- The National Commission for Minorities (NCM) is a statutory body. - The Central Government notifies the minority communities under the NCM Act, 1992. - There are currently six notified minority communities in India based on religion.
Identify the six religious communities as minority communities notified by the National Commission for Minorities (N.C.M.) set up by the Union Government under the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992
Asked in GPSC Prelims CSP 1 2017 · Topic: Lokpal and Important Commissions (National Commission for Minorities (NCM): Mandate and functions)
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Answer: D. Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Zoroastrians and Jains
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