Certainly, the government requires more time to carefully examine the report of the expert committee on Meghalaya’s Reservation Policy, but there is no harm to make it public for all to read; it is only a recommendation.After six months, when Mr Ardent Miller Basaiawmoit raised the issue, theChief Minister Conrad K Sangma, replied by pointing out that the report runs into nearly 4,000 to 5,000 pages and weighs close to 200Kgs.From the number of pages, it is understood that the committee has done a good job, to ease the process for the government in drafting the policy. However, suddenly I realised that we must go back to school and learn a few basic arithmetic, geometry, and formulas, to find out the number of sheets from a total weight.
Usually, A4 (80 grams per square meter with an area of 0.0625 square meter) is the most frequent use copier/printer paper in offices.When (80 x 0.0625) = 5 grams which is the weight of a sheet.Therefore, to find out the number of sheets from a given weight, (200kgs multiplied by 1000 grams divided by 5 grams) = 40000. So, in 200kg the number sheets are 40,000 (approx.)
I express my good wishes to the Government of Meghalaya and all officers involved in drafting the Reservation Policy that will shape the bright (socio-economic) future of the State.
