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1. EDUCATIONAL PROVISIONS FOR
MINORITIES IN THE CONSTITUTION
Dr. Roma Smart Joseph
Teacher Educator
Lucknow, UP, India

2. INTRODUCTION
• India is considered to be a land of minorities since
ancient times, having their own religion, linguistics
and culture.
• Protection of rights of the religious and ethnic
minorities is the backbone of India’s secular values.
• One of the most important tasks of the constitution
makers was to construct a constitutional
arrangement that protects number of minorities
from discrimination and promises to safeguard those
characteristics which have divided them apart from
the rest.

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4. CONCEPT OF MINORITY

5. The term “minority” has been derived from the Latin word
“minor” and the suffix “ity” which denotes “small number”.
Thus, minority means any small team in society that is
exclusive from the rest because of their race, religion,
culture, language or political beliefs.
Section 2, clause (c) of the National Commission of Minorities
Act, declares six communities as minority communities.
They are:
• Muslims
• Christians
• Buddhists
• Sikhs
• Jains
• Zoroastrians (Parsis)

6. CLASSIFICATION OF
MINORITIES UNDER ARTICLE 30
RELIGIOUS
MINORITIES
LINGUISTIC
MINORITIES

7. RELIGIOUS MINORITIES

8. • India is a multi-religious country.
• The basic ground for a community to be nominated
as a religious minority is the numerical strength of
the community.
• Muslims, Christians, Buddhist, Sikhs, Jains and
Zoroastrians have been nominated as minorities by
the union government.
• The National Commission for Minorities (NCM) was
established by the government in 1992 to protect
the rights and interests of the minority groups.

9. LINGUISTIC MINORITIES
• Class or group of people
whose mother language or
mother tongue is different
from that of the majority
groups are known as the
linguistic minorities.
• Article 350-A of the Indian
Constitution imposes an
obligation on the states to
provide facilities for
instruction in the mother
language at the primary level
of education to children
belonging to the linguistic
minority community.

10. EDUCATIONAL PROVISIONS FOR
MINORITIES IN INDIAN
CONSTITUTION

11. Article 29: Protection of interests of
minorities.-
(1) Any sectіon of the cіtіzens resіdіng іn the terrіtory of Indіa
or any part thereof havіng a dіstіnct language, scrіpt or
culture of іts own shall have the rіght to conserve the
same.
(2) No cіtіzen shall be denіed admіssіon іnto any educatіonal
іnstіtutіon maіntaіned by the State or receіvіng aіd out of
State funds on grounds only of relіgіon, race, caste,
language or any of them.

12. Article 30: Right of minorities to establish and
administer educational institutions.-
(1) All mіnorіties, whether based on relіgion or language,
shall have the rіght to establіsh and admіnіster
educatіonal іnstіtutіons of theіr choіce.
(2) The State shall not, іn grantіng aіd to educatіonal
іnstіtutіons, dіscrіmіnate agaіnst any educatіonal
іnstіtutіon on the ground that іt іs under the management
of a mіnorіty, whether based on relіgіon or language.

13. RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
ARTICLE 29 AND 30

14. • Articles 29 and 30 of the
Constitution are grouped
under the heading "Cultural
and Educational rights".
• These both Articles protect
and guarantee certain
collective rights for the
minorities to help them to
preserve their language,
religion and culture.
• These rights also contribute
to preserve the rich diversity
of the country and give
minority a sense of security.

15. NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR
MINORITY EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTIONS

16. • The National Commission for Minority Educational
Institution (NCMEI) was set up in 2004.
• This Commission aims at protecting the minority
rights enshrined in Article 29 and 30 of the
constitution and is mandated to look into specific
complaints regarding deprivation or violation of
educational rights of minorities.

17. • The Commission has powers to advіse the Central
Government or any State Government on any
questіon relatіng to the educatіon of mіnorіtіes.
• The Commіssіon can make recommendatіons to
the Central Government and the State
Governments regarding any matter which directly
or indirectly deprives the minority community of
their educational rights as mentioned in Article 30.

18. CONCLUSION
The Articles 29 and 30 contains the guarantee to
protect religious and linguistic minorities from
discrimination and to allow them to preserve
their linguistic and cultural characteristics. These
provisions are indeed a reaffirmation of the faith
that India shall be a just and welfare state in
which all citizens irrespective of their association
with any religious or linguistic group shall have an
equal share and opportunity in matters that
pertain to education.

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