Type Social Organisation Website www.bamcef.co.in | Location India | |
Founded 6 December 1978 (Birth of BAMCEF Convention at Delhi) Founder Kanshiram, D.K. Khaparde, Dina Bhana, Ram Khobagade | ||
The All India Backward (SC, ST, OBC) And Minority Communities Employees Federation, known as BAMCEF, is an organization of employees from Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), Other Backward Classes (OBC) and Minority Communities) ) in India.
Contents
The concept of BAMCEF association was conceived in 1972. Manyvar Kanshiram who collaborated with his colleagues Mr. D. K. Khaparde, Mn Deena Bhana, Mn Ram Khobragade, C.P Thorat, Namdevo Kamble, Mahonar Aate and other colleagues to build the initiative. After six years of rigorous fieldwork all over India, "The Birth of BAMCEF Convention" was held in Delhi in 1978 and organization was then officially launched as a "Federation" on 6 December 1978 on the Parinirvan Divas (death anniversary) of Dr. Baba Saheb B. R. Ambedkar. the Architect of the Indian Constitution. Ideology of BAMCEF is to fight against system of inequality which is dividing society on the basis of graded inequity and creating communal gap between different caste of Hindu, also to establish equality in society and to implement anti caste system thought in Indians for better tomorrow, and educates Backward Class people about history.
Manifesto
The organization upholds an ethos that states that the victims of systemic inequality in India are, naturally, the only people who can uproot the existing social structure.
History
As an employee in the Defence Research and Development Laboratory in Pune, Kanshiram realized that the formation of a bahujan bureaucracy was important if dalits' interests were to be served. He set about forming a federation, through which he worked his way into the higher echelons of bureaucracy. By identifying a few zealous officers he was able to influence lower staff.
The motto of the organization was Pay back to society, to inspire the dalit bureaucrats to do their bit for the dalit masses. In this way, a continuous supply of intellect, money, and talent was ensured. Kanshiram did not want to make the BAMCEF merely an employees' union. Rather, he wanted it to become the organisation of educated bahujan employees: "the think tank, talent bank, and financial bank of the bahujan samaj".
BAMCEF raised funds to promote their agenda and for training. Kanshi Ram appointed state-level conveners as well as mandal conveners to act as links between state and district levels.
Knowing the limitations of BAMCEF, The Dalit Shoshit Samaj Sangharsh Samiti (DS4) had been formed in 1981. This organisation made impact on people in North as well as South India. Later was in the leadership of Ishaan Singh Tomar. Before formation of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), the DS4 entered in local elections in Delhi and Haryana in the name of "Limited Political Action". Later on Kanshiram dissolved the DS4 and formed a completely political wing Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP). This caused strain within the ranks of the BAMCEF.
In early 1986, BAMCEF split. Kanshiram announced that he was no longer willing to work for any organisation other than the BSP. In 1987, without Kanshiram, T.S. Jhalli together with other colleagues, registered BAMCEF. Since then, one element of BAMCEF, which was associated with Kanshi Ram, has been converted into a shadow organization to help the BSP in electoral mobilization. Those remaining in BAMCEF, after Kanshiram's departure, registered as an independent BAMCEF a non political organisation. Mr. T.S. Jhalli introduced Democracy in BAMCEF and BAMCEF accepted Institutional leadership and became the national President of BAMCEF. After the retirement of Mr. T.S. Jhalli, Mr. Sesh Raj Singh Panwar became the national president in 2001 and he served the position upto 2008. In 2008, Mr. Becharbhai Rathod from Gujarat became the national president till his superannuation from the service in Jan. 2016. Presently Mr. Atarvir Singh is the national president of BAMCEF.
The Contact Detail of BAMCEF is
Central Office: 4187, 1st Floor, Gali No. 63, Regarpura, Karol Bagh, New Delhi - 110005 Website: http://www.bamcef.co.in
Current leadership
Mr. Atarvir Singh is current national president of the organization since Jan. 2016.