Sachar Committee

A committee headed by Justice Rajindar Sachar was formed in 2005 to look into the social, economic and educational status of the Muslim Community of the country. It submitted its report in 2006 with the following observations and recommendations:

Observations

• The population of Muslim Community increased from 10.7% in 1961 to 13.4% in 2001.
• Literacy rate amongst Muslims was 59.1% as per 2001 census (As per the reply in Lok Sabha, the literacy rate among Muslims showed the largest increase of 9.4 percentage points, from 59.1% in 2001 to 68.5% in 2011).
• Only 3% of Muslim children among the ....