Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs (Independent Charge) Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said this in a written apply to questions whether the government proposes to set up the EOC for all the communities in the country and by what time it is expected to be formed.
Based on the expert group report and examination by the government, the draft EOC Bill has been re-circulated for inter-ministerial consultations as per laid down procedure, Naqvi said.
The government had in pursuance of one of the recommendations made by the high-level Justice (retd) Rajinder Sachar committee, formed an expert group to examine and determine, inter alia, the structure and functions of an EOC to address the grievances of the deprived group.