Minorities formed 8.71% govt recruits in 2014-15
According to an RTI reply, minorities constituted 8.71% of the total 1.56 lakh central government recruitments in 2014-15. Further, in 2012-13, the recruitment of minorities constituted 7.37% of the total. Notably, according to Census 2011, the total percentage of minorities in India is over 20%, including Muslims (14.2%), Christians (2.78%), Sikhs (2.08%), Buddhists (0.84%) and Jains (0.45%).