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  2. Legal status of Jainism as a distinct religion in India

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    On 20 January 2014, the Government of India awarded the minority status to the Jain community in India, as per Section 2(c) of the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) Act (NCM), 1992. This made the Jain community which makes for 7 million or 0.4 percent of the population as per 2001 census, the sixth community to be designated this status ...

  3. Jainism in India - Wikipedia

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    On January 20, 2014, the Government of India awarded the minority status to the Jain community in India, as per Section 2(c) of the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) Act (NCM), 1992.

  4. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes - Wikipedia

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    (2) Parliament may by law include in or exclude from the list of Scheduled Castes specified in a notification issued under clause of any caste, race or tribe or part of or group within any caste, race or tribe, but save as aforesaid a notification issued under the said clause shall not be varied by any subsequent notification.

  5. Ministry of Minority Affairs - Wikipedia

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    It is the apex body for the central government's regulatory and developmental programmes for the minority religious communities and minority linguistic communities in India, which include Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Buddhists, Zoroastrians and Jains notified as minority religious communities in The Gazette of India [2] under Section 2(c) of the ...

  6. Caste system in India - Wikipedia

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    Although the varnas and jatis have pre-modern origins, the caste system as it exists today is the result of developments during the post-Mughal period and the British colonial period, which made caste organisation a central mechanism of administration. [2] [162] [4]

  7. Reserved political positions in India - Wikipedia

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    Between 1957 and 2019, before the abrogation of Article 370 and 35A of the Constitution of India, the former 89-member Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly had 2 seats reserved for the nominated women members. But after the passing of Women's Reservation Bill, 2023 it became 33%. Additionally, the Lieutenant Governor may nominate two ...

  8. List of Jains - Wikipedia

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    Ajit Jain – Indian-American business executive [20] Anshu Jain – Indian-born British business executive [21] Bhavarlal Jain – Chairman of Jain Irrigation Systems Ltd. [22] Rakesh Gangwal – Co-founder and owner of Indigo Airlines [23] Tarang Jain - billionaire businessman, the CEO and owner of Varroc, an Indian two- and four-wheeler ...

  9. Court cases related to reservation in India - Wikipedia

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    2007 (2) SCC 1: 2007 AIR(SC) 861: Supreme court advised Tamil Nadu to follow 50% reservation limit Tamil Nadu Reservations were put under the 9th Schedule of the constitution, which had already been upheld by the court. [citation needed] Unni Krishnan, J.P. & Others. v. State of Andhra Pradesh & Others. 1993 (1) SCC 645