G Sudir, IAS (Retd.),Chairman Commission of Inquiry on Socio-Economic and Educational Condition of Muslims, Government of Telangana, and its Members, namely, M A Bari, Professor Amir Ullah Khan, and Professor Abdul Shaban addressed the officers at Dr MCR HRD Institute who are attending a training program on “Awareness of Minority Issues and Their Development”.Speaking to the participants, Sudhir said that the State-wide survey conducted by the Commission showed that the level of backwardness among Muslims in the State is characterized by low levels of educational attainments, poor representation in Government employment, lack of access to formal credit, and extremely poor living conditions.
Bari , Continuing his address, said that the report submitted by the Commission highlighted the need for setting up an Equal Opportunities Commission to supervise appointments, training, and development programs for implementation of diversity indicators as per the suggestions of Sachar and Kundu Committee.M A Bari explained that the Commission had made extensive studies to recommend inclusion of some communities among Muslims in Scheduled Castes for extending the reservation.
Prof Amir Ullah Khan talked about the need for creating a start-up fund for small traders among Muslims and the introduction of the cashless system in scholarships on the lines of the system being implemented for SC, ST students. He explained that the report particularly highlighted the need for increasing the number of women beneficiaries in Government programs and schemes. Prof Abdul Shaban explained that the Government should take steps for filling vacancies of Urdu language teacher posts and initiate effective measures for implementing Urdu as the second official language.
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