Democratic Youth Federation of India

Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) is a youth organisation in India. It was founded in its inaugural conference held from 1–3 November 1980 at Shaheed Kartar Singh Saraba village in Ludhiana, Punjab.[3]

For other uses, see Dyfi (disambiguation).

Democratic Youth Federation of India DYFI
AbbreviationDYFI
Formation3 November 1980 (1980-11-03)
TypeYouth Organisation
Legal statusFederation
PurposeBuild a broad based
HeadquartersKarol Bagh, New Delhi, India
Membership
Increase 98,39,216 [1][2]
President
A A Rahim
General Secretary
Himaghnaraj Bhattacharyya
Websitewww.dyfi.in

DYFI identifies itself to be an independent organisation.[4] Former West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee who was a former secretary of Bengal fraction, and a founder Central Committee member of DYFI, Manik Sarkar – the former chief minister of Tripura – was a vice president of the organisation, and M. Vijayakumar who was the speaker of Kerala legislative assembly was once former all-India president of DYFI.[3] In 2021, M.B. Rajesh, a former all-India president of DYFI was elected as the Speaker of Kerala legislative assembly.[5]

As of 2012, DYFI had a membership of 2.2 million which rose from 1.4 million in 2011.[6] The annual membership fee of DYFI is a meager Rs. 2 and is open to all youth between the age 15 and 40 irrespective of their political ideology.[6]

Affiliations
DYFI rally in Kolkata

DYFI is a member of World Federation of Democratic Youth.

The DYFI affiliate in Jammu and Kashmir is called Jammu & Kashmir Democratic Youth Federation. In Tripura there is a separate body, affiliated to DYFI, called Tribal Youth Federation.

History

The organisation was formed on 3 November 1980 from its inaugural conference held at Saheed Kartar Singh Saraba Village, Ludhiana, Punjab from 31 October to 3 November.

On 25 November 1994, five members of DYFI were killed after being shot by state police force during a protest against the commercialisation of higher education at Kuthuparamba in Kannur district, Kerala, while one was paralysed.[7]

Publications

At the national level, DYFI publishes the magazine Naujawan Drishti (Youth Stream). On the state level there are various publications, such as Jubashakti in West Bengal, Yuvadhara in Kerala, and Yuvasangharsh in Maharashtra.'Izhaingar Muzhakkam' in Tamil Nadu.

See also

References
  1. "DYFI: দেশে সদস্যসংখ্যা বেড়েছে ৪ লক্ষ, দাবি DYFI-এর". 14 May 2022.
  2. "DYFI adds 1.5 lakh new members in one year". 16 May 2022.
  3. "DYFI From Ludhiana To Amritsar". archives.peoplesdemocracy.in. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  4. "Welcome". DYFI Kerala. DYFI. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  5. "Newly-elected Speaker MB Rajesh rose from ranks, was named one of best parliamentarians". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 9 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021. He had served as the SFI district secretary and state secretary, DYFI district and state president and also the national president.
  6. "DYFI to focus on unemployment". The Hindu. 16 September 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  7. "Martyrs". DYFI Kerala. DYFI. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
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