11-13-2006, 11:37 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-acharya+Nov 12 2006, 11:35 PM-->QUOTE(acharya @ Nov 12 2006, 11:35 PM)<!--QuoteEBegin-->Religion-based quota against Constitution: BJP
Observing that there were people in minority communities more backward than the OBCs, he said that "if they (Muslims) fulfill the criteria for backward class as laid down under the clause of socially and educationally backward, they should definitely be put in the mainstream with OBC".
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The conclusion above is at odds with many other studies. A study of 4 states in India by Srinivasan & Srinivasan, 2005, in the journal "Demography India," using the data from the NFHS 2 survey (a national level demographic and health survey), show that in some states like TN and UP, the muslims fare much better economically than Hindus. In TN, for example, 24.8% of hindus, as opposed to only 12.9% of muslims and 15.% of christians, fall under the economically <i>deprived </i>category, whereas 53% of muslims, as opposed to 51.1% of christians and only 33.2% of Hindus come under the <i>well-above deprived</i> category.
If you compare the muslims with <i>some</i> categories of OBCs that are economically well-off, the muslims might appear to fare less well. But that's because these OBCs are those who are economically well-off (like the Naidus in TN) and don't need the quota system in the first place. But, when you compare the muslims to many other SC and ST groups among hindus, the muslims are way better off economically.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The attempt by the Congress government in Andhra Pradesh recently for five per cent quota to Muslims was struck down by the High Court in the absence of a survey of the people concerned, he said.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Absence of a survey?? So, now the government comes out with another cooked-up Mandal-type commission report, based on fabricated survey and results. As a result, , the muslims get special privileges over poor deserving hindus.
Observing that there were people in minority communities more backward than the OBCs, he said that "if they (Muslims) fulfill the criteria for backward class as laid down under the clause of socially and educationally backward, they should definitely be put in the mainstream with OBC".
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The conclusion above is at odds with many other studies. A study of 4 states in India by Srinivasan & Srinivasan, 2005, in the journal "Demography India," using the data from the NFHS 2 survey (a national level demographic and health survey), show that in some states like TN and UP, the muslims fare much better economically than Hindus. In TN, for example, 24.8% of hindus, as opposed to only 12.9% of muslims and 15.% of christians, fall under the economically <i>deprived </i>category, whereas 53% of muslims, as opposed to 51.1% of christians and only 33.2% of Hindus come under the <i>well-above deprived</i> category.
If you compare the muslims with <i>some</i> categories of OBCs that are economically well-off, the muslims might appear to fare less well. But that's because these OBCs are those who are economically well-off (like the Naidus in TN) and don't need the quota system in the first place. But, when you compare the muslims to many other SC and ST groups among hindus, the muslims are way better off economically.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->The attempt by the Congress government in Andhra Pradesh recently for five per cent quota to Muslims was struck down by the High Court in the absence of a survey of the people concerned, he said.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Absence of a survey?? So, now the government comes out with another cooked-up Mandal-type commission report, based on fabricated survey and results. As a result, , the muslims get special privileges over poor deserving hindus.