The Centre has constituted two expert groups to work on the recommendations of the Sachar Committee that carried out the first elaborate government study on the social and economical conditions of Muslims in the country.
New Delhi, Sept 6 : The Centre has constituted two expert groups to work on the recommendations of the Sachar Committee that carried out the first elaborate government study on the social and economical conditions of Muslims in the country.
The first expert group, led by Professor Amitabh Kundu, will recommend an appropriate diversity index for promoting diversity in living, educational and workspaces.
The five-member group will have Prof. Sugata Marjit, Prof. Mohammed Abdul Kalam, Dr. Ashwini Deshpande and Dr. Hasib Drabu as members.
The terms of reference of this group will be to develop and devise a transparent and acceptable index to measure diversity in the areas of education, government and private employment and housing; to suggest an appropriate structure of incentives and disincentives; to suggest a suitable mechanism for operationalising the diversity index and monitoring its implementation, a release issued by the Minority Affairs Ministry stated.
The second expert group will examine and determine the structure and functions of an Equal Opportunity Commission, and will have Prof N.R. Madhava Menon as Chairman.
Prof. Javeed Alam, Prof. Satish Deshpande, Prof. Yogendra Yadav and Prof. Gopal Guru will be the members of the group.
The group is also entitled to advise on an appropriate legislative framework for setting up of such a commission.
Both the expert groups have been given three months time to submit their reports.
ANI