1. Affirmative action can however take many forms - from preferential spending on facilities for disadvantaged communities - such as - scholarships and hostels to special consideration for admissions to educational institutions and jobs. 2. In our country we have adopted a policy of quotas or reserved seats in education and jobs to provide equality of opportunity to deprived groups - and this has been the subject of considerable debate and disagreement. 3. The policy has been defended on the ground that certain groups have been victims of social prejudice and discrimination in the form of exclusion and segregation. 4. These communities who have suffered in the past and been denied equal opportunities cannot be immediately expected to compete with others on equalterms. 5. The central principle of time management is to spend your time doing the things that you value - or that help you to achieve your goals