People only speak of Gujrat riots but what about all the other anti-muslim riots in India?
1961: October: Aligarh
1962: Jabalpur (MP)
1964: Bhivandi(Maharashtra)
1967: Ranchi(Bihar)
1969: Ahmedabad (Gujarat)
1970: Bhiwandi, Jalgaon, Malad (Maharashtra)
1971: Aligarh
1978: October : Aligarh
1978-1980: Jamshedpur (Bihar), Varanasi (UP)
1980: Moradabad (UP)
1981: Meenakshipuram, Biharsharif, May-June: Aligarh.
1982: Meerut(UP)
1983: Nellie (Assam), 2191 people killed.
“The six-hour carnage in Nellie claimed 3,300 innocent lives.”
“The Muslim immigrants of Nellie were attacked by the Tiwa ribals on February 18.”
“Even after 24 years, the government has not made publice the T. D. Tewari Commission report of 1994. All the relatives of the Nellie victims received was a paltry Rs. 5,000 each. The survivors were compensated with Rs. 2,000…”
“The records at the Jagir Road police station show that 688 cases were filed agains the murderers. But only 310 were charge sheeted. The remaining 378 cases were closed because of lack of evidence.” [India Today, 13 Aug 2007]
1983: Bhatkal (Karnataka)
1986: April: Newada(Bihar): more than 40 killed.
1987: Meerut(UP)
1989: Bhagalpur(Bihar)
Data released by the Ministry of Home shows that prior to Babri Masjid demolition, the percentage of Muslim victims in the riots had been 80%. [MG 1-15 Nov 2005]
1990-91 : Dec.- Jan. : Aligarh
1992-1993: Bombay, Surat, Ahmedabad, Kanpur, Delhi and rest of the India
1997: Coimbatore
2000: Report by Asghar Ali Engineer
2001: Kanpur, Malegaon
Report by Asghar Ali Engineer
2002: Gujarat
In the post-Godhra riots of 2002: 254 Hindus and 790 Muslims were killed in Gujarat. A total of 223 persons have been reported missing, 2548 persons sustained injuries, 919 persons were rendered widows and 606 children were orphaned during the riots.
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2003:
711 communal incidents, 193 killed, 2261 injured.
2004: Report by Asghar Ali Engineer
677 communal incidents, 134 killed, 2132 injured
2005: Mau (UP); Report by Saanjhi Duniya, Second Report by Saanjhi Duniya, Report by Subhashini Ali.
779 communal incidents, 124 killed, 2066 injured.
2006: Goa, Vadodra(Gujarat), May: Aligarh(UP)
Communal riots 2006 : Asghar Ali Engineer
698 communal incidents, 133 killed, 3170 injured.
2007:
till first quarter of 2007: 191 communal incidents, 23 killed, 611 injured. [Status paper on Internal Security Situatio by Union Ministry of Home Affairs]
Since 1940, 75 per cent of the causalities – in terms of lives and property destroyed during riots have been of Muslims.
(Source: Riots and its Aftermath by Shashank Shekhar)
EMPLOYMENT
Employment
Submitted by kashif on Fri, 12/16/2005 – 02:40.
| MUSLIM RATIO ACCROSS STATES (National Crime Record Bureau report) | ||||||
| West Bengal — Muslims are 25.25%, in police force 7.32% | ||||||
| Assam — Muslims are 30.92 % , in police force: 10.95% | ||||||
| Bihar — Muslims are 16.53% , in police force: 5.94% | ||||||
| Kerala Muslims population: 24.7%, in police force 12.96% | ||||||
| Karnataka — Muslims’ population: 12.23% , in the police force: 6.71% | ||||||
| J&K — Muslims population: 66.94% , in the police force: 56.36% | ||||||
| Gujarat — Muslims’ population: 9.06% , in the police force: 5.94% | ||||||
| Maharashtra — Muslims’ population: 10.60%, in police force: 4.71% | ||||||
| Uttar Pradesh — Muslims’ population: 18.50%, in police force: 4.24% | ||||||
| Tamil Nadu — Muslims’ population: 5.56%, in police force 0.11% |
Statement showing State Wise Disbursements of NMDFC for 2004-05, 2005-06 and 2006-07
(Rs. in lakhs)
| S.No. | State | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 |
| 1. | Andhra Pradesh | 928 | 854 | 757 |
| 2. | Assam | 34 | 310 | 100 |
| 3. | Bihar | 811 | 1 | 305 |
| 4. | Chandigarh | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| 5. | Chhattisgarh | 50 | 0 | 100 |
| 6. | Delhi | 100 | 11 | 5 |
| 7. | Gujarat | 100 | 0 | 295 |
| 8. | Himachal Pradesh | 150 | 150 | 115 |
| 9. | Haryana | 275 | 350 | 415 |
| 10. | Jammu & Kashmir | 366 | 300 | 370 |
| 11. | Jharkhand | 100 | 109 | 7 |
| 12. | Kerala | 2180 | 2000 | 3275 |
| 13. | Karnataka | 1243 | 550 | 0 |
| 14. | Maharashtra | 1025 | 0 | 75 |
| 15. | Manipur | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16. | Madhya Pradesh | 235 | 0 | 0 |
| 17. | Mizoram | 0 | 0 | 200 |
| 18. | Nagaland | 430 | 850 | 500 |
| 19. | Orissa | 99 | 115 | 5 |
| 20. | Pondicherry | 10 | 5 | 10 |
| 21. | Punjab | 350 | 500 | 525 |
| 22. | Rajasthan | 181 | 105 | 155 |
| 23. | Tamil Nadu | 325 | 655 | 952 |
| 24. | Tripura | 50 | 5 | 25 |
| 25. | Uttar Pradesh | 1983 | 1118 | 0 |
| 26. | Uttranchal | 5 | 309 | 265 |
| 27. | West Bengal | 2867 | 2510 | 2818 |
| TOTAL | 13903 | 10812 | 11277 |
Rajya Sabha, 2007
Muslims in Govt. jobs
Muslims in security agencies like CRPF, CISF, BSF, SSB: 60517
In the Indian Foreign Service: 1.8% of the total.
In central and State Public Sector undertakings: 7.2% of the employees for the units reporting.
[Rajya Sabha 2007]
Employment status of Hindu and Muslim women
| Class | Employed | Not employed | Total |
| All Muslim women | 2280 (16.47%) | 11563 (83.53%) | 13843 (100%) |
| All Hindu women | 37565 (36.48%) | 65402 (63.52%) | 102967 (100%) |
| By residence | |||
| Rural Muslim | 1236 (17.68%) | 5759 (82.32%) | 6995 (100%) |
| Rural Hindu | 27141 (41.28%) | 38606 (58.72%) | 65747 (100%) |
| Urban Muslim | 970 (14.17%) | 5878 (85.83%) | 6848 (100%) |
| Urban Hindu | 7852 (21.10%) | 29368 (78.90%) | 37220 (100%) |
| By education | |||
| Muslim uneducated | 1447 (18.03%) | 6581 (81.97%) | 8028 (100%) |
| Hindu uneducated | 24434 (44.01%) | 31082 (55.99%) | 55516 (100%) |
| Muslim primary educated | 450 (13.59%) | 2865 (86.41%) | 3315 (100%) |
| Hindu primary educated | 5505 (27.75%) | 14328 (72.25%) | 19833 (100%) |
| Muslim post-primary | 327 (13.06%) | 2173 (86.94%) | 2500 (100%) |
| Hindu post-primary | 5169 (18.72%) | 22449 (81.28%) | 27618 (100%) |
| By region | |||
| Muslim North | 170 (21.51%) | 621 (78.49%) | 791 (100%) |
| Hindu North | 4062 (30.06%) | 9452 (69.94%) | 13514 (100%) |
| Muslim Central | 633 (13.94%) | 3909 (86.06%) | 4542 (100%) |
| Hindu Central | 8911 (29.07%) | 21739 (70.93%) | 30650 (100%) |
| Muslim East | 159 (8.98%) | 1607 (91.02%) | 1766 (100%) |
| Hindu East | 2787 (22.62%) | 9535 (77.38%) | 12322 (100%) |
| Muslim South | 943 (25.03%) | 2824 (74.97%) | 3767 (100%) |
| Hindu South | 12323 (51.42%) | 11642 (48.58%) | 23965 (100%) |
| Muslim West | 353 (22.56%) | 1212 (77.44%) | 1565 (100%) |
| Hindu West | 6802 (46.79%) | 7737 (53.21%) | 14539 (100%) |
| Muslim NE | 101 (7.16%) | 1311 (92.84%) | 1412 (100%) |
| Hindu NE | 1364 (17.10%) | 6613 (82.90%) | 7977 (100%) |
| Count (percent) Source: National Sample Survey 50th round, 1993-94 | |||
Maitreyi Bordia Das, Self-employed or Unemployed: Muslim Women’s Low Labor-force Participitain in India. Published as a chapter in The Diversity of Muslim women’s lives in India edited by Zoya Hasan and Ritu Menon.
North = Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Chandigarh, Delhi.
East = West Bengal, Orissa, Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
West = Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu.
South = Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Lakshwadeep, Pondicherry.
NE = Manipur, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland.
Central = Bihar(including Jharkhand), Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh.
| By employment categories | ||
| Categories | Muslim | Hindu |
| Regular salaried | 179 (8.66%) | 2471 (7.62%) |
| Non-farm self-employed | 645 (39.80%) | 3223 (9.94%) |
| Farm based self-employed | 457 (22.08%) | 12540 (56.25%) |
| Casual labor | 789 (38.12%) | 14181 (43.75%) |
| Total | 2070 (100%) | 32415 (100%) |
| Major occupations (>2%) | ||
| Teachers | 2.76% | 2.35 |
| Merchants, shopkeepers(wholesale, retail) | 5.18% | 1.98% |
| Working proprietors in mining, construction, manufacturing | 2.00% | 0.66% |
| Tailors, dressmakers, etc. | 5.07% | 1.03% |
| Agricultural laborers | 25.69% | 37.59% |
| Spinners, weavers, and related workers | 7.08% | 1.56% |
| Other laborers | 2.57% | 1.44% |
| Tobacco product makers | 11.40% | 1.51% |
| Other farmers | 4.12% | 3.56% |
| Cultivators | 17.55% | 34.40% |
| Building caretakers, sweepers, cleaners | 4.01% | 1.72% |
| Count (percent) Source: National Sample Survey 50th round, 1993-94 and the National Classification of Occupation, 1968 | ||
In Kerala Population of Muslims: 24.7% Muslims in Government jobs: 9.88%
Indian Armed Forces
| Year | Indian Military Academy | Naval Academy | Air Force Academy |
| 2005 | 4/347 | 0/90 | 0/110 |
| 2004 | 6/330 | 0/79 | 4/175 |
| no. of muslims/total qualified | |||
All India Services Percentage to the total in brackets)
| Name of services | Total No. of Officers | No. of Muslims | No. of Christians | No. of Sikhs |
| IAS | 3975 | 128(3.22) | 109(2.74) | 165(4.15) |
| IPS | 2159 | 57(2.64) | 49(2.26) | 117(5.41) |
| IFS | 1433 | 45(3.14) | 23(1.60) | 44(3.07) |
| Total | 7567 | 230(3.04) | 181(2.39) | 326(4.31) |
(Source: Dr. Gopal Singh Report on Minorities, 1983, p.33)
Indian Administrative service(Percentage to the total in brackets)
| Year | Total Intake | Muslims | Sikhs | Christians |
| 1971 | 87 | 1 (1.14) | 4(4.59) | 5(5.74) |
| 1972 | 142 | 1 (0.70) | 6(4.85) | 4(2.81) |
| 1973 | 124 | 3 (2.41) | 5(4.03) | 7(5.64) |
| 1974 | 141 | 1 (0.70) | 9(6.38) | 4(2.83) |
| 1975 | 129 | 2 (1.55) | 5(3.87) | 7(5.42) |
| 1976 | 138 | 5 (3.62) | 9(6.52) | 10(7.24) |
| 1977 | 158 | 10(6.32) | 4(2.53) | 13(8.22) |
| 1978 | 134 | 10(7.46) | 6(4.47) | 13(9.70) |
| 1979 | 117 | 3 (2.56) | 8(6.83) | 7(5.98) |
| 1980 | 124 | 1 (0.80) | 5(4.03) | 3(2.41) |
| Total | 1294 | 37(2.86) | 61(4.71) | 73(5.64 |
(Source: Dr. Gopal Singh Report on Minorities, 1983, p.31).
Indian Police Services (Percentage to the total brackets)
| Year | Total Intake | Muslim | Sikhs | Christians |
| 1971 | 35 | – | – | – |
| 1972 | 59 | – | 3(5.08) | – |
| 1973 | 116 | 1(0.86) | – | 1(0.86) |
| 1974 | 75 | 5(6.66) | 12(16.0) | 3(4.00) |
| 1975 | 65 | – | 12(18.5) | 3(4.61) |
| 1976 | 92 | – | 3(3.26) | 2(2.17) |
| 1977 | 212 | 6(2.83) | 3(1.41) | 4(1.88) |
| 1978 | 45 | 2(2.22) | 2(4.44) | 3(6.66) |
| 1979 | 50 | 2(4.00) | 5(10.00) | 1(2.00) |
| Total | 749 | 15(2.00) | 40(5.34) | 17(2.27) |
(Source: Dr. Gopal Singh report on Minorities, 1983, p.31)
Muslims in Indian Administrative Services since 1981
| Year | Total | Muslims | Percentage |
| 1981 | 126 | 1 | 0.79 |
| 1982 | 167 | 5 | 2.99 |
| 1983 | 235 | 1 | 0.43 |
| 1984 | 233 | 6 | 2.58 |
| 1985 | 214 | 4 | 1.87 |
| 1986 | 216 | 6 | 2.78 |
| 1987 | 178 | 5 | 2.81 |
| 1988 | 249 | 15 | 6.02 |
| 1989 | 246 | 13 | 5.28 |
| 1990 | 298 | 9 | 3.02 |
| 1991 | 217 | 8 | 3.69 |
| 1992 | 157 | 3 | 1.91 |
| 1993 | 147 | 2 | 1.36 |
| 1994 | 131 | 2 | 1.53 |
| 1995 | 91 | 8 | 8.79 |
| 1996 | 81 | 3 | 3.70 |
| 1997 | 76 | 3 | 3.95 |
| 1998 | 55 | 1 | 1.82 |
| 1999 | 56 | 2 | 3.57 |
| 2000 | 93 | 6 | 6.45 |
| Total | 3266 | 103 | 3.15 |
(Source: Muslim India, No.238, October, 2002, p.462)
Subordinate Services (Central Government)
| Religion | % to population | No. & % of Applicants | No. & %of successful candidates |
| Muslims | 11.21 | 5336(2.59) | 83(1.56) |
| Christians | 2.60 | 9502(4.61) | 366(3.85) |
| Sikh | 1.89 | 3643(1.77) | 90(2.47) |
(Source: Dr. Gopal Singh report on Minorities, 1983, p.33)
Employment for Muslims
Govt. services: 3%
Private sector: 5.3%
Domestic jobs: 23.5%
Part-time labourers: 17%
Skilled labourers: 14.2%
Small business: 7%
[MG 1-15 Feb 2006]
Representation of Muslims:
Class I services: 3.2%
Class II services: 4.3%
Class IV services: 8%
IAS: 2.1% IPS: 3% ( 1984 data)
High court judges: 14 out of 310 ( year 1980)
[as quoted in MG 16-30 november 2005]
Muslims in :
Private sector: 8.16%
Borrowers under bank loan schemes: 9.41% Of the total borrowings: 3.37% [Gopal Singh Commission report]
