PaRCha - JNU - All Organisations - 2013 ID-55085
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"[The Muslims] carry a double burden of being labeled as 'anti· .
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national' and as being 'appeased' at the same time. While Muslims --.
'terrorists', it is not recognized that the alleged 'appeasement' .
need to prove on a daily basis that they are not 'anti-national'.
the community" and.
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not resulted in the desired level of socio-economic-Sachar Committee Report developmenthas Otm,ards to Systematic the At:admzicCOtmcif Mceting,..Join P1tb/icMeeting..
Last semester before the Academic Council meeting, DSU raised the of Discrimination Oppression .
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demand of expanding the Progressive Admission Policy and provide of Muslims by a.
five deprivation points to the Muslim students at the time of their .
admission. We made this demand based on concrete analysis of the Hindu MajoritariD .
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status of Muslim students in higher education in the country in general 5 De rivation Points for.
persecution of Muslims because of their religious identity have .
os as well as in JNU in particular. Systemic exploitation, deprivation and.
.
\(\ under-representation a step towards democratizating .
impeded their growth and development which is reflected in their gross Muslim Students in JNU.
£ the overall representation.
-\'-\j in both education and employment. In JNU too,of Muslim students is abysmally low if sneakers: O.K. Lobiyai, JN1J .
one looks at the center-wise distribution. Excluding the centers of higher education.
\ university comes approximately to amere 7.5%. .
Urdu, Arabic and Persian, the total number of Muslim students in the.
Ever since the transfer of power in 1947, the Indian state has G.N. Saibaba, DIJ.
upheld Hindu-fundamentalism Adv. Mohammad Sharil, PFIsections including the Dalits, Adivasis and Muslims have been used as .
and brahminism. The oppressed Zalar Mallmood, OSD-Sachar tommittee'vote banks' by all parliamentary parties irrespective of differences in 2QTH October' f!-Otl-their professed ideologies or the colour of their flags. Their rhetoric Saturday,TOMORROW.
notwithstanding, .
the range of parfiamentary Kaveri Mess.
.
condition of these sections to a subhuman level. And this reflects glaringly in education that has remained a fiefdom of the dominant Hindu .
parties from Congress/ BJP to CPM and other pseudo-left organisations have repeatedly delivered lip-service to the oppressed. The imperialist onslaught with unabated support from all parliamentary parties has reduced the living .
of education and economic opportunities is glaringly low..
The Sachar Committee report is a detailed analysis of the condition of Muslims in various states across the country, and has .
brahmanical forces. Amongst all the oppressed,·the condition of Muslims in particular and their proportionate representation in the domain.
The relative share for Muslimsin education and employment is lower than even the Dalits in some instances .
revealed the true state of Muslims in the country. Quoted herein are just afew important findings and observations of the commiTtee. .
The literacyrate among Muslims in 2001was 59.1%. This is far below the all-India average (65.1 %). (p.52) .
. (p. 50) .
As many as 25 %of Muslimchildren in the 6-14 year age group have either never attended school or have dropped out. (p.55) .
While 26%of 17 years and above in the country have completed matriculation, there're only 17% matriculates amongst Muslims. (p.60} Muslims) are likely to complete primary education followed by Muslims {44 %). SCs {39%) and STs (32%). (p.62) .
Based on four years of data, on an average about 62% of the eligible children in the 'upper'-caste Hindu and other religious groups (excluding .
Those having technical education at the appropriate ages, (18 years and above). are as low as one per cent among Muslims. (p.64) .
The all-India trend of increasing disparities in Graduation Acquiring Rate between Muslims and 'All Others' is found to be prevalent in all states. In .
urban areas,Muslims are falling behind not only vis-a-vis 'All Others'. but also Dalits and Adivasis in several states. (p.68} .
students in Post-Graduate.
In Post-graduate .
Among the premier colleges of India, one out of twenty five students enrolled in Under Graduate (UG) courses and only one out of every fifty .
and SCs/STs (13%). (p.71) (PG) courses is aMustim.(p.69}.
.
.
A comparison of the probability estimates for completion of higher secondary and graduation suggests that Muslims are at a much larger .
disadvantage at the higher secondary level. This presumably results in a much lower size of Muslim population eligible for higher education. (p.75). .
colleges it was found that only about one out of twenty students is aMuslim. This Is significantly below the share of OBCs (24%} .
The report also highlights the willful negligence of government schools, especially the Urdu medium schools, which are attended by alarge number reflecting the Hindu!Brahmanical .
nature of the state. .
recommendations .
of Muslim students. It also contrasts the approach and importance attached to Sanskrit from that of Urdu by the various state governments, clearly .
Justice Ranganath Mishra Committee has also made similar observations. It identified the Muslims as the largest religious minority .
with a country-wide presence, ~~and yet educationally the most backward of the religious communities. One of the most progressive .
be earmarked for Muslims (commensurate .
.
Implementation made by this committee is the provision of 15% separate reservation for religious mjnorities, of which 10% to .
This recomm~ndationis yet to be taken up or given due seriousoess by the Indian state. What the UPA did instead as a poll gimmick was to .
social justice. .
.
with their 73% share of the former in the total minority population at the national level). .
include 4.5% reservation for religious minorities within OBC reservation, which was opposed by both Muslims and the OBCs. .
of the separate 10% reservationfor Muslims would be one of the biggest challenges for all progressive forces who stand by.
DSU demands that JNU administration tn JNU students have fought and won the struggle for larger democratization of education through implementing .
students coming from backwards regions and women.OBC students usedto get 5deprivation points even before the 27% OBC reservation .
wasfinally implemented. Similarly, as part ofthe larger battle for implementation of 10% reservation for Muslims, til it is l~ally mandated, .
deprivation points formust immediately address the educational and social discrimination of Muslims by providing 5 .
current JNUSU too so far has only delivered mere lip services to this crucial demand.We demand that JNUSU must include the demand deprivation points to all Muslim students. The previous AISA led JNUSU opportunistically .
refused to take any position on this issue. The .
for 5deprivation point for muslim students in the charter of demands and fight a resolute battle for its implementation. .
.
PaRCha - JNU - All Organisations - 2013 ID-55085
.
.
' .
\ .
1.
"[The Muslims] carry a double burden of being labeled as 'anti· .
l \.
national' and as being 'appeased' at the same time. While Muslims --.
'terrorists', it is not recognized that the alleged 'appeasement' .
need to prove on a daily basis that they are not 'anti-national'.
the community" and.
.
not resulted in the desired level of socio-economic-Sachar Committee Report developmenthas Otm,ards to Systematic the At:admzicCOtmcif Mceting,..Join P1tb/icMeeting..
Last semester before the Academic Council meeting, DSU raised the of Discrimination Oppression .
&.
demand of expanding the Progressive Admission Policy and provide of Muslims by a.
five deprivation points to the Muslim students at the time of their .
admission. We made this demand based on concrete analysis of the Hindu MajoritariD .
D.
D .
status of Muslim students in higher education in the country in general 5 De rivation Points for.
persecution of Muslims because of their religious identity have .
os as well as in JNU in particular. Systemic exploitation, deprivation and.
.
\(\ under-representation a step towards democratizating .
impeded their growth and development which is reflected in their gross Muslim Students in JNU.
£ the overall representation.
-\'-\j in both education and employment. In JNU too,of Muslim students is abysmally low if sneakers: O.K. Lobiyai, JN1J .
one looks at the center-wise distribution. Excluding the centers of higher education.
\ university comes approximately to amere 7.5%. .
Urdu, Arabic and Persian, the total number of Muslim students in the.
Ever since the transfer of power in 1947, the Indian state has G.N. Saibaba, DIJ.
upheld Hindu-fundamentalism Adv. Mohammad Sharil, PFIsections including the Dalits, Adivasis and Muslims have been used as .
and brahminism. The oppressed Zalar Mallmood, OSD-Sachar tommittee'vote banks' by all parliamentary parties irrespective of differences in 2QTH October' f!-Otl-their professed ideologies or the colour of their flags. Their rhetoric Saturday,TOMORROW.
notwithstanding, .
the range of parfiamentary Kaveri Mess.
.
condition of these sections to a subhuman level. And this reflects glaringly in education that has remained a fiefdom of the dominant Hindu .
parties from Congress/ BJP to CPM and other pseudo-left organisations have repeatedly delivered lip-service to the oppressed. The imperialist onslaught with unabated support from all parliamentary parties has reduced the living .
of education and economic opportunities is glaringly low..
The Sachar Committee report is a detailed analysis of the condition of Muslims in various states across the country, and has .
brahmanical forces. Amongst all the oppressed,·the condition of Muslims in particular and their proportionate representation in the domain.
The relative share for Muslimsin education and employment is lower than even the Dalits in some instances .
revealed the true state of Muslims in the country. Quoted herein are just afew important findings and observations of the commiTtee. .
The literacyrate among Muslims in 2001was 59.1%. This is far below the all-India average (65.1 %). (p.52) .
. (p. 50) .
As many as 25 %of Muslimchildren in the 6-14 year age group have either never attended school or have dropped out. (p.55) .
While 26%of 17 years and above in the country have completed matriculation, there're only 17% matriculates amongst Muslims. (p.60} Muslims) are likely to complete primary education followed by Muslims {44 %). SCs {39%) and STs (32%). (p.62) .
Based on four years of data, on an average about 62% of the eligible children in the 'upper'-caste Hindu and other religious groups (excluding .
Those having technical education at the appropriate ages, (18 years and above). are as low as one per cent among Muslims. (p.64) .
The all-India trend of increasing disparities in Graduation Acquiring Rate between Muslims and 'All Others' is found to be prevalent in all states. In .
urban areas,Muslims are falling behind not only vis-a-vis 'All Others'. but also Dalits and Adivasis in several states. (p.68} .
students in Post-Graduate.
In Post-graduate .
Among the premier colleges of India, one out of twenty five students enrolled in Under Graduate (UG) courses and only one out of every fifty .
and SCs/STs (13%). (p.71) (PG) courses is aMustim.(p.69}.
.
.
A comparison of the probability estimates for completion of higher secondary and graduation suggests that Muslims are at a much larger .
disadvantage at the higher secondary level. This presumably results in a much lower size of Muslim population eligible for higher education. (p.75). .
colleges it was found that only about one out of twenty students is aMuslim. This Is significantly below the share of OBCs (24%} .
The report also highlights the willful negligence of government schools, especially the Urdu medium schools, which are attended by alarge number reflecting the Hindu!Brahmanical .
nature of the state. .
recommendations .
of Muslim students. It also contrasts the approach and importance attached to Sanskrit from that of Urdu by the various state governments, clearly .
Justice Ranganath Mishra Committee has also made similar observations. It identified the Muslims as the largest religious minority .
with a country-wide presence, ~~and yet educationally the most backward of the religious communities. One of the most progressive .
be earmarked for Muslims (commensurate .
.
Implementation made by this committee is the provision of 15% separate reservation for religious mjnorities, of which 10% to .
This recomm~ndationis yet to be taken up or given due seriousoess by the Indian state. What the UPA did instead as a poll gimmick was to .
social justice. .
.
with their 73% share of the former in the total minority population at the national level). .
include 4.5% reservation for religious minorities within OBC reservation, which was opposed by both Muslims and the OBCs. .
of the separate 10% reservationfor Muslims would be one of the biggest challenges for all progressive forces who stand by.
DSU demands that JNU administration tn JNU students have fought and won the struggle for larger democratization of education through implementing .
students coming from backwards regions and women.OBC students usedto get 5deprivation points even before the 27% OBC reservation .
wasfinally implemented. Similarly, as part ofthe larger battle for implementation of 10% reservation for Muslims, til it is l~ally mandated, .
deprivation points formust immediately address the educational and social discrimination of Muslims by providing 5 .
current JNUSU too so far has only delivered mere lip services to this crucial demand.We demand that JNUSU must include the demand deprivation points to all Muslim students. The previous AISA led JNUSU opportunistically .
refused to take any position on this issue. The .
for 5deprivation point for muslim students in the charter of demands and fight a resolute battle for its implementation. .
.