Sk. Sahajahan
Volume-XIII, Issue-II, January 2025
Volume-XIII, Issue-II, January 2025 | ||
Published Online: 31.01.2025 | Page No: 60-67 | |||
Role
of Government to eradicate inequality in Indian Society
Sk.
Sahajahan, Assistant professor, Department of political science,
Maharaja Manindra Chandra College, Kolkata, India | |
India is a heterogeneous society, where various community people’s lives together. But they are not equal. Some of them belongs to higher class other lower. In this situation lower classes or depressed classes are exclusion from various social activities. So, in this way injustice is spread in society, because backward classes are not gain resources in equally in higher class. The government has given them some benefits in forms of reservation or affirmative actions because it helps to remove injustice and establish social justice in society. Dr.B.R. Ambedkar is a main leader of Dalits. Before B.R. Ambedkar, Jyotirao Phule also important role to upliftment of Dalits class. In constitutions refers Dalits means untouchable that is depressed class. Ambedkar continue fight against injustice society. He wants to upliftment of depressed class by reservation in legislation. So, gradually, The Morley-Minto Reforms Act 1909, Communal Award 1932 and Poona Pact 1932,25th September. After Independence, initially reservation is provided only for SC &ST. And this reservation in legislation till in 1960.Then Government appoints many commissions for backward classes. First commission in 1953 K.K. Commission &1955 commission submit its report but Government not accept this report. After a long time, Janata government have appointed second backward commission, Mandal Commission in 1978 and report submit in 1980.Mandal commission first time introduce reservations for Other Backward classes (OBC). In Indra Sawhney &other vs Union of India case 1993: judgement implement with 27% reservation for OBC in central government. At present 103rd constitutional amendment act 2019, the reservation of seat for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) and 10% reservation granted in educations and public employment. This reservation is more helpful for unreserved section those are not admission in famous institutions for poor financial condition. And also, EWS quota ensure social justice in our present society. | |
Keywords: Economically weaker section (EWS), Other Backward Classes (OBC), Quota, scheduled castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), Dalits, Depressed, Injustice, Upliftment, Equal. |