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(a) The Constitution Act shall provide for the establishment at the Centre and in each of the provinces of an Independent Minority Commission which shall be composed of a representative for each of the communities (not necessarily a member of that community) represented in the Legislature.

(b) Subject to the possession of such qualifications or experience as may be prescribed, the member representing each community who need not necessarily belong to the same community, shall be elected by members of the Legislature belonging to that community.

(c) No member of the Legislature shall be eligible for membership of the Commission,

(d) The term of office of members of the Commission shall be the same as, and synchronize with, the term of office of members of the Legislature concerned,

(e) The functions of the Commission shall be-

(i) to keep a constant watch over the interests of minority communities in the area;

(ii) without attempting to deal with stray administrative acts or individual grievances, to call for such information as the Commission may consider necessary for discharging their functions.

(iii) to review periodically–for example once every six months –the policy pursued in Legislation and administration by the Legislature and the Executive in regard to the Implementing of non justiciable Fundamental rights assured by the Constitution to minority communities and to submit a report to the Prime Minister.

(f) The recommendations of the Commission shall be considered by the Cabinet and the Prime Minister shall, as soon as possible, place the report of the Commission before the Legislature with a full statement or the action; taken or proposed to be taken in pursuance of the recommendations of the Commission. In case any of the recommendations are not accepted wholly or in part, the statement should also contain full explanations of the decisions taken by the Government. Facilities shall be provided to the Legislature for a discussion of the report and the decisions of the government thereon.

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