National Register of Citizens in Assam
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The National Register of Citizens in Assam is an official list intended to identify Indian citizens and detect undocumented immigrants in the state, compiled through a controversial and large-scale verification of residents’ ancestry and documentation.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
citizenship register
ⓘ
government program ⓘ public policy measure ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Government of Assam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appealMechanism | Foreigners Tribunals in Assam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory | Assam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controversialFor |
alleged discrimination against minorities
ⓘ
documentation burden on poor and rural residents ⓘ family separations in citizenship status ⓘ risk of statelessness for excluded persons ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| criticizedBy |
United Nations human rights experts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
civil society groups in India ⓘ human rights organizations ⓘ |
| cutoffDateForInclusion | 24 March 1971 ⓘ |
| dataSource |
1951 National Register of Citizens
ⓘ
electoral rolls up to 24 March 1971 ⓘ |
| dataType | personal identification data of residents of Assam ⓘ |
| finalListPublicationDate | 31 August 2019 ⓘ |
| focusesOn | detection of illegal immigration from Bangladesh ⓘ |
| implementedBy | Office of the State Coordinator of National Registration, Assam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration |
Assamese
ⓘ
Bengali ⓘ English ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Citizenship (Registration of Citizens and Issue of National Identity Cards) Rules, 2003
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Citizenship Act, 1955 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedTo | detention centres for declared foreigners in Assam ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | Supreme Court of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Supreme Court of India ordered time-bound update of NRC ⓘ |
| notableEventDate | 2013 ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | Assam Accord, 1985 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overseenBy | Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peopleExcluded | approximately 1.9 million applicants ⓘ |
| peopleIncluded | approximately 31 million applicants ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
detect undocumented immigrants in Assam
ⓘ
identify Indian citizens residing in Assam ⓘ |
| referenceDateForCitizenship | 24 March 1971 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Assam Movement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 NERFINISHED ⓘ Foreigners Act, 1946 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
legacy documents
ⓘ
linkage documents ⓘ proof of ancestry ⓘ |
| scope | all residents of Assam claiming Indian citizenship ⓘ |
| status | implemented and under legal and political review ⓘ |
| supervisedBy | Registrar General of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedBy | sections of Assamese nationalist groups ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfUpdate | 2015–2019 ⓘ |
| verificationProcess |
house-to-house verification of applicants
ⓘ
scrutiny of documentary evidence of residence and ancestry ⓘ |
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