(a) whether minority commission has been constituted in all the States;
(b) if so, the details of the States where minority commission has already been set up;
(c) whether the National Minorities Commission has issued directions to certain States
regarding initiating action to set up minority commission; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF THE STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE), IN THE MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SALMAN KHURSHID)
(a): No, Madam.
(b): The State Minority Commissions have been constituted in fifteen States, namely Assam, Andhra Pradesh,
Bihar, Chattisgarh, Delhi, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu,
Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal.
(c) and (d): The National Commission for Minorities has recommended to the State Governments to set up State
Minorities Commission where they do not exist.