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India had a caste system for a long time. The lower castes were relegated to menial jobs while upper classes enjoyed ruling. After India got independence in 194

India had a caste system for a long time. The lower castes were relegated to menial jobs while upper classes enjoyed ruling. After India got independence in 1947, a new legislation was passed with 20% seats given to the lower castes. Soon, people demanding more and more seats, A classic case of vocal minority. Now, In 2022, almost 70% of all seats reserved for the "lower" castes with a small population. The rest population competes for 30% of seats. If someone tries to reduce the amount of quota: Riots happens, ministers are dethroned, shot etc. Nobody even touches this issue anymore. The result is that the top brass of the skilled population have built up a deep resentment. The moment they start earning well, they leave the country and surrender their citizenship without hesitation. This leads to a feedback loop where the general population is taxed more and more to cover the revenue gap of HNI (High Networth Individuals) leaving. And then more population with the ability to leave , leaves. 1. https://www.shiksha.com/engineering/articles/jee-main-reservation-criteria-understanding-quotas-reservations-and-categories-blogId-7760 https://www.shiksha.com/engineering/articles/jee-main-reserv... 2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reservation_in_India https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reservation_in_India 3. https://www.forbesindia.com/media/images/2023/Jun/img_210405_privatewealthmigration.jpg https://www.forbesindia.com/media/images/2023/Jun/img_210405...

govg 3y ago
The Mandal Commission in 1980 determined the fraction of OBCs to be 50%, a later sample survey in 2006 showed it to be around 40%, [0] current reservation policies for this category are around 30%. The Indian Census of 2011 shows that SC/ST category accounts for roughly 25% of the population. [1] I agree with people making the point that these designations have now been used as a political tool, and that sometimes cases arise where people fake credentials. But to claim that they are a lower population is absurd, given that SC/ST/OBC would account for more than 50% of the population. [0] - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Other_Backward_Class https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Other_Backward_Class [1] - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scheduled_Castes_and_Scheduled_Tribes https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scheduled_Castes_and_Schedul...

govg 3y ago

The Mandal Commission in 1980 determined the fraction of OBCs to be 50%, a later sample survey in 2006 showed it to be around 40%, [0] current reservation policies for this category are around 30%. The Indian Census of 2011 shows that SC/ST category accounts for roughly 25% of the population. [1] I agree with people making the point that these designations have now been used as a political tool, and that sometimes cases arise where people fake credentials. But to claim that they are a lower population is absurd, given that SC/ST/OBC would account for more than 50% of the population. [0] - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Other_Backward_Class https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Other_Backward_Class [1] - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scheduled_Castes_and_Scheduled_Tribes https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scheduled_Castes_and_Schedul...