RESERVATIONS
VIEW
The system of reservation in India is applicable to various aspects of the society, which include reservation of seats in educational institutions, in government jobs, and to secure seats in the legislatures. The system was established to provide support to the disadvantaged castes and tribes, listed as Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (SCs and STs) by the Government of India and also those designated as Other Backwards Classes (OBCs). Their main aim is to address the historic oppression, inequality and discrimination faced by these communities and to give them equal opportunities. The allocation of seats to the Lok Sabha is made on the basis of the proportion of these communities in the respective states concerned to that of the total population.
In India, scholarships or financial aid is provided to the students of SCs, STs, OBCs, women, Muslims, and other minorities, given the grossly inadequate representation of the above mentioned categories in employment and education due to various social and cultural reasons.
members of the backward communities as they provide financial aid to help universities implement the reservation policy in student admission and staff recruitment processes for teaching and non-teaching jobs.
Anmol Karani
COUNTER VIEW
Reservations are the biggest enemy of meritocracy. By providing reservation, we are not only doing injustice to the merit based education system, which is the foundation in many progressive countries but are also depriving the citizens belonging to the general category of their chances to secure seats in educational institutions and places of work. As important as it is to bring a sense of equity into the society, implementing a reservation system is not the solution. Instead, financial aid can be provided to those who most need it. The top institutions of today which include the IIM’s and the IIT’s have managed to maintain their reputations as a result of the merit based system.
The notion of caste based reservation only fuels social discrimination in the society rather than bring about its eradication, as envisaged by the constitution. Reservation has been reduced as a means to meet narrow political ideas.
In conclusion, I would like to say that we should not encourage reservation of any kind, be it in jobs or admissions. Whenever we reserve a place for someone on these bases, we are snatching away the rights from other deserving candidates. The economically backward members of our society should be provided with free education as part of various government policies and programs or be tested on various grounds to select the most deserving rather than have seats reserved for them. The government should make amends to provide free primary and secondary education.
Labdhi Bhansali
VIEW
The system of reservation in India is applicable to various aspects of the society, which include reservation of seats in educational institutions, in government jobs, and to secure seats in the legislatures. The system was established to provide support to the disadvantaged castes and tribes, listed as Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (SCs and STs) by the Government of India and also those designated as Other Backwards Classes (OBCs). Their main aim is to address the historic oppression, inequality and discrimination faced by these communities and to give them equal opportunities. The allocation of seats to the Lok Sabha is made on the basis of the proportion of these communities in the respective states concerned to that of the total population.
In India, scholarships or financial aid is provided to the students of SCs, STs, OBCs, women, Muslims, and other minorities, given the grossly inadequate representation of the above mentioned categories in employment and education due to various social and cultural reasons.
members of the backward communities as they provide financial aid to help universities implement the reservation policy in student admission and staff recruitment processes for teaching and non-teaching jobs.
COUNTER VIEW
Reservations are the biggest enemy of meritocracy. By providing reservation, we are not only doing injustice to the merit based education system, which is the foundation in many progressive countries but are also depriving the citizens belonging to the general category of their chances to secure seats in educational institutions and places of work. As important as it is to bring a sense of equity into the society, implementing a reservation system is not the solution. Instead, financial aid can be provided to those who most need it. The top institutions of today which include the IIM’s and the IIT’s have managed to maintain their reputations as a result of the merit based system.
The notion of caste based reservation only fuels social discrimination in the society rather than bring about its eradication, as envisaged by the constitution. Reservation has been reduced as a means to meet narrow political ideas.
In conclusion, I would like to say that we should not encourage reservation of any kind, be it in jobs or admissions. Whenever we reserve a place for someone on these bases, we are snatching away the rights from other deserving candidates. The economically backward members of our society should be provided with free education as part of various government policies and programs or be tested on various grounds to select the most deserving rather than have seats reserved for them. The government should make amends to provide free primary and secondary education.
Labdhi Bhansali
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