Question

Which committee has been set up by the National Commission for Minorities to study minority status for Hindus in 7 states and a Union Territory?

• A. Syed Ghayorul Hasan committee
• B. George Kurien committee
• C. Ashwini Upadhyaya committee
• D. P Gir Das committee
• E. None of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is B George Kurien committee

The National Commission for Minorities has set up a 3-member committee to look into whether Hindus should get minority status in seven states and a Union Territory where they are not the dominant religious group. The panel, led by the commission’s Vice Chairman George Kurien, has been given three months to submit its report. The commission’s decision is based on a plea filed by Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ashwini Upadhyaya, whose petition on the matter was rejected by the Supreme Court on November 10.