QUOTA SYSTEM

What does Quota System mean

Reservation in• public sector units • Union and State civil services• union and state government

departments • public and private educational

institutions

Purpose

• social diversity in campuses and workplaces

• gender • rural people • Indian caste system

History of the practice

• 1882 - Hunter Commission• 1901-Reservations in Maharashtra by Shahu Maharaj. • 1935- Poona Pact • 1942-B.R.Ambedkar established the All India Depressed

Classes Federation• 1947 –Independence, Dr. Ambedkar was appointed chairman

of the drafting committee for Indian Constitution. • 26/01/1950-The Constitution of India came in force.• 1953-Kalelkar Commission

• 1991 -Narasimha rao Government

Types of Reservation

• Caste based

• Religion based

• State of domiciles

• Other criteria

Quota System in Education

Reservation

• For SC and ST• Other backward sections and areas• For Women• Handicap• Ex service men

Its Advantages

• Raising the living standard of scheduled classes

• Opportunities for Higher Education

• Better employment opportunity

• Employment for physically handicapped people

• Empowering women

its Disadvantages

• Deserving class is not getting the advantage

• Beneficial for limited group of People

• More complicated & confusing

• Indian society is very diverse, sometimes proper discrimination becomes issue

• Time to time demands from various society creates disrupt in the system

conclusion