Indian Muslims 
State-Wise Equitable Implementation Of Mishra Commission’s Muslim Quota(Comments Off)
The level of backwardness of the Muslim communities in various states is not uniform nor we have any specific data on their relative backwardness as compare to SC/ST but the Sachar Committee has pointed out that the Muslim community in West Bengal is the most backward of all Muslim communities in the states of the country. It also said that the Muslim community as a whole in the country is almost as backward as the SC/ST.[...]
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Minorities Welfare and UPA Government initiatives: An analysis
The present Prime Minister’s New 15 Point Programme aims at providing equal development opportunities to minorities with definite goals to be achieved in a specific time frame. The objectives of the programme are as follows; 1. Enhancing opportunities for education; 2. Ensuring an equitable share for minorities in economic activities and employment, through existing and new schemes, enhanced credit support for self-employment, and recruitment to State and Central Govt. jobs; [...]
Had no intention to hurt Muslim sentiment, happy to stand corrected on Jihad: Chidambaram
Following fierce criticism by Muslim leaders and organizations for equating Jihad with terrorism, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on January 8 said that he didn’t have the knowledge of the real meaning of Jihad and he used the term as it is used in common parlance.[...]
Muslim Law Board, Jamaat Islami condemn Chidambaram for equating Jihad with terrorism
India’s leading Muslim organizations All India Muslim Personal Law Board and Jamaat-e-Islami Hind have strongly condemned Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram for equating Jihad with terrorism. His statement reveals his ignorance about Islam or his true mind, leaders of the organizations said.[...]