Merit and myopia
Merit is a misnomer in a society that builds institutions by favouring some groups while discriminating against others.
Merit is a misnomer in a society that builds institutions by favouring some groups while discriminating against others.
“Constitution in every Municipality, by the District Magistrate, to such extent not exceeding 27 percent subject to ceiling limit of 50 percent of the total number of seats, including those reserved for Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribes and backward class of citizens taken together and such seats will be allotted by rotation to different wards in a Municipal area at every general election,” the bill stated.
Chief Minister M.K. Stalin had in the cabinet meeting held in August first week had announced the decision to extend the 7.5 percent reservation for government school students to other professional courses like engineering, law, fisheries, and agriculture.
The apex court in its ruling stated that there is “no fundamental right which inheres in an individual to claim reservation in promotions”, and also no court can order a state government to provide for reservation to SC/STs.
The premier business schools, which currently do not offer reservations in teaching positions, have been asked by the Ministry to provide quota in faculty positions for SC, ST, OBC and EWS candidates.
Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale on Sunday said the reservations for Scheduled Castes (SCs)…
Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale on Sunday said the reservations for Scheduled Castes (SCs)…
Manmohan Vaidya, head of the RSS' communications department, sparked a row here on Friday, saying that no reservations should continue…
