Government of India, New Delhi

Report of the National Commission: Religious and Linguistic Minorities

Contents

1. Introduction
2. Constitutional and Legislative Provisions Regarding the Minorities
3. Religious Minorities and their Status
4. Linguistic Minorities and their Status
5. Status of Women among Minorities
6. Criteria for Identifying backward Sections among Religious Minorities
7. Measures for Welfare and Development of Minorities
8. Reservation as a Welfare Measure
9. Demands for amending Constitution (SC) Order, 1950
10. Recommendations and Modalities for their Implementation