TNPSC Thervupettagam

National Minorities Commission

July 31 , 2019 1937 days 1019 0
  • The National Commission of Minorities (NCM) has clarified that only the Union Government has the power to declare new groups as “Minorities”.
  • This was in response to a plea filed in Supreme Court to officially declare Hindus as “Minorities” in States where they do not form a majority of the population.

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  • Minorities Commission was set up in 1978 vide an Executive order.
  • It became a statutory body in 1992 after enactment of the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992.

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