{"id":167397,"date":"2024-11-04T01:18:20","date_gmt":"2024-11-04T01:18:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/04\/sc-status-for-converts-govt-extends-tenure-of-commission-till-october-2025\/"},"modified":"2024-11-04T01:18:20","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T01:18:20","slug":"sc-status-for-converts-govt-extends-tenure-of-commission-till-october-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/04\/sc-status-for-converts-govt-extends-tenure-of-commission-till-october-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"SC status for converts: Govt extends tenure of Commission till October 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/img.etimg.com\/photo\/msid-114902327,imgsize-17368.cms?resize=600,450&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"SC status for converts: Govt extends tenure of Commission till October 2025\" title=\"SC status for converts: Govt extends tenure of Commission till October 2025\" \/><\/div>\n<div data-brcount=\"10\">The <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/ministry-of-social-justice-and-empowerment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment<\/a> has extended by a year the tenure of a commission established to examine whether <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/scheduled-castes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scheduled Castes<\/a> (SC) status can be granted to individuals who have converted to religions other than Sikhism and Buddhism. <\/p>\n<p><style><![CDATA[\n    \t    #sr_widget.onDemand p, #stock_pro.onDemand p{font-size: 14px;line-height: 1.28;}\n    \t    .onDemand 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href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/commission-of-inquiry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Commission of Inquiry<\/a> was constituted on October 6, 2022, under the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1952. <\/p>\n<p>The inquiry also covers related concerns regarding social justice, rights, and the possible extension of <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/reserved-status\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reserved status<\/a> to converts from religions not traditionally included in SC classifications, such as Christianity and Islam. <\/p>\n<p>Headed by former Chief Justice of India <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/k-g-balakrishnan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">K G Balakrishnan<\/a>, the Commission has been engaging with stakeholders, including sociologists, 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