MADIGA RESERVATION PORATA SAMITI
ANDHRA PRADESH
2, Amulya Apts, Gudimalkapur, Hyderabad – 500 028. Cell: 94404 70717
ANDHRA PRADESH
2, Amulya Apts, Gudimalkapur, Hyderabad – 500 028. Cell: 94404 70717
Krupakar Madiga P.
State President
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To Hyderabad
His Excellency The Governor .06.2005
State of Andhra Pradesh,
His Excellency The Governor .06.2005
State of Andhra Pradesh,
Hyderabad.
Sub: Act & Ordinance by the Govt. of India on Categorization of SC reservation – Protection of Educational Opportunities to Madiga Community in the present academic year – Req. – Reg.
Your Excellency,
Distribution of SC Reservation opportunities to all the 60 castes of SCs (total population 1,23,38,400) in AP proportionately, based on their population, has been the demand and struggle of Madigas (Charmakars with population of 60,27,308) and Rellies (Manual Scavengers with population of 2,02,350) of Andhra Pradesh, for the last 30 years. Madigas organized a historical peoples movement under the banner of MRPS (Madiga Reservation Porata Samiti) for 12 years, popularly known as Madiga Hakkula Dandora (Drum Beats for Madiga Rights). The people of Andhra Pradesh, all political parties, Civil Societies and Media have out rightly supported SC Categorization movement. In addition, the AP Legislative Assembly had twice passed historical and unanimous resolutions supporting categorization of SC reservations into ADCB. The Assembly has also passed unanimously categorization of SC reservation Act.
Need for Categorization of SC Reservation
There are severe developmental inequalities among dalits in AP. While there are 60 different castes among SC in AP, several castes like Dakkali, Chindu, Mastin etc., are leading the nomadic and semi-nomadic lives, most of them still depending on begging as their profession. Similarly, many castes like Madiga and allied castes (Charmakars), Relly and allied castes (Manual Scavengers) etc., are crushed by severe poverty, illiteracy, caste discrimination and exploitation. At the same time, some castes among SCs (Mala and allied castes with a population of 52,19,143), socially in upper strata than Madiga, Relly etc., have been appropriating about 70 % of the educational, employment, political and welfare benefits of SC reservation, thereby establishing themselves as dominant castes among SCs, pushing the other castes to marginalisation. In this context of severe developmental inequalities among Scheduled Castes, in order to enable all the 60 castes of SCs to achieve uniform development, it is inevitable that reservation should be guaranteed to all the castes of SCs based on their population composition. Then only most backward castes among SCs will get equal opportunities to development. It is in this premise and logic that we are demanding for the Categorization of SC Reservation based on population ratio.
State Initiative for SC Categorization
The Govt of AP has constituted Justice Ramachandra Raju Commission on 10.09.1996 to study Categorization of SC Reservation, which, in turn, submitted its report on 26.05.1997. As per the recommendations of Justice Raju Commission, the Govt of AP has issued orders Nos 68 & 69 on 07.06.1997, categorizing SCs into ABCD Groups. But the High Court has struck down the GOs for their violation of article 338, by not consulting the National Commission for SCs. In this background, the state govt has approached the National Commission for SCs for approval of SC Categorization. Besides, the AP State legislative Assembly has unanimously passed resolution in support of SC Categorization. The State Government, after soliciting support from all party meeting of AP, as well as consent from the Governor of AP, and the President of India, had passed SC Categorization Ordinance on 09.12.1999. Consequently the AP Legislative Assembly has unanimously passed SC Reservation Categorization Act on 01.04.2000. But, specifying that, only parliament has jurisdiction to enact SC Categorization as per the constitution, the supreme court has dismissed the SC Categorization Act of AP on 05.11.2004.
Equal Distribution of Reservation Benefits
After Govt of AP passed SC Categorisation Act, the curtain was raised to equally distribute the reservation benefits to all (60) castes of SCs on their population ratio. This was evident from the fact that Madigas, Rellies etc. got educational and employment opportunities in proportion to their population during the period SC Categorization was in force. Madigas, Rellies etc. started getting adequate representation as Articles 15(4) & 16(4) of Constitution guarantees.
Deprivation of Equal Distribution of Reservation Benefits
Madiga, Relly and their allied castes have been deprived of employment benefits of state govt that they deserve to get in proportion to their population, since date of cancellation of categorization by the Supreme Court. Similarly these castes were also deprived of thousands of educational admissions (Medicine, Engineering, B.Ed, Polytechnic, residential school and college seats etc.) of state govt that they deserve to get in proportion to their population. On the other hand, Mala and allied castes have again started appropriating employment and educational reservation benefits exorbitantly disproportionate to their population, in the name of merit among SCs. We are very much concerned about these castes appropriating the reservation benefits at the cost of many under developed castes.
Misconceptions about SC Categorization
It is important to note that we are not demanding for SC Categorization in central govt employment and educational opportunities. Therefore it is not a national issue at all. We are demanding for the SC Categorization for equal distribution of reservation of educational and employment opportunities provided by State Government of AP. Therefore it is the issue of AP State only.
Our Demands
In this background we are demanding that the Parliament should pass Act on Categorization of SC Reservation limited to the state of AP, enabling the govt of AP to equally distribute educational and employment benefits to all castes of SCs of the state. As the academic year for educational admissions are starting, and there is a threat of loosing reservation benefits of most deprived of the scheduled castes, we demand that the Central Cabinet should immediately pass ordinance on the same and save the most underdeveloped castes from deprivation of educational admissions.
Our Plea
In the light of above circumstances, we humbly request Your Excellency to use your good offices to impress upon the President of India, the Central Cabinet and The Parliament to pass Act for permanent solution as well as to pass ordinance on categorization of SC Reservations for immediate justice to Madiga, Relly and allied castes in the forthcoming educational admissions.
Thanking your Excellency
Yours Sincerely
(Krupakar Madiga)
Sub: Act & Ordinance by the Govt. of India on Categorization of SC reservation – Protection of Educational Opportunities to Madiga Community in the present academic year – Req. – Reg.
Your Excellency,
Distribution of SC Reservation opportunities to all the 60 castes of SCs (total population 1,23,38,400) in AP proportionately, based on their population, has been the demand and struggle of Madigas (Charmakars with population of 60,27,308) and Rellies (Manual Scavengers with population of 2,02,350) of Andhra Pradesh, for the last 30 years. Madigas organized a historical peoples movement under the banner of MRPS (Madiga Reservation Porata Samiti) for 12 years, popularly known as Madiga Hakkula Dandora (Drum Beats for Madiga Rights). The people of Andhra Pradesh, all political parties, Civil Societies and Media have out rightly supported SC Categorization movement. In addition, the AP Legislative Assembly had twice passed historical and unanimous resolutions supporting categorization of SC reservations into ADCB. The Assembly has also passed unanimously categorization of SC reservation Act.
Need for Categorization of SC Reservation
There are severe developmental inequalities among dalits in AP. While there are 60 different castes among SC in AP, several castes like Dakkali, Chindu, Mastin etc., are leading the nomadic and semi-nomadic lives, most of them still depending on begging as their profession. Similarly, many castes like Madiga and allied castes (Charmakars), Relly and allied castes (Manual Scavengers) etc., are crushed by severe poverty, illiteracy, caste discrimination and exploitation. At the same time, some castes among SCs (Mala and allied castes with a population of 52,19,143), socially in upper strata than Madiga, Relly etc., have been appropriating about 70 % of the educational, employment, political and welfare benefits of SC reservation, thereby establishing themselves as dominant castes among SCs, pushing the other castes to marginalisation. In this context of severe developmental inequalities among Scheduled Castes, in order to enable all the 60 castes of SCs to achieve uniform development, it is inevitable that reservation should be guaranteed to all the castes of SCs based on their population composition. Then only most backward castes among SCs will get equal opportunities to development. It is in this premise and logic that we are demanding for the Categorization of SC Reservation based on population ratio.
State Initiative for SC Categorization
The Govt of AP has constituted Justice Ramachandra Raju Commission on 10.09.1996 to study Categorization of SC Reservation, which, in turn, submitted its report on 26.05.1997. As per the recommendations of Justice Raju Commission, the Govt of AP has issued orders Nos 68 & 69 on 07.06.1997, categorizing SCs into ABCD Groups. But the High Court has struck down the GOs for their violation of article 338, by not consulting the National Commission for SCs. In this background, the state govt has approached the National Commission for SCs for approval of SC Categorization. Besides, the AP State legislative Assembly has unanimously passed resolution in support of SC Categorization. The State Government, after soliciting support from all party meeting of AP, as well as consent from the Governor of AP, and the President of India, had passed SC Categorization Ordinance on 09.12.1999. Consequently the AP Legislative Assembly has unanimously passed SC Reservation Categorization Act on 01.04.2000. But, specifying that, only parliament has jurisdiction to enact SC Categorization as per the constitution, the supreme court has dismissed the SC Categorization Act of AP on 05.11.2004.
Equal Distribution of Reservation Benefits
After Govt of AP passed SC Categorisation Act, the curtain was raised to equally distribute the reservation benefits to all (60) castes of SCs on their population ratio. This was evident from the fact that Madigas, Rellies etc. got educational and employment opportunities in proportion to their population during the period SC Categorization was in force. Madigas, Rellies etc. started getting adequate representation as Articles 15(4) & 16(4) of Constitution guarantees.
Deprivation of Equal Distribution of Reservation Benefits
Madiga, Relly and their allied castes have been deprived of employment benefits of state govt that they deserve to get in proportion to their population, since date of cancellation of categorization by the Supreme Court. Similarly these castes were also deprived of thousands of educational admissions (Medicine, Engineering, B.Ed, Polytechnic, residential school and college seats etc.) of state govt that they deserve to get in proportion to their population. On the other hand, Mala and allied castes have again started appropriating employment and educational reservation benefits exorbitantly disproportionate to their population, in the name of merit among SCs. We are very much concerned about these castes appropriating the reservation benefits at the cost of many under developed castes.
Misconceptions about SC Categorization
It is important to note that we are not demanding for SC Categorization in central govt employment and educational opportunities. Therefore it is not a national issue at all. We are demanding for the SC Categorization for equal distribution of reservation of educational and employment opportunities provided by State Government of AP. Therefore it is the issue of AP State only.
Our Demands
In this background we are demanding that the Parliament should pass Act on Categorization of SC Reservation limited to the state of AP, enabling the govt of AP to equally distribute educational and employment benefits to all castes of SCs of the state. As the academic year for educational admissions are starting, and there is a threat of loosing reservation benefits of most deprived of the scheduled castes, we demand that the Central Cabinet should immediately pass ordinance on the same and save the most underdeveloped castes from deprivation of educational admissions.
Our Plea
In the light of above circumstances, we humbly request Your Excellency to use your good offices to impress upon the President of India, the Central Cabinet and The Parliament to pass Act for permanent solution as well as to pass ordinance on categorization of SC Reservations for immediate justice to Madiga, Relly and allied castes in the forthcoming educational admissions.
Thanking your Excellency
Yours Sincerely
(Krupakar Madiga)
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