Sociology II · 10 marks · 150 words

What impact does government policies and programs have on the socio economic status of religious minorities in India?

Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023–2025

Syllabus: Religion and Society: (a) Religious communities in India. (b) Problems of religious minorities.

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The toppers’ answers

Saurabh SharmaAIR 23 · CSE 2023 · 139 wordsTheir whole copy

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Public policy is necessary for alleviating problems of religious minority. Perpetual neglect of their problems may amount to alienation and feeling of tyranny by majority.

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[Muslims] : Policies like PM-VIKAS, Hunar Haat, Nai Manzil, Nai Udaan have been launched for curbing problems of unemployment and illiteracy. Modernization of madarsa have also been agenda of state for long.

[Christians] : Protection to Churches, arrests against those accused who have indulged in attacks on nuns have boosted the confidence of community.

[Parsi] : Jiyo Parsi scheme to address the dwindling population.

[Sikhs] : Green Revolution has been a boost to income and prosperity of the community. Moreover protection to religious shrines like opening up of Kartarpur corridor have been regarded as positive steps.

Close · a summary

Thus Indian state by pursuing such positive secularism based practices have upheld the plural nature of Indian society.

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