Muslims constitute the largest minority in India. As per the 2011 Census survey, Muslims constitute 19.26 % of the total population in UP. The community lags far behind other socio-religious categories (SRCs) in educations, economic, employment, housing, landholding, access to credit and other development indicators. The paper situates the development of the Muslim community in Uttar Pradesh by presenting the development indicators, their history, causes and effects and possible interventions to arrest the constant worsening of relative development of the community.  This paper is a compilation of extracts from the chapters of a forthcoming volume titled 'Muslims in Uttar Pradesh.'

Muslim population, employement, education, poverty, Uttar Pradesh, Development