This statistic displays the results of a youth survey conducted among 15-34 year olds in 19 states across India in 2016 about the share of young adults who support reservations for Scheduled Cast and Scheduled Tribe (ST/SCs) in jobs, based on the respondents' religion. Among upper caste Hindu respondents, about 30 percent supported reservations, while about 50 percent of Muslim respondents supported these reservations during the survey period.
Support for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe reservations in government jobs among young adults across India in 2016, by religion
In India, scheduled caste, scheduled tribe (SC/ST) and other backward classes (OBC) are officially recognized by the constitution as groups of disadvantaged indigenous people, providing special provisions for their betterment, implementing a 'positive discrimination'. A fixed percentage of the country's government and public sector jobs are reserved for people based on these castes or tribes.
Figures may not not add up to 100 due to rounding off.
Title as per the source: Support for SC/STs and OBCs in government jobs and educational institutions.
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The Indian Express. (April 27, 2017). Support for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe reservations in government jobs among young adults across India in 2016, by religion [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/733931/young-adults-support-for-sc-sts-reservation-in-jobs-by-religion-india/
The Indian Express. "Support for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe reservations in government jobs among young adults across India in 2016, by religion." Chart. April 27, 2017. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/733931/young-adults-support-for-sc-sts-reservation-in-jobs-by-religion-india/
The Indian Express. (2017). Support for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe reservations in government jobs among young adults across India in 2016, by religion. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/733931/young-adults-support-for-sc-sts-reservation-in-jobs-by-religion-india/
The Indian Express. "Support for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Reservations in Government Jobs among Young Adults across India in 2016, by Religion." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Apr 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/733931/young-adults-support-for-sc-sts-reservation-in-jobs-by-religion-india/
The Indian Express, Support for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe reservations in government jobs among young adults across India in 2016, by religion Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/733931/young-adults-support-for-sc-sts-reservation-in-jobs-by-religion-india/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Support for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe reservations in government jobs among young adults across India in 2016, by religion [Graph], The Indian Express, April 27, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/733931/young-adults-support-for-sc-sts-reservation-in-jobs-by-religion-india/