Context
Comment made by Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan, calling for the termination of National Commission for Minority and transferring its powers and functions to National Human Rights Commission.
About
What is National Commission for Minorities?
Who is a ‘minority’ in India? UN’s definition: The definition provided by United Nations is “Any group or community which is socially, political and economically non-dominant and inferior in population are minorities”.
Article 29 — Protection of interests of minorities
Article 30– Right of minorities to establish and administer educational institutions
Other important minority rights
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Why is the call for abolition of minority commission being made?
Why existence of separate National Minorities Commission is necessary?
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