Meghalaya cabinet on Tuesday modified the Office Memorandum (OM) issued in 1974 with regards to the reservation roster job vacancies reserved for Garo categories.
Speaking to reporters after the cabinet meeting, cabinet minister and government spokesperson Ampareen Lyngdoh informed the earlier Office Memorandum had allowed Garos from outside the State to fill the vacancies.
Stating that the cabinet amended the modified version of OM, Lyngdoh said, “The OM dated 1974, will be set aside as it is being observed that most of the vacancies reserved for Garo categories have been and are being filled by qualified candidates from the Garo category who are (not) available from within the state.”
“So we have deleted the OM which allowed Garos living outside the state of Meghalaya to be eligible for applying for jobs in the state of Meghalaya,” she added.