Caste Quotas in India

Amit Thorat

Chapter 34 in Handbook on Economics of Discrimination and Affirmative Action, 2023, pp 779-795 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The national policy of reservation for the historically discriminated and marginalized groups of India, namely, the scheduled castes, scheduled tribes, and the other backward classes, in the form of quotas, or a fixed share of earmarked seats, in state-run educational institutions, government employment, and the legislature, is the state’s chief instrument for providing representation to group members, in the nation’s economic life. This chapter examines the motivation behind the use of quotas as a state policy tool, its efficacy, and its limitations in advancing the cause of historically marginalized groups.

Keywords: India; Caste; Reservations; Quotas (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-4166-5_38

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