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| ⚫ | The Rajinder Sachar Committee, appointed by the Prime Minister ] of ] was a High Level Committee For Preparation of Report on Social, Economic and Educational Status of the Muslim Community of India prepared its report in November 2006 and tabled in Parliament on 30 Nov 2006.<ref>Clarification On the Work of Justice Rajindar Sachar Committee </ref> It has come-up with this report with suggestions and solutions to include and mainstream ] ]s. Headed by Justice ], there were six other members : Shri Sayyid Hamid, Dr T.K. Ooman, Shri M.A. Basith, Dr Akhtar Majeed, Dr Abu Saleh Shariff and Dr Rakesh Basant. The report is available from the Indian Goverment site. | ||
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| ⚫ | The Rajinder Sachar Committee, appointed by the Prime Minister ] of ] was a High Level Committee For Preparation of Report on Social, Economic and Educational Status of the Muslim Community of India prepared its report in November 2006 and tabled in Parliament on 30 Nov 2006.<ref>Clarification On the Work of Justice Rajindar Sachar Committee </ref> It has come-up with this report with suggestions and solutions to include and mainstream ] ]s. Headed by Justice ], there were six other members : Shri Sayyid Hamid, Dr T.K. Ooman, Shri M.A. Basith, Dr Akhtar Majeed, Dr Abu Saleh Shariff and Dr Rakesh Basant. The report is available from the Indian |
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| It is the first of its kind report and it suggests adoption of suitable mechanisms to ensure equity and equality of opportunity to Muslims in residential, work and educational spaces. |
It is the first of its kind report and it suggests adoption of suitable mechanisms to ensure equity and equality of opportunity to Muslims in residential, work and educational spaces.According to Sachar Committee report the status of Indian Muslims are below the conditions of Scheduled Castes and Tribes. | ||
| There is a lot of discussions and debates goes on the Sachar Committe Report. <ref>National Seminar On Sachar Committee Report in Hyderabad </ref>. There are follow-up actions taken based on Committee findings like the Finance Minister ] action funding for ] (]). | |||
| The Sachar report is highly controversial in that it has received substantial criticism, including allegations of bias in the media coverage concerning the report. Indian media expert<ref></ref> Dasu Krishnamoorti has criticized the media coverage of the report. He criticizes the claims made in the media that the fault of the plight of the Muslim lays squarely on the Hindus and the Congress Party as politically motivated in favor of the Muslim community and encouraging "emotional segregation that hardly helps Muslims share the Indian miracle"<ref>, Dasu Krishnamoorthy</ref>.The report stand criticized for misrepresenting data and figures, bias and "misrepresenting inequities"<ref>,'''Rediff.com''</ref>. Leaders of the ] have also criticized the report as "distorted, politically motivated and dangerous", also pointing out that proposals of special reservation given to Muslims would harm the country, and criticized the ] Government's endorsement of the report as a snub to their previous efforts to help the Muslim community<ref name="bjp1">,''Rediff.com''</ref><ref>,''The Hindu''</ref>. BJP leader ] said that the tone and texture of the Sachar Committee "has a striking similarity to the ] of pre-independence era. Unfortunately, the government is irrationally following a policy of blind populism which threatens to divide the nation."<ref name="bjp1"/> | |||
| {{cquote|Last year, I made a modest contribution of Rs.16.47 crore to the equity of the NMDFC. Following the Sachar Committee report (on the status of minorities), NMDFC would be required to expand its reach and intensify its efforts. Hence, I propose to provide a further sum of Rs.63 crore to the share capital of NMDFC}}<ref>More funds for minorities' welfare</ref>. | |||
| The Committee collected data from all over the country in the light of which the second allegation regarding reservation of constituencies was found to be correct. | |||
| ==Main Findings of the Report == | |||
| Sachar committe has put a lot of facts about the ] with real statistical reports based on information from government agencies, banks, ], different state goverments and its agencies. | |||
| * In the field of literacy the Committee has found that the rate among Muslims is very much below than the national average. The gap between Muslims and the general average is greater in urban areas and women. 25 per cent of Muslim children in the 6-14 year age group have either never attended school or have dropped out. | |||
| * Muslim parents are not averse to mainstream education or to send their children to affordable Government schools. The access to government schools for Muslim children is limited. | |||
| * Bidi workers, tailors and mechanics need to be provided with social safety nets and social security. The participation of Muslims in the professional and managerial cadre is low. | |||
| *The average amount of bank loan disbursed to the Muslims is 2/3 of the amount disbursed to other minorities. In some cases it is half. The Reserve Bank of India’s efforts to extend banking and credit facilities under the Prime Minister’s 15-point programme of 1983 has mainly benefited other minorities marginalizing Muslims. | |||
| * There is a clear and significant inverse association between the proportion of the Muslim population and the availability of educational infrastructure in small villages. | |||
| *There is a clear and significant inverse association between the proportion of the Muslim population and the availability of educational infrastructure in small villages. Muslim concentration villages are not well served with pucca approach roads and local bus stops. | |||
| * Substantially larger proportion of the Muslim households in urban areas are in the less than Rs.500 expenditure bracket. | |||
| * The presence of Muslims has been found to be only 3% in the IAS, 1.8% in the IFS and 4% in the IPS. | |||
| * Muslim community has a representation of only 4.5% in Indian Railways while 98.7% of them are positioned at lower levels. Representation of Muslims is very low in the Universities and in Banks. Their share in police constables is only 6%, in health 4.4%, in transport 6.5%. | |||
| * For the ] Foundation to be effective the corpus fund needs to be increased to 1000 crores. Total allocation in the four years 2002 to 2006 for ] is 106 crores. The information regarding the Scheme has not adequately percolated down. Even if the share of Muslims in elected bodies is low they and other under represented segments can be involved in the decision making process through innovative mechanisms. | |||
| * Most of the variables indicate that Muslim-OBCs are significantly deprived in comparison to Hindu-OBCs. The work participation rate (WPR) shows the presence of a sharp difference between Hindu-OBCs (67%) and the Muslims. The share of Muslim-OBCs in government/ PSU jobs is much lower than Hindu-OBCs. | |||
| * There are about 5 lakh registered Wakfs with 6 lakh acre land and Rs 6,000 crore book value.<ref name="summary_hindu"/> | |||
| == Summary of Recommendations == | |||
| The report put forward some recommentations to eliminate the situation rasied for ]. The recommentation include: | |||
| * Mechanisms to ensure equity and equality of opportunity and eliminate discrimination. | |||
| * Creation of a National Data Bank (NDB) where all relevant data for various Socio Religious Communities are maintained. | |||
| * Form an autonomous Assessment and Monitoring Authority to evaluate the extent of development benefits | |||
| * An Equal Opportunity Commission should be constituted to look into the grievances of the deprived groups. | |||
| * Elimination of the anomalies with respect to reserved constituencies under the delimitation scheme. | |||
| *The idea of providing certain incentives to a diversity index should be explored to ensure equal opportunities in education, governance, private employment and housing. | |||
| * A process of evaluating the content of the school textbooks needs to be initiated and institutionalized. | |||
| * The UGC should evolve a system where part of the allocation to colleges and universities is linked to the diversity in the student population. | |||
| *Providing hostel facilities at reasonable costs for students from minorities must be taken up on a priority basis. | |||
| * The Committee recommended promoting and enhancing access to Muslims in Priority Sector Bank Advances. | |||
| * The real need is of policy initiatives that improve the participation and share of the Minorities, particularly Muslims in the business of regular commercial banks. | |||
| * The community should be represented on interview panels and Boards. The underprivileged should be helped to utilize new opportunities in its high growth phase through skill development and education. | |||
| * Provide financial and other support to initiatives built around occupations where Muslims are concentrated and have growth potential. <ref name="summary_hindu">Community on the margins </ref><ref>Summarised Sachar Report on Status of Indian Muslims</ref> | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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| * Muslim deprivation widespread: Sachar Committee | * Muslim deprivation widespread: Sachar Committee | ||
| * Appeal to Sachar Committee | * Appeal to Sachar Committee | ||
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| * Sachar Committee Report: Some Hard Realities | * Sachar Committee Report: Some Hard Realities | ||
Revision as of 13:36, 4 March 2007
The Rajinder Sachar Committee, appointed by the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India was a High Level Committee For Preparation of Report on Social, Economic and Educational Status of the Muslim Community of India prepared its report in November 2006 and tabled in Parliament on 30 Nov 2006. It has come-up with this report with suggestions and solutions to include and mainstream Indian Muslims. Headed by Justice Rajinder Sachar, there were six other members : Shri Sayyid Hamid, Dr T.K. Ooman, Shri M.A. Basith, Dr Akhtar Majeed, Dr Abu Saleh Shariff and Dr Rakesh Basant. The report is available from the Indian Goverment site.
It is the first of its kind report and it suggests adoption of suitable mechanisms to ensure equity and equality of opportunity to Muslims in residential, work and educational spaces.According to Sachar Committee report the status of Indian Muslims are below the conditions of Scheduled Castes and Tribes.
The Sachar report is highly controversial in that it has received substantial criticism, including allegations of bias in the media coverage concerning the report. Indian media expert Dasu Krishnamoorti has criticized the media coverage of the report. He criticizes the claims made in the media that the fault of the plight of the Muslim lays squarely on the Hindus and the Congress Party as politically motivated in favor of the Muslim community and encouraging "emotional segregation that hardly helps Muslims share the Indian miracle".The report stand criticized for misrepresenting data and figures, bias and "misrepresenting inequities". Leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party have also criticized the report as "distorted, politically motivated and dangerous", also pointing out that proposals of special reservation given to Muslims would harm the country, and criticized the UPA Government's endorsement of the report as a snub to their previous efforts to help the Muslim community. BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi said that the tone and texture of the Sachar Committee "has a striking similarity to the Muslim League of pre-independence era. Unfortunately, the government is irrationally following a policy of blind populism which threatens to divide the nation."
References
- Clarification On the Work of Justice Rajindar Sachar Committee
- Media Response to Sachar Report, Dasu Krishnamoorthy
- ' Sachar Report, Myth and reality,Rediff.com
- ^ BJP criticized govt on Sachar report,Rediff.com
- BJP leader criticized Sachar report,The Hindu