The Minorities Commission was envisaged by the Ministry of Home Affairs resolution in 1978. In 1984, the Minorities Commission was detached from Ministry of Home affairs.
Functions of NCM: Evaluation of progress of the development of minorities under the Union and States.
Six religious communities viz. Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains and Zoroastrians (Parsis) have been notified as minority communities by the Union Government.