RLD pushes for Brahmin welfare board in Uttar Pradesh

The Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD), an ally of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday (June 29, 2025) demanded for the formation of a Brahmin welfare board in the State for the upliftment of the community. Criticising certain alleged nefarious elements for targeting the community, the RLD National Secretary Anupam Mishra added a comprehensive survey should be conducted to assess the socio-economic condition of the Brahmin community, forming the basis for a concrete policy.

“The Brahmin community has historically made a vital contribution to the cultural, educational, religious, and administrative growth of the State. Yet, in the current times, the community too is grappling with a range of socio-economic challenges. Certain nefarious elements are targeting the community like the case we saw in Etawah. There is a pressing need for targeted support to economically weaker sections within the Brahmin community, especially in the fields of education, healthcare, employment, and social empowerment. Therefore, I believe that the establishment of a Brahmin Welfare Board in Uttar Pradesh is the need of the hour,” told Mr. Mishra, to The Hindu. 

The RLD leader said he wrote a letter to U.P. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath this week, pressing the demand highlighting that several States such as Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Gujarat, and more recently Telangana and Andhra Pradesh have already established dedicated boards or commissions for the welfare of Brahmins, which are actively implementing schemes to enhance the community’s socio-economic condition.

“If the board is constituted, special schemes could be introduced for economically weaker Brahmin families, including scholarships, self-employment assistance, coaching support, and housing, apart from security and honorarium schemes for temple priests and Vedic scholars,” added Mr. Mishra. The demand holds significance in the light of various social organisations pressing their community issues amid widening caste centric divide.