Reservations for whom?
The photo you just saw is from Maharashtra, the most advanced state in India at present. And this is one of the most recent photos from Yawatmal district of Maharashtra.
This picture is just a tip of an iceberg. The problem is more serious there and in most of the India. It is not visible from the AC rooms of Delhi or Bombay.
But the fate of these `Human Beings' is decided by the people who are sitting in these big cities.
Is there any solution?
Vitthal Dnyanba Vaidya, a 25 year farmer from Vidarbha committed suicide yesterday. What was the reason? No crops for successive years, and lot of debts which he couldn’t repay.
Did he have property inherited from his ancestors? Did he have pension coming in his home from retired father? Did he have funds in his bank account? Did he have shares in his name? Did he have lot of farm land in his name? Did he have secured pension for old age?
On the other side we have people who have got good property inherited and earned with them. They have good houses, education, bank balance, good connections to secure jobs and career. Job loss or debts don’t disturb their sleep as they did for this poor fellow. They get pension from their parents’ job. Many of them get scholarships and various funds for education. Their property has been increasing due to very good opportunities for them. Of course, they do work hard. But the situation is not as hard for them as Vitthal Vaidya.
We have reservation system for backward classes in India. This system has helped many to progress ahead. There has been lot of politics involved in reservation system.
Is this the time to stop reservations for backwards? Do you think people like Vitthal Dnyanba Vaidya will be able to self develop themselves in the era of fast development and modernization?
So, what do you think is the way?
Shall the Indian Government-
Stop reservations at all and deny opportunity to all the tribal and economically disadvantaged poor people?
Start reservations strictly on economic basis? (You know what happens with this system in India!!).
Continue reservations as it is? This is not ideal system, as only those who are already progressed are getting benefited with the present system. Lalu Prasad and Mulayam Singh Yadav belong to this category. Their children can get advantage of this system.
Increase reservation to include other backward classes in the system. This seems to be totally political in most instances. Politicians have been doing this just to gain voters’ favor.
No further reservation for the candidate’s next generation if he/ she has taken advantage of reservation to become doctor/ engineer or to get a job.
No further reservation to the next generation of present doctors, officers and other economically established people.
Encouraging specific tribes for taking advantage of reservation in educational institutes and in jobs.
No more reservation politics in India to gain votes.
Fix deadline for reservation facility. Serious and regular reviews of the reservation system to include/ exclude certain tribes from it.
What do you think? Give your comments in descent wordings. Please don’t use improper wordings in your comments.
Jai Hind.
posted by kp at 1:44 AM
2 Comments:
Hi,
How are you?
I strongly oppose caste based reservations, although I know u differ with me.
To give an example,I had few MBBS class mates,whose both parents were working in high paying jobs,but being SCs they wwere eligible for reservations and got good PG seats. Their caste was in no way preventing them study hard and get a good seat in entrance. They had equal opportunity as me to study and had better rssources than me as they were much more richer than me.
I had to study for entrance while working in a hospital for 2,500 a month(doing only night duty 7 days a week)These class mates of me could sit and study at home as their parents had enough money.My father was a cook hardly had money to pay my fees and still I had no reservation.
Once they have been given an opportunity to get a seat in MBBS thats enough. What prevents them from studying and getting PG seats?
I have seen plenty of Brahmin families in my village who are below poverty line. In the present day India reservation if at all given should be based on economic status and should be given once anly.
Not for PG seat,job,promotion etc. They may work hard.I don't say it produces too low quality doctors,but it leads to injustice to others.
Because I consider you one of the most balanced person I thought of writing all this to you. I would welcome your views on this if u get time.
I am sorry if any of my words were inappropriate.I know you will have your side of story.I am open to listen.
With lots of love,
Giri.
Hi giri,
I have no objection to any of your views. That’s what all of open candidates view is. And believe me I think in the same way.
My view is one or two generations of reservations are fine. That’s what Dr B R Ambedkar wanted.
But, all this has become a subject of politics now. This is the most important obstacle to keep castes separate now a day.
I think only those really tribal or poor should have reservation right. But the trouble is they wont come forward to use it unless they are encouraged to do so.
Slight or may be significant misuse of any facility is bound to occur in India; so govt needs to give a deadline for stopping reservations on caste basis. During this time all the most backward castes should be given maximum opportunity to take advantage of reservations. During this time people like your classmates you mentioned, should be prevented from taking part in this system, as they had enough of it, and also because of them real needy people are not getting benefits.
I am strictly opposed to present proposal to increase the reservations.
But people keep sending emails stating everything against reservations and they mention that reservations are producing poor quality doctors and eng.
This means millions of people who are working in periphery and rural area are of poor quality. We know medicine is a skill and does not depend on marks only, which people can get easily because they have links in universities.
My dream for India is of casteless, classless, equality of money, equal representation for all, and everybody should feel it’s my country.
All of us should work hard to make India look like these western countries.
I don’t support caste based reservation at all. Please don’t misunderstand me. But I am opposed strictly to keep increasing cota to include more and more castes in it. This is just vote politics. We know that.
If you read my article on www.ethicalpractice.blogspot.com you will get the same message.
Thank you very much for your interest anyway.
Do write your thoughts on this.
Take care.
JAi Hind.
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