The All India Confederation of SC/ST Organisations represents a rights-based, collective voice that connects local struggles with national policy discourse. In Kerala, such a platform has relevance beyond protest politics; it can evolve into a structured partner in development planning, social audits, and policy feedback. A mature SC/ST collective is not only about resistance to injustice, but also about participation in shaping the future of governance, education, employment, and economic growth.
Kerala Vision 2047 requires that SC/ST organisations move from being reactive entities to becoming proactive institutions of knowledge, negotiation, and delivery. A confederation-style organisation can aggregate grassroots data on discrimination, access gaps, and welfare leakage, and convert lived realities into policy intelligence. When such insights are systematically presented to the state, planning becomes evidence-driven rather than symbolic. This also reduces the distance between the bureaucracy and marginalised citizens.
In the coming decades, employment and entrepreneurship will define social mobility more than welfare alone. An organised SC/ST confederation can function as a bridge between government schemes, financial institutions, and first-generation entrepreneurs. By creating shared platforms for skill mapping, mentorship, and cooperative enterprise, the organisation can help SC/ST youth move into emerging sectors such as renewable energy, digital services, agro-processing, healthcare support services, and local manufacturing clusters.
Education remains a critical lever. Kerala Vision 2047 cannot be achieved if SC/ST students remain concentrated in low-opportunity academic tracks. A strong confederation can partner with universities, research institutions, and private employers to create fellowships, apprenticeships, and exposure programs. The role here is not charity, but negotiated inclusion—ensuring representation in high-value disciplines such as engineering, data, design, policy research, and applied sciences.
Another important role for a national-level SC/ST organisation operating in Kerala is social accountability. By participating in audits of housing, land distribution, forest rights, health access, and local infrastructure projects, the organisation can ensure that benefits reach intended communities. This creates trust in public systems and reduces long-term social friction. Such engagement also professionalises activism, aligning it with governance rather than perpetual confrontation.
By 2047, Kerala will need socially confident communities that can articulate their interests without fear or dependency. Organisations like the All India Confederation of SC/ST Organisations can evolve into institutions of leadership development, policy literacy, and civic confidence. Their success will not be measured by protests alone, but by how seamlessly SC/ST citizens participate in Kerala’s economic, intellectual, and political life as equal stakeholders.
