Indian reservation system

GPTKB entity

Statements (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf affirmative action policy
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:Other_Backward_Classes
gptkb:Scheduled_Castes
gptkb:Scheduled_Tribes
gptkb:Economically_Weaker_Sections
gptkbp:benefit students
job applicants
political candidates
gptkbp:controversy caste-based discrimination
meritocracy debate
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:creamyLayerExclusion applies to OBCs
does not apply to SC/ST
gptkbp:criticizedFor exclusion of some poor from upper castes
perpetuating caste identities
gptkbp:excludes states like Tamil Nadu exceed 50% limit
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Indian reservation system
gptkbp:implementedIn gptkb:legislative_body
education
government jobs
gptkbp:introducedIn 1950
gptkbp:legalBasis gptkb:Article_340
gptkb:Article_330
gptkb:Article_332
gptkb:Constitution_of_India
gptkb:Article_342
Article 335
Article 341
Articles 15 and 16
gptkbp:maximumReservationLimit 50% (as per Supreme Court)
gptkbp:notableCase gptkb:Indra_Sawhney_v._Union_of_India
gptkb:Mandal_Commission
gptkb:103rd_Constitutional_Amendment
93rd Constitutional Amendment
gptkbp:percentageReserved 10% for Economically Weaker Sections
15% for Scheduled Castes
27% for Other Backward Classes
7.5% for Scheduled Tribes
gptkbp:purpose promote social equality
upliftment of underprivileged communities
gptkbp:relatedTo social justice
affirmative action
quota system
positive discrimination
reservation in promotion
creamy layer concept
gptkbp:reservationInPrivateSector not mandatory
debated topic
gptkbp:reservationInPromotion applies to SC/ST in government jobs
gptkbp:reviewedBy gptkb:National_Commission_for_Backward_Classes
gptkb:National_Commission_for_Scheduled_Castes
gptkb:National_Commission_for_Scheduled_Tribes
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_India
gptkbp:supportersArgue addresses historical injustices
necessary for social justice
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mandal_Commission_agitation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8