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2007 Charter Muslim Community

The document summarizes key findings and recommendations from the Justice Sachar Committee Report on improving socioeconomic conditions for Muslims in India. It calls on the government to implement special measures like developing sub-plans for Muslims, increasing financial allocations for minority welfare schemes, ensuring access to education and employment opportunities, and providing justice and compensation for victims of communal violence.

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2007 Charter Muslim Community

The document summarizes key findings and recommendations from the Justice Sachar Committee Report on improving socioeconomic conditions for Muslims in India. It calls on the government to implement special measures like developing sub-plans for Muslims, increasing financial allocations for minority welfare schemes, ensuring access to education and employment opportunities, and providing justice and compensation for victims of communal violence.

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Justice Sachar Committee Report Findings:

CPI(M)s Charter for Advancement of Mus im Communit! PREAMBLE The 138 million (13.8 crore) Muslims in India are intrinsic to the multi-cultural multilin!ual and multi-reli!ious mosaic that is India. "ecular democrac# under the $onstitution %ro&ides e'ual o%%ortunities and (undamental ri!hts (or all irres%ecti&e o( race reli!ion or creed as citi)ens o( the countr#. A democratic s#stem is e&aluated *# ho+ it treats its minorities , +hether reli!ious ethnic or lin!uistic. -or (osterin! national unit# (or stren!thenin! democrac# and secularism it is essential that the Muslim minorit# +ho constitute 13.. %er cent o( the %o%ulation are %ro&ided e'ual o%%ortunities to access the *ene(its o( de&elo%ment and the (undamental ri!hts !i&en in the $onstitution. The /ustice Ra0inder "achar $ommittee re%ort has hi!hli!hted the de%lora*le socioeconomic %li!ht o( the mass o( the Muslim communit#. It has ser&ed to hi!hli!ht the ur!ent need to ado%t s%ecial measures (or the u%li(tment in their social and economic conditions. It has also e((ecti&el# re*utted the (alse and moti&ated %ro%a!anda a*out 1minorit# a%%easement2. In the li!ht o( the "achar $ommittee re%ort the $entral !o&ernment must (rame a concrete %ro!ramme *ac3ed +ith ade'uate (inancial allocations to address the discrimination (aced *# minorit# communities in %articular the Muslim minorit# communit# in the economic social and educational s%here. It is essential to immediatel# identi(# Muslim areas and conduct concrete sur&e#s so that the assistance can *e concreti)ed. This e4ercise must *e done in a time-*ound (rame+or3. 1. 5e&elo%ment i) The !o&ernment must (ormulate a su*-%lan (or the Muslim communit# on the lines o( the tri*al su*-%lan. There has to *e a s%eci(ic *ud!etar# allocation in all de&elo%ment schemes (or Muslims %ro%ortionate to their %o%ulation at the all-India le&el. 6nder a s%ecial com%onent %lan allocation ma# *e made in the states %ro%ortionate to the %ercenta!e o( Muslims in that state. ii) The im%lementation o( e4istin! schemes (or minorit# +el(are must *e strictl# monitored. Increased (inancial allocations to institutions such as Maulana A)ad -oundation 7M5-$ 8a3( $ouncil etc. should *e ensured to stren!then and e4%and the schemes. iii) E((ecti&e ste%s (or %rotection o( 8a3( %ro%erties and %ro%er utili)ation o( these %ro%erties (or the +el(are educational and social de&elo%ment o( the communit#. i&) In Muslim %o%ulated &illa!es and munici%al +ards it is (ound that o(ten there are neither I$5" nor %rimar# health centers. These must *e ensured. &) "%ecial schemes to ensure housin! (or %oorer sections o( the communit# must *e ensured. 9. Em%lo#ment and Income !eneration i) Pro&ide reser&ations (or dalit Muslims.

ii) In the im%ortant (ield o( em%lo#ment it is necessar# (or :B$ Muslims to !et an ade'uate share o( the reser&ed 'uota (or :B$s. At %resent e&en thou!h the# are listed in a lar!e num*er o( states as :B$s the# ha&e hardl# *ene(ited throu!h the :B$ 'uota. Access to :B$ certi(icates must *e sim%li(ied. 8here Muslim :B$s ha&e not *een listed such an e4ercise must *e com%leted in a time-*ound manner. A monitorin! mechanism can *e set u% in di((erent states to chec3 the %ro!ress on this (ront. iii) In recruitments (or state and $entral securit# (orces Muslims must !et ade'uate re%resentation. i&) Ade'uate num*er must *e em%anelled in all recruitment *oards o( selection committees. &) "ince lar!e num*ers o( the Muslim communit# includin! Muslim +omen are en!a!ed in traditional +or3 as artisans and sel(-em%lo#ed it is essential to ma3e eas# credit a&aila*le to them. "mooth (lo+ o( credit (rom (inancial institutions *an3s and &arious cor%orations (or sel(-em%lo#ment micro-enter%rises and small and medium scale industries must *e ensured. The 1; %er cent allocation (or minorities (rom %riorit# sector *an3 loans assured *# the Prime Minister must *e im%lemented. &i) It is (ound that Muslim +omen ha&e not had ade'uate o%%ortunities in the sel(-hel% !rou% sector. Attention must *e %aid to (orm +omen<s sel(-hel% !rou%s amon! Muslims +ith *an3 lin3a!es. &ii) Lar!e scale s3ill de&elo%ment %ro!rammes to u%!rade traditional s3ills must *e or!ani)ed *# !o&ernment (or the communit# +ith s%ecial %ro!rammes (or Muslim +omen. "%ecial em%hasis must *e %laced on trades traditionall# underta3en *# minorit# !rou%s. &iii) In land re(orm %ro!rammes in allocation o( %lots in residential and industrial areas sho%s stalls %etrol=!as dealershi%s o%%ortunities (or Muslims should *e ensured. 3. Education i) "chools includin! residential schools im%artin! modern education (or *oth !irls and *o#s must *e *uilt in all districts and *loc3s +ith si)a*le Muslim %o%ulation. Muslim !irls< hostels must *e constructed to (acilitate education amon! !irls. ii) Incenti&es (or +omen<s and !irl>s education must *e !i&en. Increase in the num*er o( hostels includin! hostels (or Muslim !irls. iii) There must *e a su*stantial increase in increase in sti%ends and scholarshi%s on means cum merit *asis. i&) Recruitment o( 6rdu-s%ea3in! teachers and (illin! u% o( &acancies o( 6rdu teachin! %osts in schools. 6rdu must *e a&aila*le as an o%tional su*0ect in all !o&ernment and !o&ernment-aided schools in areas +ith su*stantial 6rdu-s%ea3in! %o%ulation. ?ood 'ualit# te4t*oo3s in 6rdu must *e %ro&ided. &) E((orts should *e made to introduce and encoura!e scienti(ic and 0o* oriented education in Madarsas. In some states li3e 8est Ben!al !eneral s#lla*us is also tau!ht in Madarsas and certi(icates and de!rees a+arded *# Madarsas are reco!ni)ed. This ena*les eas# mi!ration (rom Madarsas to !eneral education institutions. This model ma# *e tried in other states also. &i) "%ecial %ro!rammes should *e underta3en to esta*lish &ocational trainin! institutes %ol#technics and colle!es in Muslim-dominated areas.

.. "ecurit# i) /ustice to communal &iolence &ictims must *e ensured. Ade'uate com%ensation to all &ictims includin! &ictims o( the ?u0arat !enocide in line +ith that o( the 1@8. &ictims. ii) All %er%etrators o( communal &iolence must *e immediatel# *rou!ht to *oo3 +ithin a time-*ound (rame+or3 re!ardless o( their %u*lic or o((icial %osition. iii) Recommendations o( the "ri Arishna $ommission on the Mum*ai &iolence +hich indicted to% %oliticians %olice and !o&ernment o((icers to *e im%lemented. i&) ?o&ernment must end dela# and immediatel# institute time-*ound $BI in&esti!ations into the ?u0arat !enocide related cases +hose &ictims are still denied 0ustice. March B; 9BBC

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