It is undoubtedly true that Kesarwani community is Educationally, Socially, Economically and Politically backward.
Indian democracy
rest on Legislature (Vidhayika), Judiciary (Nyaypalika)
and Executive (Karypalika) systems. Representation
of any caste / community in these systems is directly proportionate to
development of that caste / community. It clearly reflects
the status of particular community. It is very sad
to say that representation of Kesarwanies in these
systems are nearly zero.
National
Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC)
had fixed some guidelines
for consideration of requests for Inclusion and
complaints of under Inclusion in the central list
of OBCs of any caste or community. Based on
these guidelines it can be proved that Kesarwani
community is also socially, economically &
educationally backward & eligible to the
benefits for OBCs.
Educationally Backwardness:
As per
National Commission for
Backward Classes (NCBC)
guidelines
"Caste and Communities whose literacy rate is at least 8% less
than the state or district average is educationally backward."
As per civic
census 1991 & 2001 the average literacy rate in
Uttar Pradesh was 40.71% & 57.36% respectively.
Whereas, as per internal census, the population of
Kesarwanies in Uttar Pradesh is around 10 lakhs
and by 1995-96 the literacy rate in Kesarwanies
was only 26.3%, which is far behind the average
literacy rate of state.
Socially Backwardness: As per
National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC)
guidelines "Castes
and communities having no representation or poor representation in the state
legislative assembly and/or district-level Panchyati Raj institutions during
the ten years preceding the date of application may considered socially
backwardness.
In politics our
representation is nearly zero. Kesarwanies doesn't
have any percentage in 545 MPs & @ 4500 MLAs. Same
is the situation in case of Panchayati Raj system
too.
Economically Backwardness:As per
National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC) guidelines
- Castes and communities, the share of whose members in number of cases and in extent of agricultural lands surrendered under the Agricultural Land
Ceiling Act of the state, is nil or significantly low.
- Castes and communities, the share whose members in state govt. posts
and services of group A & B/Classes I & II, is not equal to the
population-equivalent proportion of caste/ communities.
It may be noted
that qty. of (surplus) land surrender by
Kesarwanies as per 'Land Act' is nil. Further, as
per Kesarwani's internal census in 1995-96, only
06 Kesarwanies were employed in class I, 39 in
class II & only 141 were in class III services in
Uttar Pradesh. In central services there was only
01 Kesarwani in class I.
Most of the
Kesarwani falls in lower income or lower middle
income group. Only around 0.5% Kesarwani is in
Higher Income Group.
As per Indian Constitution's article 16: Equality of opportunity
in matters of public employment (
more),
"The State may also reserve posts for members of backward classes,
scheduled castes or scheduled tribes which is not adequately represented in the
services under the State. The purpose of reservation of seats is to bring up
the weaker sections of the society."
similarly in class IV "nothing in this article shall present the
state for making any provision for reservation of appointments or posts in form
of any backward class of citizen while in the opinion of the state is not
adequate represented in the service under the state." It is clear
that constitution also has provision for reservation of such cast and
communities, which has less representation in state or central services.
Kesarwani has very less representation in govt. services in Uttar Pradesh,
Madhya Pradesh & other states.
Recommendation of various commissions to include Kesarwani in backward class.
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