... The paradox of their increasing participation and constantly downward curve in areas of development can be resolved only through remedial action plan, prepared and executed by the Indian Muslim as a community.
The starting point of this action plan is to comprehend the nature, dynamics and parameters of national development in all sectors and to create infrastructure and linkages with different agents development ... There has to be a committed effort to set up NGOs for preparing blueprints in different spheres ... on priority basis ... These NGOs must develop their own information resources and permanent think tanks to continue with their work ...
One encouraging development is the emergence of professional elite from. local to international level. These levels have to be interlinked in a meaningful fashion .... There should be a chain of modern financial institutions to guide and help Muslim artisans and workmen to be engaged in up-coming industries and trade.
There has to be identification and constant articulation of emerging Muslim elite in India that must forge meaningful ties with lower strata of society ... Confidence- building measures should be initiated at all Ievels ... Opportunities provided by Aligarh Muslim University, Jamia Millia Islamia and Jamia Hamdard ... must be utilized to maximum extent ... There should be a chain on counseling and career guidance centers.
Secularism and democracy ... are actually conditions for survival of Muslims and other minorities in India. Muslims should come forward and launch democratic struggle to save democracy in India. Another important area is to provide justice to scores of marginalized non-Muslim sections of Indian society. The Dalits, backwards, scheduled castes etc. constitute the majority and most of them have started looking to Muslims to come closer to them and evolve common strategy ...
... Madarsas ... may be ... revived to act as important centers for community work. These institutions should be modernized ...