Fact Check: Hindu disappeared from the Maharashtra secondary and higher secondary forms

News Claim: A picture of the form issued by the Maharashtra Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education for admission to the HSC examination is going viral on social media.

Viral on Social Media: IF IT IS TRUE! *Beginning of the fall* *The word "Hindu" disappeared from the Maharashtra Secondary and Higher Secondary forms in the religion column..* *"Non-Minority" was used instead of "Hindu"..* They are worst than Britishers and Moguls. What more to come .........

IF IT IS TRUE !

*Beginning of the fall*

*The word "Hindu" disappeared from the Maharashtra Secondary and Higher Secondary forms in the religion column..*

*"Non Minority" was used instead of "Hindu"..*

They are worst than Britishers and Moguls. What more to come .........

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— Bihari Khan 🙏 (@JangliRaja) December 3, 2021

Fact Check: Truth may be Buried, but not Forever

*The word "Hindu" disappeared from the maharashtra secondary and higher secondary forms in the religion column... "Non Minority" was used instead of "Hindu"...* They are worst than Britishers and Moguls.

Beginning of the fall... 👆@nso365
*The word "Hindu" disappeared from the maharashtra secondary and higher secondary forms in the religion column... "Non Minority" was used instead of "Hindu"...*
They are worst than Britishers and Moguls. pic.twitter.com/UB2PZhkErb
— Vishwanath Prabhu (@VishwaPrabhu61) December 2, 2021

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The word "Hindu" disappeared from the maharashtra secondary and higher secondary forms in the religion column... "Non Minority" was used instead of "Hindu"... This is a first, NO?

The word "Hindu" disappeared from the maharashtra secondary and higher secondary forms in the religion column... "Non Minority" was used instead of "Hindu"... This is a first, NO? pic.twitter.com/BLOZvh0ANl
— François Gautier (@fgautier26) November 30, 2021

News Verification: It is being claimed that the word 'Hindu' has been removed from the religion column and now non-minority is being used. It is being claimed with the post that these changes have been made by the MVA-led Maharashtra government. Vishvas News in its investigation found that the change in the form was done in the year 2013 and it was implemented in the year 2014.

Upon investigation, it was found that an article was published on the website of Times of India on September 3, 2013. The headline of the article was 'SSC, HSC students can mention minority status in exam form'. The article said, “In a meeting held at Mantralaya on Monday between State Minorities Minister Arif Naseem Khan and School Education Minister Rajendra Darda, it has been decided that the students can have their own caste (SC/ST/OBC) in the current application system. ) but there is no such provision for candidates belonging to the minority community.”

The word Hindu is not present in the form since 2013.

The form we see on the website is in use since 2014 and there has been no change since then. Those who belong to the 'open' category have to be marked as non-minority in religion, the word Hindu is not present on the form and was not removed recently.