Reservation in Private sector opposed by Financial Express Under the guise of merit and efficiency

“History shows that where ethics and economics come in conflict, victory is always with economics. Vested interests have never been known to have willingly divested themselves unless there was sufficient force to compel them.”Babasheb Dr.B.R.Ambedkar.

Reservations are inefficient in tackling inequity in opportunities

THE latest chapter of the Indian reservation saga involves the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), under the Union commerce and industry minister Anand Sharma, telling the corporate sector that companies benefiting from various government incentives may be asked to reserve about 5% of employment needs for the SCs and STs. This development has to be seen in continuity with the common minimum programme announced by UPA-1, wherein "a national dialogue with all political parties, industry and other organisations" was promised to figure out how affirmative action should be handled. Even at that time, the industry chambers--the Confederation of Indian Industry, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry and the Associated Chambers of Commerce--expressed scepticism about quota legislation. And the pattern is being repeated in the present moment, where the chambers are once again arguing that reservations in the private sector will adversely affect merit and efficiency . Overall, this argument goes, India's comparative advantage will take a hit if reservations become de rigueur. We must note that the objecting parties are not against affirmative action per se.
The question is whether transmission losses between theory and practice are worth the gains. There is evidence suggesting that such gains will not really outweigh the pains.
Given India's demographic prospects and growth ambitions, we know that that urbanisation, development and skills enhancement are going to have explosive significance.
We also know that these prospects and ambitions are being addressed via public policy . But public policy must consider the efficiency principle as seriously as it likes to address the equity principle. Evidence from a range of sources points to the inefficiency of reservations from education to the labour markets. It isn't just about standards being lowered.
There is the issue of creamy layer cornering all available benefits, and then there is the question of whether the resulting ghettoisation is actually a desirable goal for a modernising nation. Does it merely reinforce caste categories instead of mitigating them?
Should the government not focus on addressing the inequalities in opportunity that arise out of a moribund education system, at primary, secondary and tertiary levels? The problem of differential access to education and skills cuts across caste barriers. Reforming that system is a lot harder than attempting populist gimmicks like job reservations. Overall, the proposal for caste-based reservation in the private sector appears extremely suspect.
Source: The Financial Express dated 04.08.2010

Response:
This is atrocious, the author instead of demanding reservation according to population of 2001 census of 25% in private sector opposing the reservation on the basis of merit and efficiency and insulting the SC/STs students. It is proved on many occasions on many fields that the SC/STs are excelled, if opportunities are given despite that these people are saying the same thing with ulterior motive, tries to corrupt the mind of the people with intellectual dishonesty.
The meritorious and efficient who have denied reservation for the past 60 years not able to abolish untouchability ,poverty  and crimes against SC/STs but they are closing their eyes and ear on 100% reservation given to priest community in temple without insisting any merit and efficient except their caste as qualification.
How dare he can oppose the reservation in private sector when 25 % of SC/STs are languishing utter poverty with raising inflation,  Every one knows  the so called national growth(GDP) benefits only people like him It is not beneficial to SC/STs ,Knowing well that the Government and private sectors are not giving equal education to all but at the same time applying uniform standard while selecting for employment. The poor village students have to compete with rich convent students. Whether uniform yardstick is followed for differently educated students. Have ever these people thought of it, The so called Merit and efficient at whose cost, If he continuously write like this he should be teached a good lesson.

It is right time to consider for reservation in news media also as they are also enjoying so many concession from the Government such as newspaper materials at confessional rates,state,central and public sector undertaking are spending crores of rupees on  advertisements in the news media , social security schemes ,postal concession rates ,Foreign tour with high dignitaries and accessibility to the Government ,The SC/STs representation almost nil in this field. Because of this non representation some people are writing against the SC/STs blatantly with irresponsible manner and following untouchability by opposing  Government policy of reservation in private sectors.