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 opposed reservations for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (ST/SCs) in education, based on the respondent's religion. The largest share of opposition came from respondents belonging to the Hindu upper caste with about 46 percent during the survey period.
Opposition towards Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe reservations in education 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'. Most education scholarships and student aid is available to minorities belonging to these castes or tribes among others.
Figures may not not add up to 100 due to rounding off.
Title as per the source: Reservations- opinion on quotas for SC/STs, OBCs.
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The Indian Express. (April 27, 2017). Opposition towards Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe reservations in education among young adults across India in 2016, by religion [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/734010/young-adults-against-sc-st-reservations-in-education-by-religion-india/
The Indian Express. "Opposition towards Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe reservations in education among young adults across India in 2016, by religion." Chart. April 27, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/734010/young-adults-against-sc-st-reservations-in-education-by-religion-india/
The Indian Express. (2017). Opposition towards Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe reservations in education among young adults across India in 2016, by religion. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/734010/young-adults-against-sc-st-reservations-in-education-by-religion-india/
The Indian Express. "Opposition towards Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Reservations in Education among Young Adults across India in 2016, by Religion." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Apr 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/734010/young-adults-against-sc-st-reservations-in-education-by-religion-india/
The Indian Express, Opposition towards Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe reservations in education among young adults across India in 2016, by religion Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/734010/young-adults-against-sc-st-reservations-in-education-by-religion-india/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Opposition towards Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe reservations in education among young adults across India in 2016, by religion [Graph], The Indian Express, April 27, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/734010/young-adults-against-sc-st-reservations-in-education-by-religion-india/
