Criteria for OBC is comprehensive
Of late there has been few confusions regarding the OBC Quota and there are even few intelligent doctors from delhi who have enough courage to say in TV (CNN IBN and NDTV of course) that we should exclude the creamy layer from OBC.
This post is to explain the concept in clear terms
For once, BC is NOT EQUAL to OBC. There is a common misconception that BC + MBC = OBC. For Getting an OBC certificate, your income also is assessed and if that crossed 2.5 lakhs YOU ARE NOT ELIGIBLE for OBC. That is written in Black and White in the Rule book and this criteria is already being followed for few recruitments by the UPSC and is widely available in the Employment News and other notifications. That is your are a BC (or MBC) if you are OBC, but you will not always become OBC if you are BC (என்ன விசு வசனம் மாதிரி இருக்கா)
Not only the income, there are also few other criteria and if you come under one of them, you are EXCLUDED.
For example, there are arguments that Children of IAS officers are the ones who will get the quota. This is one of the most stupid sentences I have heard this century. And arguments like this are enough proof to say that those opposing the reservations do that even wihout knowing the realities and are being (mis)guided by vested interests. I invite your kind attention to NCBC Website . You please see the details for yourselves....
For those who are not accustomed with the Classes that are seen in the above link..
Class I often includes- District Level Officers, Director, Secretary, Collector, Joint Director, Deputy Director, Dean, Supdt of Police etc
Class II - Tahsildhar, ASP, Medical Officers, Head Masters, Bank Managers, Administrative Officers, Office Superindents,
In reality, by a time a bank employee's son/daughter comes to colleges, he puts in 20 years of service and will be in Class II or Class I depends on where he joined. So children of teachers, and bank clerks (who dominate in the Exams in Tamil Nadu) cannot compete under OBC quota and instead have to come under OC only.
This is advantageous in two fold
1. It gives a level play ground
2. It makes sure that the person who competes under OBC is a genuine down trodden candidate, the son of a peon or the son of the hospital worker or the daughter of a driver or the daughter of a farmer
When we have such a comprehensive system, I don't think that there are enough causes for apprehension
Caste and Community are different
AS PER THE EXISTING RULES Caste will be same, but community may differ based on the following
1. Income
2. District
3. Religion
For example, Take my Caste, Paravar (fisherman) in Tamil Nadu.
We are classified as Most Back ward Community is few districts like Thoothukudi, where a majority (but not every family) are well off and as Scheduled Castes in Kanyakumari district where majority (and not all) go for fishing or work as manual labourers.
And when the member of Paravar converts to any religion other than Hindu, he ceases to be a SC (Community changes, but caste will not change)
In the same way
Mr.Muthu is a SC if he is in Kanyakumari
Mr.Muthu is a OBC if he is in Thoothukudi
Mr.Muthu has to compete under OC if his family income crosses 2.5 lakhs per annum
When there are clear cut criterias like I wonder as to how many people still say that the definition for Backwardness is not clear etc etc
Of course, it may not be 100 % perfect (for that you need to take a lot of criteria), but the present system is at least 10 times more clear than what many people think. But to appreciate that you have to think with Open Mind.
But I don't think that there are enough people with Open Mind. For example, Sujai reports in his blog that
A lady asked why we are bent on polluting esteemed institutions like IITs and IIMs. It is rather unfortunate that she should use words like ‘pollute’. This is the exact mindset we are trying to fight in this country through imposition of reservations.
2 Comments:
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At 5:26 AM, Doctor Bruno said…
Yes... It is the same way with Rediff...
If they write an article praising Sachin (usually by Prem Panicker0, then all the comments that will appear will be praising Sachin
If the article criticises sachin, then every one who comments will ask Sachin to retire
And Rediff was the main reason why every one out of Tamil nadu thought that ADMK is going to win the elections this year
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Dr Bruno, I feel intelligent people look at the same data and come to entirely different conclusions. But what appalled me about the reservation debate was that some of comments and rhetoric are bigoted. Many of these ignoramus anti-reservationists believe that backward castes in India are less intelligent.
Please see my comments about rediff message boards