NEW DELHI: In a significant move, the Governments of Andhra Pradesh and Karnakata have notified Sikhs as a minority community.
 
 

The move will enable Sikhs in these states to avail the benefits granted under the Prime Minister's new 15-point programme for the welfare of minority groups.
 
 
"The National Commission for Minorities recently got a letter from the Governments of both these states that Sikhs have been designated as minority groups," member of the Commission Harcharan Singh Josh said.

This will enable the Sikhs in these States to also avail Rs two-and-a-half million worth scholarships for minority students in Class X and XII.