{"id":985,"date":"2026-08-09T18:45:54","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T13:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/pyq\/dr-ambedkars-idea-of-social-justice-leads-to-egalitarian-justice-upsc-psir-2022-0309\/"},"modified":"2026-08-09T21:56:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T16:26:13","slug":"dr-ambedkars-idea-of-social-justice-leads-to-egalitarian-justice-upsc-psir-2022-0309","status":"publish","type":"psir_pyq","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/psir-pyq\/dr-ambedkars-idea-of-social-justice-leads-to-egalitarian-justice-upsc-psir-2022-0309\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Ambedkar&#8217;s idea of social justice leads to \u2018egalitarian justice\u2019 as compared to Rawls\u2019 \u2018justice as fairness\u2019 which aims at the notion of \u2018pure procedural justice\u2019. Comment."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pq-flow\">\n<div class=\"pq-flow-h\">Flow snapshot <em>&mdash; how the answer moves<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p1\"><span>Intro routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">R1 both are egalitarians \u2192 share the end, differ in route \u2192 substantive vs procedural R2 question separates two routes to equality \u2192 Ambedkar reshapes outcomes \/ Rawls designs a fair procedure and accepts its result<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p2\"><span>Body flow<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">Ambedkar: caste oppression + social humiliation \u2192 justice never merely formal \u2192 &quot;simply another name for liberty, equality, fraternity&quot; \u2192 must become material facts \u2192 political equality vs economic inequality threatens democracy \u2192 substantive, group-conscious remedy (reservations, labour rights, land redistribution, state action) \u2192 Rawls: fair starting point \u2192 original position + veil of ignorance \u2192 identity-blind, unanimous choice \u2192 whatever chosen is just \u2192 equal liberties + fair opportunity + Difference Principle \u2192 inequality only if it helps the least advantaged<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p3\"><span>Counter-view<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">contrast must be qualified \u2192 Rawls\u2019 procedure is already egalitarian \u2192 Difference Principle can itself justify reservations \/ welfare \u2192 so divergence is route, not goal \u2192 Ambedkar = direct, group-based caste correction \/ Rawls = identity-blind least-advantaged standard \u2192 identity-blindness may miss a birth-fixed hierarchy<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-fb\">\n<div class=\"pq-pill p4\"><span>Conclusion routes<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"pq-ft\">2 R1 shared egalitarian aim, different routes (group correction vs fair procedure) R2 Indian Constitution (justice, liberty, equality, fraternity) resonates most with Ambedkar&#039;s egalitarian justice<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"pyq_year":[47],"pyq_marks":[31],"pyq_topic":[48],"pyq_paper":[33],"class_list":["post-985","psir_pyq","type-psir_pyq","status-publish","hentry","pyq_year-47","pyq_marks-20-marks","pyq_topic-justice","pyq_paper-paper-1"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/985","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/psir_pyq"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/985\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3293,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/psir_pyq\/985\/revisions\/3293"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=985"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"pyq_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_year?post=985"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_marks","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_marks?post=985"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_topic?post=985"},{"taxonomy":"pyq_paper","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/psir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pyq_paper?post=985"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}