SHILLONG:
The Meghalaya Cabinet, on August 25, approved the constitution of the Expert Committee on the State Reservation Policy, with experts drawn from various fields.
Briefing media persons after the cabinet meeting, Minister Ampareen Lyngdoh informed that the committee will be headed by Justice (Retired) Mool Chand Garg, and the members will include Justice (Retired) Dr Satish Chandra as expert member in Constitutional Law, Professor DB Kumar, an expert in Sociology from NEHU, Professor Chandra Shekhar an expert in Population Studies from Indian Institute of Population Studies, Mumbai, and Professor Subhadeep Mukherjee, Economics expert from IIM, Shillong.
“The terms of reference for the committee will be to study the current Reservation Policy and recommend modifications if necessary, to undertake wide ranging consultations with all stakeholders, to visit various locations in the state to solicit the views of all stakeholders,” Lyngdoh said.
She informed that the committee will be given a timeframe of 12 months to complete its task.