New Delhi: While the Government has decided to update the National Population Register (NPR) under the Citizenship Act, 1955 along with the first phase of Census, 2021, it has not yet taken any decision to prepare National Register of Indian Citizens (NRIC) at national level.
Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai, in a written reply to question in the Lok Sabha today, said the demographic and other particulars of each family and individual were to be updated/collected during the exercise of updation of NPR.
“No document is to be collected during this exercise,” he said. However, he informed, due to outbreak of Covid-19, the updation of NPR and other related field activities had been postponed.
The Minister further informed the Lok Sabha of reports about indulgence of some Rohingya migrants in illegal activities. MHA said authorities were now obtaining biographic and biometric particulars of Rohingyas so as to take legal proceedings against them including initiation of deportation proceedings as per provisions of law.
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The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 aims to facilitate grant of citizenship to migrants belonging to Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi or Christian community from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan who entered into India on or before December 31, 2014 and who have been exempted by the Central Government by or under clause (c) of sub-section (2) of section 3 of the Passport (Entry into India) Act, 1920 or from the application of the provisions of the Foreigners Act, 1946 or any rule or order made thereunder.
The CAA had been notified on December 12, 2019 and had come into force with effect from January 10, 2020, but was opposed by a section of society, largely Muslims.
– global bihari bureau
