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Civics Ch - 5 Understanding Marginalisation — Social Studies STD 8 — Question

CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 8Social StudiesCivics Ch - 5 Understanding Marginalisation3 Marks
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Why was the Sachar committee set up? What did it suggests?
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Sachar committee was a high level committee that was set up in 2005 to examine the social, economic and educational status of the Muslim community in India.
It suggests that the situation of Muslims is comparable to other marginalised communities on a range of social, economic and educational indicators.

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