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 intensionofuplifting 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.
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 orderto give equal justice and opportunity to all,
the committee should assess accessibility of education i.e., total number
ofschools, collegesand 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.
