Question

1.What is Safaai KaramchariAct?
2.How does the Government's Reservation Policy work?

Answer 1

The Safai Karamcharis Act was passed in 1993
It aimed at promoting and safeguarding the interests and rights of Safai Karamcharis especially the manual scavengers by

• Formulating specific programmes for them
• Investigating grievances
• Mitigating their hardships
• Uplifting them socially and economically

The reservation policy for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Castes
Reserves 15%, 7.5% and 27% seats reserved for the categories in direct recruitments in public sector and government-aided educational institutes
The Supreme Court of India has now put the total cap at 50%