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082			_a305.697095455 _bAHM-M
100			_aAhmed, Shaik Iftikhar
245			_aMuslim empowerment _b: reflections from Punjab and Haryana
260			_aChandigarh _bCentre for Research in Rural and Industrial Development _c2018
300			_avii, 222p.
504			_aincludes bibliography
520			_aMuslims are the largest among the religious minorities in India, Various commission reports and studies reveal that Muslims are less privileged in the field of literacy and education, industrial promotion, health sector and economic pursuits. Though the government of India has taken up many initiatives to improve upon the issues relating to the social, economic and political status of India's Muslim minority, the ground realities differ. The present book is an attempt to evaluate these initiatives and highlight the issues hampering the growth and development of the Muslim minority in Punjab and Haryana.
650			_aSocial conditions _vMuslims _vEconomic conditions _vGovernment policy _zPunjab _zHaryana _zIndia
942			_2ddc _cBK