Expert panel submits report on review of Meghalaya reservation policy to Govt

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaJune 13, 2025

The state government has asked the chief secretary DP Wahlang to study the report submitted by the Expert Committee on the review of the State Reservation Policy.

Informing this on Friday, MDA government spokesman and cabinet minister Paul Lyngdoh said the expert committee has submitted its report to the state government. 

“Therefore, it is now incumbent that the government study these report. Accordingly, we have authorized the chief secretary of the state with senior officials to study the report,” he added.

Stating that the report is voluminous and bulky, Lyngdoh said a summary of the report will be placed before the Cabinet. 

“The (full) report will then be placed on the table of the state Assemblly scheduled to be held in September, 2025,” he informed further.

The Expert Committee headed by Justice (Retired) Mool Chand Garg was constituted by the state government on September 12, 2023, to review the existing in reservation policy in the state following demands from several quarters.