 bill no 105 of 2004 the national commission for minorities (repeal) bill, 2004 a billto repeal the national commission for minorities act, 1992be it enacted by parliament in the fifty-fifth year of the republic of india as follows:—short title and commencement1 (1) this act may be called the national commission for minorities (repeal) act,2004consequential provision53 on the dissolution of the national commission for minorities, the person appointed as the chairperson and every other person appointed as member of the national commission for minorities and holding office as such immediately before the commencement of this act, shall vacate their respective offices and no such chairperson or member shall be entitled to claim any compensation for the premature termination of the term of his office statement of objects and reasonsa minorities commission was set up for the first time in january, 1978, inter alia, to provide an institutional arrangement for evaluating the safeguards provided in the constitution for protection of the minorities, to make recommendations for ensuring implementation of the safeguards and the laws, etc subsequently, in may, 1993, the central government constituted the national commission for minorities as a statutory body under the national commission for minorities act, 1992 with a view to inspire greater confidence of the minorities in the effectiveness and working of the commission, it has been decided to give constitutional status to the national commission for minorities by suitably amending the constitution accordingly, it is proposed to insert a new article 340a  in the constitution vide the constitution (one hundred and third amendment) bill, 2004, which has been introduced in parliament it is, therefore, proposed to repeal the national commission for minorities act, 1992 and dissolve the commission constituted under the said act2 the bill seeks to achieve the above objectsnew delhi;meira  kumarthe 16th december, 2004 lok  sabha————— a billto repeal the national commission for minorities act, 1992—————(shrimati meira kumar, minister of social justice and empowerment)