Reservation

One of the most burning issues in today's Indian society.........
After finishing 60 years of independence and also the constitution being almost that old, are there any scopes of reevaluation of structure of the constitution?

Times are changing, sociopolitical values are changing, in this scenario clinging to more than half a century old practices does not seem feasible, at least to me.

Our constitution is said to be one of the world's most descriptive and detailed versions of its kind, but the issue I want to rise has probably something to do with the adaptability.

Winds blow, storms blow, the tree that stands tall and refuses to bend or rather obstructs the flow of wind, collapses sooner or later. A small crop waving with the wind, enjoying the change probably being far weaker than the tree, doesn't get uprooted.

Same is apt everywhere.

Wind or storm is probably the changing time or changing society, the tree is the stiff element trying to prevent the change possibly forgetting that change/refreshment is life and stagnation is death, the crop is the adaptable element facilitating enough flexibility keeping in mind the well-being of itself.

The criteria for reservation, or rather reservation was apt when devised by Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar et al, but I feel with changing times and such a big change in terms of decentralization of power, liberalization and globalization there is a need to review this section of the constitution.
What remains unchanged with change in time is the longing for welfare of the society as a whole.

Genuinly thinking 60 years are more than enough for our fellow-citizens who were socially or economically being exploited to come and join the main stream, and still if it is not done, it is a clear indication of improper implementation of the policy.

Our constitution says that nobody will be discreminated based on cast, colour, religion, region or gender, then allocation of reservation category based on cast doesn't look practical. There should be a feedback system making sure that fruits of reservation are eaten only by the needy and not the greedy.

Sorry to say, but I'm observing more misuse than use of reservation around. Not to mention the reference, I would like to quote a person who was coming from a family of IAS and IPS officers and who was spending more than a thousand bucks daily for partying at an age less than 18. He was said to be belonging to ST category!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

On the contrary there are many cases of people literally being socially as well as economically being molested, but just because of themselves being from general category, they are kept away from reservation.

It seems that a kid, when born, carries a stamp of ST, OBC or Gen on the forehead!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How unpractical it is not to reevaluate the condition of any particular family over such a large time span!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Moreover with increasing number of IITs and IIMs, they are already losing their well deserved and well earned reputation. Increase in reservation quota will do nothing but add fuel to the fire.

With such a hype in reservation, general category seems to be the minority.....


Reservation is a must for the country, as it is not the country of THE RICH, but the country of THE INDIANS, but I would strongly reccommend that the proportion should be limited and the criterion should be the real condition of the person, and not the cast................