RESERVATION: MEANING, CRITERIA, DEMERITS AND SOLUTIONS

 

In this article you have a short easy on Reservation including its meaning, criteria, demerits and solution

 

Introduction:-

 

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, 'Reservation means "being reserved The Indian law provides for a quota system, where a percentage of posts are reserved in employment in Government and private sectors, in all private and public sector institutions and also in Parliament in order to mitigate backwardness of the socially backward communities and scheduled castes and tribes.

 

Criteria of reservation:-

 

For claiming reservation, various criterias are laid down. The first is based on caste system. The major proportion of reservation is given to scheduled castes and scheduled tribes. Similarly, reservation can be gender based, in which women are given reservation. Religion, place of birth, relative of a freedom fighter, physically handicapped, sports personalities, non residential Indians, ex-serviceman, senior citizens and legal heirs of armed-forces personnel killed on action can claim reservation.

 

There are also controversies regarding reservation for example- the women reservation and the reservation for OBC. As per the Reservation Policy of India, Women get 33% reservation in gram panchayat and municipal elections. There is a long term plan to extend it to Parliament and Legislative assemblies.

 

In spite of all these controversies, Tripura has an exceptional and remarkable record of accepting a 50% reservation for women without in village and panchayat levels.

 

Demerits of reservation:-

 

Reservation creates deep resentment in higher classes. Allocating quota is a form of discrimination which is contrary to right to equality. The main problem regarding this reservation is that the backward classes who enjoy reservation enjoys for ever but the backward classes who fail to enjoy, fails forever. Such type of ever enjoying classes are called creamy layer and because of them people are getting resented to the reservation policy.

 

Solution:-

 

The Judiciary and Government of India has laid down various guidelines, time to time for the purpose of solving the problem regarding reservation.

 

In Indra Sawhney v/s Union of India, the hon'ble Supreme Court laid down some criterias through the Mandal Commission, which is to be followed in the field of reservation.

 

Conclusion:-

 

Amidst various activities initiated by the Judiciary and Government of India, the reservation policy adopted in India has not been totally succeeded in promoting social justice. The implementation of Mandal Commission reports saw wide spread riots across India. The decision of Government to give 27% reservation for the OBCs has further strengthened the existing caste distribution. Specially the medical students strongly protested the decision.

 

The question being raised is that why should some persons be denied the rewards of hard work, skill and the requisite qualifications, just because of his or her high birth? Hence, confusion arises, will reservation of quotas solve the problem?

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