<P> Quota systems favouring certain castes and other communities existed before independence in several areas of British India . Demands for various forms of positive discrimination had been made , for example , in 1882 and 1891 . Shahu , the Maharaja of the princely state of Kolhapur , introduced reservation in favour of non-Brahmin and backward classes , much of which came into force in 1902 . He provided free education to everyone and opened several hostels to make it easier for them to receive it . He also tried to ensure that people thus educated were suitably employed , and he appealed both for a class - free India and the abolition of untouchability . His 1902 measures created 50 per cent reservation for backward communities . </P>
<P> Quota systems favouring certain castes and other communities existed before independence in several areas of British India . Demands for various forms of positive discrimination had been made , for example , in 1882 and 1891 . Shahu , the Maharaja of the princely state of Kolhapur , introduced reservation in favour of non-Brahmin and backward classes , much of which came into force in 1902 . He provided free education to everyone and opened several hostels to make it easier for them to receive it . He also tried to ensure that people thus educated were suitably employed , and he appealed both for a class - free India and the abolition of untouchability . His 1902 measures created 50 per cent reservation for backward communities . </P>
when was the reservation policy introduced in india
when was the reservation policy introduced in india
1902
1902