In India, if a religious sect/ community is given the status of a national minority, what special advantages it is entitled to? 1. It can establish and administer exclusive educational Institutions. 2. The President of India automatically nominates a repr

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Q: 33 (IAS/2011)
In India, if a religious sect/ community is given the status of a national minority, what special advantages it is entitled to?
1. It can establish and administer exclusive educational Institutions.
2. The President of India automatically nominates a representative of the community to Lok Sabha.
3. It can derive from the Prime Minister’s 15- points programee.
Which of the statements given above is/ correct?

question_subject: 

Polity

question_exam: 

IAS

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In India, if a religious sect/community is given the status of a national minority, it does have certain special advantages.

Statement 1 states that such a group can establish and administer exclusive educational institutions. This is accurate as per Article 30 of the Indian Constitution, which gives that right to all minorities, whether based on religion or language.

Statement 2 suggests that the President of India automatically nominates a representative of the community to Lok Sabha. This, however, is incorrect. The President of India has the power to nominate members to the Rajya Sabha (the Upper House of the Parliament), not the Lok Sabha (the House of the People), and these members are usually experts in specific fields like literature, science, art, social service etc., and not based on community representation.

Statement 3 implies that the minority can derive from the Prime Minister’s 15-point program. This program has provisions for ensuring an equitable share for minorities in economic activities and welfare measures, educational empowerment, etc., thus it is also correct.

The correct answer, therefore, is option 3: Statements 1 and 3 are correct.