Harjit Singh Grewal Appointed Chairperson of National Commission for Minorities (NCM)

Key facts

• On July 17, 2026, the Centre appointed Harjit Singh Grewal as the chairperson of the National Commission for Minorities (NCM).
• Munawari Begum was appointed as vice-chairperson and Glenn E Souza Ticlo as a member of the NCM.
• All three appointments are for a three-year tenure from the date of assumption of office or until further orders.
• Grewal is a Jat Sikh leader and one of the BJP's oldest Sikh faces in Punjab.
• He previously served as chairman of the Punjab Khadi and Village Industries Board and vice-chairman of the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation (NACOF).
• The NCM is constituted under the National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992, and is tasked with safeguarding the rights of notified minority communities.