​Minorities In India

  • The Supreme Court recently asked the National Commission for Minorities to take a decision on a plea seeking guidelines for defining the term ‘minority’ and for their identification State-wise.
  • The Public Interest Litigation sought minority status for Hindus in Lakshadweep, Mizoram, Nagaland, Meghalaya, J&K, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Punjab.
  • The Union Government has notified currently six religious communities, namely Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Zoroastrians (Parsis) and Jains as minority communities.
  • National Commission for Minorities which was set up under the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992, is a quasi-judicial body with powers of a civil court.
  • It consists of a Chairperson, a Vice Chairperson ....
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