gptkbp:instanceOf
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affirmative action policy
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gptkbp:appliesTo
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gptkb:Other_Backward_Classes
gptkb:Scheduled_Castes
gptkb:Scheduled_Tribes
gptkb:Economically_Weaker_Sections
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gptkbp:benefit
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students
job applicants
political candidates
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gptkbp:controversy
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caste-based discrimination
meritocracy debate
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:India
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gptkbp:creamyLayerExclusion
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applies to OBCs
does not apply to SC/ST
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gptkbp:criticizedFor
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exclusion of some poor from upper castes
perpetuating caste identities
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gptkbp:excludes
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states like Tamil Nadu exceed 50% limit
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Indian reservation system
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gptkbp:implementedIn
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gptkb:legislative_body
education
government jobs
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gptkbp:introducedIn
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1950
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gptkbp:legalBasis
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gptkb:Article_340
gptkb:Article_330
gptkb:Article_332
gptkb:Constitution_of_India
gptkb:Article_342
Article 335
Article 341
Articles 15 and 16
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gptkbp:maximumReservationLimit
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50% (as per Supreme Court)
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gptkbp:notableCase
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gptkb:Indra_Sawhney_v._Union_of_India
gptkb:Mandal_Commission
gptkb:103rd_Constitutional_Amendment
93rd Constitutional Amendment
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gptkbp:percentageReserved
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10% for Economically Weaker Sections
15% for Scheduled Castes
27% for Other Backward Classes
7.5% for Scheduled Tribes
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gptkbp:purpose
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promote social equality
upliftment of underprivileged communities
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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social justice
affirmative action
quota system
positive discrimination
reservation in promotion
creamy layer concept
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gptkbp:reservationInPrivateSector
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not mandatory
debated topic
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gptkbp:reservationInPromotion
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applies to SC/ST in government jobs
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gptkbp:reviewedBy
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gptkb:National_Commission_for_Backward_Classes
gptkb:National_Commission_for_Scheduled_Castes
gptkb:National_Commission_for_Scheduled_Tribes
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_India
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gptkbp:supportersArgue
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addresses historical injustices
necessary for social justice
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Mandal_Commission_agitation
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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8
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