In an important decision the State cabinet approved the proposal to provide 10 per cent horizontal reservation to Statehood activists in jobs. This decision was taken in the meeting of the cabinet held at Bharadisain in Gairsain.
The decision on reservation to Statehood activists assumes significance since the governor had returned the bill granting 10 per cent reservation to the statehood activists in the past. The statehood activists are not getting the benefit of reservation in government jobs for the past 12 years.
The approval of the cabinet to the proposal of reservation means that the State government will bring a bill in the Assembly and send it back to the governor who would now be constitutionally bound to give his approval to it. In another important decision the State cabinet approved the proposal to hike the Money allotted under the MLA Local Area Development (MLA LAD) fund from the existing Rs 3.75 crore to Rs five crore per year.