An attempt to create social equality has lead to positive discrimination in India. The very noble act of giving preference to backward classes and women in our country has both positive and negative impacts. They all have one objective, i.e. social integrity. A society free from caste based hierarchy and the unjust which follows it. If this discrimination was still prevalent then there would have been two classes in our country. One with all the facilities and provisions and the other with poverty and lower strata of living. This problem would have lead to revolts by backwards classes which in turn would have destroyed peace and harmony. Also these backward classes contribute as good as any upper caste class.
But the provisions which they are given when put under a scanner give a different picture altogether. Do they reach the target beneficiaries? Are the reserved poor rural area people aware of any such provision? How has it helped the deprived and to what extent has their condition improved? Does it give them an equal status or it has legally claimed them as deprived? These provisions are often disregarded by upper castes. This creates an unwanted or unintended gap between the upper and lower caste again.
Gandhiji always believed that deprived classes and women should be encouraged and strongly held as contributors to economy. When the dominant or the upper classes accepted the reservation provision they had their own reasons. Due to the building pressure and wish to remain at power by encashing deprived classe's votes. However, provisions of reserved seats in Lok Sabha was introduced. But since the abolition on double-member policy in Lok Sabha elections the number of Scheduled castes have reduced in the parliament. Although many who have secured powerful positions have not done any remarkable task of tackling issues. They have been inefficient. After repeated media requests and intellectual's request the Protection of Civil Rights was enacted in 1976. The bill was lying with the Parliament for six years. This shows the callousness of ruling party and backward class MP's. Even Scheduled class MP's, MLA's and CM's have not done much to protect the rights of community that they represent.
Politics plays a vital role in shaping the socio-economic culture. Some Scheduled Caste candidate may stand for election and join a political party where he/she is under one boss who makes the SC candidate inept in taking important stand on certain issues which the candidate was expected to take. States like Tamil Nadu still has all pervasive caste discrimination having no effect of any Act.
When a general candidate does not acquire a seat in a college with 80% whereas an SC candidate acquires the seat at 65%, an alarming sense of unjust arises in that general caste student. The student with the SC caste certificate who is aware does not even feel proud rather feels low and finds himself still lying beneath the layers of discrimination. This positive discrimination has not bonded but has further fragmented the society; it will have dire consequences in future if we do not reform and re-plan the noble provisions for deprived.
But the provisions which they are given when put under a scanner give a different picture altogether. Do they reach the target beneficiaries? Are the reserved poor rural area people aware of any such provision? How has it helped the deprived and to what extent has their condition improved? Does it give them an equal status or it has legally claimed them as deprived? These provisions are often disregarded by upper castes. This creates an unwanted or unintended gap between the upper and lower caste again.
Gandhiji always believed that deprived classes and women should be encouraged and strongly held as contributors to economy. When the dominant or the upper classes accepted the reservation provision they had their own reasons. Due to the building pressure and wish to remain at power by encashing deprived classe's votes. However, provisions of reserved seats in Lok Sabha was introduced. But since the abolition on double-member policy in Lok Sabha elections the number of Scheduled castes have reduced in the parliament. Although many who have secured powerful positions have not done any remarkable task of tackling issues. They have been inefficient. After repeated media requests and intellectual's request the Protection of Civil Rights was enacted in 1976. The bill was lying with the Parliament for six years. This shows the callousness of ruling party and backward class MP's. Even Scheduled class MP's, MLA's and CM's have not done much to protect the rights of community that they represent.
Politics plays a vital role in shaping the socio-economic culture. Some Scheduled Caste candidate may stand for election and join a political party where he/she is under one boss who makes the SC candidate inept in taking important stand on certain issues which the candidate was expected to take. States like Tamil Nadu still has all pervasive caste discrimination having no effect of any Act.
When a general candidate does not acquire a seat in a college with 80% whereas an SC candidate acquires the seat at 65%, an alarming sense of unjust arises in that general caste student. The student with the SC caste certificate who is aware does not even feel proud rather feels low and finds himself still lying beneath the layers of discrimination. This positive discrimination has not bonded but has further fragmented the society; it will have dire consequences in future if we do not reform and re-plan the noble provisions for deprived.
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