Dalit Problems in India: Is Reservation A True Solution?
Journal Title: International Journal of Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Studies (IJIMS) - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 3
Abstract
The term ‘Dalit’ is increasingly being used by the activist sections of the former 'untouchables' in preference to 'Harijans' and 'Scheduled Caste'. The framers of the Indian Constitution incorporated several protective measures in the Constitution to secure life of dignity to the Dalits and to ensure social justice and equality to the backward classes. Despite the Constitutional safeguards and various efforts made by the Government, specifically the reservation policy to uplift the Dalits not much changes have taken in their position in social, economic and political life. They still continue to suffer from poverty, illiteracy, oppression, exploitation, bondage, untouchability, atrocities, torture and other inhuman treatment. Only a small section of Dalits belonging to the elite class among SC has benefited from the policy of reservation. Rather this policy has increased division and corruption in society. In fact social and economic backwardness should be the main determining factor for consideration in the field of reservation, not the birth identity.
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Saswati Banerjee
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