Srinagar, Mar 15 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir Cabinet sub-committee formed last year to look into grievances against the current reservation policy in the Union Territory will submit its report in six months, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Saturday.

The decision came after Abdullah met a "concerned group of job aspirants".

Also Read | Munger ASI Murder: Pappu Yadav Attacks Nitish Kumar Over Killing of Santosh Singh, Alleges 'Situation in Bihar Worse Than Syria'.

Abdullah said in a post on X, "The Cabinet sub-committee constituted to examine the complicated issue of reservations in recruitment has been given a six-month timeline to complete their report. This timeline was set by me after I met with a concerned group of job aspirants."

"This timeline, however, was not in the initial order setting up the sub-committee. That oversight will be corrected but, rest-assured, the committee is working to complete its task in the set timeframe," he added.

Also Read | Ramadan 2025 Calendar: Sehri Time, Iftar Time for 15th Roza of Ramzan on March 16 in Mumbai, Delhi, Lucknow, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Other Cities of India.

Reservation has become a major issue in Jammu and Kashmir following the Centre's decision to add more communities to the reserved category and expand quotas in the Union Territory during the past five years.

There are increasing objections to the Centre's move to push reservation to 70 per cent in Jammu and Kashmir.

Earlier in the day, the Jammu and Kashmir government informed the assembly that no deadline had been set for the three-member sub-committee to submit its report.

Social Welfare Minister Sakeena Itoo shared the information in a written response to a starred question by People's Conference MLA Sajad Gani Lone, who had asked if a six-month deadline had been granted to the panel to review the existing policy.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)