India:31% Muslims live below poverty line

[pkd]

NEW DELHI: Nearly one third of Muslims in the nation survive on less than Rs 550 a month, economic think tank NCAER said, amid the ongoing debate on reservations in jobs and educational institutions for those belonging to the community.

A survey by the National Council for Applied Economic Research (NCAER) said that three out of every 10 Muslims were below poverty line and lived on less than Rs 550 a month in the year 2004-05.

Even among the poor, urban Muslims were better off compared to those in villages, who survived on Rs 338 a month during the year under review, NCAER said last week.

The survey comes around the time when Supreme Court, in an interim order, has upheld the validity of four per cent job and educational reservation provided to backward members of Muslim community in Andhra Pradesh.

Also, the report of Ranganath Mishra Commission, which has suggested reservation for Muslims and other minorities, and has sought scheduled caste status for dalits who adopted Islam and Christianity, is awaiting action by the government.

"The Adivasis are the most vulnerable group with nearly 50% below the poverty line...(followed by) the Dalits and Muslims with poverty rates of 32% and 31%," said the Indian Human Development survey conducted by the NCAER and University of Maryland of the US.

The survey took the poverty line at Rs 356 per person per month in rural areas and at Rs 538 in urban areas for 2004-05. Besides, the survey said Muslims are at the bottom in terms of rural household income.

However, in the country, Muslim households are slightly better off than dalits and adivasis as a whole.

"Adivasi and dalit households have the lowest annual income at Rs 20,000 and Rs 22,800, respectively. The other backward classes and Muslim households are slightly better off, with incomes of Rs 26,091 and Rs 28,500," the report said.

As per the 2001 census, there were 13.8 crore Muslims, accounting for 13.4 per cent of the total population of India.

The survey said Muslims are most likely to generate income from small family businesses, partly because of educational differences across the community. It said social group differences in enrolment are striking.
31% Muslims live below poverty line: NCAER survey - India - The Times of India

 

[Imran Khan]

please yaar what kind of forum we are going to make now? its warzone? such threads make here hell trolling nothing else.please delete it.i reqest.

 

[Hyde]

all flaming threads nowadays

and guess what.......... both Pakistani and Indian members enjoy a lot

 

[FreekiN]

Read a comment on the page where some kid was raging about 4 wives and 40 kids.

I lol'd.

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

As long as a document has a reference this is worth debating , as Muslims in India are actually HUGE population for 31% to be below poverty is an issue.

Some times its ok to debate issues provided ppl stay with in the bounds of respectful

It helps ppl realize what is important weapons or standard of living etc and social issue and we all know wars and weapons don't solve things , you achive more with debate and discussion

 

[thebrownguy]

As long as a document has a reference this is worth debating , as Muslims in India are actually HUGE population for 31% to be below poverty is an issue.

Some times its ok to debate issues provided ppl stay with in the bounds of respectful

It helps ppl realize what is important weapons or standard of living etc and social issue and we all know wars and weapons don't solve things , you achive more with debate and discussion

Hmmm Aazadpakistan2009 wants a debate. Ok, so whats your argument azad?

 

[Aspirin]

I guess we all are improving-->including blessed minorities(who have additional packages compared to average INDIAN)

 

[jbond197]

There is nothing wrong in discussing about this topic. Indian is identifying the problem areas and trying to work on fixing it. Whats wrong with it? We all know poverty is a problem in whole of South Asia? We need to start somewhere and to start we need to know the problem areas.

I wish to see progress for all the poor people of my country and south aisa as whole.

 

[T-Faz]

Classic comments on the news, TOI has always had very funny comments from members of RSS and Shiv Sena against Muslims and Pakistanis.

luv it.

 

[BJlaowai]

Muslims are oppressed in India. Muslims in India should emmigrate to Pakistan. Pakistan was created to safeguard the interests of the Muslims of the south-Asia. This is the time for Pakistan to show solidarity with all oppressed Muslims of India and provide them refuge. Israel and Pakistan are the only 2 nations created on basis of religion. Pakistan should allow immigration of all Muslims from India without any conditions, just like Israel invits all Jews from anywhere in the world.
India and Pakistan should put this issue on the agenda of the next composite talks. Both the coutries should facilitate the safe passage of the oppressed Muslims from India to Pakistan.