10% quota for upper castes: Make govt jobs less cushy, says MIT economist Abhijit Banerjee
6 years ago

10% quota for upper castes: Make govt jobs less cushy, says MIT economist Abhijit Banerjee

Firstpost  

Banerjee said on Wednesday that people prefer government jobs as they are well paid and have no very strong obligation to work. Mumbai: As the poll-bound BJP government is striving to get lawmakers’ nod to get a 10 percent quota for the economically backward upper-castes practically making everyone eligible for reservations, MIT economist Abhijit Banerjee has opined that we badly need to make government jobs less “cushy” to improve labour market conditions. “We need to make government jobs less cushy and make them count more,” Banerjee said while delivering the Exim Bank’s 34th commencement day annual lecture here this evening. He also said the Modi government sustained the “high economic growth” achieved during the UPA regime, but that did not translate into jobs, poverty elimination and better healthcare and education for all.

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Data on Central government job quotas missing from DoPT’s latest annual report
1 month, 1 week ago

Data on Central government job quotas missing from DoPT’s latest annual report

The Hindu  

The Union government’s Department of Personnel and Training has removed data on reservations in Central government jobs and positions from its latest Annual Report released last month. A table — which contains details about all Central government positions across Ministries and Departments, and the number of Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, and Other Backward Classes employees across Groups A, B, C, …

OPINION| Quota Within Quota: The Secret Weapon!
2 months ago

OPINION| Quota Within Quota: The Secret Weapon!

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is doing his best to explain to voters of Jharkhand and Maharashtra the exact meaning of his slogan, “Ek Hain, Toh Safe Hain”. The issue came up before the Supreme Court recently, and the apex court in August ruled by a 6:1 majority judgement that sub-classification within the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes was permissible. In …

Should reservation in jobs only be in proportion to the population?
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Should reservation in jobs only be in proportion to the population?

The Hindu  

During his election campaign, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has often used the slogan ‘Jitni abadi, utna haq’. Explained: The case for caste census in India Sukhdeo Thorat: Dr. Ambedkar’s position was that if the reservation share of the SCs, STs has to be defined, it should be in proportion to the social, economic, and educational standing of the group. Sukhdeo …

Congress guarantees minimum wage, raise in quota limit
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Congress guarantees minimum wage, raise in quota limit

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday announced another five guarantees each for ‘Shramik Nyay’ and ‘Hissedari Nyay’. When his attention was drawn to the guarantees announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, Kharge said it was a “good thing” if the former was copying the age-old concept of the Congress initiated by former PM …

75% quota in private jobs: SC seeks Centre’s response on Haryana govt’s plea
11 months, 1 week ago

75% quota in private jobs: SC seeks Centre’s response on Haryana govt’s plea

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to the Centre seeking its response on a Haryana government plea against the Punjab and Haryana High Court order declaring a law providing 75 per cent reservation in private sector jobs to the residents of the state as “unconstitutional”. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Haryana government, submitted that the high …

Nitish Kumar-led Bihar govt raises quota for deprived castes to 65 per cent in state jobs, education
1 year, 1 month ago

Nitish Kumar-led Bihar govt raises quota for deprived castes to 65 per cent in state jobs, education

India TV News  

The Nitish Kumar government in Bihar has formally increased the reservation quota for deprived castes from 50% to 65% in state government jobs and educational institutions. Governor Arlekar sent formal notifications for both bills—the Bihar Reservation of Vacancies in Posts and Services Amendment Bill and the Bihar Reservation Amendment Bill, 2023—to the state government, endorsing the proposed changes. The swift …

Haryana govt's 75% quota for locals in private sector quashed by HC
1 year, 1 month ago

Haryana govt's 75% quota for locals in private sector quashed by HC

Hindustan Times  

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday quashed the Manohar Lal Khattar's government law providing 75% reservation in the private sector to state job seekers who have a domicile certificate. The law, Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act, 2020, provided 75% reservation to local youth in private sector jobs that offer a monthly salary of less than ₹30,000. …

Bihar: Nitish Kumar proposes to increase reservation quota from 50% to 75% after caste survey results
1 year, 2 months ago

Bihar: Nitish Kumar proposes to increase reservation quota from 50% to 75% after caste survey results

Op India  

On 7th November, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar presented a detailed report of the caste-based census in the Legislative Assembly. While tabling the detailed caste census report in the state assembly, he said, “Quotas for Other Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes, and Scheduled Tribes need to be raised. According to the caste survey, Yadavs have the highest population among OBCs and …

Quick edit: Manipur message
1 year, 8 months ago

Quick edit: Manipur message

Live Mint  

The violence in Manipur over a proposed change in reservation eligibility reveals not just job scarcity, an all-India problem, but the need for a conversation on affirmative action that rises above group interests. A proposal to extend a tribal quota to Meiteis, who make up the state’s majority, is being resisted by Kukis and Nagas, who are currently eligible for …

India’s top court backs Modi government move to expand affirmative action
2 years, 2 months ago

India’s top court backs Modi government move to expand affirmative action

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Passed by parliament in January 2019, the law reserves …

India@75 survey: Indians favour policy push for rural development, govt jobs
2 years, 5 months ago

India@75 survey: Indians favour policy push for rural development, govt jobs

Live Mint  

How should India be governed? Around 53% of urban Indians would prefer a tax cut over cash transfers for the poor; 58% would like the government to be the job-giver compared to 42% wanting it to be an enabler of private sector jobs. View Full Image India's idea of welfare The survey covered 10,271 respondents across 204 cities and towns. …

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | The case against quotas isn't about meritocracy
3 years, 8 months ago

Parsa Venkateshwar Rao Jr | The case against quotas isn't about meritocracy

Deccan Chronicle  

The five-member Supreme Court Constitution Bench’s order quashing the Maharashtra law granting reservations in admissions to educational institutions and in government jobs for the Maratha community is quite a complicated ruling. Similarly, the BJP’s Hindu identity, which seeks to overlook the clash of castes in the intra-Hindu framework, is of no help in facing up to the demand for reservations …

Jharkhand govt clears 75% quota for locals in private sector industry
3 years, 10 months ago

Jharkhand govt clears 75% quota for locals in private sector industry

Hindustan Times  

The government of Jharkhand has approved an employment policy that requires 75 per cent of jobs in private sector industrial units to be reserved for locals, sources in the government said. Confirming the development, a minister who was part of the cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister Hemant Soren on Friday, said on condition of anonymity that the policy aims …

SC says hard for elected govt to have 'political will' to meet with challenges of reservation; strikes down 100% ST quota in scheduled areas
4 years, 8 months ago

SC says hard for elected govt to have 'political will' to meet with challenges of reservation; strikes down 100% ST quota in scheduled areas

Firstpost  

It is very hard for an elected government to have the ‘political will’ to meet the challenges arising out of the reservation scenario wherein neither the lists of those entitled have been reviewed nor the quota provisions have come to an end, the Supreme Court has observed. New Delhi: It is very hard for an elected government to have the …

Prakash Javadekar says 10% quota for economically weaker in general category to be implemented from 2019 academic year
5 years, 11 months ago

Prakash Javadekar says 10% quota for economically weaker in general category to be implemented from 2019 academic year

Firstpost  

The 10 percent quota is meant for individuals belonging to economically weaker sections whose parental annual earning is not more than Rs 8 lakh and possess less than five acres of agriculture land. New Delhi: Ten percent reservation for the poor falling under the ambit of general category will be implemented in all educational institutions from the academic year 2019 …

Top 10% Among Forward Castes Own 60% Wealth, Says Study
6 years ago

Top 10% Among Forward Castes Own 60% Wealth, Says Study

The Quint  

Although India’s upper caste households earned nearly 47 percent more than the national average annual household income, the top 10 percent within these castes owned 60 percent of the wealth within the group in 2012, as per a recent paper by the World Inequality Database. Further, the wealthiest 1 percent among them grew their wealth by nearly 16 percentage points …

Gujarat to implement 10% quota law for general category 'poor' from today; Congress criticises 'hurried announcement'
6 years ago

Gujarat to implement 10% quota law for general category 'poor' from today; Congress criticises 'hurried announcement'

Firstpost  

Ahmedabad: The Gujarat government said on Sunday that it will implement the 10 percent reservations in government jobs and higher education for the economically backward sections in the general category from 14 January. The Constitutional amendment to provide the 10 percent quota received assent of President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday. “The economically-weaker sections from the general category will get …

Opinion | Quota politics is the legacy of flawed priorities
6 years ago

Opinion | Quota politics is the legacy of flawed priorities

Live Mint  

Last Monday, the Bharatiya Janata Party -led National Democratic Alliance announced its decision to expand India’s affirmative action agenda. But you don’t have the kind of difficulty that you have in India where a poor person doesn’t have a school to go to, doesn’t have a hospital where he can take his child to, which will provide basic diagnostic and …

Opinion | Why the upper classes are imitating the weak
6 years ago

Opinion | Why the upper classes are imitating the weak

Live Mint  

If you are married to a Jain you may have heard the comment, “This egg is too eggy.” Or, “This fish is too fishy.” I am reminded of this every time people complain that our politicians are pampering “the vote bank”. While proposing the quota the government said it was for the “poor” among those castes that were too high …

Excuse of upper caste poverty may not help Modi govt get away with 10% quota if it's legally challenged
6 years ago

Excuse of upper caste poverty may not help Modi govt get away with 10% quota if it's legally challenged

Firstpost  

The Supreme Court has ground to quash the 10 percent quota law it if it is challenged before it as there has been no mention of any inadequate representation of poorer sections of the society. *** By introducing 10 percent reservations for economically weaker sections of the general category, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is doing what PV Narasimha Rao tried …

Don't know Manmohan Singh's caste but most Congress PMs were Savarnas, why didn't they think of quota bill? Asks Ram Vilas Paswan
6 years ago

Don't know Manmohan Singh's caste but most Congress PMs were Savarnas, why didn't they think of quota bill? Asks Ram Vilas Paswan

Firstpost  

Lok Janshakti Party chief Ram Vilas Paswan said on the 10 per cent quota move that all prime ministers from Congress party barring Manmohan Singh belonged to upper castes. New Delhi: Lok Janshakti Party chief Ram Vilas Paswan said all the former Prime Ministers from the Congress party barring Manmohan Singh belonged to upper castes, however, he does not know …

10% Upper Caste Quota: Despite Problems, I Want Income-Based Reservation
6 years ago

10% Upper Caste Quota: Despite Problems, I Want Income-Based Reservation

The Quint  

On 8 January, the Lok Sabha passed the 10 percent quota Bill for jobs and education for the economically weaker sections of the upper castes. That sounds good for a person like me who belongs to the general category, but has faced adversity while preparing for a government job, or to be more precise, civil services. I was left feeling …

Narendra Modi pushes quota ahead of polls, but where are the jobs?
6 years ago

Narendra Modi pushes quota ahead of polls, but where are the jobs?

Live Mint  

New Delhi: India’s ruling party, which promised to create 10 million jobs a year, looks a little nervous as it heads toward re-election. With national polls just months away, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration is pledging to extend a 10 percent quota for government jobs and higher education places to groups including upper caste Hindus, who form the backbone of …

India moves to open up job quotas to upper castes for first time
6 years ago

India moves to open up job quotas to upper castes for first time

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Under India’s constitution, 50 per …

The Hindu Explains: The new 10% quota, its implications, and more
6 years ago

The Hindu Explains: The new 10% quota, its implications, and more

The Hindu  

Who will the new 10% quota apply to? If the Supreme Court indeed agrees to lift the 50% cap, all States of India can extend the quantum of reservation and “upper castes” will stand to lose in State services. If the Supreme Court rejects the idea of breaching the 50% cap, Economically Weaker Section quotas can be provided only by …

Opinion | The fatal attraction of quota politics
6 years ago

Opinion | The fatal attraction of quota politics

Live Mint  

On Monday the Bharatiya Janata Party -led National Democratic Alliance government moved to expand the country’s affirmative action agenda. For one, the timing of the proposal, with just under two months left for the next general election cycle, has led to the charge of political opportunism being levelled against the BJP, especially since it is well received by the upper …

10% quota for economically weaker upper caste: Political ploy is only way to bring desired change to polarised polity
6 years ago

10% quota for economically weaker upper caste: Political ploy is only way to bring desired change to polarised polity

Firstpost  

Narendra Modi government’s decision to amend the Constitution to provide 10 percent quota for economically weaker sections of the upper caste has generated a lot of heat and dust. Narendra Modi government’s decision to amend the Constitution to provide 10 percent reservation in college admissions and government jobs for so-called economically weaker sections of people who are not covered by …

Modi govt's decision on 'economically backward' quota unlikely to withstand judicial scrutiny, may also be politically counterproductive
6 years ago

Modi govt's decision on 'economically backward' quota unlikely to withstand judicial scrutiny, may also be politically counterproductive

Firstpost  

The timing of the Narendra Modi government’s announcement of the proposed quota formula is certainly a matter of suspicion. The Centre’s decision to introduce ten percent reservation for economically backward sections of society is fraught with several implementation challenges, which may lead to its misuse and abuse. Moreover, the overall quota would go beyond the constitutionally laid limit of fifty …

India plans job quotas for upper caste poor as election nears
6 years ago

India plans job quotas for upper caste poor as election nears

Al Jazeera  

BJP moves constitution amendment bill in parliament to reserve 10 percent of government jobs for the privileged group. New Delhi, India – Months ahead of crucial general elections, India‘s government plans to reserve 10 percent of government jobs for the poor, including the country’s historically privileged upper castes. India’s system of reservation or quota – its version of affirmative action …

Left opposing reservations for first time: Jaitley pitches for upper caste quota
6 years ago

Left opposing reservations for first time: Jaitley pitches for upper caste quota

India Today  

Hitting back at opposition posed by the Left to the quota for unreserved category, Arun Jaitley today in Parliament said, "This is the first time in history when the Left is opposing benefits for the poor in society." As he spoke in favour of a 10 per cent quota for the economically backward among upper castes, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley …

Govt approves 10% quota for upper castes: Forget the politics of it, income-based reservation is the way ahead
6 years ago

Govt approves 10% quota for upper castes: Forget the politics of it, income-based reservation is the way ahead

Firstpost  

Every policy announcement by the government just months ahead of a major election will be seen through the prism of politics. Hence, the easy explanation to Narendra Modi government’s decision to offer reservation in jobs and education to economically weaker upper castes is that it is a smart political tactic by BJP to allay the concerns of upper castes and …

A potential political masterstroke? Union Cabinet approves 10% reservations for economically weaker sections: Reports
6 years ago

A potential political masterstroke? Union Cabinet approves 10% reservations for economically weaker sections: Reports

Op India  

The Narendra Modi government has potentially conducted a political ‘surgical strike’ after its losses in the Assembly Elections in 2018. As per reports, the Union Cabinet has approved 10% reservations for the economically weaker sections among the Upper Castes in government jobs and education. #UPDATE 10 percent reservation approved by Union Cabinet for economically weaker upper caste sections. The move …

Reservation LIVE: Winter Session Extended by a Day as Govt Mulls Reservation for Economically Weaker Upper Castes
6 years ago

Reservation LIVE: Winter Session Extended by a Day as Govt Mulls Reservation for Economically Weaker Upper Castes

News 18  

This live blog will keep you updated on the latest news and views throughout the day. Reservation LIVE: In a major decision months before general elections, the Union Cabinet on Monday approved 10% reservation for economically backward upper castes, sources told News18. The move is likely to invoke strong reactions from Dalit intellectuals and opposition parties such as the Mayawati-led …

Nitin Gadkari on reservation issue: ‘Where are the jobs?’
6 years, 5 months ago

Nitin Gadkari on reservation issue: ‘Where are the jobs?’

Live Mint  

Aurangabad: Stating that reservation will not guarantee employment as jobs are shrinking, union minister Nitin Gadkari today said there is a “school of thought” which wants policymakers to consider the poorest of poor in every community. Gadkari made the remarks, responding to reporters’ questions on the ongoing Maratha quota agitation and similar demands by other communities in Maharashtra. One school …

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