Assam govt institutes roadmap for uplifting Muslim population

From Our Correspondent

GUWAHATI:

The Assam government has set the ball rolling for creating a roadmap for development of indigenous Muslim population in the state.

In this regard, the state government decided to constitute eight sub-groups with representatives from the indigenous Muslim community to deliberate on issues such as population stabilisation, health, education, skill development, preservation of cultural identity, financial inclusion and women empowerment.

“There will be a chairman from the community and a member secretary from the government in each sub-group, which will come up with recommendations on their assigned matters after detailed discussion within three months,” chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma told reporters here after taking part in an interactive session titled “Alaap-Alochana - Empowering the religious minorities” with 150 intellectuals and leading citizens of the indigenous Muslim community of the state on Sunday evening.

“Based on the recommendations, the state government will prepare a roadmap for empowerment of the indigenous Muslim population of the state which will be implemented over a period of five years,” he informed.

Sarma said that the Assam government organised the interactive programme to give a major push to inclusive development in the state.
“Indigenous Muslim population, being an integral part of the Assamese society, needs accelerated development so that the community becomes a significant contributor in the growth narrative of the state keeping its cultural identity intact,” he said.

Several eminent personalities of the community highlighted socio-economic issues affecting the indigenous Muslim population of Assam and made several valuable suggestions.

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