Srinagar, Oct 30: The government on Thursday said that the report of the Cabinet Subcommittee on Reservations had been submitted to the Council of Ministers and would be notified in “due course of time”.

It acknowledged that the existing reservation policy in J&K was not in conformity with the 50 percent cap laid down as a guideline, while stating that the cap could be exceeded in “exceptional circumstances”.

The government was responding to a question from the legislator Waheed-ur-Rehman Para.

In related answers to questions of two legislators, People’s Conference (PC) leader and MLA Handwara Sajjad Lone, and independent MLA from Shopian, Shabir Kullay, the government detailed the modalities of the reservation policy and its review.

“Currently, reservation in recruitment or government

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