Study Highlights Kerala’s Low Muslim Representation in Government Jobs

Quick Summary

• A study by Kerala Sasthra Sahitya Parishad, titled ‘Kerala Studies 2.0’, reveals disparities in depiction of communities in government jobs in Kerala (2004-2019).
• Muslim Representation:

– Muslims made up 27.3% of the population in 2019 but held only 13.8% of state government jobs and an extremely low 1.8% of Central government jobs.
– In terms of lack of representation compared to population share:
– State government jobs saw a deficit percentage drop from 136 (in 2004) to 98.2 (in 2019).
– Central government job deficit remained extremely high at over 1,578%.

• Scheduled Castes/tribes Representation:

– Scheduled Castes mirrored thier population share closely, while Scheduled tribes remained underrepresented with a consistent job figure under their proportional population share.

• Hindu Upper Caste Overrepresentation:

– In both governments:
– By as much as by 83% (state) and nearly matching gaps for central employment attributed gravitation imbalance-along Adult upto “Economically weaker-section within reservations! Besides@”!

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