Rethinking Reservation Policy: The Case of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes in Orissa

Part VII Rights—Substance and Content, Ch.40 Reservations

10.1093/law/9780198704898.003.0040 ◽

2016 ◽

Author(s):

Sitapati Vinay

Keyword(s):

Public Education ◽

Private Sector ◽

State Legislatures ◽

Social Location ◽

Public Employment ◽

Religious Groups ◽

Parliamentary Debates ◽

The Social ◽

Scheduled Castes ◽

Reservation Policy

This chapter explores the constitutional provisions, cases, legislation, and parliamentary debates on reservations in India. It begins with a discussion of three main beneficiary groups of reservation policy recognised by the Indian Constitution: Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), and a third group called ‘Other’ Backward Classes (OBCs). In particular, it considers the legal construction of these categories and some other beneficiary groups recognised in the Constitution, such as women, Muslims, and other religious groups. It also highlights the confusion about the social location of OBCs and focuses on four constitutional nuances regarding OBCs. Finally, it examines the extension of reservations in public education, public employment, private sector, and Central and State legislatures; how reservations work in practice; and the politics that surrounds them.

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Affirmative Action in Government Jobs in India: Did the Job Reservation Policy Benefit Disadvantaged Groups?

Journal of Asian and African Studies ◽

10.1177/0021909619871588 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 55 (1) ◽

pp. 145-160

Author(s):

Deepak Kumar ◽

Bhanu Pratap ◽

Archana Aggarwal

Keyword(s):

Affirmative Action ◽

Human Development ◽

Logit Model ◽

Model Analysis ◽

Affirmative Action Policy ◽

Household Characteristics ◽

Disadvantaged Groups ◽

Scheduled Castes ◽

Reservation Policy ◽

Job Reservation

In this study we use the India Human Development Survey (2011–2012) data and Logit model analysis to investigate how far the affirmative action policy has helped in increasing the chances of representation of eligible individuals from scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, and other backward classes in government jobs in India. Analysis of the data reveals that the reservation policy in government jobs in India has helped in increasing the chances of representation of people from these groups because they have a higher probability of representation in government jobs than upper caste (unreserved) individuals after controlling for individual and household characteristics.

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HUMAN RESOURCE THROUGH EDUCATION OF SCHEDULED CASTE IN KERALA

International Journal of Advanced Research ◽

10.21474/ijar01/12131 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (12) ◽

pp. 116-121

Author(s):

Rejimon P.M ◽

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Smitha R ◽

Keyword(s):

Secondary School ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Caste System ◽

Educational Institutions ◽

Completion Rates ◽

Political Issues ◽

Scheduled Castes ◽

Reservation Policy ◽

The Government ◽

Lower Castes

This paper analyses the policy of reservation for Scheduled castes in Kerala. The paper provides a brief overview of the caste system and discusses the types of groups that are eligible for reservation, based on data from government reports. The stance of this paper is that affirmative action has not benefited the lower castes due to contextual factors like low school enrolment and completion rates, and high dropout and failure rates. Also, continuous addition of more and more castes to the fold of reserved categories has diluted the positive impact of the reservation policy. This paper suggests that under-representation of any social group in educational institutions should be assessed with reference to sub-populations of secondary school completers and argues that, unlike Scheduled Castes and Tribes, Other Backward Castes are not markedly under-represented. Hence, the 27% quota declared by the government recently is not justified. The paper also highlights the human resources through the education social, pedagogic, psychological and political issues involved in the policy of reservation, and suggests that quotas should be based on economic criteria rather than on caste considerations.

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PEOPLES PERCEPTION ON WORKING OF PANCHAYATI RAJ SYSTEM -A CASE STUDY OF KARIMNAGAR DISTRICTIN THE TELANGANA STATE OF INDIA

International Journal of Advanced Research ◽

10.21474/ijar01/13902 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (12) ◽

pp. 255-260

Author(s):

L. Thirupathi ◽

Keyword(s):

Research Work ◽

Constitutional Amendment ◽

Effective Implementation ◽

System A ◽

Scheduled Castes ◽

Reservation Policy ◽

Grassroots Level ◽

The Given ◽

Panchayati Raj

My study is intended to analyse how Peoples perception is very important because of the 73rd constitutional amendment act that was introduced to ensure political participation of underprivileged groups like Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes and Women through the reservation of provisions in Panchayati Raj System at grassroots level democracy. In this context, the peoples perception of working of Panchayati Raj institutions in Karimnagar district plays a very crucial role to reveal the actual ground realities thereof and to what extent they accomplished the above-mentioned objectives. several policy initiatives have been taken for effective implementation of reservation policy in Panchayati Raj in the district. The present research work also focussed on the political backwardness of scheduled castes, scheduled Tribe leadership in Panchayati Raj Institutions at the Panchayati level. It also reveals peoples perception to the conscious understanding that people have of public functionaries and official issues in the society and realistically based on their understanding level in the given context on a particular aspect.

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