High level committee report on social, economic and educational status of the Muslim community of India November 2006: a report on the Muslim community of India/
Rajindar Sachar
- Delhi: Akalank, 2006.
- xx, 404 pages : ill. ; 28 cm.
Contents
Letter to the Prime Minister - • Government of India Notification • Forward Acknowledgements . . Glossary
1. Context, Approach and Methodology 1 1. Minorities and Development 2. Mandate of the Committee 3. Approach and Methodology 4. Structure of the Report
2. Public Perceptions and Perspectives 1.The Context H . 2. Identity Related Concerns 3. Security Related Concerns - 4. Equity Related Issues 5. In lieu of a Conclusion
3. Population Size, Distribution and Health Conditions of Muslims 1. Introduction 2. Population Size and Growth 3. Spatial Distribution 4. Age-Sex Composition of Population 5. Urbanisation 'vr ,i 6. Demographic Processes 7. Child Nutrition 8. Future Population Growth Prospects
4. Educational Conditions of Muslims 1. Introduction 2. Indicators of Educational Attainment 3. Levels of Literacy 4. Enrolment Rates and Mean Years of Schooling 5. Differentials in Educational Attainment: School Education 6. Differentials in Educational Attainment: Higher Education 7. Some Correlates of Educational Attainment 8. Choice of Educational Institutions: The Case of Madarsas 9. Educational Attainment and the Issue of Language 10. Some Concluding Observations
5. Economy and Employment: Situating Muslims 1. Introduction 2. Data Base and Methodology 3. Worker Population Ratios and Unemployment Rates 4.Distribution of Workers by Activity Status 5. Distribution of Workers by Enterprise-Type and Location of Work 6. Distribution of Workers by Industry Groups 7. Distribution of Workers by Occupational Status 8. Earnings and Aspects of Employment Security 9. Inter-state Variations in Employment Conditions 10. Patterns of change in Employment Conditions since the 1990s 11. Summing Up
6. Access to Bank Credit 1. Introduction \ 2. Priority Sector Advances of Scheduled Commercial Banks 3. Individual Deposits 4. Other Specialised Banking Institutions 5. Summing Up
7. Access to Social and Physical Infrastructure 1. Minorities and Development 2. Village Amenities 3: Living Conditions 4. Qualitative Study and Observations 5. Summary of Findings i
8. Poverty, Consumption and Standards of Living 1. Introduction 2. Differentials in Levels of Consumption Expenditure 3. Poverty Estimates and Differentials Across SRCs 4. Summing Up
9. Government Employment and Programmes 1. Introduction 2. Participation of Muslims in Government Employment 164 3. Programmes 4. Concluding Observation
10. The Muslim OBCs and Affirmative Action 139 1. Introduction 2. The Emergence of the Category 'Other Backtvard Classes' 190 3. Muslim OBCs: A Profile 4. Approaches to Affirmative action for Muslim OBCs 194 5. Muslim OBCs Not Included in the State and Central List of OBCs 200 6. Empirical Situation 7. Concluding Comments
11. Leveraging Community Initiatives: The Case of Wakfs 1. Introduction 2. Economic Potential of Wakf Assets in India 218 3. Constraints on the Fulfillment of Wakf Objectives 221 4. Overcoming Constraints; Some Recommendations 228 5. Summing up 234
12. Looking Ahead: Perspectives and Recommendations 237 1.The Context 237 2. General Policy Initiatives and Approaches 238 3. Specific Policy Initiatives 243
Commissioned Papers References Tecnical Notes Appendix Committee, Consultants and the Secretariat
Muslims -- India -- Social conditions -- 21st century. Muslims -- India -- Social conditions -- Statstistics. Muslims -- India -- Economic conditions -- 21st century.