Reservation System In India

By Neha Raj

The reservation system in India is a burning question. We are looking forward to seeing India as a developed nation. Are we seriously working towards this? I think the majority of us are just sitting back and blaming the government and system for this. It’s very easy to settle down with a higher paying job, be it in India or outside India. But it’s equally difficult to come into the system and make efforts to change the system. We have a long list of highly educated people who belong to this category.

A few days ago, the reserved category went on strike and today, it’s the turn of the unreserved category. Everyone belonging to the unreserved category is against the reservation system which is absolutely right. The problem is that people don’t want to find the root cause behind asking for/cancelling the reservation system. In India, people still like to marry within their caste/similar caste/religion. These narrow-minded people belong to the middle class/lower class, mostly from villages, tier 2 and tier 3 cities. Of course, reservation is a prerequisite, but the criteria for the reservation should not be caste defined. It should be based on economic conditions. And again, it is a challenging task to give benefit to the deserving.

And then, we blame the government for this. I am not in favour of any particular party. One who does well should stay in the system; else should leave or should be removed. All I want, as a common youth, is to see the development in my nation in all respects.

So, unless and until casteism is prevalent in India, it seems difficult to see India as a developed nation in future. If we want to see the change, we will have to come forward, take crucial steps and make efforts to bring the change.

By Neha Raj