had recently passed an order which stayed all recruitment processes of the state government until a roster system is put in place.
The chief minister informed that the state government would very soon file a proper affidavit on the matter before the Meghalaya High Court.
“Accordingly, we will be able to take the decision to move forward and all the departments and the chief secretary are working on this. We are confident we will be able to complete it soon,” he assured.
When asked, Sangma admitted that the carry-over aspect is there in the rules but did not want to comment much because the matter is sub judice.
Stating that the government is doing its homework on the issue, the chief minister, however, said the issue has been there from day one when the entire reservation policy was created.
He added, “Once we are ready with the affidavit and present the same in court I will be able to answer and give clarification to all these questions.”