Removing the 50% upper limit on reservations and the creamy layer, and conducting a caste census is essential to ensure India becomes a developed nation by 2047, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, PMK president and Rajya Sabha member Anbumani Ramdas said. Parliament on Tuesday.
He said that the Government of India should pay attention to overall development. By thanking BR Ambedkar and the members of the Constituent Assembly, Dr. Anbumani said: “Development and development are different things. Economic growth is measured in terms of economic, GDP, wealth distribution and so on. But development belongs to the masses… Dalits, weaker sections, laborers, laborers, farmers, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, OBCs. To achieve our goal of becoming a developed country, they must develop, progress and develop,’ he said.
Dr. Anbumani further said, “Why do we put a 50% limit on reservation? Is it because of the law brought by the Parliament? no This was done by the Supreme Court in 1952-53, and repeated in 1993 in the Indira Sahni case. Parliament had nothing to do with it.”
He said that although reservation was given to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in proportion to the population, only 27% was given to Other Backward Castes (OBCs) who constituted 63% of the population (52% according to Mandal Commission).
“There is no creamy layer for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, right, but only for OBCs. Creamy layer is unconstitutional. Only OBCs are affected by it…,” he added.
Dr. speaking about caste census. Anbumani said the Indian government and state governments were rolling out affirmative action based on old data compiled by the British government in 1931.
He further said: “We need to have modern, up-to-date and relevant statistics for more positive functioning and social status of all the downtrodden sections of our country. All our reservations are based on caste. We need to add a column for OBCs in our census. Why are we hesitating (to take a caste census)?…
Dr. Anbumani said that the Rohini Commission appointed by the Prime Minister brought up the burning issues within the OBCs, which had to be addressed.
“OBCs comprise 2,633 communities. 10 of them have lost 24.9% of jobs and seats in education. 38 OBC communities have lost 25.9% of jobs and seats in education; 102 have lost 24.6% of jobs and seats in education, and 506 have lost 22.3% of jobs and seats in education. % of jobs and seats are taken away.So, 656 communities corner 97.5% of all jobs About 994 OBC communities get only 2.5% jobs and education, while 983 communities don’t even get a single job,” he added.
published – December 18, 2024 at 12:28 pm IST