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The National Register of Citizens for Assam was comprehensively updated in 2019, with every citizen in the state required to show proof of their citizenship and pre-1971 settlement. [82] 1.9 million people failed to provide sufficient documentation and were not listed on the register, leaving them stateless and subject to deportation. [83]
As explained by the Ministry of Home Affairs in December 2018, "The Citizenship Act of 1955 provides for compulsory registration of every citizen of India and issuance of National Identity Card to him. The Citizenship Rules of 2003, framed under the Citizenship Act of 1955, prescribe the manner of preparation of the National Register of Citizens.
A large number of people remain without identity documents - poor people especially. In order to include them, identity requirements for Aadhaar have been reduced, however biometric facilities have been provided to reduce or eliminated duplication, so while it may be possible to obtain the card under a false name, it is less likely to be able to obtain another Aadhaar card under a different ...
Compulsory for citizens 16 and older, and compulsory for all non-citizen permanent residents. The older form of Identity Document, in the form of a green booklet, began being phased out in 2013. [91] Although passports and driver's licences are also acceptable forms of identification, banks only accept a national identity card.
The Citizenship Amendment Act provides a fast track to naturalization for Hindus, Parsis, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains and Christians who fled to Hindu-majority India from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and ...
People who are original inhabitants of Assam and their children and descendants who are citizens of India provided their citizenship is ascertained beyond a reasonable doubt by the registering authority. ‘D’ voters can apply for inclusion of their names in the updated NRC. However, their names will be finally included only when the ...
The Citizenship Amendment Act provides a fast track to naturalization for Hindus, Parsis, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains and Christians who fled to Hindu-majority India from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and ...
One has to apply on prescribed Form-6 of Election Commission attached with proof of ID, Indian nationality, age and residence. [9] [10] Those of "unsound mind", convicted of "corrupt practices", or offenses related to elections are ineligible to vote. [11] Applicants have to submit paper Form-6 to their Booth Level officer (BLO) of the area. [12]