A new Reservation Review Commission has been formed by the Nagaland government to reassess how tribes in the state are represented in public employment and higher education. The move marks the most significant push in recent years to revisit long-standing rules on quotas and criteria for determining backwardness.

According to the notification issued in Kohima on November 12, the panel will be chaired by retired IAS officer R Ramakrishnan, with senior officials from the Home, Law and Justice, Higher and Technical Education, and Personnel and Administrative Reforms departments serving as members. The Home Department will also provide logistical support, while the Finance Department will handle budget requirements.

The Commission has been granted broad authority, including access to all gov

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