Hyderabad, August 17: Despite the presence of multiple agencies looking after the welfare of minorities in the country, there are hundreds of minorities whose complaints remain unanswered.
In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, the Minister of State for Minority Affairs Vincent H. Pala, informed the House that the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) received 2,268 complaints during 2009-10 and during 2010-11 the number was 2,378. However, he did not specify how many of those complaints have been addressed.
The delay in addressing the complaints filed by minorities could be due to various reasons. However, the statistics show that the complaints are not being attended to as they should have been. According to the Minister, in the current year from 1st April to 31st July, the Commission has received 942 complaints.
Of them, 150 have been closed and 220 have been forwarded to concerned authorities and closed. However, another 196 have been forwarded to concerned authorities for enquiry and reports. But as many as 376 complaints are still under the process for action. This shows that nearly 40 per cent complaints received in the last four month are still under the process for action. (INN)