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IRRF Global — Key Demands

12 Reform Priorities

IRRF Global seeks equal opportunity, social justice, quality education, accessible healthcare, merit and genuine empowerment through lawful, constitutional and evidence-based reform.

01

ESTABLISH NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR GENERAL CATEGORY

Principle: Every section of society deserves to be heard within the constitutional framework.

ESTABLISH NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR GENERAL CATEGORY

Demand

  • Give the National Commission for General Category comparable institutional status and rights to commissions serving SC/ST/OBC communities.
  • Make provisions for prevention and protection against atrocities or unlawful caste-targeted harm against General Category citizens.

Why It Is Needed

Citizens in the unreserved/general category may also face economic vulnerability, educational or employment concerns, and complaints of caste-targeted hostility. The movement seeks a dedicated national institution to study such concerns and provide a formal policy and grievance forum.

Detailed Reform Position

The proposed commission should be created through Parliament with a clearly defined mandate covering research, socioeconomic data, education, employment, representation, lawful grievance review, policy impact assessment and annual public reporting.

Implementation Note

Its design should complement rather than diminish existing constitutional or statutory safeguards available to SC, ST and OBC citizens.

02

UGC 2026 ROLLBACK

Targeted support where genuinely needed. Universal dignity and fair protection for everyone.

UGC 2026 ROLLBACK

Demand

  • Full rollback of the UGC 2026 regulations.
  • Restore a campus framework that is caste-neutral in grievance protection and institutional treatment.

Why It Is Needed

Campuses should bring students together first as students, researchers and future professionals. The movement argues that anti-discrimination rules should protect every student without institutionalising different standards of dignity or grievance access based on caste identity.

Detailed Reform Position

The demand is for rollback and redrafting around one campus standard: equal dignity, equal access to grievance mechanisms, independent inquiry, both sides heard, reasoned decisions and appeal. Targeted scholarships or academic support for disadvantaged students can continue while basic protection against discrimination remains universal.

Implementation Note

For legal precision on the website, “UGC 2026” refers to the University Grants Commission (Promotion of Equity in Higher Education Institutions) Regulations, 2026.

03

ECONOMIC-BASED RESERVATION

Support should increasingly reach the person who actually needs support.

ECONOMIC-BASED RESERVATION

Demand

  • Shift from caste as the basis to income / economic condition as the basis of reservation.

Why It Is Needed

The movement argues that present-day disadvantage should be measured more directly so public support reaches families facing genuine economic and educational hardship.

Detailed Reform Position

A reform model should examine income, assets, family circumstances, educational access, geographic disadvantage and other measurable indicators. Transition proposals should be supported by constitutional analysis, reliable data and protections against arbitrary exclusion.

Implementation Note

This is a proposed policy change and would require compliance with the Constitution, legislation and binding judicial decisions.

04

ONE FAMILY — ONE RESERVATION, ONE TIME

Affirmative action should progressively expand opportunity to those who remain left behind.

ONE FAMILY — ONE RESERVATION, ONE TIME

Demand

  • Apply the principle across education, employment or political seats for a single generation.

Why It Is Needed

The objective is to spread opportunity more widely and reduce repeated concentration of reservation benefits within families that have already achieved substantial mobility.

Detailed Reform Position

A workable system would require a transparent definition of what counts as a meaningful benefit, a lawful family-benefit record, rules for priority to eligible families that have not yet benefited, and carefully defined exceptions for continuing severe disadvantage.

Implementation Note

Implementation would require legal review, reliable records, privacy safeguards and a clear transition mechanism.

05

EQUAL RELAXATIONS FOR EWS CANDIDATES

Every relaxation should have an identifiable purpose, evidence and periodic review.

EQUAL RELAXATIONS FOR EWS CANDIDATES

Demand

  • EWS candidates should receive the same relaxations sought in the charter in matters such as fee, age, attempts, validity and income-related eligibility.
  • EWS reservation should be implemented in vacancies as provided under the applicable constitutional and legal framework.

Why It Is Needed

The movement seeks parity in the practical support attached to reservation so economically weaker candidates are not disadvantaged by differences in fees, age limits, attempts or related eligibility rules.

Detailed Reform Position

Government should publish a category-wise comparison of relaxations, explain the policy rationale for differences, assess outcomes and review whether EWS rules adequately address economic disadvantage.

Implementation Note

Any change must be made by the competent authority and remain consistent with the constitutional framework governing EWS and other reservation categories.

06

RESERVATION REFORMS

Data before assumption. Need before permanence.

RESERVATION REFORMS

Demand

  • Review castes that are neither backward nor under-represented and examine removal where constitutional criteria are no longer met.
  • Implement/review creamy-layer principles for SC/ST as demanded by the movement, and review/redefine OBC creamy-layer rules.
  • Ensure appropriate sub-categorisation within SC/ST/OBC reservations so benefits reach under-represented sections.
  • Review classification questions raised in the charter, including treatment of non-Hindu communities, through constitutional criteria and authoritative data.

Why It Is Needed

Reservation categories contain diverse communities and levels of development. The movement seeks periodic evidence on who remains disadvantaged, who is under-represented and whether benefits are concentrated among relatively advanced sections.

Detailed Reform Position

An independent review mechanism should use socioeconomic data, representation indicators, benefit-distribution studies and constitutional criteria to recommend inclusion, exclusion, creamy-layer rules or sub-categorisation where legally permissible.

Implementation Note

No community should be removed, included or reclassified by generalisation alone; changes require evidence, competent legal authority and compliance with binding law.

07

SET MINIMUM QUALIFYING CRITERIA FOR EACH RESERVED CATEGORY

Expand opportunity while helping every candidate reach the standard required for success.

SET MINIMUM QUALIFYING CRITERIA FOR EACH RESERVED CATEGORY

Demand

  • If candidates do not meet the prescribed minimum qualifying criteria, transfer the unfilled seats to the open category.

Why It Is Needed

The movement argues that essential academic, professional and safety standards should remain credible while candidates who need additional preparation receive support to meet them.

Detailed Reform Position

Authorities should define transparent minimum qualifying standards appropriate to each course or post, publish vacancy and conversion data, and provide bridge courses, mentoring and preparation support. Rules for unfilled seats should be clear, time-bound and legally compliant.

Implementation Note

Open-category transfer or conversion of reserved seats must follow the applicable constitutional, statutory and recruitment/admission rules rather than occur automatically where law requires carry-forward or other procedures.

08

NO DISCUSSIONS ON INCREASING RESERVATION OR PRIVATE-SECTOR RESERVATIONS

This is the movement’s policy demand; governments and legislatures retain authority to consider proposals within the constitutional framework.

NO DISCUSSIONS ON INCREASING RESERVATION OR PRIVATE-SECTOR RESERVATIONS

Demand

  • Focus on expanding education, skills and opportunities rather than increasing quotas.
  • Do not mandate reservation in the private sector.

Why It Is Needed

The charter prioritises expanding the total pool of quality education, skills, jobs and economic opportunity rather than relying on continuously increasing reservation percentages or extending compulsory quotas into private employment.

Detailed Reform Position

Policy should focus on school and university capacity, employability, apprenticeships, entrepreneurship, investment, job creation and transparent equal-opportunity practices. Any proposal to change reservation levels should be preceded by public data, impact assessment and constitutional review.

Implementation Note

This is the movement’s policy demand; governments and legislatures retain authority to consider proposals within the constitutional framework.

09

WHITE PAPER ON CURRENT STATUS & BENEFITS OF RESERVATION

Publish a detailed analysis of benefits accrued so far, category additions/changes, caste upliftment and the social/economic outcomes of reservation.

WHITE PAPER ON CURRENT STATUS & BENEFITS OF RESERVATION

Demand

  • Publish a detailed analysis of benefits accrued so far, category additions/changes, caste upliftment and the social/economic outcomes of reservation.
  • Publicly release the white paper and hold open debate on its findings.

Why It Is Needed

A credible reservation debate needs a shared factual base. Without accessible national data, competing claims about reach, representation, benefit concentration and outcomes are difficult to evaluate.

Detailed Reform Position

The white paper should cover category-wise and sector-wise sanctioned seats/posts, filled positions, vacancies, admissions, completion, progression, socioeconomic outcomes, geographic distribution, changes in lists, benefit concentration and implementation gaps, with privacy safeguards.

Implementation Note

Methodology and aggregate datasets should be open to expert review and public consultation.

10

PERIODIC REVIEW OF RESERVATION

Periodic review is an accountability mechanism; the outcome should follow evidence and law rather than predetermined continuation or termination.

PERIODIC REVIEW OF RESERVATION

Demand

  • Review the reservation system every 10 years.
  • Publish review reports publicly for transparency.

Why It Is Needed

Social, economic and educational conditions change. A policy of this scale should therefore be measured periodically to determine continuing need, reach, implementation gaps and unintended effects.

Detailed Reform Position

A statutory ten-year review should be supported by annual data reporting, independent expert analysis, submissions from affected communities and constitutional bodies, and a reasoned government response placed in the public domain.

Implementation Note

Periodic review is an accountability mechanism; the outcome should follow evidence and law rather than predetermined continuation or termination.

11

SUNSET CLAUSE FOR RESERVATION

Every reservation provision should have a sunset clause and continue only if data and evidence clearly demonstrate the continuing need.

SUNSET CLAUSE FOR RESERVATION

Demand

  • Every reservation provision should have a sunset clause and continue only if data and evidence clearly demonstrate the continuing need.

Why It Is Needed

The demand seeks to prevent reservation provisions from operating indefinitely without a formal reconsideration of whether the conditions that justified them continue to exist.

Detailed Reform Position

Where legally feasible, new or revised measures should contain a defined review/sunset date, published continuation criteria and an evidence-based decision on continuation, modification, better targeting or phased transition.

Implementation Note

Any sunset mechanism should avoid abrupt withdrawal that would violate constitutional protections or harm genuinely disadvantaged beneficiaries without lawful transition arrangements.

12

SC/ST ACT REFORMS

Demand Review provisions added in the 2018 amendment that the movement regards as draconian, including concerns relating to preliminary inquiry and bail.

SC/ST ACT REFORMS

Demand

  • Review provisions added in the 2018 amendment that the movement regards as draconian, including concerns relating to preliminary inquiry and bail.
  • Provide penalties where a complaint is judicially established to have been deliberately fabricated or malicious.
  • Review the charter proposal that monetary compensation should follow proof of the case in court, while ensuring genuine victims are protected and supported.
  • Examine intra-category cases, including SC versus SC and SC versus ST, so the legal framework addresses caste-targeted wrongdoing consistently where constitutionally and statutorily appropriate.

Why It Is Needed

The movement supports protection of genuine victims of caste atrocities while demanding stronger safeguards for due process and against deliberate misuse. The objective is to protect the victim, protect the innocent and punish proven wrongdoing.

Detailed Reform Position

Reform should include careful prima-facie legal assessment, fair investigation, timely trial, protection against retaliation, transparent relief rules, and consequences for deliberate fabrication only after due process and a specific finding. Acquittal by itself should not automatically be treated as proof that a complaint was false.

Implementation Note

Existing victim-support and compensation frameworks cannot simply be described as unavailable until conviction; any proposed change should be framed as a reform demand and assessed against current law, victim protection requirements and constitutional guarantees.

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We are not against any caste, religion or community. We seek a system where the poor receive support, talent receives opportunity, hard work receives recognition, every child receives quality education, every family receives healthcare security, and no one’s future is determined merely by birth.

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