10% quota in government jobs and educational institutions is not an inclusive affirmative action policy but will exclusively benefit the so-called 'General Category'.
It wasn’t just human beings who immolated themselves in the anti-Mandal agitation in 1990-1991. Ideals and an entire style of politics also went up in flames during that period.
Upper castes have built up narratives saying that quota kills merit and keeps India backward. They have questioned who would be treated by doctors qualified from reserved categories.
While upholding EWS quota, Justice Bela M. Trivedi of 5-judge bench said that though India's caste system had necessitated reservation, original policy had prescribed a time limit.
Jairam Ramesh welcomed SC’s decision on 10 per cent quota for EWS and praised Manmohan Singh’s efforts. Dissenting voices call it 'setback' to 'fight for social justice'.
3:2 verdict on 103rd Constitution amendment providing for 10% reservation for economically weaker sections was delivered on batch of 40 petitions filed in 2019 questioning its legal validity.
Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.
Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.
On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.
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