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Srinagar, Oct 30 (IANS) The report of the Jammu and Kashmir Cabinet sub-committee on reservation has been submitted to the Council of Ministers and will be finalized after the approval of the Lieutenant Governor, the Legislative Assembly was told on Thursday.
The Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday revealed that the Cabinet Sub-Committee on Reservation has submitted its report to the Council of Ministers, and it will be finalized in due course of time after receiving requisite approvals from the competent authority.
In reply to a question posed by People’s Conference President Sajjad Gani Lone and Independent MLA Shabbir Kuli, the Minister in-charge of the General Administration Department informed the Assembly that the Cabinet Sub-Committee, after due deliberations and consultations with the stakeholders, has submitted its report to the Council of Ministers.
The minister said that the report will be finalized in due course of time after obtaining the requisite approval of the competent authority.
The minister said the existing reservation policy is broadly in line with constitutional provisions and judicial principles, including the provisions laid down in the Indira Sawhney vs. Union of India (1992) judgment.
In the judgment Indira Sawhney v. Union of India, the Supreme Court has held that reservation should generally not exceed 50 per cent of the available vacancies.
“However, it is also clarified that this limit is not an absolute rule and may be relaxed in exceptional circumstances, where the extraordinary circumstances and peculiar facts of a particular State or territory justify such provision,” reads the minister’s reply.
However, the government said it does not maintain area-wise or district-wise details of selection for junior scale posts in Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service, Jammu and Kashmir Police (Gazetted) Service and Jammu and Kashmir Accounts Service.
After coming to power in October 2024, the Omar Abdullah-led government had formed a cabinet sub-committee to recommend changes in the existing reservation rules in Jammu and Kashmir to give maximum opportunities to open merit category candidates in government jobs and professional colleges.
–IANS
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