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	==Terms of reference==		==Terms of reference==
	Initially, the commission was entrusted with the following terms of reference.<ref name="minorityminstry"/>		Initially, the commission was entrusted with the following terms of reference:<ref name="minorityminstry"/>
			# To suggest criteria for identification of socially and economically backward sections among religious and linguistic minorities;
			# To recommend measures for welfare of socially and economically backward sections among religious and linguistic minorities, including reservation in education and government employment; and
			# To suggest the constitutional, legal and administrative modalities required for the implementation of its recommendations.

	~~(a) To suggest criteria for identification~~ of ~~socially and economically backward sections among religious and linguistic minorities;~~		After nearly five months of its work the Commission’s Terms of Reference were modified so as to add the following:<ref name="minorityminstry"/>
	~~(b) To recommend measures for welfare~~ of ~~socially and economically backward sections among religious and linguistic minorities, including reservation in education and government employment;~~
	~~and~~
	~~(c) To suggest~~ the ~~necessary constitutional, legal and administrative modalities required for the implementation of its recommendations.~~

	~~After nearly five months~~ of ~~its work~~ the ~~Commission’s Terms~~ of ~~Reference were modified so~~ as ~~to add~~ the ~~following~~.~~<ref name="minorityminstry"/>~~		#To give its recommendations on the issues raised in WPs 180/04 and 94/05 filed in the [[Supreme Court of India]], and in certain High Courts, relating to Para 3 of the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order 1950 in the context of the ceiling of 50 percent on reservations, as also the modalities for inclusion in the list of Scheduled Castes.

	(d) To give its recommendations on the issues raised in WPs 180/04 and 94/05 filed in the [[Supreme Court of India]] and in certain High Courts relating to para 3 of the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order 1950 in the context of ceiling of 50 percent on reservations as also the modalities of inclusion in the list of Scheduled Castes.		==Main recommendations==
			* Give 10% quotas for Muslims and 5% for other minorities in government jobs and in seats in all the higher educational institutions (graduation and above)<ref>[http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110827/jsp/nation/story_14431414.jsp]</ref>
	==Main ~~findings~~==		* Reserve 8.4% quota out of the existing OBC quota of 27% for religious minorities, mainly Muslims
	* 10% quotas for Muslims and 5% for other minorities in government jobs and seats in educational institutions [http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110827/jsp/nation/story_14431414.jsp]		* Permit [[Dalit]]s who convert to Islam or Christianity to avail of reservation benefits under the [[Scheduled Caste]] reservation quota.<ref name="dalits">[http://www.dalitnetwork.org/eeimages/uploads/Scheduled_Castes_report.pdf Para 3 of the Constitutional (Scheduled Caste)]</ref>
	* ~~reserves~~ 8.4% out of existing OBC quota of 27% for minorities
	* SC reservation to [[~~Dalit~~]] ~~converts~~ <ref name="dalits">[http://www.dalitnetwork.org/eeimages/uploads/Scheduled_Castes_report.pdf Para 3 of the Constitutional (Scheduled Caste)]</ref>

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'''National Commission for Religious and Linguistic Minorities''', also called as [[Ranganath Misra]] Commission was constituted by [[Government of India]] on 29 October 2004 to look into various issues related to Linguistic and Religious minorities in India. It was chaired by former [[Chief Justice of India]] Justice Ranganath Misra.<ref name="minorityminstry">[http://www.minorityaffairs.gov.in/ncrlm Report of the National Commission for Religious and Linguistic Minorities (Ranganath Misra Commission Report)]</ref> The commission submitted the report to the Government on 21 May 2007.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071001005705/http://www.hindu.com/2007/09/03/stories/2007090354300500.htm Plea to table Ranganath Mishra Commission report]</ref>

==Terms of reference==
Initially, the commission was entrusted with the following terms of reference.<ref name="minorityminstry"/>

(a) To suggest criteria for identification of socially and economically backward sections among religious and linguistic minorities;
(b) To recommend measures for welfare of socially and economically backward sections among religious and linguistic minorities, including reservation in education and government employment;
and
(c) To suggest the necessary constitutional, legal and administrative modalities required for the implementation of its recommendations.

After nearly five months of its work the Commission’s Terms of Reference were modified so as to add the following.<ref name="minorityminstry"/>

(d) To give its recommendations on the issues raised in WPs 180/04 and 94/05 filed in the [[Supreme Court of India]] and in certain High Courts relating to para 3 of the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order 1950 in the context of ceiling of 50 percent on reservations as also the modalities of inclusion in the list of Scheduled Castes.

==Main findings==
* 10% quotas for Muslims and 5% for other minorities in government jobs and seats in educational institutions [http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110827/jsp/nation/story_14431414.jsp]
* reserves 8.4% out of existing OBC quota of 27% for minorities
* SC reservation to [[Dalit]] converts <ref name="dalits">[http://www.dalitnetwork.org/eeimages/uploads/Scheduled_Castes_report.pdf Para 3 of the Constitutional (Scheduled Caste)]</ref>

==Leaked==
TwoCircles.net, an online Indian news organization has started publishing excerpts from this report since June 2009.<ref>[http://www.twocircles.net/special_reports/misra_commission_report_excerpts.html Misra Commission report excerpts]</ref>

==Opposition==
Since the submission India's national party, BJP has been opposing the Ranganath Misra's recommendation fiercely. In 2010, BJP's senior official and CM of Madhya Pradesh [[Shivraj Singh Chouhan]] stated "prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru had opposed reservation for converted SCs and STs".<ref>[http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-bjp-slams-against-ranganath-mishra-commission-report-1405238 BJP slams against Ranganath Mishra commission report]</ref> In 2011, The BJP decided to file a PIL against a report recommending Scheduled Caste quotas for all minorities that could lead to Dalit Christians and Muslims coming within its ambit.<ref>[http://www.telegraphindia.com/1110827/jsp/nation/story_14431414.jsp BJP to question quota]</ref> On 9 February 2014, [[Narendra Modi]] during his prime-ministerial campaign in Kerala he critisied Mishra's report for creating "insecurities of the Dalit communities".<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/modi-pitches-bjp-as-third-alternative-in-kerala/article5670511.ece | title=Modi pitches BJP as ‘third alternative’ in Kerala | date=9 February 2014 | newspaper=The Hindu | accessdate=14 September 2019 }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20111025090150/http://minorityaffairs.gov.in/sites/upload_files/moma/files/pdfs/volume-1.pdf Misra Commission Report Part-1]
*[http://www.minorityaffairs.gov.in/sites/upload_files/moma/files/pdfs/volume-2.pdf Misra Commission Report Part-2]
*[http://www.twocircles.net/special_reports/misra_commission_report_excerpts.html TwoCircles.net publishes excerpts from the Misra Commission report]
*[http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-bjp-slams-against-ranganath-mishra-commission-report-1405238 BJP slams against Ranganath Mishra commission report]
*[https://thediplomat.com/2010/04/indias-downtrodden-muslims// India’s Downtrodden Muslims]

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