Nagaland’s Five Tribes Committee on Review of Reservation Policy (CoRRP) ended its campaign to boycott state government work after the cabinet agreed to change the job‑reservation framework.
The five tribal groups – Ao, Angami, Lotha, Rengma and Sumi – had been demanding a review of the state’s 48‑year‑old reservation scheme. Last week, the Cabinet approved a new commission that will replace the “Job Reservation Commission” with a “Commission for Review of Reservation.” It will examine job, education and other sectors, not just employment, and will allow the tribes to shape future policies.
CoRRP members, led by Secretary G.K. Zhimomi and Convenor Tesinlo Semy, announced that the boycott of all state functions, which started on August 15, was officially withdrawn. The committee says it will fully cooperate with the new commission when asked.
The boycott had threatened to shut down eight districts – Kohima, Dimapur, Mokokchung, Wokha, Niuland, Chumoukedima, Tseminyu and Zunheboto – from October 1. The shut‑down was paused for the festival season and the government’s new stance lifts that risk.
A senior official explained that the Job Reservation Commission, formed on September 22, will produce a report on how reservation should work today. Retired IAS officer R. Ramakrishnan is set to chair the five‑member body.
The reservation policy, in place since 1977, reserved 25 % of non‑technical and non‑gazetted posts for seven Eastern tribes. Over time the share rose to 37 % – 25 % for the seven backward tribes and 12 % for four other groups. CoRRP argues that the numbers no longer mirror today’s socioeconomic realities.
The group staged two major protests today: a rally on May 29 across district headquarters, and a mass march on July 9 where thousands wore traditional clothing outside Kohima’s Civil Secretariat.
With the Cabinet’s new commission, the dispute over reservation policy is expected to be resolved, ending the threat of widespread strikes. Nagaland’s political scene is now poised to move forward, with the five tribes ready to cooperate and shape a more equitable system.
Source: ianslive
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