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What is the ‘Reservation Policy’?

Reservation in India is the process of setting apart of a fixed percentage of seats in government institutions for the members of the backward community. It is the law which reserves the sea in the field of education and Employment for the Dalits and Adivasis.


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State one reason why reservations play an important role in providing social justice to Dalits and Adivasis.

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