Marginalised groups face unequal access to public goods

"Dalits, tribals, Muslims, women and the differently abled continue to face unequal access to public goods such as education, decent work, housing and equal justice before the law, according to new data. The India Exclusion Report 2013-14, researched and written by the Delhi-based Centre for Equity Studies, looks at the extent of exclusion of marginalised groups from access to public goods. The report, an advance copy of which was shared with The Hindu, finds that while Adivasis diverge from the national average most in terms of overall literacy (12.9 percentage points below the national average) and other education indicators, the current attendance rate for Muslim children is also nearly 5 percentage points below the national average..."