OBJECTIVES AND MISSION
The National OBC Intellectual Forum operates with a clearly defined set of objectives that guide all its activities, programmes, and advocacy initiatives. These objectives reflect both the immediate needs of backward class communities and the long-term vision of a just and equitable society.
Our Core Objectives
- To create a national platform for OBC intellectuals, professionals, academics, and activists to network, collaborate, and contribute to the upliftment of backward class communities.
- To conduct and disseminate research on the socio-economic, educational, and political conditions of OBC communities in India, providing data-driven foundations for policy advocacy.
- To advocate for the full and faithful implementation of constitutional provisions and legal rights — including reservation in education, employment, and local bodies — for OBC communities.
- To demand and support the inclusion of OBC enumeration in the national census and the use of accurate population data in determining reservation quotas.
- To work for the sub-categorization of OBCs so that the most backward communities within the category receive their fair share of benefits, rather than the quota being monopolized by relatively better-off OBC groups.
- To foster unity among diverse OBC sub-castes, countering the fragmentation that has historically limited the political effectiveness of the backward classes community.
- To support OBC students in accessing quality education and to advocate for increased representation in premier educational institutions including IITs, IIMs, AIIMS, and central universities.
- To engage with legislative processes, submit memoranda to government bodies, and participate in public consultations on policies affecting backward classes.
- To document and publicize cases of discrimination, denial of reservation benefits, and violations of OBC rights, providing legal and social support to affected individuals and communities.
- To build bridges between OBC communities and other marginalized groups including Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and minority communities, fostering a broader coalition for social justice.