Saturday 24 August 2013

*Reservation- still required ?*

INDIA....not just a name but a country that nestle the maximum number of races.
But with versatility came various problems between various castes and people were discriminated and tortured.
Before independence, existence of UNTOUCHABILITY due to this caste system became reason to introduce RESERVATION after 1947.
The concept of Reservation was essential to bring forward the scheduled class, tha backward people which were lacking education and employment opportunities. 
Time passed and the concept of reservation indeed helped in bringing the natin together. The fundamental right of EQUALITY between citizens was now actually taking place but even after that stage, Reservation remained in scenerio which started creating difficulties for the general class. Today talented and deserving people dont get seats in educational institutions and high profile companies. Reason being majority of such seats are reserved for scheduled castes and people belonging to backward class. 

In central-government funded higher education institutions, 22.5% of available seats are reserved for Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) students (15% for SCs, 7.5% for STs). This reservation percentage has been raised to 49.5% by including an additional 27% reservation for OBCs. This ratio is followed even in Parliament and all elections where a few constituencies are earmarked for those from certain communities (which rotate per the Delimitation Commission).

The exact percentages vary from state to state:

In Tamil Nadu, the reservation is 18%[11] for SCs and 1% for STs, based on local demographics.
In Northeast India, especially in Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Mizoram, reservation for ST in State Govt. jobs is 80% with only 20% unreserved. In the Central Universities of NEHU(shillong) and Rajiv Gandhi University, 60% of seats are reserved for ST students.
In Andhra Pradesh, 25% of educational institutes and government jobs are reserved for OBCs, 15% for SCs, 6% for STs and 4% for Muslims.[12]
In West Bengal, 35% of educational institute seats and 45% of government jobs are reserved for SC, ST, and OBC (25% SC, 12% ST, 10% Muslim).

But still, the condition of so called underprivileged sections in India are the same even that we have crossed so many decades of independence. Reservation is working in the opposite direction to its main objective as is demarcating the society further. It is being used to uplift one section of the society at the cost of another, which is not fair. Instead of this there should be equal opportunities for all. Moreover, a capable candidate does not need any certificate of being from a lower caste to prove their worth. It is his mind, education and ability to compete that can bring change in life. Taking a seat just by showing your under privileged certificate won’t give you anything, but just the degree or a job.

Also the reservation system in India is creating a workforce which is not capable enough to compete at the global level. India needs people for growth and development but reservation is adding undeserving candidates as well. So I think reservation system should be demolished and if the government really wants to uplift the underprivileged sections of the society then a well-balanced policies should be formulated. First of all such sections of the society should be clearly identified that need development and financial aids. Then to uplift them free education, or incentives and financial assistance should be provided. Once done let them face the competition, true competition. Make them capable, show them theright path and infuse a fighting spirit in them as no one is against healthy competition.

This post is not like giving some solution to this reservation problem because a single person cant do anything on his own level but unity can.
We can discuss and think of what can be the possible solutions for this problem.
One effort we can do in this problem is making the people aware of this reservation system who are still lacking in their development.
Other suggestion i feel towards this problem is we make a union with our colleagues, friends, teachers or senior staff and record a video giving our opinion over this unfair RESERVATION system and pressurise the government continously by displaying same videos over news channels.
Rest i can be wrong also regarding my suggestions but we all need to do some effort. Afterall when we would discuss our opinions with each other and would try to bring out some solution towards national problems, only then we would be able to actually eliminate such devasting problems from roots.
We YOUTH are the FUTURE of INDIA and so we need to be more responsible and conerned towards our india than the present government employees.

Aa_ku  (kuku)

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