Youth For Equality (YFE) is an Indian organisation against the caste-based policies and reservations. YFE’s position is the current reservation policy is divisive and destructive for the country. Caste reservation benefits have been garnered by groups which are socially, politically and economically dominant at the expense of the meritorious candidates.
Youth for Equality (YFE) was founded on April 4, 2006 by students from All India Institutes of Medical Sciences, Indian Institutes of Technology, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Indian Institutes of Management, and other central universities, amidst the protests against The Constitution (93rd Amendment) Act 2005 and Central Educational Institutions(CEIs) (Reservation in Admission) Act, 2006 that was introduced by the UPA government, which had granted a 27% reservation for Other Backward Classes in all Central Government institutions. Youth for Equality organised massive anti-reservation demonstrations, where students engage in street protests across India.
Since it’s inception, YFE has been continuing with it’s fight against reservation. Currently, YFE consists of Doctors, Engineers, Academicians, Chartered Accounts, students and other professionals from various fields. As the part of it’s fight against the caste-based reservations, YFE has been challenging the reservation policies and misuse legally across the country. The organization filed various Writ Petition in Supreme Court and various High Courts. YFE achieved some major victories that benefitted lakhs of General Category students and job aspirants. YFE is persistent with it’s legal battles as many cases are still pending in Supreme Court and the High Courts. Apart from directly fighting legal cases, YFE also provide legal support to people who fight against caste-based reservation in various states.
