(a) Whether the Government has conducted any survey regarding
economic condition of muslim population in the country including
Chhattisgarh;
(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
(c) if not, the reasons therefor?
(a) Whether the Government has conducted any survey regarding
economic condition of muslim population in the country including
Chhattisgarh;
(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
(c) if not, the reasons therefor?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI VINCENT H. PALA)
(a) to (c): The Government had constituted a High Level Committee under the
Chairmanship of Justice Rajinder Sachar in 2005 (popularly known as Sachar
committee) for preparation of a report on social, economic and educational
status of the Muslim Community in India. The Committee submitted its report
on 17th November, 2006 which was tabled in the House on 30th November, 2006.
Sachar Committee has compiled data on incidence of poverty for States/Union
Territory over the period from 1983 to 2004-05 for urban and rural India
which are enclosed at Annexure I and II. The Government also commissioned
a baseline survey through Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR)
in order to map socio-economic deficiency in the Minority-Concentrated
Districts (MCDs). The ICCSSR Report has data for 90 MCDs only