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Social Justice
The strongest evidence-based critique of reservation is not that it helps too many, but that benefits concentrate among the better-off within eligible groups. The Rohini Commission found about 97 percent of OBC benefits reaching 25 percent of castes.
Social Justice
A fair scorecard of India's reservation policy from the data: what it achieved on representation and mobility, where it fell short, and why Tamil Nadu shows reservation works best paired with investment.
Social Justice
India has not counted its OBC population since 1931. The Mandal Commission estimated OBCs at 52% of the population using colonial-era data. Bihar's 2023 caste survey found OBCs at 63% of its population. A national caste census would cost roughly Rs 6,000-8,000 crore. The cost of not counting is measured in misdirected welfare spending and policies built on century-old guesswork.
