Bharatiya Kesarwani Aarakshan Samiti (All India Kesarwani Reservation Trust) has
been organized By Shri Premchandra Kesarwani, IAS (retd.).
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
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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.
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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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