Minorities commission amendment bill passed in assembly
Kolkata: The West Bengal Minorities Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2025 was passed in the assembly on Friday, allowing the panel to have two vice-chairpersons for better and more effective functioning.
State finance minister Chandrima Bhattacharya, who placed the bill in the assembly, said minorities constituted around 28.2% of Bengal's population. "The commission conducted 35 visits since 2022-2023. There are six religious communities and seven linguistic minorities in the state," she said.
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