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and reporting to the President upon these matters at such intervals as the
President may direct and the President causes all such reports to be laid before
each House of the Parliament and sent to the government administration of
states/UTs concerned. The CLM Organization has its headquarters at Delhi
with three zonal offices at Belgaum, Chennai and Kolkata. Ths CLM interacts
with states/UTs on all the matters pertaining to the issues concerning
implemantation of the Constitutional and nationally agreed safeguards
provided to lingustic minoritiers.
Constitutional Safeguards for Linguistic Minorities
Under the Constitution of India, certain safeguards have been granted to the
religious and linguistic minorities. Article 29 and 30 of the Constitution seek
to protect the interests of minorities and recognize their right to conserve their
distinct language, script or culture and to establish and administer educational
institutions of their choice. Article 347 makes provision for Presidential direction
for official recognition of any language spoken by a substantial proportion to
the populations of a state or any part thereof for such purpose as the President
may specify. Article 350 gives the right to submit representation for redressal
of grievances to any authority of the Union or a state in any of the languages
used in the Union/states. Article 360A provides for instruction in the mother
tongue at the primary stage of education to children belonging to linguistic
minority groups. Article 350B provides for a Special Officer designated as
Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities to investigate all matters relating to
the safeguards provided for linguistic minorities under the Constitution.
Central WAKF Council
A Wakf is a permanent dedication of movable or immovable properties for
purposes recognised by the Muslim Law as religious, pious or charitable. Apart
from these religious aspects, the Wakfs are also instruments of social and
economic upliftment. Administration of Central Legislation for Wakfs is the
responsibility of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. For the
purpose of advising the central government on matters relating to working of
the State Wakf Boards and the proper administration of the Wakfs in the country,
the Central Wakf Council was established as a statutory body by the Central
Government in 1964, under Section 8A of the Wakf Act, 1954 (now read as Sub-
Sec(1) of the Section 9 of Wakf Act, 1995). The present Council was reconstituted
in 2005. The Union Minister in charge of Wakf is the Chairperson of the Council.
The Central Wakf Council is also playing a vital role in the development of the
society by way of implementing development of urban Wakf properties and
educational development programmes.
O. W.: http://www.centralwakfcouncil.org
Durgah Khawaja Saheb Act
It is an Act to make provision for the proper administration of Dargah and
Endowment of the Dargah Khwaja Moin-ud-din Chishty (R.A.). Under this