‘Reservation will further increase corruption’

Pune: The Union Cabinet approved 10 per cent reservation for the economically backward class (EBC) of general category in jobs and education on Monday.

City-based activists have raised doubts about the implementation of reservation.

“We don’t oppose reservation, but reservations are not an effective solution to problems. Instead of dividing opportunities, the government should create opportunities. Already, there is shortage of job in government-run sectors. For example, every year, lakhs of students appear for MPSC examination but the State government releases only 60-70 positions for recruitments,” said education activist Mukund Kirddat.

“However, this seems to be only a proposal which is unlikely to be devised into a policy anytime soon, as the winter session ends on Tuesday. There is hardly any time to discuss several issues. Many queries will be left unanswered,” he added.

While, Vivek Velankar, a city-based social and education activist, said that another reservation will further increase the scope for corruption. “How difficult will it be to procure fake economic status certificates? There needs to be a clarity on who will certify these documents and how will it be provided,” he said.

“Reservations should either be based on caste or economic condition. There are very less chances that the proposal will sustain in the Supreme Court,” he added.

“How will the eligibility of economically backward class be considered? If they consider those who don’t pay IT, then, 90 pc of the population don’t do so. Even if the government is firm then is reservation on the basis of this, feasible,” asked Anand Dave of Akhil Bharatiya Brahman Mahasangh.