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National Commission of Minorities (Six religious communities notified as…
National Commission of Minorities
committee to study the matter to give minority status to Hindus in 8 states
where their population is less than 50%
Lakshadweep
Mizoram
Nagaland
Meghalaya
Jammu and Kashmir
Arunachal Pradesh
Manipur
Punjab
Benefits meant for minority communities were being given to majority communities in these states
Statutory body set up under National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992
Works under Ministry of Minority Affairs
Constitution of India has not defined word ‘Minority’ and only refers to ‘Minorities’ but it speaks of those ‘based on religion or language’
rights of minorities have been spelt out in Constitution in detail
Six religious communities notified as minority communities by Union Government
Muslims
Christians
Sikhs
Buddhists
Zoroastrians (Parsis)
Jains