Muslims in India |
Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) Riots
- Issue of portrait to MA Jinnah
- Issue of giving reservations to the SC/ST community as per the constitution — A.15(5)
- AMU as per SCs directives — is NOT a minority educational institute | A stay order on Allahabad Court’s verdict by SC to maintain status quo | sub-judice matter
- University is under AMU Act, 1981
Sachar Committee Recommendations

- Affirmative action for specific sub-sects of Muslim communities.
- Increase the employment share of muslims in public dealing jobs.
- Facilitiate access to the normal colleges, universities for the most backward minorities
- Provide financial and other incentive to occupations overburdened by muslims
- Recognise degree of madrasas as eligibility in defence, civil & banking exams
- Hostel facilities at reasonable cost for minorities students
- Include the importance of diversity, plurality and sensitising towards Muslims in teachers’ training
- Open high quality Urdu medium schools wherever they are in demand
- Increased participation of minorities and particularly muslims in commercial banks
- Set up National Wakf Development Corporation

