By Muslim Mirror Desk
New Delhi : In a ranking released by the Niti Aayog, 11 out of 20 most underdeveloped districts in the country are Muslim dominated. Mewat, a Muslim-dominated district –at maximum three hours’ drive from the national capital- is listed as the country’s most backward district.
The ranking was based on 49 indicators across five sectors – Health and Nutrition (30% weightage), Education (30%), Agriculture and Water Resources (20%), Financial Inclusion and Skill Development (10%), and Basic Infrastructure (10%). Mewat scores a dismal 26 percent overall.
What makes Mewat’s case astounding is that it falls adjacent to Gurugram in Haryana, the leading hub of multinational companies in India.
UP has four Muslim dominated districts in the list of 20 most backward regions of the country
NITI Aayog’s List of 20 Most Backward Districts
11 (in bold) of 20 Are Muslim Concentration Districts |
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District | State | Score (%) | |
1 | Mewat | Haryana | 26.02 |
2 | Asifabad (Adilabad) | Telangana | 26.64 |
3 | Singrauli | Madhya Pradesh | 27.67 |
4 | Kiphire | Nagaland | 28.04 |
5 | Shrawasti | Uttar Pradesh | 28.13 |
6 | Bahraich | Uttar Pradesh | 29.01 |
7 | Siddharthnagar | Uttar Pradesh | 29.26 |
8 | Balrampur | Uttar Pradesh | 29.41 |
9 | Namsai | Arunachal Pradesh | 29.82 |
10 | Sukma | Chhattisgarh | 29.93 |
11 | Araria | Bihar | 30.16 |
12 | Sahibganj | Jharkhand | 30.57 |
13 | Katihar | Bihar | 30.76 |
14 | Chandel | Manipur | 30.99 |
15 | Darrang | Assam | 31.26 |
16 | Pakur | Jharkhand | 31.55 |
17 | Purnia | Bihar | 31.81 |
18 | Goalpara | Assam | 31.88 |
19 | Sonebhadra | Uttar Pradesh | 31.88 |
20 | Banka | Bihar | 31.95 |
NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant while announcing the launch of the baseline ranking for the ‘Aspirational Districts’, the name given to the 101 most backward districts, said “India cannot grow at a high rate on a long run until these districts catch up, whatever high are the GDP number, it has no meaning until the benefit of growth percolates down to very basic level.”
Please see my comment below for “Why” it is so. It is not only Muslims fault of laziness, ineptness, begging, etc. It is structural. No systemic planning, no sincerity to get them on par with the rest. It was there during the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty. It is worsening in the post-2002 (Gujarat) India where people are scared of Modi and Shah dictatorial me, me, or my approach by sending their “yes-person” to head all institutions in academia, industry, judiciary, governance. Will it succeed? Did it during the past 4 years under Modi/NDA? More broadening did it achieve the desired goal under 60 yrs of UPA/Congress? India should brag less, be honest with themselves. Postpone for the time being the dream of being “perceived” as “myth-based” conducting “micro hi-tech” planting of “elephant head” to a human and stunning the entire audience to pin-drop silence. See YouTube video for details.
similar to your story writting, change 2002 to 1989 and gujrat to Kashmir … same is the story of every kashmiri hindu who was kiccked out of kashmir … see youtube for details