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in line with nationally and internationally recognizedstandards as in the case of IITs and IIMs.111. Increasingly people are getting work much belowtheir education or skills. This not only leads tounderemployment but generates frustration andcould result in socially undesirable results. Thus,there should be provision of appropriate and gainfulemployment or compensation in lieu thereof for everyadult who is willing to work.112. Greater reliance on self-employment andentrepreneurship needs to be planned and providedfor.113. The variety of jobs must be increased and focus shouldalso be given on promoting new emerging occupations.This will lead to more employment opportunities.114. Placement and post-placement help should beprovided to people.115. Dignity and equality of labour should be consideredwhile planning employment programmes. Duerecognition, status and appropriate remunerationshould be accorded for manual work.116. Minimum wages need to be revised and revisitedand the Planning Commission should ensure dueobservance of stipulated minimum wage rates andbasic social security norms, particularly in the case ofoutsourced and informal sector employment.117. Economic and livelihood support programmes shouldbe introduced in conflict-affected areas with specialregard to the vulnerabilities of women and youth.118. Psycho-social support should be provided to theemployees of the outsourced and informal sectors. Jobsafety, working environment, pay scale and terminalbenefits are a matter of concern for employees in thesesectors. Exploitation of people employed in both thesesectors needs to be checked.119. The planning authorities also needs to look into theissue of lop sided development. People migrate tothe cities, often unwillingly, for survival. Becauseof lack of employment opportunities they have nooption but to migrate. Schemes like the MGNREGSshould be implemented throughout the countryand employment should be provided throughoutthe year. Migration should be understood as a classphenomenon and lower-class people should beprovided housing.xi. Muslims120. Appropriate directions should be given to theconcerned authorities to provide employment toMuslims proportionate to their size in the populationof the area under the rural employment andentrepreneurhsip programmes.121. Credit should be given to Muslims from financialinstitutions, banks and various corporations for selfemployment,micro-enterprises and small and mediumscale industries. Measures may, therefore, be takenfor enhancing credit to Muslims in Priority SectorAdvances. Any shortfall in achievement of targetedamount in minority-specific programmes should beparked with National Minorities Development andthe Finance Corporation. Specific programmes shouldbe funded with this amount. Separate co-operativesocieties and co-operative banks should be started forvarious Muslim artisanal groups especially for women.Formalities for registration for all theses institutionsand allotments of necessary funds to support theseinstitutions should be made easier.122. More branches of banks should be opened in Muslimconcentrationareas.123. A policy to enhance the participation of minoritiesin the micro-credit schemes of the National Bankfor Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)should be laid down. This policy should spell out theintervention required by NABARD through a mix oftarget and incentive schemes based on the populationpercentage of Muslims in the village to enhance theparticipation of Muslims in micro-credit.124. Introduce a social security system for self-employedpersons in the informal sector, especially home-basedworkers.125. Policies to increase representation of Muslims on theboards of directors of public financial institutions,insurance companies and public sector units shouldbe put in place.126. Special schemes to ensure housing for poorer sectionsof the Muslim community may be started. Specialschemes may also be formulated for allotment ofshops, PDS outlets, petrol pumps and gas agencies toMuslim youth.127. Industries should be set up and opportunities for workcreated in areas of Muslim concentration to enablethem to get employment.31