The Bill has been brought by the Central Government for the constitution of a constitutional commission for socially and educationally backward classes. This bill has been passed by the Lok Sabha while the consent of Rajya Sabha is yet to be found. It is likely to get consent from the Rajya Sabha even in the current winter session. After the formation of this Constitutional Commission, the National Commission formed for the backward classes will be abolished. It is known that in the year 1993, the National Commission for Backward Classes was formed by the Central Government. This commission is functioning under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
Positive aspects of the proposed constitutional commission:
The commission set up for the social and educationally backward classes by the Central Government has been proposed to be constituted as a constitutional commission. All decisions will be taken by Parliament due to the constitutional constitution of the proposed social and educationally backward sections.
For example, in relation to reservation etc., so far the decision was taken by the government so that political benefits could be achieved by getting sympathy for a particular class. But due to this constitutional constitution, the decisions will be taken by Parliament and not by the government.
With the formation of constitutional commission for socially and educationally backward classes, such classes could also be brought to the mainstream of the society which was backward and they could also be provided a suitable benefit for development. Thus, the goal of inclusive development with the formation of this commission will also be fulfilled. The completion of the inclusive growth will also help in making democracy inclusive.
Since this proposed commission will be completely related to socially and educationally backward sections and identify them, therefore such classes can be identified properly. After proper identification of these classes, such targeted programs will be conducted by the government, so that backward classes can be overcome in these sections.
This commission will understand the problems of socially and educationally backward sections as it will be conducted by special commissioners to identify the problems of these sections. By identifying the problems of socially and educationally backward sections, these special studies and other means will be easy to redress.
For the socially and educationally backward sections, the proposed commission will only identify such classes which are actually backward and socially educationally backward. In this way the same sections will be benefited which are actually entitled to it. It would be difficult to provide unfair benefits to other sections. It is known that so far socially empowering sections have been given the benefit of reservation to gain political advantage.
Above all, this proposed commission will also help in establishing the values vested in the Indian Constitution. It is known that the Indian Constitution has been established to establish social and economic justice. In this way social and economic justice can be established in this society by strengthening socially and educationally backward sections through this commission.
Negative side of the proposed constitutional commission:
The Commission, which has been proposed for the social and educationally backward classes by the Central Government, will be a constitutional commission and therefore the Constitution should amend its constitution. Amendment to the Constitution is a complex process which will have a lot of time and labor expenditure. Most of the present government is not getting majority in Rajya Sabha, so the amendment to the constitution can be very difficult.
After the formation of the Commission for the socially and educationally backward classes, the definition of socially and educationally backward classes will be decided by the Parliament, whereas earlier the definition of socially and educationally backward classes was determined by the states. This will cut the rights of the states, due to which the state can oppose the opposition.
After the formation of a new proposed commission, some new classes can be included in the social and educationally backward category. The result will be that the reservation limit can be more than 50 percent. It is known that the Supreme Court has already been determined that the reservation limit should not exceed 50 per cent.
After the formation of the Commission for the socially and educationally backward sections, the qualification for socially and educationally backward classes will be determined by this commission only, whereas earlier states were to determine such qualification. Thus, now the state will not be able to determine the eligibility for social and other backward classes according to their local circumstances.
Since the formation of the proposed commission, after the formation of the proposed Commission, the social and educationally backward classes will be determined by the Parliament, therefore, the political party which will get a majority in Parliament, for the purpose of political gain, socially powerful castes such as Jat, Maratha and Patidar etc. Reservations can be provided to.
Conclusion:
After properly appraising the arguments given in the favor of the proposed constitutional commission for the socially and educationally backward sections, we arrive at the conclusion that in the mainstream of society, all sections of the society for inclusive development it is important to be involved. This proposed Commission will strengthen the empowerment of socially and educationally backward classes.
