DENIAL AND DEPRIVATION: INDIAN MUSLIMS AFTER THE SACHAR COMMITTEE AND RANGNATH MISHRA COMMISSION REPORTS

The volume attempts to gauge and analyse the level of denial and deprivation faced by Indian Muslims by evaluating their status after a gap of several years of sachar Committee (2006) and rangnath Mishra Commission (2007) reports. It presents and discusses the current conditions with respect to outcome indicators such as population, education, economy, poverty, unemployment, consumption level, availability of Bank loans, infrastructure and civic facilities and representation in government employment. By placing facts in Perspective, It also discusses community-specific issues such as use of Urdu, madrasa education and Waqf. Responses of various political formations on these reports have been evaluated and presented in a proper sequence to generate a coherent view to ensure implementation. In the post-sachar era, governments started many schemes to improve the condition of Muslims whose reach and impact is assessed with the help of latest data