Jains Recognized as Religious Minority

February 28, 2004

Source: Mid-Day

http://web.mid-day.com/news/city/2004/february/77429.htm

On February 28, 2004 Mid-Day reported, "Jains have been declared a religious minority in the state. The state Cabinet decided to declare the community as a religious minority on a proposal moved by Civil Supplies Minister Sureshdada Jain on Wednesday. The community is the sixth religious group to be recognised as a minority in the state after Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Parsis and Buddhists. Educational institutions run by this community will be the main beneficiaries of the new minority status because they can reserve 50 per cent of the seats in their institutions for Jain students, said S G Thakur, under-secretary, general administration, Maharashtra government."