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Commissioner/District Magistrate monitors the programme. National Commission for Minorities The National Commission for Minorities has been reconstituted in February 2003 for a period of three years. The Commission has been set up to perform a number of functions for the effective implementation of safeguards provided under the Constitution for the protection of the interests of the minorities and to make recommendations in this regard to the Central Government or State Government, as the case may be. The Commission receives approximately 3000 complaints/representations a year. The police, service matters, disputes relating to religious places and complaints relating to Minority Educational Institutions broadly come under the complaints received. After taking cognizance of the complaints, reports are called for from the concerned authorities. On receipt of the reports, the Commission makes appropriate recommendations to the concerned authorities. The Chairman, Vice Chairman, and Members of the Commission undertake visits to States/UTs during the period to review the problems relating to Minorities. The Commission has also constituted a Minority Education Cell to exclusively look after the problems faced by the minority educational institutions concerning recognition, affiliation, grant-in-aid, etc. Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities The Office of the Special Officer for Linguistic Minorities (commonly known as the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities) was created in July 1957, in pursuance of the provision of Article 350-B of the Constitution.