Process for nominating NCM members under consideration: Govt

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Apr 11 2017 | 2:42 PM IST
The process for nominating members of the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) is under "active consideration", the government told Rajya Sabha today.
Replying to a query, Minister of State for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said, "The process for nomination of chairperson and members is under active consideration."
Opposition parties had on March 27 targeted the government in Rajya Sabha over vacancies in the panel besides the national commissions for schedule castes, scheduled tribes and OBCs.

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First Published: Apr 11 2017 | 2:42 PM IST

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