Responding to the same, the minister of minority affairs, Srimati Smriti Zubin Irani, informed the Lok Sabha that the Department of Public Enterprises does not maintain data about religion-wise distribution of jobs for minority communities in Public Sector Institutions. The schemes that are in place, mostly initiated by the previous governments, are used as a gag whenever statistics on actual representation in various sectors are demanded. A deeper analysis on lack of representation of Muslim in police force and de-sensitized police force can be read here. Related:Who is to be blamed for the consistently low Muslim representation in the police force? Review of 2022: A year of discrimination & violence experienced by India's religious minoritiesUttar Pradesh has highest number of cases “closed by the NHRC without reason”: NHRC data

Source: Hindustan Times March 17, 2023 01:30 UTC