A look at socio-economic differentials within SCs/STs. Read the full data here
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In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court of India has upheld the right of states to sub-classify SCs and STs for the purpose of providing reservation benefits. It recognises that these communities are not monolithic; rather, they exhibit varying degrees of social backwardness.
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If the govt ever conducts an honest census the distributions would look even uglier.
Both are closely related.
Who do you think is more likely to become an IAS? You? Or some tribal in the Sunderbans whose village gets flooded every year?
Meenas are not only dominating. They are thriving. Again, theye should not even be in the ST list because their inclusion happened because of a simple clerical mistake.
The extent matters. The son of a privileged OBC is not competing for a quota - unlike with the STs where the son/daughter of an IAS Meena is aiming to bag a quota.
Again, the extent matters. Also, UCs, up until very recently (till EWS was introduced), were not competing for quotas and the government had no obligation to ensure a fair distribution of wealth and opportunities among them.
Do you see the irony in your own words? The government was supposed to provide a 'level playing field' for the SCs and STs. In reality, the vast majority of the SCs and the STs have experienced negligible benefits from their affirmative policies and yet, you are here defending the govt cooking up one unreasonable point after another.
For the billionth time, it is NOT based on incomes only. It is a policy that was supposed to level the playing field (which did not happen).
They created extra seats to introduce women's quota in centrally funded institutions - the existing seat matrix was not tampered with. Same with EWS.
Not at all comparable with the SCs and STs.
I am sorry but this is pure mental gymnastics. You do not get to determine which judgement is fair and which is not.
How is this any different from the 'farmers' protest'? Only the Punjabi farmers (who are amongst the richest and most pampered farmers in the country) are protesting despite pocketing a lion's share of the govt mandi procurements. Farmers in WB, Odisha, Jharkhand are far poorer and rarely get to sell to the govt mandis - do you see them protesting and demanding MSP?
It is not my fault if you take things personally. My words were not directed at you, but at the govt (who are fooling the majority of SCs and STs in the name of 'muh reservation').
You are writing all this in English, have access to internet and will likely make good use of your quota (if needed) - unlike the Sunderban tribals I mentioned; which is probably why I am getting on your nerves. I do not really care either way, I am past that age and reservation does not bother me but it is what it is.