The Governor of Nagaland has constituted a Job Reservation Commission to examine and submit a report on Reservation Policy in Government employment and to make recommendations for a suitable policy governing equitable representation of various tribes of the State in Government employment with the following composition:

1.      R Ramakrishnan. IAS (Rtd.)                                       : Chairman

2.      AHoD of Home Department/Home Commissioner    : Member

3.      AHoD of Law & Justice Department                          : Member

4.      AHoD of Higher and Technical Education Department: Member

5.      AHoD of P&AR Department                                     : Member Secretary

 

1. The Powers of the Commission:

In the exercise of its functions, the Commission shall have the following powers:

a)      The Commission shall have access to all Government records and documents that the Commission feel relevant to the discharge of its duties.

b)      The Commission shall have the power to call any Government official/Department to brief the Commission on issues relating to the terms of reference of the Commission.

 

2. The Terms of Reference of the Commission shall be as under:

a)      To examine the Constitutional and statutory provisions governing reservations in Government employment in the Central and various relevant State Governments.

b)      To critically examine the educational and economic parameters that are being applied for determining the criteria for reservation.

c)      To examine the existing job Reservation Policy in the State and its impact on the representation of various categories in Government employment.

d)     To hold comprehensive consultations with representatives of Apex Tribal bodies, and other stakeholders, including students, employees' associations and the like, on the equitable application of the reservation policy.

e)      To evolve and propose suitable criteria on which a tribe may be considered for reservation in Government employment, and the overall percentage of reservation in Government employment and the inter se distribution.

f)       To examine the extent to which reservation in the Government employment may address the defined backwardness of a tribe and the period for such reservations.

g)      To examine the implementation and monitoring mechanism of the Reservation Policy, identify gaps and suggest suitable measures, including appropriate technology interventions to make the mechanism robust, error-free and fool proof.

h)      The Commission shall make recommendations, based on the terms of reference, for the consideration of the Government. The Commission shall also examine such other matters as the Government may hereafter refer to the Commission. The Commission shall submit its report within six months.

i)        The Commission shall be provided with suitable office space and requisite secretarial and logistical services by the Home Department by drawing upon the resources available with various other Departments if required. The Finance Department will make provision for the necessary budget to meet the expenditure requirements of the Commission. The details of the remuneration/honorarium of the members will be notified separately.

 

(DIPR)