WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 2025
Opinion on Review on Backward Reservation Policy
Congratulations to five so called advanced tribes Committee on Reformation of Reservation of policy (CORRP) and public who took part in peaceful rally on 29th May 2025
Published on Jun 2, 2025
By EMN
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- Congratulations to five so called advanced tribes Committee on Reformation of Reservation of policy (CORRP) and public who took part in peaceful rally on 29th May 2025. The Backward reservation policy, which came into existence 48 years ago in 1977, was with the intension of uplifting the backward area tribes with 25% job reservation quota, which was to be reviewed every 10 years after assessing the progress. Several Review Committees were formed to review the reservation policy from time to time but it was observed that the committees recommended for increase of reservation quota from 25% to 41% for backward tribes, depriving other so called advanced Naga tribes and also depriving the meritorious students. It’s now almost five decades and it is high time to review the backward job policy in the larger interest of the State. It may be pertinent to mention that some of the real backward areas people are not benefiting from the job reservation quota but only few are enjoying the benefit. Creamy layers of so the called backward are doing much better than the so called advanced tribes students, as they are accessible to the best schools, colleges and universities in the State, country and beyond.
- In my personal opinion, the present backward job reservation policy should be reviewed but keeping in mind that the real backward people of the areas/blocks should not be denied or deprived of the policy.
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- 1. Creamy layers of the so called backward tribes should not be included in job reservation quota so that the real backward people can get the benefit.
- 2. The whole tribe/district should not be declared as backward but it should be pocket /block-wise.
- 3. The ‘Backward’ should be classified as:
- a) Educationally backward.
- b) Economically backward.
- c) Developmental backward.
- d) At the time of applying for job or admission to college/ university, the candidates should specify if they are applying either via backward quota or general so that others are not deprived of opportunity.
- The reason for classification is required because many of so called advanced areas are still backward educationally, economically and lacking in development.
- In order to give equal justice and opportunity to all, the committee should assess accessibility of education i.e., total number of schools, colleges and institutions, employees specially class-1 officers and above, economical condition of the area and developmental progress available etc., in the so called present backward areas.
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- Er. Levi Rengma
- Former Dy. Speaker and Parliamentary Secretary
Nagaland Districts
