National Commission for Minorities
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The Union Government set up the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) under the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992. Six religious communities, viz; Muslims, Christians, Jains, Sikhs, Buddhists and Zoroastrians (Parsis) have been notified in Gazette of India as minority communities by the Union Government all over India .[2] Original notification of 1993 was for five religious communities; Sikhs, Buddhists, Parsis, Christians and Muslims, later in 2014, Jains community was also added.[3] As per Census 2001, these six communities consists of 18.8% of the country's population.[4]
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Formed | 17 May 1993; 31 years ago (1993-05-17) |
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Jurisdiction | Republic of India |
Headquarters | New Delhi,India |
Annual budget | ā¹5,020.50 crore (US$630 million) (2022ā23) including Ministry of Minority Affairs |
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Parent Commission | Ministry of Minority Affairs |
Website | ncm |
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