CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Article 30 of the Constitution of India recognises minorities on the basis of religion and language. Article 30 also mandates that all minorities shall have the right to establish and administer educational institutions of their choice, they cannot be denied access to it on the ground of their being minority.

Detailed explanation-2: -Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists, Jain and Zorastrians (Parsis) have been notified as minority communities under Section 2 (c) of the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992.

Detailed explanation-3: -T.M.A Pai Foundation v State of Karnataka In 2003, an 11 Judge Bench of the Supreme Court decided the scope of right of minorities to establish and administer educational institutions of their choice under Article 30(1) read with Article 29(2) of the Constitution.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Union government, under the National Commission on Minorities Act 1992 has recognized 6 minority communities that is Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Parsis, and Jains. ( Jains were added later in 2014).