The above statements are wrong. Not completely but are wrong. He is still not allowed inside the community temples. Are the SCs and STs adequately represented in the higher echelons of the civil services, academia, judiciary — both the Supreme Court and the high courts — police, policy-making, and other public services? Does employment in lower cadres indicate economic affluence and the end of social backwardness? Has caste-based discrimination been completely wiped out from the Indian society?
Has upper-caste monopoly in public institutions vanished in its entirety? The appointment of a Dalit judge in the Supreme Court a fter almost a decade and his critical absence in the five-judge bench deciding on the reservation is telling of the misery of affluence and representative character of the public institutions.
The constituent assembly, in one of its meetings. This opinion needs to undergo a reality check. Are the SCs and STs adequately represented in the higher echelons of the civil services , academia , judiciary — both the Supreme Court and the high courts — police, policy-making, and other public services? Does employment in lower cadres indicate economic affluence and the end of social backwardness? Has caste-based discrimination been completely wiped out from the Indian society?
Has upper-caste monopoly in public institutions vanished in its entirety? In fact, the appointment of a Dalit judge in the Supreme Court after almost a decade and his critical absence in the five-judge bench deciding on reservation is telling of the misery of affluence and representative character of the public institutions. It is during crucial moments like this, that we feel compelled to recall the rich traditions of the constituent assembly where the depressed classes were not just represented by their delegates, but they even permitted extra time to voice their concerns.
During the deliberation on the drat article relating to reservation, Khandekar rose before the assembly and urged that:. I would therefore request you the Chair to increase the time limit so that they can explain and support this article very well.
About Us. Support Us Login. Become A Supporter. Hindi Marathi Urdu. Such a policy opens doors for bringing in people from more diverse backgrounds to their institutions, thereby not only improving the societal representation but also, and importantly, allowing for a bigger diversity of ideas and voices within the organization.
I am not suggesting that this policy is completely fool-proof. In fact, many critics of this policy note that several institutions use it to recruit token minorities without making sustained efforts to retain them. But there is very little evidence that there are sustained efforts made at Indian institutions to create an inclusive environment for minorities.
In fact, a recent incidence of mistreatment of students by the course instructor at IIT Kharagpur in a preparatory course that is primarily taken by students from the reserved groups once again highlights how the institutional environment for minorities at our institutions is extremely toxic.
To sum up my point, the current system of reservation in India does not seem to be intersectional enough to afford the benefits of reservation to the individuals who face double or triple discrimination due to the intersection of their different identities.
Hence, a policy that accounts for this issue might be more suited. That being said, an effective implementation of such policy requires institutional willpower that pushes for recruitment and retention of minorities who are at the intersections of different identities that have been previously marginalized.
In a country like ours that already faces a severe amount of nepotism and institutional disregard for certain minorities, especially belonging to the lower castes, implementing such a policy is probably easier said than done. India needs free, fair, non-hyphenated and questioning journalism even more as it faces multiple crises. Israel implements affirmative action policies. Albanians have quotas in Macedonia. Malaysia has a new economic policy called the Malaysian New Economic Policy.
Affirmative action is in place in New Zealand for Maoris and Polynesians. Romas in Romania are subject to quotas. Employment equity exists in South Africa. South Korea maintains a policy of affirmative action for Chinese and North Korean citizens.
Sweden has a broad affirmative action policy. In , China fell behind the United States in terms of the quantity of scholarly papers published, while the quality of the work published was not as high.
Conclusion Reservations based only on economic criteria are not a panacea, while family income can be one of the factors to consider. Join our Whatsapp group. LCI Articles You can also submit your article by sending to email submit article now. Stay updated with latest Articles!
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