The South West Khasi Hills Deputy Commissioner cum Chairman, District Selection Committee has informed the general public to send in their suggestions, comments on the reservation policy by June 15.
The committee on the state reservation policy is being head by Justice (Retd) M.C. Garg as the chairperson with Justice (Retd) Dr. Satish Chandra, Prof. D. V. Kumar, Prof. Chander Shekhar and Prof. Subhadip Mukherjee as members.
The committee will also hold public hearings in the capital and all the district headquarters of the state.
The deputy commissioner said, individuals, stakeholders and NGO(s) who wished to provide suggestions, comments on the policy can submit them in writing in English and local dialects L.K. Diengdoh, Secretary, Expert Committee, Personnel & AR (B) Department, Room 513, Meghalaya Civil Secretariat (Main Building), Shillong, 793001, or Email: rpexpertcommittee@gmail.com.
The format requires stakeholders to provide their name along with the complete postal address, email, and telephone number(s). It should also be mentioned if the person making the representation belongs to the Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, or any other category.
Additionally, the stakeholder, person, or organization should state the main reasons or justifications for seeking or not seeking modification to the existing reservation policy, supported by any relevant documents, if any. They should also indicate if any suggestions or comments have been made recently, and if so, a copy of thereof should be annexed.
Furthermore, it should be specified whether the concerned stakeholder has avail himself or herself of or is deprived of the benefit of the policy.