GS2 · 15 marks · 250 words
"Affirmative action has achieved representation but not transformation". Critically analyze this statement in light of reservation policies and socio-economic data.
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Syllabus: Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes; mechanisms, laws, institutions and Bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections.
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