Congress leader Nasir Hussain on Sunday criticised the Centre's circular, issued recently by the Ministry of Minority Affairs seeking additional payment from Haj pilgrims, terming it “arbitrary, unjustified and a reflection of administrative failure”.
The National Commission for Minorities (NCM) celebrated the Minorities Day on December 18.
The Ministry of Minority Affairs organised Swachhata Hi Seva (Cleanliness is Service) Campaign 2025 at Gurdwara Bangla Sahib in the presence of Union Minister of Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju.
The Haj Committee of India, under the Ministry of Minority Affairs, has officially opened the application process for Haj 2026, a sacred pilgrimage of profound importance for the Muslim community.
The year 2024 has seen the Ministry of Minority Affairs adding many feathers to its cap with a slew of schemes and programmes for the minorities. During the Financial Year 2023-24, National Minorities Development Finance Corporation (NMDFC) released concessional credit to the tune of Rs 765.45 crore covering over 1.84 lakh beneficiaries.
The central government has sought more time from the Supreme Court to hold consultations with the state governments on petitions seeking to identify minorities, including Hindus, at the state level.
As per Census 2011, the population of the Parsi community stood at 57264. This showed a general trend of the declining population of the Parsi community.
Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said apart from "Vocal for Local", the upcoming "Hunar Haat" would also be based on the theme of "Best from Waste".
