َّ َّ َ َ ُ َ ّ ُ َ َ ْ َ َّ ُ َ ّ ُ َ َ ُ إِ نالل ل يغ ِي ما بِقو ٍم ح ٰت يغ ِيوا ما بِأنف ِس ِهم ۗ ...Verily Allah will not change the condition of a people until they change themselves (Holy Quran, Sura Ar-ra’d 13:11) َّ َ َ ُ َ َ ْ َّ َ َ َّ َّ َ ْ ْ َ َو ِال َين جاهدوا فِينا لَه ِد َين ُه ْم ُس ُبل ا ۚن ِإَون َالل ل َم َع ال ُمح ِسنِني And those who strive in Our cause, We will certainly guide them to Our paths. For verily Allah is with those who do right. (Holy Quran, Sura Al-’Ankabut 29:69) India 2047 Empowering the People India 2047 Empowering the People Published by Empower India Foundation G-20 A, Ground Floor, Forty Feet Road Shaheen Bagh, Abul Fazal Enclave Part II Jamia Nagar, Okhla, New Delhi-110025 www.empowerindiafoundation.org First Published : August 2016 Revised Second Edition : August 2017 Design@mahin [email protected] www.india100years.com © Empower India Foundation Table of Contents PREFACE ................................................................................................................................................ 13 Part I BacKGROUND Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................. 16 1.1 Insecure and parlous .............................................................................................................................17 1.2 Twice backward ......................................................................................................................................17 1.3 Southern difference ...............................................................................................................................17 1.4 Challenges and opportunities ..............................................................................................................18 1.5 Signs of optimism ..................................................................................................................................20 1.6 Need for planning ..................................................................................................................................20 1.7 Here comes India 2047..........................................................................................................................21 1.8 People with significant resources .........................................................................................................21 Chapter 2 INDIAN MUSLIMS - ON THE CUSP OF DEVELOPMENT ............................................... 23 2.1 The Muslim presence ............................................................................................................................24 2.2 The Muslim rule .....................................................................................................................................24 2.3 The British Raj ........................................................................................................................................25 2.4 The Partition ...........................................................................................................................................25 2.5 Discriminatory policy of governments ...............................................................................................25 2.6 Socio-economic conditions ..................................................................................................................26 2.7 Double burden .......................................................................................................................................26 2.8 Security concerns ...................................................................................................................................26 2.9 Widespread inequality ..........................................................................................................................27 2.10 Educational backwardness ...................................................................................................................27 2.11 Signs of progress ....................................................................................................................................27 2.12 Self–employed at best ............................................................................................................................28 2.13 Access to public facilities ......................................................................................................................29 2.14 Poverty and low living standards .........................................................................................................29 2.15 Communal riots .....................................................................................................................................30 2.16 Political representation .........................................................................................................................30 Chapter 3 COMMUNITY INITIATIVES ............................................................................................... 31 3.1 Pre-independence movements ............................................................................................................32 3.2 Institutions ..............................................................................................................................................34 3.3 South Indian movements ......................................................................................................................35 3.4 Post-independence movements ...........................................................................................................37 3.5 New educational movements ...............................................................................................................37 3.6 Joint Muslim platforms .........................................................................................................................38 3.7 New social movements .........................................................................................................................39 3.8 Emerging new vision and mission ......................................................................................................40 Chapter 4 GOVERNMENTAL EFFORTS ............................................................................................... 41 4.1 Pre-independence provisions ...............................................................................................................41 4.2 Constituent Assembly discussions ......................................................................................................42 India 2047 7 Empowering the People 4.3 Post-independence initiatives ..............................................................................................................43 4.4 Committees and commissions .............................................................................................................43 4.5 Minority rights and affirmative actions ..............................................................................................46 4.6 Minority oriented schemes ...................................................................................................................47 4.7 The way ahead ........................................................................................................................................48 Part II PROJECT FRAME & FOCUS AREAS Chapter 5 PROJECT FRAME ................................................................................................................. 50 5.1 Elements of the Project Frame .............................................................................................................50 5.2 Project pyramid......................................................................................................................................51 5.3 Vision ......................................................................................................................................................51 5.4 Mission ....................................................................................................................................................51 5.5 Focus Area ..............................................................................................................................................51 5.6 Goal of the Focus Areas ........................................................................................................................52 5.7 Objectives ...............................................................................................................................................53 5.8 Initiatives and Action Plan ...................................................................................................................53 5.9 Timeline ..................................................................................................................................................53 Chapter 6 GOVERNANCE...................................................................................................................... 54 6.1 Introduction ...........................................................................................................................................54 6.2 Colonial legacy .......................................................................................................................................55 6.3 The people who do ................................................................................................................................55