‘Consider reservations as responsibility, not burden:’ Education Minister to students questioning quota policy | Education News,The Indian Express
Dharmendra Pradhan said this while interacting with students of a private coaching institute in Rajasthan's Kota this week. Incidentally, the 2022 NEET-UG topper - Tanishka - is from the OBC (non-creamy layer) category
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‘Consider reservations as responsibility, not burden:’ Education Minister to students questioning quota policy
Dharmendra Pradhan said this while interacting with students of a private coaching institute in Rajasthan's Kota this week. Incidentally, the 2022 NEET-UG topper - Tanishka - is from the OBC (non-creamy layer) category
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New Delhi | Updated: September 9, 2022 2:21:52 am
Pradhan's response came after multiple students questioned the reservation policy. (Image credits: All India Radio Twitter handle)Arguing strongly in favour of reservations in higher education, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has said that the new generation should consider affirmation action for marginalised communities as their responsibility rather than a burden.
Pradhan said the founding fathers decided to adopt affirmative action following debates in the Constituent Assembly which felt the Indian State must provide a level playing field to the historically disadvantaged groups.
Pradhan made the remarks while interacting with students of a private coaching institute in Rajasthan’s Kota on Tuesday.
Incidentally, the 2022 NEET-UG topper – Tanishka – hails from Rajasthan and comes under the OBC (non-creamy layer category). In total, there are seven OBC-NCL candidates in the list of top 50.
“Who cleans your toilets? Sweepers do it right? Whose feet did the Prime Minister wash at the Kumbh Mela? That of a safai karamchari. They clean our washrooms and we call them untouchables. We have been doing it for centuries. And now that over the last 75 years we have provided them some assistance through affirmative action we are questioning that ?” Pradhan said.
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