Question

What happens if marginalisation is allowed to persist??



for class 8​

Answer 1

Answer:

The Indian constitution has a section on Fundamental Rights of citizens, that provides minorities with protection and safeguards against discrimination. But still in our society sometimes, these minorities get marginalized in certain sections and situations. Let us take the example of Muslims in India. Roughly 14.2% population of India is Muslim, and yet they face marginalization.

Compared to the other communities and religions of India, Muslims have the slowest development in the socio-economic sectors. They lag behind in literacy with only 57.3% of them being literate till 2015. Even when it comes to amenities they are falling behind. They live in sub-par houses that sometimes lack basic facilities like indoor plumbing. The poverty rate is also higher among Muslims. Another worrying statistic is the number of Muslims employed in public and government jobs.

So while our constitution provides us with safeguards, in our society minorities, Adivasis, people form schedule tribes are often marginalized. Understanding marginalization is the first step in tackling and fighting against it.