Educational Levels of Muslims and Their Work Participation in Selected States of India

International Journal of Economics and Management Studies

© 2015 by SSRG - IJEMS Journal

Volume 2 Issue 4

Year of Publication : 2015

Authors : Dr. P.K. Singh, Dr. Falak Butool

10.14445/23939125/IJEMS-V2I2P107

How to Cite?

Dr. P.K. Singh, Dr. Falak Butool, "Educational Levels of Muslims and Their Work Participation in Selected States of India," SSRG International Journal of Economics and Management Studies, vol. 2,  no. 4, pp. 14-19, 2015. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23939125/IJEMS-V2I2P107

Abstract:

After the submission of Sachar Committee report, several studies have undertaken data based analysis of the socio-economic and educational conditions of Muslims in India. The present paper aims to analyse the state wise educational levels of Muslims and their work participation in the selected states of India. It also aims to identify the relationship between the educational levels of muslims and their work participation rates. The state level published data has been obtained from census of India, 2001. The results have revealed that educational status of Muslims in selected states of India is not satisfactory and needs special attention. It is found that more than half i.e., 53.95 per cent of the total population of the Muslims in India is illiterate with 17.48 per cent literate people just for the name sake only. Technical education or higher education is meager among the muslim people. The results also show that work participation rates of Muslims are not only low but their share as main workers is also very low. From the results, it is also clear that levels of education of Muslims bear relationship with their work participation rates in selected states of India. The general pattern of relationship reported that the variables, which have generally direct relationship with, work participation rate and main work participation rate have indirect relationship with marginal work participation rate. The study leads to a broad conclusion that below primary or primary literates does not have any relationship with either main work participation rate or marginal work participation rate

Keywords:

Educational Levels, Work Participation, Muslims, Selected States, India

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