How does Indian state define minority groups in India?

A socially disadvantaged and numerically small community. A community with fewer members. A community on religious lines. A community of people who works in Mines.

A socially disadvantaged and numerically small community.

it generally implies a relatively small but also disadvantaged group.The sociological sense of minority also implies that the members of the minority form a collectivity – that is, they have a strong sense of group solidarity, a feeling of togetherness and belonging.