Jammu, Dec. 2 -- Amid intense debate over existing reservation rules in Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has called a high-level Cabinet meeting on December 3. The meeting is expected to take up several landmark decisions, including a proposed increase in the Open Merit (OM) quota for jobs and educational institutions.
According to official sources, the meeting will begin at 9 a.m. at the Civil Secretariat in Jammu. It marks the first formal Cabinet session following the annual Durbar Move.
Senior officials confirmed that a comprehensive revamp of the reservation framework will dominate discussions. The government is considering amendments to the Reservation Rules to rationalize quotas-particularly those for the Resident of...