Question

how was reservation system been extended to other weaker sections

Answer 1

Reservation has been extended to weaker section of the society in the following manner:

a. Our constitution provides for the provision of reserved constituencies for elections to the Lok Sabha and legislative assemblies. From these constituencies person belonging to SC, ST can stand for elections.

b. Then there is a provision for reservation of jobs for the weaker section in the government and public sector.

c. 73rd and 74th constitutional acts also provide for 1/3rd reservation of seats for the weaker sections in the local bodies.

d. Then their is also reservation in the educational institutions for the weaker section. 

e.Article 15(4) states that, the State can make special provision for the advancement of any socially and educationally backward classes of citizens or for the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes.

f. Then 27% of reservation is provided to OBC's in government jobs.

Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation:

Initially, constituencies were reserved only for people belonging to SC and ST but later on, it was extended to other weaker sections at district and local level.

In many states, seats in rural and urban local bodies are now reserved for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) as well.

However, the proportion of seats reserved varies from state to state. Similarly, one-third of the seats are reserved in rural and urban local bodies for women candidates.

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