{"id":306764,"date":"2024-08-08T18:40:28","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T13:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=306764"},"modified":"2024-08-08T18:40:28","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T13:10:28","slug":"national-commission-of-minoritiesncm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/national-commission-of-minoritiesncm\/","title":{"rendered":"National Commission of Minorities(NCM)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Source-<\/strong> This post on National Commission of Minorities(NCM)<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>has been created based on the article \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2042758\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Commission of Minorities(NCM)<\/a>\u201d published in \u201c<strong>PIB\u201d<\/strong> on 8 August 2024.<\/p>\n<h2>Why in News?<\/h2>\n<p>The National Commission for Minorities (NCM) has requested a report from State Chief Secretary Sujata Saunik regarding the Vishalgad violence.<\/p>\n<h2>About National Commission of Minorities(NCM)<\/h2>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: solid; background-color: #f6fae8;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 19.4051%;\"><strong>Aspects<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 80.5949%;\"><strong>Description<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 19.4051%;\">About<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 80.5949%;\">1. National Commission for Minorities (NCM) is a statutory body set up in 1993 <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">under the National Commission for Minorities(NCM) Act, 1992.<\/span><br \/>\n2. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Section 2 of the NCM Act<\/span> stipulates that <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">\u2018Minority\u2019<\/span> for the purposes of the Act means a community notified as such by the Central Government.<br \/>\n3. Initially,<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> five religious communities<\/span> namely Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, and Zoroastrians(Parsis) were notified as minority communities. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">In 2014, Jains were also notified as another minority community.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 19.4051%;\">Composition<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 80.5949%;\"><strong>1. The Commission consists of: <\/strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Chairperson, Vice- Chairperson, and five Members.<br \/>\n<\/span>2. A total of <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">7 persons<\/span> are to be nominated by the Central Government from amongst persons of eminence, ability, and integrity.<br \/>\n3. Each member holds office for a period of three years from the date of assumption of office.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 19.4051%;\">Judicial Power<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 80.5949%;\">The judicial powers of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) under Article 338 (8) and the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) under Article 338A (8) of the Constitution of India<\/p>\n<p>(i) Summoning and enforcing the attendance of any person from any part of India and examining him on oath;<br \/>\nii) Requiring the discovery and production of any documents;<br \/>\n(iii) Receiving evidence on affidavits;<br \/>\n(iv) Requisitioning any public record or copy thereof from any court or office;<br \/>\n(v) Issuing commissions for the examination of witnesses and documents;<br \/>\n(vi) Any other matter which the President may by rule determine\u201d.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Functions of NCM:<\/h2>\n<p><strong>1. <\/strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Evaluate the progress<\/span> of the development of minorities under the Union and States and <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">monitor the working of the safeguards provided in the Constitution<\/span> and in laws enacted by Parliament and the State Legislatures.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. <\/strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Make recommendations for the effective implementation<\/span> of safeguards for the protection of the interests of minorities by the Central Government or the State Governments.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. <\/strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Look into specific complaints regarding deprivation of rights<\/span> and safeguards of the minorities and recommend measures for the removal of problems arising out of any discrimination against minorities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. <\/strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Conduct studies<\/span>, <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">research<\/span>, and <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">analysis<\/span> on the issues relating to the socio-economic and educational development of minorities and <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">suggest appropriate measures in respect of any minority<\/span> to be undertaken by the Central Government or the State Governments.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UPSC Syllabus: Polity and nation<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source- This post on National Commission of Minorities(NCM)\u00a0has been created based on the article \u201cNational Commission of Minorities(NCM)\u201d published in \u201cPIB\u201d on 8 August 2024. Why in News? The National Commission for Minorities (NCM) has requested a report from State Chief Secretary Sujata Saunik regarding the Vishalgad violence. 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