Narendra Modi, the current Prime Minister of India, belongs to the Other Backward Class (OBC) in India, which is a caste-based system of social stratification. This class is considered to be below the upper castes, but above the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Modi's OBC caste is called the Modh-Ghanchi, which is a sub-caste of the larger Baniya caste. He has been a vocal supporter of the OBCs and has worked to create more economic opportunities for them.