[QUOTE=NCSinha;11757]I am for doing away with all kinds of reservations, except of course reservation in trains,plains and restaurants etc. Reservations for jobs and admissions to various schools and colleges must be done away with. These breed frustration and division and nothing else. Instead, provide equal infrastructure for all to grow without any kind of discrimination at any level. Let all grow in an environment of equality. This is what was envisaged by the constitution makers. In our over enthusiasm we nullified it all by clinging on to this absurd principle of reservation that has contributed to raising of an army of inefficient and half-baked educated people. There is a need to give a serious thought to it. And so long as we cannot provide adequate infrastructure for all, the only reservation should be made available to those who are economically backward irrespective of caste and creed. Those promoting the causes of caste and religion forget the fact that 'we are all naked under our shirts and pants'. Our constitution too guaranteed equality and equal opportunities to all. Only the exceptions should be eliminated. No reservation at all. Let us all breathe in a free and fair society where there is no room for adjustments in the name of reservation. This is a breeding ground for corruption and inefficiency. We are paying heavily for that. And in order to create an environment conducive for free and natural growth of all, I suggest conscription for our countrymen. Country belongs to all us. Why then only some people serve it as soldiers. Let no soldier feel that he is dying for 'their' country. We can prove to be a better nation if we do away with reservation and implement conscription.[/QUOTE]

Shri N C Sinha, I fully agree with you that RESERVATIONS or QUOTAS should be done away with completely. Dr. Ambedkar himself had said that the RESERVATION period(1951-60) should be strictly discontinued even if the concerned people don't benefit from it but the Govt. is continuing it till date giving 10-year extentions every 10 yrs just for Votes & Politics. When equality was the aim behind Reservation then the very term which has been given to them, 'BACKWARD CLASS' is contradictory as it means different from OPEN CLASS, STRANGE. The purpose only doesn't get met.
2) Why should these people be given RESERVATION, don't they have 1 Brain, 2 Eyes, 2 Ears, 1 Mouth, 2 Hands n 2 Legs like OPEN Category people??? Just because they are financially not good? There are umpteen Cases in India where people have faced odds while studying n have made it to top positions despite being from a financially unsound background then why can't these people do that??? They have got used to the easy things which come with Reservations n many don't even value it.
3) MERIT should be the base for everything. Imagine the plight of a School if a Principal is replaced by a Peon... just because of RESERVATION....
4) After the Reforms introduced in 1991, in this Era of GLOBALISATION, Indian atmosphere has become very competitive, everyone has to struggle to keep pace with things, India is doing good but because of this Reservation, its losing also a lot. The saying 'SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST' has to be changed to 'SURVIVAL OF THE FASTEST'. Its high time that RESERVATION should be abolished. QUALITY & EFFICIENCY have to be developed. The more sooner India abolishes RESERVATIONS, 5 Yrs from then, it will be a SUPER POWER. OF course 2 other factors also should be considered, CORRUPTION & POPULATION. CORRUPTION is now being taken care by LOKPAL BILL, thanks to shri Anna Hazare, for POPULATION, Family Planning Association of India should not take Bribes from Outsiders(who want our Population to grow as we are their Market to sell their Goods) & should work, yes i repeat, should work as they are not working at all.
5) Apart from everything, i would say, they were given 10 Years(1951-60), they got 10-year extentions every 10 years now upto 2020, it is 5 times already n it will be 6 times uptill 2020, what a big JOKE the Govt. is making of OPEN people. How far is this justified?