New Delhi: A report of the Economic Advisory Council to the PM has said that Minorities India is thriving, and not just safe, arguing that the majority share. population The country has seen a decline between 1950 and 2015.
A paper by Shamika Ravi, Abraham Jose and Apuru Kumar Mishra states that the share of Hindus in the country's population declined by 7.8 percent between 1950 and 2015 – from 84.7 percent to 78.1 percent.
Without giving exact numbers, he argued that the share of Muslims increased to more than 43 percent — from 9.8 percent in 1950 to 14.1 percent in 2015.
The paper titled 'Share of Religious Minorities: A Cross-Country Analysis (1950-2015)' also states that the share of Jains has declined from 0.4 per cent in 1950 to 0.3 per cent.
According to the paper, the share of Christians increased from 2.2% to 2.4%, an increase of 5.4% between 1950 and 2015. The share of Parsis declined by 85 percent, from 0.03 percent in 1950 to 0.004 percent in 2015.
The data indicated that “there is a favorable environment for breeding. Diversity In society”, the paper added that promoting better life outcomes for disadvantaged sections of society was not possible without providing social support through a nurturing environment and a bottom-up approach.
The paper notes that the decline in the share of the majority population and the consequent increase in the share of minorities suggests that the net result of all policy initiatives, political decisions and social processes is to provide an environment conducive to increasing diversity in society.
The analysis, however, came under scrutiny with the Population Foundation of India (PFI), saying, “The study focuses on changes in the share of majority and minority religious groups globally over a 65-year period, for inciting fear or discrimination.” should not be used against any community.”
Said this decade growth rate For Muslims, it has been slow for three decades. “In particular, the decadal growth rate of Muslims declined from 32.9 percent in 1981-1991 to 24.6 percent in 2001-2011. The decline is more pronounced than that of Hindus, whose growth rate fell from 22.7 percent during the same period. fell to 16.8 percent. Census data is available from 1951 to 2011 and is quite similar to the data in this study, indicating that these figures are not new,” PFI said in a statement. .
A paper by Shamika Ravi, Abraham Jose and Apuru Kumar Mishra states that the share of Hindus in the country's population declined by 7.8 percent between 1950 and 2015 – from 84.7 percent to 78.1 percent.
Without giving exact numbers, he argued that the share of Muslims increased to more than 43 percent — from 9.8 percent in 1950 to 14.1 percent in 2015.
The paper titled 'Share of Religious Minorities: A Cross-Country Analysis (1950-2015)' also states that the share of Jains has declined from 0.4 per cent in 1950 to 0.3 per cent.
According to the paper, the share of Christians increased from 2.2% to 2.4%, an increase of 5.4% between 1950 and 2015. The share of Parsis declined by 85 percent, from 0.03 percent in 1950 to 0.004 percent in 2015.
The data indicated that “there is a favorable environment for breeding. Diversity In society”, the paper added that promoting better life outcomes for disadvantaged sections of society was not possible without providing social support through a nurturing environment and a bottom-up approach.
The paper notes that the decline in the share of the majority population and the consequent increase in the share of minorities suggests that the net result of all policy initiatives, political decisions and social processes is to provide an environment conducive to increasing diversity in society.
The analysis, however, came under scrutiny with the Population Foundation of India (PFI), saying, “The study focuses on changes in the share of majority and minority religious groups globally over a 65-year period, for inciting fear or discrimination.” should not be used against any community.”
Said this decade growth rate For Muslims, it has been slow for three decades. “In particular, the decadal growth rate of Muslims declined from 32.9 percent in 1981-1991 to 24.6 percent in 2001-2011. The decline is more pronounced than that of Hindus, whose growth rate fell from 22.7 percent during the same period. fell to 16.8 percent. Census data is available from 1951 to 2011 and is quite similar to the data in this study, indicating that these figures are not new,” PFI said in a statement. .