Quota policy has been present in Southeast Asia since its independence in 1947 and after that, it has been followed in every organization of every country of this continent. Now, the important question is the necessity of quota policy. Is it really necessary and on what basis are we rewarding Students, and Job seekers for getting recruited based on Quota? Does quota policy enable smart, talented students or job seekers to be part of the working society or do undeserving candidates use quota as their ticket to enter into any prestigious organization? Also, in the process deserving candidates are kept away from the opportunity of a better future. Most importantly, esteemed organizations are losing talented candidates and this has to do with minimum-qualified students or job seekers coming from quotas.
Now, the main question is based on what grounds the quota system is evaluated. There are several grounds that the quota system follows to enable only a selected few to get the benefits leaving the rest of the deserving candidates out of the opportunity. So, there is Freedom Fighter’s children quota, Indigenous People quota, Women’s quota, Armed Force Officer’s Children quota, Principle’s quota, Religious quota, Sports quota, Media Personality quota, etc. Recruiting or admitting students or job seekers is not the problem but the massive percentage being recruited or admitted is the problem.
However, it needs to be judged who is getting the benefits of quota policy. The massive percentage of recruitment that is going on through quotas disables the talented students to have good fortune and they are de-evaluated rest of their lives. The issue is that only being related to someone or being connected to someone of a higher position doesn’t give anyone the right to lucrative education chance or career chances. He has not earned it by himself or performed anything that can deem him suitable for any kind of privilege.
Now, let’s consider the issue of freedom fighters, the freedom fighter himself is getting the benefits of allowance, jobs, and other support. So, does being a freedom fighter’s child enable one for the benefit of his father or mother? Did he contribute anything to the country to earn that benefit? Since the children of freedom fighters haven’t done anything for the country other than being their children, it is definitely nepotism. Most importantly being children of anyone in the society weighs same value as any other which means if someone takes an opportunity only by being someone’s child whoever that may be, police, army, teacher, doctor, or media personnel, they are part of nepotism as they haven’t earned it through talent but instead achieved that as a reward of their parents.
Next, being a woman doesn’t make anyone deserving of quota as there are so many women competing for a position which means it creates an opportunity for nepotism. When it comes to women having a gender-based quota is a must for nepotism in the name of woman empowerment.
Finally, when it comes to sports quota and performer quota, they have earned their right by performing for their country, and for Indigenous quota, retarded quota they have limited access to education due to their inability. So, these quotas can be considered. Everyone should survive or thrive on their own merits.
