Why reservation is on caste basis not economic basis?
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This time I am adding more data to establish that it is simply more than what meets your eye.
Inequalities are of different types - if you read “Annihilation of Caste” by BR Ambedkar, you can see that he talks about three types of inequalities. Though not specified explicitly, it is easy to infer that from his writing.
Social inequalityPolitical inequalityEconomic inequality
Social reform addresses social inequality. Likewise, political reform and economic reform respectively address political and economic inequalities.
BR Ambedkar argues how social reforms should precede political reforms. How social equality would increase participation and hence the collective growth of the populace.
Reservation/positive affirmation is a social reform that addresses social inequality. A rich, yet socially backward person does not need money or economic reform. He needs social reforms. He needs to be educated.
If you think that the general low levels of competition between the SC/ST people in their reserved quotas is an issue, it will mean that they are less intelligent or less hardworking or less willing, it by corollary also means that you are superior in intelligence and that you work harder. It will also mean that a poor upper caste person is poor because he simply is not intelligent enough or simply does not work hard. But this is not true. Simply not true.
Bringing about an equity in competition and enabling people to be their fullest is the primary objective of a egalitarian society. And India is striving to be one. India is not perfect but she is getting there.
With social equality in place, political and economic equality will follow suit.
Consider the table below that shows the proportion of Indian population by social strata (not economic or political)
Inequalities are of different types - if you read “Annihilation of Caste” by BR Ambedkar, you can see that he talks about three types of inequalities. Though not specified explicitly, it is easy to infer that from his writing.
Social inequalityPolitical inequalityEconomic inequality
Social reform addresses social inequality. Likewise, political reform and economic reform respectively address political and economic inequalities.
BR Ambedkar argues how social reforms should precede political reforms. How social equality would increase participation and hence the collective growth of the populace.
Reservation/positive affirmation is a social reform that addresses social inequality. A rich, yet socially backward person does not need money or economic reform. He needs social reforms. He needs to be educated.
If you think that the general low levels of competition between the SC/ST people in their reserved quotas is an issue, it will mean that they are less intelligent or less hardworking or less willing, it by corollary also means that you are superior in intelligence and that you work harder. It will also mean that a poor upper caste person is poor because he simply is not intelligent enough or simply does not work hard. But this is not true. Simply not true.
Bringing about an equity in competition and enabling people to be their fullest is the primary objective of a egalitarian society. And India is striving to be one. India is not perfect but she is getting there.
With social equality in place, political and economic equality will follow suit.
Consider the table below that shows the proportion of Indian population by social strata (not economic or political)
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