QUOTA FOR OBCs

Manmohan Singh's cabinet is about to clear a notification to increase reservation for OBCs in 20 central universities, the IITs and IIMs. The constitution has already been amended for this purpose and no political party is objecting. But India Incorporate is not amused. Let us see what few of them say:

IT czar N R Narayana Murthy has vehemently opposed this move. He says - "I am totally against the quota system in management schools. In my opinion, a better model would be to spend extra money in preparing youth for the selection process". So, India Incorporate should draw out a plan for giving scholarships to the deserving in the needy category.

DU pro-VC is also agitated on this move. He said that this way "one half of the country will be nurtured not on merit but on other considerations". If this quota is introduced, the meritorious students will be denied good education. Concern is being raised that this quota will force a rush to European and US universities. Will it be good for the country?

Narendra Jadhav, RBI Chief Economist, says “Caste does not define how intellectual a person is. Rather it difference in resources and exposure”. What is the solution - Provide them all necessary resources and exposure to bring then on an equal footing for selection process.

Santrupt Misra of Aditya Birla Group HRD says “The government, instead of taking shortcut, to offer them paper degrees minus competence, should focus their attention to better the primary and secondary education in the country… I will always look to merit and never ask for the caste”. Yes, seems to be the right solution.

If government goes with its plans and quota becomes a reality then what sort of social justice will be this? To socially lift some people politicians are ready to pull down other people.

Interestingly this quota issue has again presented a embarrassing situation for PM, Manmohan Singh. People are asking a question - "How could he, a liberaliser with strong support in premier educational institutions like IIMs and IITs, agree with the proposal to reserve half the seats on non-merit considerations?"

To protect his brand image (which has already lost its sheen)he is again taking recourse to his usual gambit to shrug off an uncomfortable decision by saying that he was not aware of it. Arjun Singh says that PM was consulted. Now, who is to be believed? Both are favourites of Sonia Gandhi and derive strength from her.

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