Likely to act on CSC report on reservation
Srinagar, Dec 02: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah will chair a crucial meeting of the cabinet on Wednesday morning, which is likely to discuss the implementation of the cabinet sub-committee’s report on reservation.
Sources told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the CM will chair the first meeting of the cabinet after the Durbar Move at 9:00 AM at his Wazarat Road residence in the winter capital, Jammu. The cabinet is expected to discuss the CSC report on the rationalization of reservation.
The CSC, headed by Minister for Social Welfare Sakina Ittoo, is understood to have recommended a 10 percent reduction in the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) and Reserved Backward Area (RBA) quotas.
The cabinet panel has recommended against tinkering with the Scheduled Tribe-I, Scheduled Tribe-II, Scheduled Castes, Other Backward Classes, and Actual Line of Control and International Border categories.
All eyes will be on the cabinet’s decision on the CSC report, given that the rationalization of reservation has become a major demand in Kashmir since 2024.
The existing reservation policy in Jammu and Kashmir is heavily tilted towards the reserved categories, with their share at 60 percent and Open Merit (OM) at 40 percent. (KNO)
