Times of India 16 March 2011
This refers to ' Moving Backwards'(March 15). We claim that since independence, the percentage of poor people has significantly decreased. But ironically, more groups are becoming 'backward' and 'scheduled ' castes. According to the author, there is a vested interest in this. As there are poor people in all castes, only a rational approach based on economic criterion for reservation could stop this progressive retrogression.
