National Minority Rights Day was observed by the State Minority Commission on Wednesday. The basic aim behind this was to make minority people aware about their rights and inform them about the provisions provided for them in the constituency.
State Minority Commission president Shahid Akthar said, "For the first time Jharkhand is observing this day and it is matter of great pride as now we will be able to bridge the gap between commission and common people." Highlighting the problems of minority community people he further added that all the districts of the state have been informed to prepare a list stating their problems the commission will forward the file to the State Government as well as on the table of Central Government with a request to take a concrete action in this direction.
Moreover, the commission has also urged the Government to make available BPl cards to the families as it is their rights. The commission is also going to organize a meeting to discuss the reason behind delay in distribution of books in minority schools. People from all across the state took part in the programme and gained knowledge regarding their rights.