Indian Muslims Literacy rate graph

The book " At Home In India - the Muslim Saga " written by Salman Khurshid , former External affairs minister and Prominent leader of Congress , tackles each and every topic with candour , sensitivity and forthrightness.
He beautifully describes the Indian Muslim's literacy figures on the basis of this vast and varied experience.
The sachar committee did an excellent job of marshalling data from different government sources and came to the following conclusion :
* Abysmal literary figures much below national average and 25 percent Muslims children between ages of 6 and 14 not at school.

Engineer Affan Nomani , Resarch Analyst & Columnist

* Muslims only 3 percent in the Indian Administrative service ( IAS ) , 1.8 percent in Indian foreign service ( IFS ) , 4 percent in Indian Police service ( IPS ) , 4.5 percent in Railways ( 98.7 percent of the 4.5 percent at lower levels) , police constables only 6 percent, in health 4 percent, in transport 6.5 percent.
Average amount of bank loans disbursed to Muslims 2/3rd of that disbursed to others.
Muslims other backward classes ( OBCs ) worse off than Hindu OBCs.
* The school attainment levels of Muslims are close to scheduled caste/schedule Tribe ( SC/ST ) and much lower than them in rural areas.
* The share of Muslims in all recruitment by state public service commission is about 14 percent, leaving a conspicuous deficit.
There is negligible representation of Muslims in the judiciary ( 7.8 percent).
Hence this type of data illustrate that Muslims literacy figure  grave in danger.
15 percent for minorities as backward under Article 16(4) of the constitution ' notably without qualifying the word " backward " with the words " socially and educationally ".
Only 4 percent Muslims go to madarasas ( Islamic educational institutions ) because they are free and their are no school in the neighbourhood; the Muslim population growth has slowed down as fertility has declined not the least because of willingness to use modern contraceptive; and despite an outstanding record of patriotism, Muslims generally encounter allegations of being ' anti -national ' and also of being appeased for political reasons.
With all this data now available uncontrovertibly, it would be a shame if we are unable or unwilling to address the issues fairly and without self-conscious constraints about reactions.
First, it must be understood that this need to address the condition of India's largest minority is imperative for the good of the entire nation and not merely a populist hand-out to the minorities. Success of the critical national enterprise will depend on a combination of equity and entitlement as the foundation of empowerment.
By : Engineer Affan Nomani

( The writer is a research Analyst & Columnist . He has been publishing in many leading newspaper such The Hans India and DC  for the last few years . we always believe that there is no need to be defensive in front of communal forces. He may be reached at affannomani02@gmail.com )