AJSU Party's General Secretary cum Gomia MLA Dr. Lambodar Mahto urged the Hemant Soren led government to implement the local policy on the basis of the Khatian of 1932 in the interest of the people of Jharkhand State and the Scheduled Tribes, Scheduled Castes, Extremely Backward Castes, Backward Classes of Jharkhand State. It has been urged to issue a resolution of the decisions of the cabinet related to giving separate reservation for the people of castes and general category.
He said that till now the state government has not issued a resolution to implement both the decisions taken, while both have been agreed in the Cabinet meeting held on September 14. He said that meanwhile the process of appointment in many departments has been started by the state government. If the State Government makes appointments before the implementation of both the decisions, then lakhs of local Scheduled Tribes, Extremely Backward Classes and Backward Classes people of Jharkhand State will have to be deprived of their appointments.
He said that the State Government has decided to give 28 per cent reservation to the Scheduled Tribes, 12 per cent to the Scheduled Castes, 15 per cent to the Extremely Backward Castes, 12 per cent to the Backward Castes and 10 per cent to the economically backward people of the general category. It has been decided that both the decisions taken by the state government have been welcomed by the people of Jharkhand state. He has also written a letter to Chief Minister Hemant Soren, urging him to take appropriate action in this regard.