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MUMBAI, MAY 21: The National Commission for Minorities NCM has recommended that a Central law should be enacted providing definite directions to all states and union territories to have a common approach for implementation of Article 30 of the Constitution of India. The Article gives fundamental rights to the people belonging to minority communities in India.
Rev Dr James Massey, chairman of the high powered study committee and NCM member, accompanied by two other NCM members Nemirath K and Asif Ahmed, on Friday released the results of their study on educational and socio-economic problems of minorities in India. quot;States like Punjab, Haryana, Gujarat and union territories like Andaman, have completely failed to implement provisions of Article 30. In some other states, Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh, the provisions are partially implemented. Tamil Nadu is the only State which has done full efforts to implement the the Article. It is extremely necessary that a Central law isenacted for implementation of the Article,quot; Massey said.
Massey expressed satisfaction over implementation of provisions of the Article 30 in Maharashtra and said the State Government had responded positively to the different recommendations and suggestions made by the NCM.
The committeemembers called on Education Minister Sudhir Joshi and Higher and Technical Minister Datta Rane to discuss various problems connected with the educational development of the minorities. Massey said Joshi assured the committee that the State Government would soon form a work group to prepare guidelines for implementation of provisions of Article 30 in Maharashtra. Massey said the committee was satisfied with the positive approach of the State Government towards the issue.
