{"id":267451,"date":"2023-11-02T19:43:31","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T14:13:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=267451"},"modified":"2023-11-03T22:02:03","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T16:32:03","slug":"on-demands-for-reservation-maratha-reservation-why-everyone-wants-a-sarkari-naukri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/on-demands-for-reservation-maratha-reservation-why-everyone-wants-a-sarkari-naukri\/","title":{"rendered":"On demands for reservation \u2013 Maratha reservation: Why everyone wants a \u2018sarkari naukri\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source:<\/strong> The post is on the demands for reservations is based on the article \u201cMaratha reservation: Why everyone wants a \u2018sarkari naukri\u2019 in New India<\/strong>\u201d published in \u201cIndian Express\u201d on 2nd<\/sup> November 2023.<\/p>\n

UPSC Syllabus Topic:<\/strong> GS Paper 3 Indian Economy <\/strong>\u2013 Issues relating to Employment.
\nGS Paper 2 Social Justice \u2013 Mechanisms, laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections.<\/p>\n

News:<\/strong> The article discusses three different groups in India: Yadav men demanding an Ahir regiment, skill development trainees in Ranchi wanting government jobs, and Maratha protestors seeking reservations. All these groups, despite living in a time of increasing private enterprise, are looking towards the state for social and economic mobility. The state appears more powerful and secure, especially in contrast to the precarious private sector.<\/p>\n

Why do a very large number of people desire state jobs in India?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Perceived Power of the State:<\/strong> The state is seen as more powerful than ever. People feel that being within the state system offers protection against arbitrary actions.<\/p>\n

Job Security, Stability and Respect:<\/strong> Government jobs offer a higher standard of “respectability”, Stability and security compared to private sector jobs.<\/p>\n

Economic and Social mobility:<\/strong> Even with the rise of private enterprise, the state’s role in economic and social mobility remains attractive, making government jobs more desirable.<\/p>\n

Market Regulation:<\/strong> The state has been lax in regulating the market, leading to potential vulnerabilities for those in private jobs. The weakening of labour laws has also tilted preference towards state jobs.<\/p>\n

How is the market failing the people?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Lack of Regulation:<\/strong> The state hasn’t adequately regulated the market, leaving many exposed to its vulnerabilities. Persistent efforts to dilution of labor laws<\/strong> have left workers without protection. This shows the state siding with private employers over individual workers’ needs.<\/p>\n

Lack of Trust in the Private Sector:<\/strong> Despite the push for private enterprise, many see state jobs as more desirable due to their security and respectability. This suggests a lack of trust in the private sector’s ability to provide stable employment.<\/p>\n

Unlimited Market Power:<\/strong> The market’s unchecked power determines many aspects of life, yet without the necessary protections, it fails to ensure the well-being of all its participants.<\/p>\n

Question for practice:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lack of market regulation and the dilution of labor laws in India contribute to the preference for state employment over private sector jobs. Discuss.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source: The post is on the demands for reservations is based on the article \u201cMaratha reservation: Why everyone wants a \u2018sarkari naukri\u2019 in New India\u201d published in \u201cIndian Express\u201d on 2nd November 2023. UPSC Syllabus Topic: GS Paper 3 Indian Economy \u2013 Issues relating to Employment. GS Paper 2 Social Justice \u2013 Mechanisms, laws, institutions… Continue reading On demands for reservation \u2013 Maratha reservation: Why everyone wants a \u2018sarkari naukri\u2019<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9,1],"tags":[216,8184,10500],"class_list":["post-267451","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","category-uncategorized","tag-gs-paper-3","tag-indian-economy","tag-indian-express","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":4,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1698955934},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267451","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=267451"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/267451\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=267451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=267451"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=267451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}