Reservation and its Impact on Indian Society
Reservation is a policy  enforced by the Government of India to  give  openings to historically marginalised and disadvantaged communities  similar as Scheduled Castes( SCs), scheduled Tribes( STs), and Other Backward Classes( OBCs). It aims to promote social justice and ground the gap between privileged and depressed sections of society. The reservation policy has been a subject of debate and contestation since its  commencement. Some argue that it has helped in  upping the marginalised communities, while others believe that it has led to demarcation and hindered the progress of the country. This thesis will explore the impact of reservation on Indian society by  assaying its history,  perpetration, and consequences.     Reservation in India is a government policy that aims to  give  chances and representation to historically marginalised and depressed sections of the society. It was introduced in the Indian Constitution to promote social justice and  equivalency. still, this policy has been a subject of debate and contestation, with some people  championing for its  durability while others calling for its abatement. In this review, we will explore the impact of reservation on Indian society, covering its advantages and disadvantages.

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND:

The British  social rulers  enforced several  programs and laws that further strengthened the  estate system and institutionalised demarcation against lower castes. The Indian Penal Code of 1860 also criminalised certain actions of lower  gentries and  lines, while the Felonious lines Act of 1871 labelled certain communities as “ felonious ” grounded on their  estate and  subordinated them to social and  profitable rejection.   After India gained independence in 1947, the  recently formed government  honoured the need for social justice and enlistment of marginalised sections of society. The Constitution of India,  taken in 1950, included  vittles’ for reservation in education and employment for Scheduled Castes( SCs) and Scheduled Tribes( STs). This was done to address the  literal and systemic demarcation faced by these communities and to  give them chances for social and  remunerative mobility.   In 1953, the first Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, introduced the first reservation policy, known as the “ Peruvian Socialism ”, which aimed at promoting social and  profitable  equivalency through affirmative action. This policy also included provisions for reservation for Other Backward Classes( OBCs), who were  supposedly socially and educationally  underprivileged.   Over time, the reservation policy has gone through several  amendments and additions. In 1989, the Mandal Commission was set up to identify and  give reservation for OBCs in government jobs and educational institutions. The commission’s recommendations were  enforced in 1990, leading to  wide protests and violence by upper-  estate groups.  the issue of reservation has been a subject of heated debate and contestation. While  numerous argue that reservation has played a crucial  part in  upping marginalised communities and promoting social justice, others  condemn it for  immortalising  estate- grounded division and hindering merit- grounded selection. There have also been demands for reservation grounded on  profitable status rather than  estate. The Constitution of India, under Articles 15( 4), 16( 4), and 46,  handed for the reservation of seats in educational institutions and government jobs for slated gentries, slated lines, and Other Backward Classes( OBCs).