While there is divided opinion on the reservation, we need to first understand the root cause of the problem. In my opinion, all of us agree on the following - a) Majority of the people in rural areas do not have proper education, hence leading them to remain poor and isolated from the growing urban rich. b) The urban poor cannot afford education and continue to remain poor, illiterate and frustrated.
So, with the above problem, should we not debate on the viable options for a solution. Unfortunately most of the politians rely on reservation to ensure that they get cheap vote. By having reservations we only aggravate the problem. There could be few exceptions, but the challenge of creating more educated people from the current set of poor people would still persist.
But what is the solution? In my opinion, there needs to be a long term solution as follows - a) Provide better education avenues in rural area and urban areas by improving the standards in the existing schools and starting new schools. Most of the government run schools are in regional language. While we need to have tradition and culture in mind, Government should start providing adequate English education. b) Provide primary education at no cost (Remember this is the investment for creating better citizens). For pooper people, waive off all education fees and provide scholarship for higher educations. This way they can be self reliable and have equal opportunities with the rest. c) Avoid all reservations. This is more of a curse than a solution as the country needs smart/clever people (across religion) and not just dumb degree holders. By having reservation, we give a clean chit to the candidates who have little intelligence to pass out of universities and then to provide them jobs we end up creating reservation in work place as well.
