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Amitav Ranjan Posted: Sep 22, 2008 at 0911 hrs IST
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New Delhi, September 22:: The Ministry of Social Justice is piloting an amendment in the Constitution to add denotified tribes as a new beneficiary of reservation with the job quota ceiling raised beyond 50 per cent — the limit fixed by the Supreme Court — to accommodate them.

In a Cabinet note to the Ministry of Home Affairs this month, the Ministry has asked it to consider the proposal of the National Commission for Denotified, Nomadic and Semi-Nomadic Tribes to provide reservation to them by adding a new Article 342A defining the tribes as a ‘Scheduled Community’.

“Once a denotified tribe is notified as a scheduled community, delete it from the list of scheduled tribe, scheduled castes or Other Backward Castes, as the case may be... Reserve 10 percent of Government jobs for DNTs even if the ceiling of 50 percent is exceeded,” the Ministry restates the recommendations while pushing the First Stage Proposals for Action.

Other amendments proposed are providing electoral reservation to the Scheduled Community in Lok Sabha, state legislatures, Panchayati Raj institutions and urban local bodies as well as setting up a permanent National Commission for DNTs like those for SCs and STs that have powers of a civil court and monitor the safeguards of these sections.

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The rationale for a separate category outside the SC, ST or OBC list stems from the inequity in their rehabilitation. Though 97 percent of denotified tribes and 84 percent of nomadic tribes are categorized as SC, ST or OBC, they have been bypassed in the development process.

And even though state governments are empowered under Article 16 to make separate provision for reservation outside the existing three categories, communities granted quota under this provision can get reservation benefits only in state institutions and not in the Central pool.

Around 11 crore people belong to 150 denotified tribes such as Pardhi, Baori, Sansi, Berad and Kanjar Bhat or 1,500 semi-nomadic or nomadic tribes like Nat, Dombari, Sapera, Madari, Van Gujjar and Kalandar. The denotified tribes were included in an 1871 Criminal Tribes Act branding them as criminal. Though a newly independent India repealed it in 1952, they continue to be hounded.

Other privileges proposed by the Ministry are providing a special housing scheme with campaigns to issue ration cards, BPL (Below Poverty Line) cards, voter identity cards to these tribes with a follow-up in the Inter State Council to evolve a common/coordinated approach among states.

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QUOTA CRIMIANLS!! by Dr Ramesh Bhange(Pune) on 2008-09-22 17:40:49.820888+05:30
THis gives you a clear insight in to these quota criminals'mind.These Quota Criminals wont get higher caste girl to marry or even to be grilfreind.so these middle aged 50ish quota doctors working in prestigious hospitals uses young or middle aged women COMING TO HIM as there pray! Most of quota doctors are smokers,habitual druncard or drug addict.Clearly it will knock down there virility for sure but problem is not that.Problem lies in THE Head!! By sxually abusing higheR caste women and/or childern,These quota crimianls will satisfy there EGO that they abused one or more highre caste woman and/or childern.This is pretty common psychological backwash when they feel fustated by competition from younger,competenet,more civilised and better looking merit doctor in the same hospitals.they have been taught to belive that they are margnialsed by higher caste professional which is clearly a myth as without QUOTA benefits,these criminals will be driving auto for sure!!
What about the human rights by Niels Razdan on 2008-09-22 15:57:10.923125+05:30
I find it sick reading some of the comments down below, some people are talking about social injustice, what about the social injustice metted out to the people of lower castes since last five thousand years of hindu civilization.?? There are still some provinces in india itself where the lower castes people are treated in human and scavengers. To make sure the rights of everyone is taken care of its important to empower these people and know their rights rather than bullying them and creating problems every time there is an issue of reservation. If the people of upper caste think that face a competition from this then its upto the constitution of india to decide and forsee how if it wants to be counted in the civilized world or not.
- by Sarkar on 2008-09-22 15:28:03.080634+05:30
As such whole country is backward. All PSU close where 95% are not backword only so called upper caste has prove that they in efficient. All caste base has created problem in India. Only so called upper are on higher position you can see the position of india with china. You can see all baster have left leaving muslim area because of fear only SC are staying and fighting with them.
quotas don't work by doxterina on 2008-09-22 15:04:38.180953+05:30
The quotas are going on increasing. More and more castes are added to 'backward' castes. This shows that quotas have not made any backward castes into forward. Instead previously 'forward' are getting added to the list of 'backward' Quotas have backfired royally. These politicians are hell bent on ruining the nation...what do they care about the ordinary man's bread when they are feeding off on his flesh?
Reservation has produced no benefit by Vijay on 2008-09-22 14:10:22.110186+05:30
Reservation has never brought any benefit. It is given by political parties to their men. The unqualified appointments have corrupted the whole system. Reservation for facilities like education can be given for financialy poor (not based on caste/relegion), but not in jobs as jobs are meant to be done well. We are seeing the erosion of efficiency already in all areas from administration to teaching to self respect and duties. The poor people should be provided with skills to compete with others thus making them more efficient and a better efficient India.
Reservation in Job by Manoj Kumar Jha on 2008-09-22 13:22:46.821431+05:30
Why our politician always think of reservation as welfare measure.Why no one ask them that, as the government, it is their responsibility to provide employemnt of to citizen of the country irrespective of the cast,creed and any other form of descrimnation.Why the fool the people in the name of reservation to cover their incompetancy to provide the employment to all.Why our intellectual of the sociesty fall to the prey of such tactics of politicain.
MALADY OF RESERVATION by N.V.SANKARAN on 2008-09-22 12:14:06.802624+05:30
This new move by the Social Justice Ministry is not surprising. In the case of the 27% reservation for the OBCs in the institutions for higher education even the supreme court had asked to review only the creamy layer status, not the reservation policy itself, every 5 years which is a clear indication that the reservation is there to stay for eternity, even though the founding fathers of independent India proposed this only for a limited period. The quotas have become like addictive drugs for those who enjoy it and for the more and more castes being added to it. No government, irrespective of their political ideology will dare to stop this nonsense because, no beneficiary will take it kindly if the benefits once doled out are withdrawn. Recently, the Kerala government had indicated that an Ordinace shall be promulgatd so that the Minimum marks prescribed for the SCs
Reservation by kad on 2008-09-22 11:39:59.962005+05:30
we should have 100% reservation for Lok Sabha ,army, cricket,doctors, Engineers,scientist so that we can go down the drain once for all.
we can only move backwards by ashok pai on 2008-09-22 11:28:06.058038+05:30
more castes added to the list than removed, amazing!
shame on the people of this country by anand on 2008-09-22 11:07:59.913317+05:30
Hats off to the Social Injustice Ministry. Another feather in the cap of the Disunited Non progressive Alliance....Way to go Manmohan...Shame on the people of this country for electing such a government into power
Sifarishbaaji by Manoj on 2008-09-22 11:00:43.012578+05:30
If one thinks, the objective is to bring people out of poverty, its a big mistake. The real reason is to increase the practice of SIFAARISHBAAJI FOR THE POLITICIANS AND BUREAUCRATS.
        
Denotified tribes
by Anil Rajbhar on 2008-09-22 11:46:04.485262+05:30
This is right thing going to be happend.Because these denotified tribes are real freedom fighter of india and faced Criminal tribes Act for Duration of 82 years.They faced it after 5 year of independence till 31 aug 1952.Froodom fighters are getting benefit of reservation since independence .But These real fighter is not getting any thing since 1871.So this is a tribute to Their forefathers . If this is is not enacted this time this is hearts dignity of India.
Backward country by Indi on 2008-09-22 10:21:31.393731+05:30
Declare whole India as backward.
Prayer that atrocity of RESERVATION GOOOOOOOOO once for all. by P. Suresh on 2008-09-22 09:45:36.736776+05:30
Date: Sep 22, 2008Dear Sir,RESERVATION per se is causing immense damage to the nation. This archiac, painful control mechanism has eaten into happiness of trillions of innocent people and their families for 3 successive generations. Prayer for end of RESERVATION once for all.One of your para itself answers why RESERVATION needs to be BANNED once for all. It is being quoted: "The rationale for a separate category outside the SC, ST or OBC list stems from the inequity in their rehabilitation. Though 97 percent of denotified tribes and 84 percent of nomadic tribes are categorized as SC, ST or OBC, they have been bypassed in the development process."Instead of catching the theif, the robbed is being robbed. Let common sense prevail. Prayer for DECIMATION of RESERVATION once for all.Thank You,P. Suresh
One more category by Kalluraya on 2008-09-22 09:33:11.912483+05:30
Hope there won't be agitations from SC, ST, OBC etc against this category.
reservations by vinayak on 2008-09-22 09:30:01.363244+05:30
Why not provide 100% reservation for ST, SC, OBC and DNTs and minorities. Change constitution to this effect. And make the change permanent. Others can enter employment only if candidates fro these catagories are not available at the time of recruitment. The reservation quota should also include posts like President, Vice President and MPs and MLAs Upper cats have enjoied these reservations for generations.
        
reservations
by KAD on 2008-09-22 11:35:36.364786+05:30
I totally agree.We should have 100% reservation for lok Sabha,for doctors ,engineers,army and police so we can godown the drain once for all
Reservations solution by MR on 2008-09-22 09:09:07.493551+05:30
Best solution: Appointment on Merit: 2% Reservations for every other category: 98%. End of argument.
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