(a) whether any database in regard to social-religious categories of minorities is available/has been prepared;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the steps taken by the Government to prepare a National Data Bank in regard to the social-religious categories of Minorities; and
(d) the amount likely to be spent on preparation of such a data bank?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS [GENERAL (Dr.) V. K. SINGH (Retd.)]
(a)&(b): National Data Bank for Socio-Religious Categories has been prepared and link is available in the Ministry’s website (mospi.gov.in).
(c)&(d): There is no proposal at present to prepare a National Data Bank in regard to the social-religious categories of Minorities.
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