Phase IFoundation
Background
Overview
Understanding the structure and functions of ministries responsible for specific vulnerable sections is crucial for GS2, especially regarding governance, welfare schemes, and institutional mechanisms.
The Ministry of Minority Affairs is a government ministry in India which was carved out of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment and created on 29 January 2006. It is the apex body for the formulation of overall policy and planning, coordination, evaluation and review of the regulatory and development programmes for the welfare and upliftment of the minorities.