Reservation is an old talk in the country but
before we start with it - again, let us first begin with an incident that
pushed me to write on this issue. I’ll be brief on that. Yesterday, I was at my
cousin’s place who happens to be preparing for UPSC examination. We all know
what and how tough that is so I think I need not talk about the exam itself. My
cousin always made it big in his school and college but he was a little low on
hope this time. Yeah, he says reservation is what he fears. While I don’t encourage
his thought, I surely cannot deny from the fact that there’s a good chance that
reservation is something which might end up with him not getting through UPSC.
We’ve all heard about reservation
at some point of time in our life. I’d say you aren’t really on the internet if
you haven’t, ever, stumbled on to some reservation joke while being connected. While
many of us praise our government (usually those benefiting) for having such an
important chapter in its jurisdiction, there are some who consider it a curse
on them. Is it really the best our government could come up with to raise the
living standards of unprivileged in our country or is it just another law lying
down in our constitution seeking immediate amendment?
We find
reservation everywhere we go, let that be schools, colleges, universities or
jobs. There is reservation in exams like
JEE, NEET, SSC, UPSC etc. Oh, I almost forgot, there is reservation in buses
and trains too. While reservation might help a community, it may come out to be
a disastrous decision at times. Consider a doctor having inadequate knowledge
about the subject, courtesy to reservation, in an operation theatre with an open
body lying on the operation table in front of him. Or a civil engineer building
huge buildings, flyovers and magnificent infrastructure, molded with
reservation, which might end up into ground in no time taking numerous lives
with it and causing enormous destruction. We have all witnessed such incidents
in the past. How can we even expect a country to be at its prime if reservation
is feeding up on its bones? Merits should be the basis of education system and
not reservation but we all know how it goes in India. Reservation is one amongst
the many prominent reasons why capable young minds turn to foreign countries to
fulfil their dreams after being disowned by their own.
Reservation is necessary to rise
the bars for the unprivileged…. agreed, but many who are privileged enough or
perhaps have more to it are tapping this weak pulse to their advantage. Reservation
wasn’t meant for OBCs, SCs or STs, it was meant for the unprivileged and that’s
how it should be. We’ve all seen people who belong to one of the reserved
category but are actually richer that most in the general category and yet,
they enjoy the facilities bestowed upon them by the law. Providing reservation
rights to someone who is not worthy enough is killing opportunities for those
who actually deserve it. Not only does the ‘general’ category have to suffer
because of this but also those who rightfully deserve reservation are not given
a proper chance because the seats have already been filled with. There is a
solid 49.5% reservation for OBCs, SCs and STs combined while there is only 1%-1.5%
of reservation (depending upon the state we’re talking about) for physically
disabled if we go according to the constitution. Is it fair enough?
No
matter what, reservation has always been a much discussed issue in our country
and we all know why. While reservation is deeply engraved in our constitution
and the society, it actually is meant to perform some real productive work but
seldom did it do what it was meant to. Passing on reservation rights doesn’t
ends up the responsibilities of the so called karta-dhartas of our country, sitting their asses on comfortable
chairs. Checking on that these facilities reach up to those who actually need
them is also a part of their responsibility. Inefficient reservation system,
instead of bridging the differences in the society, would rather magnify it as
it would result in a feeling of jealousy and hatred towards the unrightfully
reserved people. While reservation is a necessary evil, immediate amendments to
the reservation system is required to think people through it. While this form
of the system has been active since the laying down of our constitution, it is
never too late to right our wrongs.
Many
might not like this post especially those who are being talked about but tell
me one thing - Is reservation really doing
justice? Now answer the same question looking through the eyes of those who
have been a prey to reservation.
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