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Amrit MahapatraAIR 121

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Main Body

Private sector reservations and other policies may alienate business communities.

Moral hazard of numerical majorities demanding more concessions against equality.

Way Forward:

Build consensus regarding importance of the caste cause.
Retain enumerators to avoid contamination of the data.
Embed anti-profiling mechanism to avoid caste minimization.

Caste (census can be a tool) towards ensuring the values of liberty, equality and justice enshrined in constitution of URd [illegible] dignity.

Regionalism refers to ideology of shared pride among members of a coherent geographical unit, demanding developmental and other benefits vis-à-vis other parts of country.

Lead to Regional Empowerment and Representation:

Ensures non-imposition of dominant ideologies, saving unique utnre [culture].

Example: Tamil Nadu against Hindi imposition.

Allows for a greater voice in decision making by demands for representation.

Example: Fixed member of seat demand for Southern state to Delimitation.

Regionalism has spurred regional parties who advocate greater resource.

Example: TDP selling y 30,000 is for the development of Amaravati

Guarantees the diverse issues to be not lost in the maze of national concern

Example: Developmental concerns of Bundelkhand region.

Poses Challenges to National Unity And coherence:

Ignites feelings of separatism when stretched to extreme ends.

Example: Demands for Khalistan state

May lead to regional demands overshadowing national requirements.

Example: Demand for greater resources to Nagaland and create Nagalism.

Threaten national integrity

Example: Competing pressures of various states -no resources for national security

May hold national interest hostage to political narrow ends.

Example: PTAs with other countries requiring all section [illegible] from all sections

May create vested power groups.

Way Forward:

Use of Zonal councils to resolve dispute

Example: HM holding ZC meeting

Framework of Cooperative federalism to be strengthened (Sarfauja commission)

Thus regionalism needs to be balanced with national interest for 'Sarakshas se Samridhi'

302 words16 paragraphs5 bullet points
  • Identifies moral hazard of majoritarianism
  • Provides practical solutions (consensus building, enumerator training)
  • Links to constitutional values
  • Mentions anti-profiling mechanisms

Topper

Amrit Mahapatra

AIR 121

Subject & Paper

GS1UNKNOWN

Topic

Caste System and Social Justice

Caste Census and Reservations

Implementation challenges and way forward

Writing Stats

302

Total words

16

Paragraphs

5

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