What are the key factors considered in the reservation system in India within the framework of the Constitution
Examine the scope and limitations of reservation as per the Indian Constitution.
- Reservation based on social and educational backwardness.
- Caste-based reservation for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes.
- Provision for reservation in education, employment, and legislative representation.
- Reservation percentage set by the government periodically.
- Reservation not to exceed 50% barring exceptional circumstances.
- Reservation subject to creamy layer exclusion for OBCs.
- Reservation benefits for women, physically challenged, and economically weaker sections.
- Challenges like misuse, perpetuation of caste divisions, and dilution of merit raised.
- Continual debates and reviews on the efficacy and fairness of the reservation system.
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