SHILLONG, June 26: The Hill State People’s Democratic Party (HSPDP) has asserted the need to have a combined 80 percent reservation for Khasi-Jaintia and Garo to ensure they are not deprived of employment.
In its memorandum to the Expert Committee on the State Reservation Policy, HSPDP president KP Pangniang said that there is need to review the reservation policy dated January 12, 1972 for overall growth in terms of employment by taking into account the different categories of the society.
“The party is of the opinion of combining of 40 per cent + 40 per cent for Khasi-Jaintia and Garo so as to bring about healthy competition and efficiency in order of merit amongst the members of the Scheduled Tribe of the state, which will also prevent deprivation or discrimination on the basis of ethnicity,” Pangniang said.
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Referring to the office memorandum dated December 18, 1972 subject to reservation of vacancies at the district level post, the president said, “The party suggests that 90 per cent preference should be given to local candidates of any particular district of Meghalaya, keeping in mind the recruitment in Khasi Jaintia Hills district should be meant only for the Khasis-Jaintias, whereas recruitments in Garo Hills district should only be meant for the Garos.”
HSPDP has also suggested the need to do away with the process of carrying forward.
Pangniang also informed that the party has also proposed to the committee for relooking into the matter relating to implementation of the state reservation policy for allocation of academic seats. Further, the HSPDP president said that since the subject is complex and fragile, the government should tread carefully and take serious measures so that the issue does not disturb the peace and tranquility within the society and the state as a whole. (NNN)
