4. Reservation of seats in the Cabinet: The sub-committee considered that (a) no statutory provision should be made for reservation of seats for the minorities in Cabinets and that (b) a convention on the lines of para- graph VII of the Instrument of Instructions issued to Governors of Provinces under the Government of India Act, 1935, be provided in a schedule to the Constitution.
The first proposition was carried by 8 votes to 7 and the second by 12 votes to 5.
A proposal to delete the words “important” in paragraph VII of the Instrument of Instructions was lost by 9 votes to 8. Mr. Khandekar has submitted a minute of dissent a copy of which is attached to the report.