At the Scheduled Caste Federation (SCF), our contemporary mission is rooted in a single, unyielding principle: safeguarding the constitutional and democratic rights of every marginalized individual. As a grassroots civil rights watchdog, we believe that true social justice requires both robust representation for historically oppressed communities and absolute transparency in state welfare distribution.

Our engagement with the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) framework is driven by this very philosophy. Through our dedicated EWS Cell, we bridge the gap between policy design and ground-level reality, ensuring that economic affirmative action serves the truly needy rather than the corrupt.

Our Perspective: The Core EWS Debate

The SCF actively engages with the socio-legal dimensions of the 103rd Constitutional Amendment Act, which introduced the 10% EWS reservation quota. Our structural stance focuses on two primary areas:

• Challenging Categorical Exclusion: The current federal EWS framework strictly excludes individuals from Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), and Other Backward Classes (OBC). The SCF actively critiques this barrier. We argue that absolute poverty does not respect caste boundaries, and excluding marginalized communities from economic quotas constructs an artificial divide between institutional caste oppression and raw economic deprivation.
• Preventing Quota Dilution: We lobby continuously against structural definitions that inadvertently benefit affluent families. The SCF advocates for lowering the upper income ceiling to target only households living well below the absolute poverty line, keeping the quota dedicated to the truly destitute.

The EWS Cell: Our Frontline

The SCF’s EWS Cell functions as an aggressive administrative watchdog and legal aid wing. Led nationally by our leadership, including National President Mrityunjoy Mallick, this specialized unit works tirelessly on the ground to combat systemic corruption and certificate fraud.

Exposing EWS Certificate Fraud

Affirmative action is a finite, vital resource. The EWS Cell actively investigates, flags, and protests instances where affluent individuals from unreserved categories forge income and asset paperwork to illegally occupy EWS quota seats in public employment and higher education.

Enforcing Strict Local Accountability

We regularly petition block development officers (BDOs), municipal corporations, and state personnel departments to execute mandatory, transparent physical verifications of land holdings and family assets before issuing EWS documentation.

Community Assistance and Legal Aid

Just as we protect the integrity of voter registration lists from administrative negligence, our local cells set up field camps to help poor families navigate complex state bureaucracies, ensuring that deserving, low-income citizens have the tools to claim their lawful economic protections.

Our Mission

Economically Weaker Sections — Empowerment, Equality & Inclusive Development

The mission of EWS (Economically Weaker Sections) is to promote equal opportunity, social inclusion and economic empowerment for individuals and families facing economic disadvantage, irrespective of their background.

Our Core Mission

1. Economic Empowerment: To create greater awareness of opportunities, welfare measures, skill development, employment and entrepreneurship initiatives available to economically weaker sections.
2. Education & Opportunity: To promote access to quality education, scholarships, training and career opportunities so that economic disadvantage does not become a barrier to personal and professional growth.
3. Awareness of Rights & Benefits: To educate communities about EWS-related provisions, government schemes, eligibility criteria, certificates and available welfare programmes.
4. Inclusive Development: To work towards an inclusive society in which economically disadvantaged citizens can participate meaningfully in education, employment, entrepreneurship and community development.
5. Grassroots Outreach: To establish a strong connection with communities at the grassroots level and identify practical challenges faced by economically weaker families.
6. Youth Empowerment: To encourage young people through education, vocational skills, employment guidance, entrepreneurship and leadership-development initiatives.
7. Women’s Empowerment: To support greater access to education, economic opportunities, skills and self-reliance for women belonging to economically weaker sections.
8. Social & Community Development: To encourage community-based initiatives addressing education, livelihood, awareness and social welfare.
9. Representation & Advocacy: To provide a platform for articulating legitimate concerns of economically weaker sections before relevant institutions and authorities, while promoting constitutional values and lawful civic participation.
10. National Network & Collaboration: To build a nationwide network of volunteers, social workers, professionals and community representatives working towards economic empowerment and inclusive development.

Our Core Values

Equality | Dignity | Opportunity | Education | Empowerment | Transparency | Constitutional Values | Inclusive Development

Our Vision

“An inclusive India where economic circumstances do not prevent any citizen from accessing education, opportunity, dignity and a pathway to a better future.”

Our Approach

Awareness → Access → Empowerment → Opportunity → Inclusion

EWS seeks to transform awareness into practical access to opportunities and ultimately contribute to sustainable economic and social empowerment.