There is a huge debate over reservation in our country.
Arguments of the supporters of caste-based reservations:
1. Upper caste people have good grasping power. So non-upper caste people needs concession.
2. Upper caste people have dominated the society and enjoyed all the privileges exclusively for over 1000 years and it is turn of non-upper caste people to enjoy those privileges exclusively.
3. Non-upper caste people are majority in number and upper caste people are lesser in number.Hence reservation based on percentage of population which is high for non-upper caste people.
Arguments of the supporters of anti-quota reservations:
1. Survival of fittest. That is only meritorious candidates should be given preference.
2. Prestigious education and jobs are exclusively for upper castes.
Some of these arguments are put forward openly and some of them are hidden inside the mind by both these groups. I found arguments of both sides as unfair and not the right way to go. Some say that BC, SC and ST people of South India are educationally and socially prosperous compared to their counterparts in Northern India because of huge percentage of reservation. But this argument is completely untrue.
REASONS FOR SOCIAL & EDUCATIONAL UPLIFTMENT OF UNDER - PRIVILEGED PEOPLE
1. Efforts of Great KAMARAJ (KING MAKER). He introduced mid-day meal scheme to lure under – privileged students to take education. So many students took education without worrying about poverty.
2. Self-respect movement initiated by EV RAMASAMY (PERIYAR). He created self-belief among people of disadvantaged section of society that they are second to none. They also have equal rights in society. So all section of people are aware of their rights and privileges.
3. Mushrooming of Engineering colleges. Most of the engineering colleges have most seats vacant. So there are more professionals. But this factor also produces under-skilled candidates.
A year before I came across two articles in “The Hindu” which dwelt on reservation. So far it is the best method practically I have ever come across. But I have some differences with those suggestions. I am completely against caste factor in reservation.
Meeting the challenge of Mandal II
Reservation — an alternative proposal
HOW RESERVATION SHOULD BE?
Arguments of the supporters of caste-based reservations:
1. Upper caste people have good grasping power. So non-upper caste people needs concession.
2. Upper caste people have dominated the society and enjoyed all the privileges exclusively for over 1000 years and it is turn of non-upper caste people to enjoy those privileges exclusively.
3. Non-upper caste people are majority in number and upper caste people are lesser in number.Hence reservation based on percentage of population which is high for non-upper caste people.
Arguments of the supporters of anti-quota reservations:
1. Survival of fittest. That is only meritorious candidates should be given preference.
2. Prestigious education and jobs are exclusively for upper castes.
Some of these arguments are put forward openly and some of them are hidden inside the mind by both these groups. I found arguments of both sides as unfair and not the right way to go. Some say that BC, SC and ST people of South India are educationally and socially prosperous compared to their counterparts in Northern India because of huge percentage of reservation. But this argument is completely untrue.
REASONS FOR SOCIAL & EDUCATIONAL UPLIFTMENT OF UNDER - PRIVILEGED PEOPLE
1. Efforts of Great KAMARAJ (KING MAKER). He introduced mid-day meal scheme to lure under – privileged students to take education. So many students took education without worrying about poverty.
2. Self-respect movement initiated by EV RAMASAMY (PERIYAR). He created self-belief among people of disadvantaged section of society that they are second to none. They also have equal rights in society. So all section of people are aware of their rights and privileges.
3. Mushrooming of Engineering colleges. Most of the engineering colleges have most seats vacant. So there are more professionals. But this factor also produces under-skilled candidates.
A year before I came across two articles in “The Hindu” which dwelt on reservation. So far it is the best method practically I have ever come across. But I have some differences with those suggestions. I am completely against caste factor in reservation.
Meeting the challenge of Mandal II
Reservation — an alternative proposal
HOW RESERVATION SHOULD BE?
Some people suggest that reservation should be based on economic status of people. But I feel it is not the right criteria. Economic status of the people change with time and tide. It should be based on following factors neither on caste nor economic status.
1. Parental education & profession. Children of well-educated parents (for e.g. Father is a MBA graduate and working as Financial Consultant. Mother is a ME graduate and working as Lecturer in College) should be barred from using reservation irrespective of his/her caste. On the other hand children of less educated parents (for e.g. Father is SSLC and working as an accountant in temple. Mother is V standard Passout and working as laborer in Appalam or Pappad making industry) should get reservation even if he/she is upper caste.
2. Type of schooling. Students studying in Government Corporation School should get preference in reservation over students studying in sophisticated private schools.
3. Rural/Urban. Students studying in rural regions should get priority in reservation over students studying in City school. Already there is rural quota. But whatever information I have it is limited only to schools in village Panchayats. Instead of classifying just rural and non-rural it can be classified as three or four categories (for e.g. A - schools in cities, B - schools in towns, C - schools in villages, students from C category gets first preference).
Besides these following affirmative actions must be taken:
1. Compulsory education Upto higher secondary level must be given to all students. Only if one has passed higher secondary education one can enter college.
2. Under privileged students must be given special training in English language (communicative) once they enter college. Unfortunately lots of technological things are invented by English speaking people in modern world and all business is communicated in English. Even with our own people we have to speak in English because of pluralistic languages existing in our country.
