THE POVERTY MYTH
“Reservation exists to eradicate poverty.”
Reservation Literacy Center · 3 guides
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Policy, constitutional provisions and case law written for people who are not lawyers. Every guide ends with the documents it was built from.
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Six tracks. Each one runs from a plain-English primer to the primary documents.
Track 01Constitutional basisArticles 15, 16 and 46, what they permit, and how the courts have read them.0 guidesTrack 02The 50% ceilingWhere the limit comes from, which states have crossed it, and what happened next.1 guide · 14 minTrack 03Creamy layerIncome thresholds, exclusions, and the six revisions since the original memorandum.1 guide · 11 minTrack 04Rosters & promotionsHow a roster register actually works, point by point, with worked examples.1 guide · 9 minTrack 05EWS and the 103rdThe economic criterion, the amendment that created it, and the challenge to it.0 guidesTrack 06Filing an RTIA step-by-step route to getting category-wise recruitment data out of a department.0 guides
Myth vs Fact
Myth vs Fact
The debate is crowded with claims that sound settled and aren’t. Open each card to see what the record actually says.
THE MERIT MYTH
“Quotas let unqualified people become doctors and engineers.”
THE UPLIFTMENT MYTH
“The system already reaches the most disadvantaged.”
THE LIMITLESS MYTH
“A state can raise quotas to 70% or 80% if it wants.”
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One-page primerThe whole argument on a single sheet, A4, black and white.PDF · 420 KBExplainer videosEight short films on the roster, the ceiling and the creamy layer.8 films · 3–7 minInfographic packTwelve two-colour charts sized for print and for phones.ZIP · 14 MBRun a workshopSlides, handouts and a facilitator script for a 90-minute session.Get the kit
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