What is 'Reservation'? Name some marginal groups of India.
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Reservation is primarily given to all 3 groups: Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes abbreviated as SC, ST, OBC respectively. Originally reservation was only given to SCs and STs but was later extended to OBCs in 1987 after the implementation of the Mandal Commission report
Reservation is a supportive action taken by the government for fixed quotas, where some seats in private and government institutes are reserved for socially and educationally backward communities, scheduled castes, and tribes.In India the women, children, scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, persons with disabilities, migrants and aged are regarded as marginalised or vulnerable groups. These people are socially, economically, politically and legally ignored and excluded in Indian society.