Reservation of Seats Destroys Equality

Reservation of Seats Destroys Equality

Reservation in India is designed to improve the well-being of backward and under-privileged groups defined primarily by their caste.This reservation is seen almost everywhere, may it be for admissions, jobs or what so ever. The main objective of the Indian reservation system is to increase the opportunities for enhanced social and educational status of the underprivileged communities and, thus, enable them to take their rightful place in the mainstream of Indian society. We say we live in a secular world, wherein all religions are equal, then why this caste hierarchy? We speak of equality among people. But how are the scheduled Tribe and Scheduled caste or the out-castes considered equal to us when they are been given reserved seats and we are been denied a deserved post? Is this the equality we talk of?

Recently I came across a girl who had obtained a bachelor degree with quiet a high percentage but was denied admission for higher studies because the seats were reserved for the ‘reserved classes’. Many a times it happens to us too… we work hard so that we can easily get admissions into the institution we like or get a job in a government office but because of these reserved seats we cannot get through. It will be nice to see the government think about this issue from the perspective of general caste too.

      Veda Pai Kane