“States providing reservation of 10% for Backward Muslims based on the recommendations of the NCRLM Report is premature at this stage”, Minister of State for Minority Affairs Vincent H. Pala told Lok Sabha in written reply.
It may be recalled that West Bengal’s Left Front government and some other states have decided to implement the Ranganath Mishra Commission’s recommendations for the betterment of economically, socially and educationally backward minority Muslims even before centre could take any action on it.
Vincent H. Pala told Lok Sabha that since recommendations contained in the report are under consideration of the Central Government, the question of States providing reservation of 10% for Backward Muslims based on the recommendations of the NCRLM Report is premature at this stage.
He said that the Action Taken Report (ATR) on NCRLM has not been laid in the Parliament and placing of ATRs in the Parliament is mandatory in the case of Commissions set up under Commissions of Enquiry Act 1952.
NCRLM was set up under Government Resolution No1-11/2004-MC (D), on 29 October, 2004. The recommendations, findings of the Commission have been circulated to concerned Ministries, Departments for their comments.