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Status of SC converts to Islam and Christianity
September 24 , 2022
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- The Central Government will constitute a national commission to study the social, economic and educational status of members of Scheduled Castes or Dalits who have converted to religions other than Hinduism, Buddhism and Sikhism.
- It will also study the impact of adding more members into the current SC list.
- It will not include members of STs and OBCs who have converted to Islam and Christianity.
- The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 under Article 341 states that no individual belonging to religion other than Hinduism, Sikhism or Buddhism can be recognized as a member of the Scheduled Caste.
- The original order classified SC members belonging to only Hinduism.
- It was later amended in 1956 to include Sikhs and in 1990 to include Buddhists.
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