Quotas Galore - Who wants one !

Ever heard about Quotas? Well, i did. When i was a small girl and we had to travel down south to visit my cousins, my father who was an officer in the IAF, used to reserve train tickets using the Defence quota.That was the only quota i knew of back then. But now, everyone knows about Quotas.

A Quota means : A number or percentage, especially of people, constituting a required or targeted minimum. In India it has come to be of much importance and a hot topic of debate, these days. The recent ruckus that was created by the striking medicos opposing reservation of PG seats for OBC's has long ceased to be fodder for the press.But what is happening in India these days in the name of reservation is not going to pave a way for our future growth and development.There is no point in reserving seats for the underprivilaged in colleges if they have been denied primary education in the first place.By reserving 27% for the OBC's in the IIM's and IIT's , we are not going to achieve anything, if students from these categories can't clear their 10th standard in the first place.

The government should ensure that all children in India are given education in the first place. They should be taught the importance of education and how it can improve their lives.This will prompt them to pursue higher education.Hopefully, it will inculcate an atmosphere of competition amongst the younger generation.No one stands to gain from the quota system,least of all the SC's, ST's and the OBC's.Bring in the Quota and these people will stand to get tormented by people of the so called high castes.Hasn't this happened before in India?Why can't the Government learn a lesson?Competition and quality will take a beating if quotas are brought in.Competition, since students will compete to get the lowest possible marks instead of getting good marks.We may cease to find those hardworking students, as hardwork will know no meaning in the student community.As a result we will have people with lesser and lesser knowledge.This will affect quality in the long run.Don't be surprised to find quack doctors, engineers or architects in the near future.All a result of Quota policy.

And the government needs to make clear its stance on who it calls Other Backward Castes (OBC's).We seem to be getting into the rut of creating more and more demarcations in India, a country which is already divided on the basis of culture, language, religion and what not.And now we have people clamouring to become backward and most backward.In no time, you might also find new castes and communities being created just to avail the benefits of the "Quota".

But agree or not agree on this matter, there is a hidden benefit in this Quota system.As Children will not need to work very hard and study too much, they can atleast play or spend time in extra curricular activities.Atleast it would do us a lot good to see smiling kids on the streets, unlike these days where one only gets to see kids lugging very heavy school bags.

Think about it :)