Omar chairs first cabinet meeting in Jammu, discusses reservation, employment, recruitments

Jammu and Kashmir cabinet meeting discusses employment, reservation, and recruitment processes, forming sub-committee to engage stakeholders.

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah chaired a cabinet meeting of his government here on Friday (November 22, 2024) during which various issues, including employment, reservation and recruitment processes, were discussed and directions were passed.

The cabinet, which discussed the growing demand for revising the reservation limit in government jobs in Jammu and Kashmir, decided to form a sub-committee to engage with all stakeholders on the issue.

Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Kumar Choudhary, other Ministers and Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo participated in the meeting.

This was the second meeting of this government during its tenure of over one month.

Briefing the media after the meeting, Minister for Jal Shakti and Forests, Javed Ahmed Rana, said that critical issues, including employment, reservation, recruitment processes and development, were deliberated upon.

"Today we held a cabinet meeting under the leadership of the Chief Minister. We discussed the address by the honourable lieutenant governor in the assembly and it has been approved. Rest assured, all the decisions taken in the meeting will be shared with you in due course," Mr. Rana said.

He said that the Lieutenant Governor’s speech during the Assembly session was thoroughly discussed and approved.