(a) whether the percentage of Muslims in Government Service
was 39 at the time of independence which has now been reduced to
2 or 3;
(b) whether the Government are aware that the 15 percent
population of the Country belongs to Muslim community; and
(c) if so, whether the Government propose to formulate any
scheme in order to provide 15% reservation to Muslims in
Government Services in proportion to their population so that
they also feel part of the mainstream?
MINISTER OF STATE OF DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND TRAINING AND
DEPARTMENT OF PENSION AND PENSIONERS` WELFARE IN THE MINISTRY OF
PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (SMT. VASUNDHARA RAJE)
(a), (b) and (c) : The percentage of Muslim population in India (exclunding Jammu & Kashmir), as per the 1991 Census, is 12.12.
In accordance with the provisions of Article 14 and 16 of
the Constitution, equality of opportunity shall be provided to
all citizens in matters relating to employment under the State
and no discrimination shall be made on grounds only of religion,
race, caste, sex, descent, place of birth, residence or any of
them. Reservation for Muslims in Government Services would,
therefore, violate the Constitutional provisions. Further, since
recruitment is not made on the basis of religion, no data
relating to employment of Muslims in Central Government services
is maintained.