Sachar Website June09

Follow- up action on the
recommendations of the
Sachar Committee
Report on social, educational and economic

status of the Muslim community of India
Ministry of Minority Affairs

Background
• Constituted – 9th March, 2005

• Report submitted – 17th November, 2006
• Laid in Parliament – 30th November, 2006
• Follow- up action on recommendation
approved by Cabinet – 17th May, 2007
• 76 recommendations / suggestions
• 22 Ministries involved for action
Focus areas
• Special development initiatives for – Minority Concentration Districts
(MCDs,)/ towns/ cities
• Affirmative action – setting up an Equal Opportunity Comm. (EOC) and
developing a diversity index, set-up of National Data Bank (NDB),
establishment of Assessment & Monitoring Authority (AMA), introduction
of Unorganised Sector Worker’s Social Security Bill, delimitation of
constituencies etc.
• Access to credit – Opening of more branches, priority sector lending,
transparency, creating awareness, micro-finance, entrepreneurship
development training programme (EDP), enhancing authorised share
capital of NMDFC etc.
• Access to education – Opening of girls only schools, emphasis on school
education, literacy campaign, improving enrolment, study centres,
teacher’s training institutions, girls hostels, madarsa modernisation,
equivalency of madarsa education, preparation of text books, promotion of
urdu language etc.
• Representation of minorities in selection committees
• Exclusive schemes for minorities: introduction of various scholarships,
• Trainings for sensitisation of government officials, civil rights centres,
posting of Muslims in muslim concentration areas etc.
• Multi-media campaign for social inclusion
• Wakf Development corporation, amendment of Wakf Act, framulation of
model wakf rules etc.
Special development initiatives-MCD
Finding/ Recommendation/ Decision Follow- up action taken
(F) Muslims are concentrated in locations 90 Minority Concentration

with poor infrastructure facilities. This Districts (MCDs) identified
affects their access to basic services like on the basis of baseline
education, health services, etc. survey conducted by
(R) A special assistance for the ICSSR. Multi-sectoral
development of these districts should be Development Programme
launched launched in these MCDs;.
(D) A multi- sectoral development
programme to provide basic amenities, Rs.823.88 crore
and improve opportunities for sanctioned and released to
employment, in selected minority States/ UTs for 76 MCDs
concentration districts will be implemented till Jan‟2010 under the
programme.
Special development initiatives-
Towns/ Cities
Finding/Recommendatio Follow-up action taken
n/ Decision
(F) Muslims are Report of Inter- ministerial task force headed by
concentrated in locations Dr B.L. Mungekar was examined. Identified 338
with poor infrastructure towns/cities having a substantial minority
population, of which 251 were backward.
facilities. This affects their
access to basic services (i) Where existing schemes of
Ministries/departments can fill the requirements
like education, health
of such towns, they have taken necessary
services, etc. action. (ICDS, SSA, polytechnics, opening of
(R) A special assistance bank branches, ITIs (128 covered), NUHM etc.)
for the development of (ii) BSUP – 102 projects costing Rs. 5359.36
these districts should be crore are for minority concentration towns
launched indicating 20.82 % flow of funds to these towns/
(D) Improve civic cities.
amenities and economic (iii) IHSDP – 120 projects costing Rs. 1671.67
opportunities in minority crore are for minority concentration town with
19.47% flow of funds
concentration towns
Affirmative action – EOC and diversity
Finding/ Recommendation/ Decision Follow- up action
(F) The minorities feel that there is discrimination Expert group on EOC has
against them in matter of employment, housing, submitted report. The
bank loans and good schooling. proposed Bill for
(R) An Equal Opportunity Commission be establishment of EOC is
constituted to look into grievances of the deprived under consideration and a
groups. Group of Ministers (GOM) has
(D) To set up an expert group to study and been constituted on setting up
recommend structure and functions of an Equal of EOC.
Opportunity Commission
(F) Policies to deal with relative deprivation of the Expert group submitted its
Muslims in the country should sharply focus on report. The recommendation
inclusive development. of the group has been taken
(R) To develop a diversity index to ensure equal into account in the EOC
opportunity to all SRCs in the areas of education, proposal.
government and private employment, and
housing.
(D) To set up an expert group to propose an
appropriate diversity index
Affirmative action – NDB and AMA
(F) Regular reviews and active monitoring on the basis of M/o Stat. & Prog.
detailed data were seen as important mechanisms to Impl. has set up a
enhance the reach of state programmes amongst the NDB
Muslim population.
(R) We recommend the creation of a National Data Bank
(NDB) where all relevant data for various SRCs are
maintained.
(D) Set up a National Data Bank
(F) Availability of reliable data on a continuous basis across Planning
SRCs on socio- economic conditions, particularly in Commission has
government programmes and the like is critical for designing set up AMA
appropriate policies, ensuring transparency and effectively
monitoring various initiatives and programmes.
(R) The committee recommends the setting up of an
autonomous Assessment and Monitoring Authority (AMA)
(D) Set up an autonomous Assessment & Monitoring
Authority
Affirmative action
(F) Muslims are relatively more vulnerable in terms of M/o Labour & E:
conditions of work as their concentration in informal sector Unorganized Sector
employment is higher. Worker‟s Social Security
(R) Given the precarious conditions of the self-employed Bill has been passed by
persons in the informal sector, specially the home-based Parliament
workers, it is desirable to have a mandated social security
system for such workers.
(D) A bill will be brought before Parliament for providing
social security to workers in the unorganised sector.
(F) It was argued that Muslims are being systematically M/o Law: High Level
denied political participation by declaring Muslim Committee has
concentration assembly constituencies as reserved considered the concerns
constituencies for SCs. expressed by the Sachar
(R) The committee recommends the elimination of the committee and has
anomalies with respect to reserved constituencies under the submitted it‟s report.
delimitation schemes.
(D) Review Delimitation Act to address concerns
Access to credit – Open more branches
(F) Analysis of census of India 2001 D/o Financial Services:
results has indicated that banking All public sector banks
facilities are inversely correlated to the have been directed to
proportion of Muslim population in a open more branches in
village/locality. the identified minority
concentration districts.
(R) This issue should be addressed on a
In 2007-08, 523
priority basis by providing incentives to
branches were opened
banks to open more branches in Muslim
and in 2008-09, 537
concentration areas. branched were opened.
(D) Public sector banks will be advised 175 new branches have
to open more branches in Muslim been opened in minority
concentration areas. concentration areas
during 2009-10. The
target for 2009-10 is
500.
Access to credit – Priority sector lending
(F) Lack of credit is a more serious D/o Financial Services: RBI has
problem for the community as a revised the Master Circular on
significant large proportion of workers 5th July, 2007 lending to priority
sector lending. Public sector
are engaged in self-employment,
banks have stepped up lending
specially home- based work.
to minorities from 9% of total
(R) The committee, therefore, priority sector advances to 15%
recommends promoting and enhancing over the next three years. In
access to Muslims in priority sector 2007-08, Rs.58662.67 crore
advances. was disbursed to minorities
against target of Rs.65558.27
(D) The RBI has proposed to revise the
crore i.e 9.67% of total PSA. In
Master Circular on lending to priority 2008-09, Rs.82864.65 crore was
sector for better monitoring of loans disbursed against Rs.86774
given to minority communities which crore i.e. 12.41%. In 2009-10,
belong to weaker sections. Loans Rs. 96,160.49 crore was
granted to these communities would be disbursed to minorities against a
reported separately by the banks. total of Rs. 751293.62 crore i.e.
12.79%.
Access to credit - Transparency
(F) Several complaints about the D/o Financial Services: Master
exclusion of Muslims concentrated Circular on credit facilities to
areas from the activities of the banks minority communities revised by
have been reported to the committee RBI on 5th July, 2007. It provides
(R) All banks should be required to for setting up of a special cell to
provide information to anyone who ensure smooth flow of credit to
asks about the localities to which loans minorities; increasing lending to
have been disbursed. minorities and formulate the
(D) Public sector banks would regularly district credit plan accordingly;
monitor disposal of loan applications for processing loan applications in a
minorities and maintain reasons for timely and transparent manner;
rejection of applications so that the maintaining a register at the
applicants could exercise full rights to branch to record the date of
information about the status of their receipt, sanction, disbursement,
application. District-wise and bank-wise rejection, with reasons thereof.
data will be made available on the web-
site of Reserve Bank of India.
Access to credit – Create awareness
Finding/ Recommendation/ Follow- up action taken
Decision
(F) Steps should be introduced D/o Financial Services: The lead banks
to specifically direct credit to have been advised by the RBI to create
Muslims, create awareness of awareness among the minority
various credit schemes and communities regarding credit facilities
bring transparency in reporting available from banks through appropriate
of information. measures.
(R) There should be In 2008-09, 2429 awareness campaigns
transparency in information were held in 2066 districts/ towns/ blocks.
about minorities in all 4397 branches were covered by
activities. campaign in 121 districts. During 2009-10,
(D) Public sector banks would 2805 awareness campaigns in 2366 in
create awareness about Districts/ Towns/ Blocks having substantial
various credit schemes minority population. Besides during 2009-
through publicity. 10, 3575 branches were covered by
publicity campaign in areas with
substantial minority population (121
Districts).
Access to credit – Micro-finance
Finding/ Recommendation/ Follow- up action taken
Decision
(F) Muslim women have minimal D/o Financial Services: Under SHG-
participation in Government micro- bank linkage programme, NABARD
finance programmes such as Self has been encouraging SHG formation
and linkage of poor among the
Help Groups (SHGs), Watershed
minority communities. District offices
Programmes and Panchayati Raj.
have been advised in the minority
Efforts to increase their concentration districts to emphasize
participation are necessary this aspect in the micro-finance
(R) A policy to enhance the related training programmes
participation of minorities in the conducted for banks, NGOs, etc.
micro-credit schemes of NABARD Rs.1789.69 crore provided to minority
should be laid down. women covering 222962 accounts by
banks.
(D) Micro-finance among women
During 2009-10, Rs. 2463.09 crore
would be promoted, specially in
were provided to minority women
clusters. against total of Rs. 15418.43 crore
i.e. 15.97%.
Access to credit - EDP
taken
(F) Given the substantial presence of Muslims D/o Financial Services:
in traditional occupational groups, special RBI has instructed the
attention for training for minorities under its lead banks to organize
Entrepreneurial Development Programme entrepreneur
should be given to them. development
(R) SIDBI should set aside a fund for training programmes so that
for minorities under its Entrepreneurial members of the
Development Programme. minority communities
(D) The lead banks have also been requested in these areas could
to organize entrepreneur development derive the benefits of
programmes so that members of the minority various programmes
communities in these areas could derive the being financed by the
benefits of various programmes being banks.
financed by the banks
Access to credit - NMDFC
taken
(F) State government remains the biggest hurdle to In- principle
getting a loan from the NMDFC. Given the tight approval given
financial position of State governments, they are by the Cabinet
becoming increasingly reluctant to guarantee loans. for restructuring
This has lessened the flow of funds to beneficiaries. of NMDFC.
(R) The availability of funds from NMDFC has to be Process for
increased and made more regular to meet targeted engaging a
needs. consultant is
(D) National Minorities Development & Finance going on.
Corporation (NMDFC) would be restructured so as
to make it a more effective instrument of
intervention.
Multi-pronged strategy for improving
access to education – Girls only schools
(R) High quality Government schools M/o HRD: Under SSA, States/
should be set up in all areas of Muslim UTs advised to give primacy to
concentration. - Exclusive schools for opening of „Girls only” upper
girls should be set up, particularly for the primary schools.
9-12 standards. Under KGBV,270 residential
(D) The outreach of upper primary schools at upper primary level
schools, particularly for Muslim girls, will have been sanctioned in blocks
be expanded with “girls only” schools, with Muslim population on
wherever required, and by opening more than 20%. Aim to
residential Kasturba Gandhi Balika saturate “Girls only” schools in
Vidyalaya (KGBV) schools, on priority, in such blocks with the next two
areas with a substantial Muslim years i.e. by 2010. The
population. provision of Urdu teachers has
been made on demand in
these schools.
Improving access to education –
School education
(F) Once the "hurdle" of school education is M/o HRD: During the
crossed, the differences across most SRCs in 11th plan, a scheme for
the likelihood of completing graduate studies universilization of
narrow down and are at times not very access to quality
significant. education at secondary
(R) Therefore, a sharper focus on school stage (SUCCESS) has
education is desirable. Once the "hurdle" of been approved.
school education is crossed, the differences Scheme envisages
across most SRCs in the likelihood of high quality Govt.
completing graduate studies narrow down and schools should be set
are at times not very significant. Therefore, a up in educationally
sharper focus on school education is desirable. backward minority
(D) In pursuance of the goal of universalizing concentration area.
secondary education, priority will be given to
opening of secondary/senior secondary schools
in areas of Muslim concentration, wherever
there is need for such schools.
Literacy campaign
(F) The literacy rate of Muslims is 59.1% which is M/o HRD: Mass mobilization
below the national average of 65.1% campaign, special literacy drive
and setting up of new Jan
(D) A mass mobilization campaign will be carried Shikshan Sansthans (JSSs)
out in all districts, having a substantial are taken up under the revised
population of Muslims, to generate awareness scheme. JSSs are imparting
about the need for improving literacy and vocational trainings in 35 out of
promoting vocational education and skill 88 Muslim concentration
development. districts. 1000 new polytechnics
with hostel facilities will be set
• A special literacy drive will be taken up in these up and this scheme will cover
districts to improve the overall literacy rate and, 82 minority concentration
especially, the literacy rate of Muslim women. districts. The scheme for
• New Jan Shikshan Sansthans (JSS) would be setting up of 374 Model
set up in all districts, with a substantial population Colleges in educationally
of Muslims, not covered as yet with such backward districts including
MCDs has been approved.
Sansthans
enrolment
(F) Muslims have the largest percentage share of M/o HRD: The Mid- day
children in the age group of less than 10 years with 27 meal scheme extended
percent falling in this range as compared to the 23 per to all areas in the country
cent for the country as a whole. However, the current from the year 2008-09
enrollment and continuation rates at elementary level and also covers upper
(though picking up in recent years) are the lowest for primary schools. Blocks
the Muslims. with a concentration of
(R) These facts make primary education particularly Muslim population will be
important for the Community and the need to ensure covered under this
that all children in the age group 0-14 have access to scheme. Besides these,
free and high quality education more urgent. a pre-matric scholarship
(D) The mid-day meal scheme will be extended to scheme meant
cover children in upper primary classes. Special exclusively for students
attention would be given to all Muslim concentration from the minority
blocks, which are educationally backward. communities launched.
Study centres
(F) A substantial proportion of households in urban M/o HRD: All
settlements live in one- room accommodation. State
(R) It is absolutely necessary to create local Governments/UT
community study centres for students so that they administrations
can spend a few hours to concentrate on their have been
studies. advised for using
(D) Existing school and community buildings could existing school
be used in the evenings as „study centres‟ and and community
existing teachers could be engaged on honoraria to buildings as
tutor willing students including girls, who could be study centres.
accompanied by guardians.
Teachers training
(F) Sensitivity to the issues of different SRCs is M/o HRD: 77 blocks
very important to the delivery of services such as with a high
primary education. concentration of
(R) Teacher training should compulsorily include Muslim population
in its curriculum components which introduce the have been identified
importance of diversity/ plurality within the for establishing BITEs
country and sensitize teachers towards the to impart pre-service
needs and aspirations of Muslims and other and in service training
marginalized communities. to primary, upper
(D) Block Institutes of Teacher Education (BITEs) primary and secondary
would be established to impart pre-service and level teachers.
in-service training to primary, upper primary and Evaluation report of
secondary level teachers in areas with a scheme by NCERT is
concentration of Muslim population. expected shortly.
Girls hostels
(F) The availability of hostels would ensure that M/o HRD: Provision of
many girls would continue schooling beyond more girl hostels in
secondary/college education. colleges and universities
(R) Providing hostel facilities at reasonable in minority concentration
costs for students from minorities must be districts/ blocks is
taken up on a priority basis. proposed under the
(D) The allocation for setting up women‟s existing UGC scheme.
hostels in colleges and Universities would be
stepped up further during the XIth Plan. The
University Grants Commission (UGC) would
pay special attention to setting up women‟s
hostels in higher education institutions in
Muslim concentration areas.
Madarsa modernisation
(F) The data furnished to the Committee from M/o HRD: The programme is
the Ministry of Human Resource Development being revised to make it more
(Minority Cell) reveals that 4694 Madarsa have attractive by launching a
been provided assistance under this scheme. scheme known as Quality
The total allocation in the four years covered Improvement in Madarsa
from April 2002 to March 2006 is a paltry Rs.106 Education. In 2008-09,
crores of which Rs.79 crores is for Infrastructure Rs.49.50 crore released for
Development and Rs.27 crores for 14539 teachers in 14 States.
modernization of Madarsa. Another scheme called
(R) This needs to be enhanced considerably. Infrastructure Development of
(D) The Area Intensive and Madarsa Privately Managed
Modernization Programme will be augmented Elementary/ secondary/ senior
and the scheme revised to enhance the secondary schools launched.
components eligible for assistance under this 2008-09, Rs. 25 lakh released
programme. to UP State.
Madarsa equivalence
(F) Madarsas provide mainstream education M/o HRD: UGC has been
in many cases and several of them are in the asked to work out
process of modernising their curriculum. modalities so that
(R) Provision of "equivalence" to Madarsa universities are
certificates/degrees for subsequent encouraged to recognize
admissions into institutions of higher level of Madarsa qualifications for
education. enrolment on the pattern
(D) The question of equivalence of followed by the Jamia
qualifications from Madarsas for access to Millia Islamia, Aligarh
higher education has been engaging the Mulsim University and
attention of government. Institutions like Jamia Hamdard University
Aligarh Muslim University, Jamia Millia in appropriate course and
Islamia University and Jamia Hamdard programmes of study.
University already recognize qualifications
from Madarsas.
Text books
(F) Simple things in the text books can sow the M/o HRD: The
seeds of religious intolerance, create caste bias National Council
and/or reduce sensitivity to gender differences, while of Education,
the purpose of the text should be to do just the Research &
opposite. Training
(R) The Committee recommends that a process of (NCERT) has
evaluating the content of the school text books already prepared
needs to be initiated to purge them of explicit and text books for all
implicit content that may impart inappropriate social classes in the
values, especially religious intolerance. light of NCF-
(D) Text books are being revised in accordance with 2005.
the National Curriculum Framework- 2005 which
envisages strengthening of a national system of
education in a pluralistic society
Urdu
Finding/Recommendation/ Decision Follow-up action
(F) There are only a few teachers who M/o HRD: Under the revised
can teach in the Urdu medium. scheme for “Appointment of
(R) Given the commitment to provide Language Teachers” , 100%
primary education in the child's mother central assistance is given to
tongue, the State is required to run Urdu States / UTs for salary and
medium schools. This in turn would honorium to Urdu teachers.
require teachers capable of teaching in The revised scheme has
the Urdu medium. Preference to been circulated on
teachers who can instruct through Urdu 17.4.2009 to all States / UTs
medium is desirable in all teacher requesting to send
training departments in states where proposals. Instructions have
Urdu speaking population is substantial. been issued for KGBV
Often Urdu schools have teachers who schools located in areas of
have no knowledge of Urdu. Muslim population to provide
(D) Provision of more Urdu teachers is for an Urdu teacher and give
addressed by the new 15 PP instructions in Urdu.
Social inclusion –
Representation in committees
(F) The detailed analysis of Muslim Department of Personnel &
participation in government Training has already issued
employment and other programmes instructions to all
has shown very limited participation in Ministries/Departments & state
both. governments on 8th January,
(R) It may be desirable to have 2007 for ensuring representation
experts drawn from the Community on of minority community in selection
relevant interview panels and Boards. Committee/ Board for making
This practice is already in vogue in the recruitment to 10 or more
case of SCs/STs. vacancies in group „C‟ & „D‟ UPSC
(D) The programme also provides for as majority of group
ensuring an equitable share for posts/services. The representation
minorities in recruitment to State and of minorities in Govt., PSU, Public
Central Government jobs sector Banks & FIs, Paramilitary
forces, Posts, Railways etc. has
increased from 8.23% in 2007-08
to 9.18% in 2008-09.
Exclusive schemes for minorities
• Launched a pre-matric scholarship scheme from 2008-

09
• Launched a post-matric scholarship scheme from 2007-
08
• Launched a merit-cum-means scholarship scheme from
2007-08
• Launched a revised coaching & allied scheme from
2007-08
• Corpus of Maulana Azad Education Foundation (MAEF)
has been enhanced
• Authorised share capital of the National Minorities
Development & Finance Corporation (NMDFC) has been
enhanced
Finding/ Recommendation/ Follow- up action
Decision
(F) The literacy rate of Muslims is M/o Minority Affairs has launched 3
59.1% which is below the national Scholarship Schemes exclusively for
average of 65.1% minorities.
1. Pre- matric Scholarship Scheme: under
(R) These facts make primary this scheme 512657 scholarships
education particularly important for during 2008-09 and 1218683
the Community and the need to scholarships during 2009-10 (upto
ensure that all children in the age Dec‟09) have been granted.
group 0-14 have access to free and 2. Post- matric scholarship Scheme:
high quality education more urgent. under this scheme 170273
scholarships during 2008-09 and
(D) The M/o Minority Affairs will 264122 scholarships during 2009-10
implement 3 scholarships schemes (upto Dec‟09) have been granted.
exclusively for Minorities. 3. Merit- cum- means scholarship
Scheme: under this scheme 26195
scholarships during 2008-09 and 31911
scholarships during 2009-10 (upto
Dec‟09) have been granted.
(F) The literacy rate of Muslims is 59.1% M/o Minority Affairs has launched
which is below the national average of Free coaching and allied
65.1% scheme for the student from
(R) These facts make primary education Minority communities. Under
particularly important for the Community this scheme, 690 students
and the need to ensure that all children in during 2006-07, 4097
the age group 0-14 have access to free students during 2007-08,
and high quality education more urgent. 5522 students during 2008-
(D) The M/o Minority Affairs will design 09 and 4657 students during
and implement and appropriate coaching 2009-10 were sanctioned to
and remedial tuition scheme for students various institutes in the
from the minority communities for country for free coaching.
improving their academic performance
and employability.
Trainings for sensitization
(F) Service providers face a number of difficulties in Department of Personnel
reaching out to the Muslim community for various & Training has
reasons, ranging from a sheer lack of understanding developed a training
of issues particular to the Community to lack of module for sensitisation
Muslim presence in the organization and a sense of of government officials
suspicion which the Community may have towards and the same has been
them. forwarded to all CTIs/
(R) A large scale programme for sensitization of ATIs for use. LBSNAA
various staff members, especially those who come in has incorporated a
public contact on a regular basis is desirable, with a module in their training
focus on health personnel, teachers, police and other programmes for
security personnel. organised services.
(D) Appropriate training modules, films and material
for sensitization of government functionaries,
specially field staff, would be prepared and made
available to State governments/ UT administration
for use in induction and in-service training
programmes.
Civil rights centres
(F) In order to respect and sustain diversity in 13 universities have
the development and implementation of been provided Rs.40
innovative programmes or in the provision of lakhs each for starting
services, the relevant functionaries should be centres for study of
sensitive to the need to have diversity and the issues in social
problems associated with social exclusion. It exclusion and inclusive
is important to sensitize state and other policy for the minorities,
functionaries on these issues. SCs and STs.
(R) There is need to encourage the setting up
of civil society organizations
(D) Civil rights centres will be set up, initially
in Central universities, to promote the
importance of social inclusion.
Social inclusion – Posting of Muslims
(F) It is alleged that in many situations, the DOPT has issued
service providers have inherent biases and show instructions to
resistance to reach out to the Community. Ministries of HRD,
(R) As an initiative to build confidence, it may be Home Affairs, Health
useful to have at least one Muslim inspector/sub- & Family Welfare for
inspector in the Muslim concentrated Thanas, issuing necessary
Muslim health personnel in health units located guidelines regarding
in such areas, a few Muslim teachers in schools posting of Muslim
located in such areas and so on. police personnel in
(D) State Governments and UTs will be thanas and Muslim
requested to consider the recommendation for health personnel and
posting of Muslim police personnel in thanas and teachers in Muslim
Muslim health personnel and teachers in Muslim concentration areas.
concentration areas. States/ UTs also
advised.
Social inclusion – Multi-media campaign
(R) Efforts should be made to make information widely The Ministry of
available through media, especially in the language Information &
understood by Muslims , e.g., Urdu & through counseling Broadcasting and
centres to ensure that the people are aware of the schemes Ministry of Minority
meant for them and can access them. Affairs launched multi-
(D) A multi-media campaign will be launched to focus on the media campaigns in
need for social inclusion. 2008-09.
(F) Contrary to common perception, there is substantial M/o Health & FW has
demand for fertility regulation and for modern contraception advised States/ UTs to
among Muslims. take effective steps to
(R) This calls for the programme to provide better choices to popularise various
couples. health and family
(D) Dissemination of information regarding health and family welfare services
welfare schemes will be done in Urdu and regional through advocacy and
languages in districts, blocks and towns, with a substantial IEC campaigns in Urdu
minority population. and regional languages
in districts/blocks/towns
of minority
concentration.
Wakfs – Wakf Development corporation
Recommendation/ Decision Follow- up action
(R) A National Wakf Development Proposal for restructuring of
Corporation may be constituted by NMDFC has been approved in-
the central Government with a principle by the Cabinet. The
revolving corpus fund of Rs. 500 restructured corporation has been
crores. envisaged to provide financial
(D) A suitable agency will be set up assistance for the development of
for providing financial assistance wakf properties to enable wakfs to
for the development of wakf generate surpluses for the welfare
properties to enable wakfs to of the poor.
generate surpluses for the welfare
of the poor.
Wakfs – Amend Wakf Act
(F) The Minorities Department of U.P. The recommendations
Government has unauthorisedly passed orders of the JPC on Wakf for
over-ruling the quasi- judicial orders given by amendments to the
the Wakf Board a copy of the most recent Wakf Act has been
example of the UP government over ruling the received and a Bill to
Wakf Board orders is available with the amend the Wakf Act is
community. Such actions are ultra vires the being finalised.
Wakf Act.
(R) The Wakf Act 1995 may be amended to
prevent such interference
(D) A bill to amend the Wakf Act will be
introduced in Parliament after receiving the
recommendations of the Joint Parliamentary
Committee (JPC) on Wakfs.
Wakfs – Model wakf rules
(R) Even after a lapse of eleven years since The Wakf Act is likely
the Wakf Act 1995 was enacted, a large to be amended soon.
number of states have not framed the Wakf The rules will be
Rules; this is one of the main reasons for non- framed in consonance
implementation of the provisions of the Wakf with the amended Act.
Act and perpetuation of corruption and lack of
accountability.
(D) Model wakf rules will be framed and
forwarded to States/UTs which have not
framed such rules.

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Follow- up action on the

Report on social, educational and economic

Ministry of Minority Affairs

• Constituted – 9th March, 2005

(F) Muslims are concentrated in locations 90 Minority Concentration

Finding/ Recommendation/ Decision Follow- up action

• Launched a pre-matric scholarship scheme from 2008-

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