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Your Right to Know: Minorities formed 8.71% of central recruits in 2014-15

February 22, 2016 12:50 am

According to the Census, the total percentage of minorities in the country is over 20 per cent, including Muslims (14.2 per cent), Christians (2.78 per cent), Sikhs (2.08), Buddhists (0.84) and Jains (0.45).

Salman Khurshid hopeful of SC relief to Centre's quota for minorities

June 23, 2013 6:33 pm

Khurshid said there are 14 per cent minorities of which nine per cent belong to backward classes.

Congress bolstering Hindutva,JD(U)

December 23, 2011 12:55 pm

NDA ally describes Centre's decision to curve out 4.5% minority quota within OBC quota as 'unfortunate'.

Ministry wants 8.4% for minorities in OBC quota

November 28, 2011 1:27 am

With the Prime Ministers Office keen to move fast on the Congresss poll promise of providing reservation to socially and economically backward minorities

Maya asks PM for minorities quota

September 18, 2011 3:14 am

Chief Minister Mayawati has in a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh requested him to make a provision of reservation for minorities particularly Muslims in accordance with their population.

Quota for minorities: Left in a lurch

February 02, 2010 3:00 am

Despite having welcomed the recommendations of the Ranganath Mishra Commission calling for 15 per cent reservations for Muslims,differences emerged among Left Front allies today at a meeting called to discuss the issue.