When a Dalit officer earns a promotion through superior performance, administrative interventions step in to preserve the unreserved slot for potentially less-qualified candidates from privileged backgrounds.
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Not a surprise at all. Interestingly, the discrimination against the SC officers even from the All India Services in the State in promotions happens through novel ways and means, manipulation. Rules are interpreted conveniently to deny promotion to some and to grant promotion to others. One need to dig deeper to see how rules are invoked for one service or officers and the same rule is then twisted for the other service and some officers who have no social and political capital..
Unfortunate but that’s exactly how some kids from poor background feel when their high performance does not get them admission while those who score less and also from poor background get the seats. It’s a world I suppose.
Unreserved ❌
Upper-caste ✅
Not a surprise at all. Interestingly, the discrimination against the SC officers even from the All India Services in the State in promotions happens through novel ways and means, manipulation. Rules are interpreted conveniently to deny promotion to some and to grant promotion to others. One need to dig deeper to see how rules are invoked for one service or officers and the same rule is then twisted for the other service and some officers who have no social and political capital..
Unfortunate but that’s exactly how some kids from poor background feel when their high performance does not get them admission while those who score less and also from poor background get the seats. It’s a world I suppose.