New Delhi: The Central Government has no such plans to scrap the Ministry of Minority Affairs and merge it with social justice and empowerment ministry.
Responding to a media report, the PIB fact check clarified that the report published by a daily is false. There is no such proposal under consideration.
The PIB clarified it through tweet which was retweeted by the Minister of Minority Affairs Smriti Irani.
A media report published in @DeccanHerald is claiming that the Central government is likely to scrap the Ministry of Minority Affairs and will merge it with @MSJEGOI#PIBFactCheck
▶️ This Claim is #FAKE
▶️ No such Proposal is under consideration pic.twitter.com/RcTtyzyw59
— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) October 3, 2022