2. India being a developing nation is currently
facing many challenges and the reservation
system being one of them.
Reservation introduced for the equal progress
of all the sections of the society.
General category people have started to feel
that they are being subjugated.
The candidate who is the most worthy based
on the merit should get the opportunity
irrespective of his caste and religion.
3.
4. Reservations were introduced in the last decades
of 19th century when the subcontinent was divided
into British India and 600 princely states.
The princely states were determined in the
advancement of the minorities and deprived
section of the society and hence reservation
policies came into existence.
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar made certain
arrangements for the backward classes to allow
them to enjoy a humane lifestyle and bring their
upliftment in the political field.
5. The reservation system finds its origin in the age-
old caste system of India. The caste system at its
birth was meant to divide people on the basis of
their occupation like teaching and preaching
(Brahmins), kingship and war (Kshatriya) and
lastly business(vaish) etc.
Today we stand divided widely into
Hindu, Muslim, SC, ST & OBCs with newer
reservations coming up for other different sections
of the society like
Christians, Kashmiris, Jats, Kashmiri
Pandits, Tribals etc.
6. Article 46 of the Indian Constitution:-Educational
and economic interests of the weaker sections of
the people(SCsandSTs) should be preserved and
shall protect them from social injustice and all
forms of exploitation.
Article 15(4) of our constitution empowers the
government to make special provisions for
advancement of backward classes.
Similarly Article 16 provides for equality of
opportunity in matters of employment or
appointment to any post under the State.
7. In today’s time one of the major roadblocks to
the equality is the Reservation system.
Reservation in India is given on the basis of
caste, sub caste and religion, and political
parties are using this method to get the votes.
Total reservation quota stands at 49.5% in
many states of India and this includes the
SCs(15%), STs(7.5%), and the OBCs(27%).
8. Since economic status is not a test
used, undeserving people gain the advantages
and the deserving ones are still without a
significant change in their situations.
The Mandal commission was established in
1979 by the central government to identify the
socially or educationally backward people.
9. Mandal Commission Report of 1991 was in
favour of reservations in higher education and
government services for the other backward
classes of India.
The current slogan in India seems to be
“abolish reservation because merit and
efficiency are in danger.”
10. Caste Based: Caste is decided based on birth,
and can never be changed. A person can
change his religion, and his economic status
can fluctuate, the caste is permanent.
Management Quota: It is a quota based on
economic status irrespective of caste, race and
religion; anybody who has money can buy
his/her seat.
11. Gender Based: The Womens reservation Bill was
passed by the Rajya Sabha on 9 March 2010 by
a majority vote of 186 members in favor and 1
against.
Religion Based: Government says that this sub-
quota is based on the backwardness of the
religious communities and not on the religions
themselves.
12. State of Domicile: Most of jobs under state
government are reserved to those who are
domiciles under that government.
Undergraduate Colleges: Institutes like JIPMER
(Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical
Education & Research) have a policy of
reserving postgraduate seats for those who
completed their MBBS in JIPMER.
13. Other Criteria:
1)Sons / Daughters / Grandsons / Grand
daughters of Freedom Fighters.
2)Physically handicapped.
3)Sports personalities.
4)Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) have a
small fraction of reserved seats in
educational Institutions. They have to
pay more fees and pay in foreign
currency.
5)Seat reservation for Senior citizens/
PH/Women’s in Public Bus transport.
14.
15. • The backward classes were subjected to
centuries of discrimination
• Reservation is political necessity required for
peace keeping in India.
• Reservation are means to increase presentation
of present under-presented caste group.
• Improve diversity in campus and other
organizations.
• General category people have never gone
backward due to reservation.
16. Reservation is a tool to meet narrow political
ends.
Allocating quotas is a form of discrimination
which is contrary to the right to equality.
The 60% of India that is rural needs
schools, health care and infrastructure in rural
areas, not reservation in urban institutions
22. Protests by students all over India.
Upliftment of deprived castes.
Deterioration in economic condition of some
non-reserved class people.
Division of society.
Demand for reservation by some non-reserved
category.
Misuse of reservation policy.
23. Reservation can be on the basis of collective
salary of family, that is salary of husband and
wife, and incomes derived from all other
sources or income from joint family property.
Limited the duration for which reservation will
be applicable.
Government also now making some new
decisions like divide OBC(one the basis of
income) in two classes Non-creamy layer and
Creamy layer, and benefits of reservation will
only for the peoples comes in category of Non-
creamy layer.
24. Close reservation and support some NGO’s and
other organizations by government to open better
schools and institutions for peoples who really
need some support
Makes the limit of no. of members for a family to
takes the benefit of the reservation like only 1 or 2
children of the family will get reservation.
Or reserve the seats for general peoples also in the
appropriate proportion to the % of the population
25. Taking into considerations all the points we can
conclude that reservations were introduced in the
Indian Education system as a means for the over all
development of the society.
Many people belonging to the reserved category are
taking undue advantage of the reservation. But from
another point of view those who are worthy based on
merit are losing their value due to reservations
26. Complete elimination of reservations is not possible
considering the current political scenario.
Hence, reservation should be provided to the people
who really need it.
Thank you
