UGC Equity Norms Trigger Protests Over Alleged Bias In University Discrimination Rules | India Today

Описание: This report examines the nationwide controversy surrounding the University Grants Commission's (UGC) new draft equity norms aimed at tackling campus discrimination. The regulations propose a comprehensive overhaul, including the establishment of equal opportunity centres, equity squads, and a 24-hour helpline linked to the police. The narrator notes that 'Reported cases of caste-based discrimination on campuses have jumped 118% between 2019 and 2024', highlighting the urgency of the issue. However, upper caste groups have launched sharp protests, arguing the framework lacks safeguards against malicious complaints and excludes general category representation on decision-making panels. The matter has reached the Supreme Court via a plea alleging the rules deny protection to non-SC, ST, and OBC categories. Politically, the situation places the ruling government in a difficult position, balancing the concerns of its traditional upper-caste support base against the need to retain Dalit and OBC voters following the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

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