Lok Sabha Question No. 59 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-02-24
Subject: Share of Muslims in Employment
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: ASADUDDIN OWAISI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 59. TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.02.2016

## SHARE OF MUSLIMS IN EMPLOYMENT

## 59. SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  as  per  data  of  census  2011,  Muslims  have  the  least  share  of  working people about 33% among all the religious communities in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the comparative share of employment of all communities to Muslims;
- (c) whether there is any reasons mentioned in the Census for low share of Muslims in employment and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  inspite  of  Government's  efforts  to  increase  the  share  of  Muslims  in employment in the country, the figure remains low; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken or being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)

(a) & (b): As per data made available from under Census 2011, the comparative share of  employment  of  all  communities  [Worker  Population  Ratio  (WPR)  among  persons  of major religious groups] is as under:

| Major religious groups          |   WPR |
|---------------------------------|-------|
| Hinduism                        |  41   |
| Islam                           |  32.6 |
| Christianity                    |  41.9 |
| Sikhism                         |  36.3 |
| Buddhist                        |  43.1 |
| Jain                            |  35.5 |
| Other religions and persuasions |  48.5 |
| Religion not stated             |  31.3 |
| All                             |  39.8 |

(c):  The reason for not working by an individual is not collected in the Census.

(d):  As  per  NSS  68 th Round  Report  of  National  Sample  Survey  Office  (NSSO)  on 'Employment and Unemployment Situation among Major Religious Groups in India' (July 2011 - June 2012), although there is a decrease in the Worker Population Ratio (WPR) amongst rural persons of Islamic Community, there has been an improvement of 1.1% in respect of urban persons of Islamic community as compared to NSS 66 th Round of similar Report.

(e): 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, measures 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 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.

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Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (e)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question  No.  59  to  be  answered  on  24.02.2016  asked  by  Shri  Asaduddin Owaisi regarding 'Share of Muslims in Employment'

## 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 and
- 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. Improving the conditions of living of minorities

- a. Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY)
- b. Basic Services for Urban Poor (BSUP)
- c. Integrated Housing and Slum Development Programme (IHSDP)
- d. Urban Infrastructure and Governance (UIG)
- e. Urban  Infrastructure  Development  Scheme  for  Small  and  Medium Towns (UIDSSMT)
- f. National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP)
- g. Multi-sectoral Development Programme (MsDP)
- h. Waqf matters
- i. Strengthening of State Waqf Boards
- j. Computerisation of records of States Waqf Boards.
- iv. Prevention and control of communal disharmony and violence
- a. Issue of guidelines on communal harmony.
- v. Others
- a. 'Nai Roshni'- Leadership development of minority women
- b. Hamari Dharohar
- c. Representation of minorities in Urban & Rural local bodies
- d. Exemption of Waqf properties from State Rent control Act
- e. Appropriate  training  modules  to  be  prepared  for  sensitization  of Government functionaries
- f. Multi-media campaign for wide publicity of Government schemes/programmes
- g. Annual  Meeting  between  CWC  and  ASI  and  protection  of  Waqf monuments
- h. Setting up of Assessment & Monitoring Authority (AMA)
- i. Setting up of National Data Bank (NDB)
- j. Review of Delimitation Act
- k. Dissemination of information in vernacular languages.

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