According to the working paper of EAC-PM , which was released on Tuesday, the share of the Hindu population in India decreased by 7.82 per cent between 1950 and 2015. In the corresponding period, the share of the Muslim population saw a 43.15 per cent increase.The share of other religious minorities, barring Parsis and Jains, saw a rise in population up to 6.58 per cent in these 65 years.According to the report, the share of the majority Hindu population in India decreased by 7.82 per cent between 1950 and 2015 (from 84.68 per cent to 78.06 per cent). The share of the Muslim population in 1950 was 9.84 per cent and increased to 14.09 per cent in 2015 – a 43.15 per cent increase.