Minorities can self-attest community certificates to get benefits of govt schemes - IndiaTv news
9 years, 9 months ago

Minorities can self-attest community certificates to get benefits of govt schemes - IndiaTv news

India TV News  

New Delhi: People belonging to minority communities will no longer have to secure certificates from officials to avail of benefits of welfare schemes, with the government making it clear that self-attestation was enough. The development came after the ministry received several representations from people belonging to minority communities, especially Jains, complaining about not being able to avail of benefits extended to them in the absence of certificates testifying to their communities from the concerned state government authorities. The ministry had last year done away with the requirement of submission of affidavits towards community certificate and income certificate under pre-matric, post-matric and merit- cum-means based scholarship schemes for students belonging to the notified communities. The decision also comes in wake of the ministry launching programmes for raising the socio-economic profile of the minorities.These include the USTAAD programme for capacity building and updating the traditional skills of master craftsmen and artisans who in turn will train the minority youths in various traditional arts and craft.

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Create common portal for issuing cast certs, says Madras HC
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Create common portal for issuing cast certs, says Madras HC

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Concerned over the red-tape culture in issuing community certificates for the marginalised sections in the society, the Madras High Court has asked the Tamil Nadu government to set up a centralised system for distributing such certificates and issued a set of directives to be followed while doing it. The first bench of Acting Chief Justice D Krishnakumar and Justice …

Every eligible Indian Muslim in Assam will benefit from minority certificate: Himanta Biswa Sarma
2 years, 9 months ago

Every eligible Indian Muslim in Assam will benefit from minority certificate: Himanta Biswa Sarma

India Today  

The Assam government, on May 29, announced it would issue minority status certificates to the six religious communities defined as minorities by the central government—Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains and Parsis. “This is the first time such certificates would be handed out,” said Keshab Mahanta, Assam’s health & family welfare minister, adding that the demand for this had come from …

Minority certificate plan triggers fears in Assam
2 years, 9 months ago

Minority certificate plan triggers fears in Assam

The Hindu  

The Assam government’s plan announced in March to provide minority certificates to six communities has caused disquiet among certain groups while raising hope among others. “What is the need for a certificate when the Constitution of India has already given minority status to these communities?” said AIUDF general secretary and MLA Aminul Islam. The board has at times issued letters …

Assam: Row Over Minority Certificates; BJP Says Will Safeguard Rights, Opposition Alleges Ploy to Divide
2 years, 10 months ago

Assam: Row Over Minority Certificates; BJP Says Will Safeguard Rights, Opposition Alleges Ploy to Divide

News 18  

A row has emerged a day after the BJP-led Assam government decided to issue minority certificates to Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains and Parsis with the AIUDF and the Congress being the main opposition to it. Chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his cabinet had decided to issue these certificates, which the AIUDF alleged were a way to make communally …

Assam govt. to provide certificates to 6 minority communities
2 years, 10 months ago

Assam govt. to provide certificates to 6 minority communities

The Hindu  

The Assam government has decided to provide certificates to members of six minority communities. Such a move will help the minorities possessing such a certificate avail of government benefits, Assam Health Minister Keshab Mahanta said after the State Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma took the decision on Sunday. The Cabinet also decided to pay ex-gratia of ₹2 …

Off-centre | Why Hindus should not be punished for being the biggest ‘minority’ in India
2 years, 11 months ago

Off-centre | Why Hindus should not be punished for being the biggest ‘minority’ in India

Firstpost  

The division between minorities and majorities should ultimately go. When Justice Kaul said that it had already appeared in newspapers, Mehta is reported as having said smilingly, “I have not read it…I am not aware of the view of the department.” In his formal reply, the learned Solicitor General submitted “that he will place the stand on the matters on …

Jains accorded minority status by Centre
11 years, 2 months ago

Jains accorded minority status by Centre

India TV News  

New Delhi: The Jain community today became the sixth religious group accorded with the minority status following a notification issued by the Centre. The government had decided in a Cabinet meeting on January 20 to give the community of about 50 lakh people the minority status, which had been their longstanding demand and will allow them to avail benefits in …

Jain community to get minority status
11 years, 2 months ago

Jain community to get minority status

India TV News  

New Delhi: The Centre is seriously pondering over a proposal to give minority status to the Jain community in India, who constitute 2 per cent of the population. A note is being prepared by the Union Minister for Minority Affairs K Rahman Khan to this effect, sources said.Jain community in Punjab had appealed to the Centre to give them minority …

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