Today the UP government took one additional step towards deepening the trench between classes. It has strictly ordered UPTU to waiver their entire tuition fees as well. Why do all SC’s ST’s and OBC’s need a fee waiver now? Don’t they get their admission forms at half the price of what a general category student gets? Shouldn’t these provisions only be for children of financially backward families regardless of the caste they belong to?
The government is fostering communalism rather than eradicating it by supporting quota system. Students from general quota have started despising those who are getting undue advantage of this reservation system. People have started to suspect the capabilities of SC’s, ST’s and OBC’s. Whenever such a student makes it to any top educational institution, we tend to say - ‘Oh him… he hails from a backward class, he is there only because of reservation.’
Why most of the Indian population is still economically downtrodden? Why the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer? Why we are technologically incompetent when compared to other countries? It’s because our government is invariably failing to identify who deserves to get a benefit out of the quota system and who does not. And the result - people lacking the requisite caliber are occupying offices, while those having it are roving on the roads.
I agree that the socially unprivileged classes have faced decades of oppression and their poor plight needs to be given a thought. But what about those who are already occupying high posts in government and private offices and are simply carefree about their children’s future; thanks to the Indian quota laws! Why doesn’t the government simplify things by making reservations completely income based?
Fortunately, 63 years old Independent India has been witnessing an absolute change in the mentality of its citizens towards the socially unprivileged classes. Today if you ask someone what caste he belongs to, you would be looked down upon by many eyes. Those who differentiate people on the basis of their castes are considered backward and impolite these days. So if the Government really wants to lend a helping hand to these unprivileged or should I say privileged classes, give them benefits at the elementary level. Make their education free up to class 12. But after that, let only the brightest shine!
If Government continues with its present reservation policies, soon there would be many undeserving Mayawatis holding key positions in the country and doing nothing but blowing their own trumpets shamelessly by erecting their own statues here and there!
Clarification: Posted above are the personal views of the author. No offence intended to any community.
