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Mitra · Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 10:11 pm Post subject: Sachar Reportt

The Rajinder Sachar Committee's report examining the status of Muslims in India is being seen as leading towards reservations based on religion . This has led to fresh debates on appeasement of minorities. I am posting a few stories to provide the views from all sides and the developments since 30th Novemeber when this report was submitted in the Parliament.
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Mitra · Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 10:33 pm Post subject:

Sachar report tabled in Parliament
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Sandeep Bhushan, NDTV, Nov 30, 2006

The Rajinder Sachar Committee's report examining the status of Muslims across the country was finally tabled in Parliament on Thursday.

It was tabled by Minority Affairs Minister A R Antulay.

The report, a 417-page document, studies socio-economic status of Muslims in India.

It recommends amongst other things an equal opportunity commission for minorities and recognition of Madarsa degrees for competitive exams.

Sachar recommendations
The Sachar Committee has saved the UPA government from a politically sticky situation by not recommending reservations for Muslims.
To improve literacy and representation, the report:

* Suggests raising the allotment of Rs 200 crore to Rs 1,000 crore for the Maulana Azad Education Foundation - a nodal agency for educational activities.

* Making the presence of a Muslim member on all employment panels mandatory.

* Coopting Muslims in all civic bodies.
Working Muslims
The recommendations are backed by a huge data bank, which the government can now use to push for affirmative action.

There are just 4.9 per cent Muslims in 88 lakh government jobs and 7.2 per cent Muslims in 1.4 lakh PSU jobs, mainly concentrated at the lower levels.

In the country's top government jobs, Muslims are hugely under represented with just 3 per cent in the IAS, 1.8 per cent in the IFS and 4 per cent in the IPS.

Lesser earnings
Muslims also earn less than other socio-religious categories.

* The Monthly Expenditure of Muslims is lower than SC/STs in all small towns across the country.

* 28.3 per cent Muslims in urban India are extremely poor against the all India average of 22.8 per cent.
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Since it's the first survey of its kind, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the UPA can take credit for it.

(Source)
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Mitra

Muslim population could decline: Sachar report
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Rediffnews,Dec 1,2006

Many perceptions about Muslims are sought to be broken by the Sachar Committee, which says their population growth has slowed down and that less than four percent of children from the community take madrasa education.

It says there is a 'substantial demand' from the community for fertility regulation and for modern contraceptives.

'Muslim population growth has slowed down as fertility has declined substantially, clearly showing that Muslims are well into demographic transition. In the future, growth is bound to be slower and eventually population is bound to reach replacement level', the report says.
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The growth rate for Muslims, as for the total population, is bound to fall further and eventually reach a zero growth stage. There are strong indications that this could occur well before the end of the century', the report says.
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Mitra · Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 10:57 pm Post subject: Related Articles

Sachar report: Myth and reality
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Rediffnews, Dec 11, 2006

The Sachar Committee on the status of Muslims, you're told, is not asking for quotas but is asking for more education --

One of the report's annexure tables shows there were 147 representations to it that asked for more education versus 57 for reservations. This, however, is just clever packaging since the report asks for reservations very subtly....

The report doesn't ask for separate electorates for Muslims but talks of formulating and implementing nomination procedures to increase what it calls "corresponding representation in government structures" and "other methods to enhance political participation of the community". (....)

Another great example of such biased figures is the perceived low representation in the civil services. Just below the table that gives the Muslim representation in the civil services is another table which says that, in 2003 and 2004, 4.9 per cent of those who appeared for the civil services exams were Muslims and 4.8 per cent of those selected after the interviews were Muslims! So, there's no bias, but only the first table was highlighted and the report still says the low number of Muslims appearing for the exam "is a cause for concern" and "there is a need to improve Muslim participation". Just 1.3 per cent of those in the IIMs are Muslims, we're told, but another figure in the table explains that of those who qualified for the interview and group discussion, just 1.4 per cent were Muslims!

(Source)

Ayush · Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2006 3:03 pm Post subject:

You cannot give reservations to a community based on religion.
End of story.

Muslims won't work in banks
they won't accept or give loans
they won't engage in any sort of credit/debit transactions
they won't use birth control/contraceptives
they'll send their kids to special Islamic learning centers instead of regular schools because learning the Qur'an is more important that learning what the other kids are learning.

Why should they be given any reservations?

I'm okay with Muslim and Christian dalits getting benifits though.

Shyena · Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2006 3:17 pm Post subject:

Mind my language, but I feel Christian dalits are spineless people to beg for reservations. Haven't they converted for that cause in the first place?
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Mitra · Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2006 10:05 pm Post subject:

I am against reservations on any basis. Reservations cripple the very group that it seeks to promote/protect.
But ,Ayush if you notice the second story Sachar report says that actually the muslim poulation rate is also falling - I thought that was impossible.
" Overall, the picture is that while the Muslim population growth fell by 3.6 per cent, the Hindu population growth fell by 2.8 per cent; "
( Source )
RIght now muslims are 13% of the population and teh might be 20% by the end of the century.
I think that poverty and lower literacy and women's status causes are more important. I saw muslim girls who went to schools made their careers, a good life for themselves and think the same as you and me . But such people are few . Still the awareness now is better about education and a good standard of life.
And also ,it seems only 4% of muslims go to madarsas. What I think is more bothersome is that all kids get religious indoctrination by fanatical maulvis in the homes everyday .
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