One of the primary contentions raised by Dr. Gopal was that EWS reservation is intended to benefit forward classes.
He also questioned the ₹8 lakh annual income limit which determines whether a person falls within EWS category.
A global research report states that 96% of the Indian population earn less than ₹25,000.
“We need to yield to this 96%. If we eat up the reservation for backward classes then the entire platform for equality gets disturbed. If this amendment is upheld then it will be a fraud on the vision of Dr BR Ambedkar,” argued Dr Gopal.
He also submitted that this amendment leads to a moral hazard of poor financial decision making and rewards such behavior because the criteria for the EWS quota is income.
Source: Barandbench
