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Cabinet sets 1932 as cut-off year to define locals; approves 77 pc reservation in jobs

Cabinet sets 1932 as cut-off year to define locals; approves 77 pc reservation in jobs

Ranchi, Sep 14 (UNI) In a massive decision the Jharkhand cabinet on Wednesday approved a domicile policy based on land records of 1932 land records and granted 77 per cent reservation in the state government jobs for the socially and economically weaker sections of the society in the state.
"The cabinet has approved the 'Jharkhand definition of local persons and for extending the consequential social, cultural and other benefits to such local persons bill, 2022'," said Cabinet Secretary Vandana Dadel after the cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Hemant Soren.
In both the cases, the state will be requesting the Centre for inclusion of the bills in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution.

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