Religious wise literacy rate in India
Religious wise literacy rate
The population data on religion-wise for year 2011 has yet to be published by Office of Registrar General of India and Census Commissioner (RGI & CC). The comparison to the population of minorities for the year 2001 only can be done on publishing the population data on religion-wise for the year 2011.
As per National Sample Survey (NSS) 66th Round Report, the community-wise literacy rate (percentage) in 2009 was as per enlisted details.
Community
|
Rural Male
|
Rural Female
|
Urban Male
|
Urban Female
|
Hinduism
|
74.30
|
49.50
|
91.00
|
77.70
|
Islam
|
69.10
|
47.40
|
81.00
|
65.50
|
Christianity
|
85.80
|
76.80
|
94.10
|
88.10
|
Sikhism
|
74.30
|
59.70
|
86.10
|
76.50
|
Others
|
78.90
|
56.70
|
94.50
|
84.60
|
All
|
74.00
|
50.20
|
89.60
|
76.40
|
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Minority Commission
As per information furnished by the National Commission for Minorities (NCM), the States of Andhra Pradesh, Telengana, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, NCT of Delhi, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttrakhand and West Bengal have set up State Minority Commission.
The States of Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, Sikkim and UTs of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Daman & Diu, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Lakshadweep and Puducherry have not yet set up a Minority Commission in their respective States/UTs. The NCM Act does not extend to state of Jammu&Kashmir. Tripura has passed a Bill in this regard on 26.11.2008 which awaits assent of the President.
No time frame can be given, as it is for the concerned States/UTs to set up Minority Commissions in their respective States/UTs.
In so far as the Central Government is concerned, Hindus have not been declared as a minority community under Section 2(c) of National Commission for Minorities (NCM) Act, 1992. Setting up of Minority Commissions by the State Governments is a State subject.
The States of Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, Sikkim and UTs of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Daman & Diu, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Lakshadweep and Puducherry have not yet set up a Minority Commission in their respective States/UTs. The NCM Act does not extend to state of Jammu&Kashmir. Tripura has passed a Bill in this regard on 26.11.2008 which awaits assent of the President.
No time frame can be given, as it is for the concerned States/UTs to set up Minority Commissions in their respective States/UTs.
In so far as the Central Government is concerned, Hindus have not been declared as a minority community under Section 2(c) of National Commission for Minorities (NCM) Act, 1992. Setting up of Minority Commissions by the State Governments is a State subject.
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