6. Long Answer Questions
1. How can we promote steps to benefit SCS?
2. How can we promote the interests of Adivasis?
3. How can we promote welfare of OBCS?
Answers
Answer:
INTERVIEW
Reservation brings out the merit already inherent in marginalised communities: Social justice expert
PS Krishnan offers a detailed insight into reservation in promotions ahead of the Supreme Court’s verdict in the matter.
Ajaz Ashraf
Sep 22, 2018 · 08:00 am
Prakash Singh / AFP
PS Krishnan is widely recognised as an expert in the field of social justice. A 1956 batch Indian Administrative Service officer, Krishnan retired as secretary of the Ministry of Welfare, which was renamed the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment in 1998. As secretary, he was responsible for implementing four important decisions – 27% reservation for the Socially and Educationally Backward Classes, inclusion of Scheduled Caste converts to Buddhism in the reservation pool, grant of constitutional status to the National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, and the centenary celebration of BR Ambedkar. Subsequently, Krishnan became the first member-secretary of the National Commission for Backward Classes.
With the Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court scheduled to deliver its judgement on the subject of reservation in promotion this month, Scroll.in asked Krishnan to explain the issues the judges will consider. In doing so, he also spoke of the philosophy behind reservation and why that policy was extended to promotion in the services.