Topic: Minorities
UNHRC files in Supreme Court on Citizenship Amendment Act
On March 3, 2020, the United Nation Human Rights Commission moved to Supreme Court on the matter of Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). The commission has filed a case...
Minorities Right Day celebrated in India on December 18
The Minorities Rights Day was celebrated by the National Commission for Minorities in India in order to focus religious harmony and better understanding of the minority communities in...
Ministry of Minority Affairs launches National Scholarship Portal Mobile App
Union Ministry for Minority Affairs has launched the country’s first National Scholarship Portal Mobile App (NSP Mobile App). It aims to provide smooth, accessible and hassle-free scholarship system...
Government ends Haj subsidy
The Union Ministry of Minority Affairs has decided to end Haj subsidy from this year as a part of its policy to empower minorities with dignity and without...
Government launches Jiyo Parsi Publicity Phase-2 in Mumbai
The Union Ministry of Minority Affairs has launched Jiyo Parsi Publicity Phase-2 in Mumbai, Maharashtra under the Jiyo Parsi scheme. The Jiyo Parsi Publicity Phase-2 aims at containing...
10 years of Sachar Committee Report
In March 2005, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had constituted a seven-member High Level Committee headed by former Chief Justice of Delhi High Court Rajinder Sachar to study...
National Commission for Minorities: Issue of Constitutional Status
National Commission for Minorities has been in existence for 38 years and there were recent debates on scrapping this body. Important Facts Officially, there are 6 minorities in...Controversy over Religious Data in Census 2011
The data had stirred up a controversy (in media) with respect to the growth of the minority (Muslim) population. The data revealed that the share of Hindus in...Minorities and Government schemes in India
The benefits of all the social schemes have not been able to reach the real beneficiaries. It is primarily because of the lack of education and skills to...
Government launches new Central Sector Scheme Nai Manzil
Union Minister for Minority Affairs Dr. Najma Heptulla launched a new Central Sector Scheme Nai Manzil for empowering minorities. The scheme was launched to make innovative interventions in...Grants-in-aid to Maulana Azad Education Foundation
Maulana Azad Education Foundation (MAEF) is a voluntary, non-political, non-profit making, social service organization established to promote education among the educationally backward minorities. Interest on the investment of...
