WHAT IS RESERVATION ?

Reservation is a system in India that provides scholarship,

concession in fees, 49.5% seats in educational institutions, jobs, and
relaxation in qualifying exams, relaxation in age to certain castes.

Reservation is primarily given to all 3 groups: Scheduled Castes,

Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes abbreviated as SC, ST, OBC
respectively.

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
 In Constitution Of India
• Article 16(4) : “Nothing in this article shall prevent the State
from making any provision for the reservation of
appointments or posts in favour of any backward class of
citizens which, in the opinion of the State, is not adequately
represented in the services under the state
• Article 46 "The State shall promote with special care the
educational and economic interests of the weaker sections of
the people, and, in particular, of the Scheduled Castes and the
Sche- duled Tribes, and shall protect them from social
injustice and all forms of exploitation.“
• Article 14 : to provide equality before law and equal
protection of laws.
• Article 15(3) : enabling provision to provide for special
provisions in case of women and children.
 TYPES OF RESERVATION
a) 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.

b) 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.

c) Gender Based: The Women's reservation Bill was

passed by the Rajya Sabha on 9 March 2010 by a
majority vote of 186 members in favour and 1 against.
 TYPES OF RESERVATION
d) Religion Based: Government says that this
sub-quota is based on the backwardness of
the religious communities and not on the
religions themselves
e) Other Criteria: 1)Physically handicapped
2) Sports personalities
3) Seat reservation for Senior citizens/ PH in
Public Bus transport.
SUPPORTERS OF NON-SUPPORTERS
RESERVATION OF RESERVATION
• Reservations are a means • Allocating quotas is a form
to increase representation of discrimination which is
of the present under- contrary to the right to
represented caste groups equality
and thereby improve • Under graduates and
diversity on campus graduates will start moving
• General category people to foreign universities for
have never known to go higher education.
backward due to
reservation
 DISADVANTAGES :
“Do we need talent or reservations to build
our country?”

Reservation is diluting the quality of

education.
Many capable candidates are today denied
opportunity simply because of shortage of
seats
Encouraging casteism: It’s propagating the
notion of caste-based society instead of
eliminating it.
 CONCLUSION
• It was introduced as a temporary measure to promote
equality among all the sections of the society. Hence,
the need for reservations is limited.
• Complete elimination of reservations is not possible
considering the current political scenario
• SOLUTIONS :1. Reservation on the collective salary of
family, that is salary of husband and wife, and incomes
derived from all other sources like gifts or income from
joint family property.
• 2. The benefit of the reservation for only first 2
children of the family.