status minority given be to india of community religious jain
Aug 1, 1997, 12:01 AM
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status minority given be to india of community religious jain
be soon will india of community jain the -- irna 1, .aug delhi, new
welfare union the minority, religious a as recognised officially
.said has ramoowalia, singh balwant country, the of minister
conference two-day a inaugurating while this said minister the
on here agencies development and finances minorities state of
.thursday
union the by taken be will effect this to decision final the
.added he soon, very india of cabinet
the with clubbed purposes, official for far, so are jains the
.majority religious india's hindus,
.dr welfare, of ministry the in secretary joint the meanhwhile,
commission national india's that today irna told ahmad, shakeel
of status the conferring for recommended already had minorities for
.jains the on minority
in million 3.3 are jains the india, of census 1981 the per as
million 3.812 country's the of percent 4.0 constituting number,
.population
india of religion largest sixth the is jainism population-wise,
.buddhism and sikhism christianity, islam, hinduism, after
,.c.b 540-468 to back dates faith a as jainism of origin the
vardhamana religion, this of founder the of time and life the
.mahavira
various to them entitle will jains to status minority the
.minorities the to constitution indian the by guaranteed privilages
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