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Jains gets minority status
Posted on: 21/Jan/2014 4:13:08 PM
The central government has accorded minority status to the Jain community to enable them to avail of benefits in government schemes and programs. The Jains became the sixth community to have minority status after Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists and Parsis.
Once recognized as a minority, Jains would get a share in central funds earmarked for welfare programmes and scholarships for the minorities. They can also manage and administer their own educational institutions.
The community is already enjoying minority status in some states like Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan but the new decision extends that status across the country.
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