What does the Constitution specify about the cultural and educational rights of the minorities?

The Cultural and Educational Rights is one of the fundamental rights mentioned in the Indian Constitution. These rights primarily aim at protecting the interests of the minorities. The following are some important features of the cultural and educational rights:

a. Any section of citizens with a distinct language or culture have a right to conserve it.

b. Admission to any educational institution maintained by government or receiving government aid cannot be denied to any citizen on the ground of religion or language.

c. All minorities have the right to establish and administer educational institutions of their choice.

Minorities not only refer to the people who constitute minor proportion in any region but also the people speaking any particular language in a state or province.