Date : 27.7.2016
27-July, 2016 17:06 IST
Percentage of Muslims in Government Jobs
As per the data made available under Census 2011, the details of Work Participation Rate (WPR) amongst major religious groups are as under:
Major religious groups
|
WPR
|
Hinduism
|
41%
|
Islam
|
32.6%
|
Christianity
|
41.9%
|
Sikhism
|
36.3%
|
Buddhist
|
43.1%
|
Jains
|
35.5%
|
Other religions and persuasions
|
48.5%
|
Religion not stated
|
31.3%
|
All
|
39.8%
|
The recruitment of minorities in Government, Public Sector Banks, Public Sector Undertakings was 8.57% in 2014-15. Religion-wise data as well as employment in Private sector are not maintained.
Pursuant to the receipt of Sachar Committee Report and under the Prime Minister’s New 15 Point Programme, with an objective to enhance opportunities for education, ensure an equitable share for minorities in economic activities and employment through existing and new schemes, enhanced credit support for self-employment, recruitment to State and Central Government jobs, skill development of minorities, measure for special development initiatives, protection and management of Waqf Properties, etc. the Government has already undertaken various schemes/initiatives for the welfare of minorities, the details of which are at Annexure.
All these schemes/initiatives are being implemented by various Ministries/ Departments of the Central Government either exclusively or by earmarking of 15% of overall physical/financial target (under the scheme) or by monitoring the flow of funds in the minority concentration areas for the welfare of minorities throughout the country. These schemes are being implemented in addition to other schemes of the Central and State Governments, which are meant for different beneficiaries stipulated under such schemes without any differentiation on socio-religious ground. The details of implementation of these schemes/initiatives are available on the website of the Ministry of Minority Affairs – www.minorityaffairs.gov.in
Details of schemes / initiatives for the welfare Of minorities are as under:
I. Enhancing opportunities for education
a. Pre-Matric Scholarship
b. Post-Matric Scholarship
c. Merit-cum-Means Scholarship
d. Maulana Azad National Fellowship
e. Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme for providing services through Anganwadi Centres
f. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) and opening of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas
g. ‘Padho Pardesh'- Interest subsidy on educational loans for overseas studies
h. ‘Nai Udaan'- Support for students clearing Prelims conducted by UPSC, SSC, State Public Service Commissions, etc.
i. Scheme for Providing Quality Education in Madarsas (SPQEM)
j. Scheme for Infrastructure Development of Minority Institutions (IDMI)
k. Greater Resources for Teaching Urdu
l. Free Coaching and Allied Scheme
m. Schemes of Maulana Azad Education Foundation (MAEF) for promotion of education.
n. Mid Day Meal Scheme
o. Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA)
p. Sakshar Bharat/ Maulana Azad Taleem-e-Balighan
q. Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS)
r. Block Institutes of Teachers Education
s. Women’s Hostel.
II. Ensuring an equitable share for minorities in economic activities
a. Swarnjayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojana (renamed as Aajeevika/ National Rural Livelihood Mission)
b. Swarn Jayanti Shahari Rojgar Yojana (SJSRY) (renamed as National Urban Livelihood Mission)
c. 'Seekho Aur Kamao' – Skill Development Initiatives
d. Upgrading Skill and Training in Traditional Arts/Crafts for Development (USTTAD)
e. Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs)
f. Restructuring of NMDFC and Loan schemes of National Minority Development & Finance Commission (NMDFC)
g. Bank credit under Priority Sector Lending
h. Issue of guidelines for giving special consideration for recruitment of minorities.
i. Opening of new Bank Branches/ awareness campaigns.
III. Others
a. Multi-sectoral Development Programme (MsDP)
b. 'Nai Roshni'- Leadership development of minority women.
In so far as recruitment of minorities in Government jobs, Public Sector Banks, Public Sector Undertakings is concerned, the share of minorities was 8.57% in 2014-15. Religion-wise data is not maintained.
Pursuant to the receipt of Sachar Committee Report and under the Prime Minister’s New 15 Point Programme, with a view to enhance opportunities for education, ensure an equitable share for minorities in economic activities and employment through existing and new schemes, enhanced credit support for self-employment, recruitment to State and Central Government jobs, skill development of minorities, measure for special development initiatives and affirmative action, protection and management of Waqf Properties etc. the Government has already undertaken various schemes/initiatives for the welfare of minorities, the details of which are at Annexure.
All these schemes/initiatives are being implemented by various Ministries/ Departments of the Central Government either exclusively or by earmarking of 15% of overall physical/financial target (under the scheme) for the welfare of minorities throughout the country. These schemes are being implemented in addition to other schemes of the Central and State Governments, which are mean for different beneficiaries stipulated under such schemes without any differentiation on socio-religious ground. The details of implementation of these schemes/initiatives are available on the website of the Ministry of Minority Affairs – www.minorityaffairs.gov.in
This Information was given by Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi the Minister of State (IC) for Ministry of Minority Affairs in reply to a question in Rajya Sabha yesterday.
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