Question : EMPLOYMENT OF MINORITY COMMUNITIES



(a) the year-wise and State-wise number of persons of Muslim Community appointed through Central Employment Exchanges after the submission of reports of Sachchar Committee and Justice Ranganath Mishra Commission;

(b) the percentage in comparison to officers/workers of all categories appointed through such Central Employment Exchanges; and

(c) the reasons for lesser appointments of Muslims in comparison to other communities?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE)

(a) 4.4 lakh registrations were made for muslim community with employment exchanges out of which 5,900 placements were made during the year 2007 for which the data is available. State-wise data has not been compiled.

(b) Out of 2,63,500 placements made for all categories, percentage of muslim community is 2.24 percent for the year 2007 for which data is available.

(C) No such analysis has been conducted. However, some of the major reasons for the placements through Employment Exchanges are lack of relevant skills in the job seekers, setting up of various selection Commissions and Boards as well as Supreme Court order in 1996 which gives freedom to the employers to select persons from open market also.