I recently read in a blog talking about the positives that the affirmative action has brought in black peoples' lives in the USA. And I wrote this comment. I wanted to post it here to ask people here if my understanding is correct.
There is a lot of difference between affirmative action and reservation by quotas. Let me explain by example.
Lets assume there are 100 students writing an entrance exam for a college that has 10 seats. Lets say there are 20 backward students among these 100. Assume top 6 backward students score ranks 3, 5, 6, 17, 28 and 39.
Lets say the policy is to have 30% affirmative action.
In this scheme, the top 10 ranks are scrutinised. They see that they have accommodated 3 backward students who have secured 3,5 and 6th ranks. The top 10 ranks are given the 10 seats. Everyone is happy.
Lets now assume the policy is to have 30% reservation.
In this scheme, the 10 seats is divided into 7 for open category and 3 for reserved category. The top 7 ranks take the 7 open category seats irrespective of whether they are backward or forward class students. Now the remaining 3 seats is filled by the next 3 top ranking backward class students who are actually ranked 17, 28 and 39. The forward class students ranked 8, 9 and 10 are denied admission.
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Check the actual stats ..
The percent of dalit candidates in govt machinery and govt seats are much lower than their percentage in the census ..
Hence the need for reservations .
Even it was affirmative action based on population percentage it would create the same effect ..
I agree that selective representation for Dalits is definitely required. My point is it can be in the form of affirmative action rather than in the form of reservation. The logic can be seen from the example that I have given in my post above.
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