Assam govt to carry out socio-economic assessment of state’s indigenous Muslim communities through Directorate of Minority Affairs

Guwahati: Assam government has decided to carry out Socio-economic assessment for indigenous Assamese Muslims through the Directorate of Minority Affairs & Char Areas. Assam has the highest Muslim population after Jammu and Kashmir. Muslims comprise 34% of the 3.12 crore population of Assam, of which 4% are indigenous Assamese Muslims and the remaining mostly Bengali-speaking … Read more