Report of 2005 on Muslim Conditions
The Sachar Committee, chaired by former Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court Rajinder Sachar and six other members, was created by the Indian government in 2005 to study the social, economic, and educational state of India’s Muslim minority. After 20 months of investigation, the committee’s report, titled “Social, Economic, and Educational Condition of the Muslim Community of India: A Report,” was submitted to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian Parliament, on November 30, 2006.
The research emphasized the concerns and challenges confronting the Muslim minority and their underrepresentation in numerous aspects of Indian public life. It also underlined Muslims’ higher birthrates when compared to Hindus, estimating that the Muslim population in India will stabilize by around 17-21% by 2100.
The Sachar Committee study was the first of its kind to highlight the Indian Muslim community’s socioeconomic “backwardness,” and it advised measures to eliminate hurdles that kept them from fully participating in India’s economic, political, and social mainstream. According to the research, Muslims are significantly underrepresented in the Indian bureaucracy, with only 2.5% of bureaucrats being Muslim, constituting 14% of the Indian population. According to the Sachar Committee, Indian Muslims experience worse circumstances than Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
Understanding Muslim and Marginalisation Class 8
Muslim marginalization refers to the social, economic, and political isolation and hostility experienced by Muslim populations. This phenomenon is the result of Islamophobia, a prejudice against Islam and Muslims that has grown in recent decades.
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