The act of providing additional rights and opportunities to the citizen who are economically, socially, politically backwards for years is called positive discrimination.
The state has the provision of providing additional rights an opportunity to the da;it, women, muslim, tharu, madhesi, indigenous nationalities, backward region as well as physically challenged people. Principle of inclusive an proportionate participation has been implemented in every sector from politics to government service. It's good step. However, the citizens of other categories may be ignored while more rights and opportunities are given to certain citizens.
Therefore, it is called positive discrimination because of discrimination among the citizens of the same country on the basis of various identities.
S.N. | Positive effects | Negative effects |
1. | It will be easy to promote economically, socially, politically, backward people to the mainstream of the state. (State mechanism) | Right and clever people of the targets groups may take advantages due to which there may not be much change in the life of the real target group. |
2. | Ethnic, class, regional and gender discrimination of the society can be ended. | Dissatisfaction may arise among the people since the law is not equal to all the citizens. |
3. | There can be improvement in the lifestyle of the citizens suppressed and oppressed from the time immemorial. | Qualified and competent people may be deprived from government service and political sector. Due to the administrative sector of the state many becomes weak. |