What are the provisions of reservation which you want to dismantle? What is the latest legal position?
Indian Constitution had originally provided for caste/tribe based reservation in political representation in elected bodies as well as in government-aided educational institutions and public employment for 10 years only. India has its 15% of seats in the Parliament, State Assemblies, Local Municipal Bodies and Village level institutions reserved for Scheduled Castes. Similarly 7.5% are reserved for Scheduled Tribes. Similarly, in central government funded higher educational institutions and jobs, 15% seats / posts are reserved for SCs and 7.5% for STs (total 22.5%). This reservation percentage has been raised to 49.5%, by including an additional 27% reservation for OBCs (Other Backward Castes). In a few states like Tamil Nadu, the total percentage of reservation is 69%. Andhra Pradesh has also reserved 4% seats for Muslims in addition to the reserved seats of SC, ST and OBC (within 50% lilmit). The percentage of reservation actually given to SC/ST/OBC by various states depends on the a
