Thus between 1948 and 1971, there were large scale migrations from Bangladesh (then East Pakistan) to Assam.[20]. Its purpose is to document all the legal citizens of India so that the illegal immigrants can be identified and deported. Every applicant received a photocopy of his/her entire form submitted along with an acknowledgment receipt containing a unique Application Receipt Number (ARN) issued against the form. Since then, the Supreme Court (bench of Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi and Rohinton Fali Nariman) monitored it continuously. Widespread protests erupted against the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 when read with NRC, across India.The allegation ranged from the Act when applied through the lens of NRC being against the Constitution of India and being discriminatory to Muslims. Verification of Family Tree commenced on 15 February 2018 in Assam. This act came into effect from 1 March 1950 which mandated expulsion of illegal immigrants from the state of Assam. The Accord ended the agitation[24] but could not end the illegal migration. © 2019 - Maintained by EZEN Software & Technology Pvt. For the system intended for all of India, see, Distribution and Receipt of Application Process, Receipt and disposal of Claims and Objections, Publicity Measures Undertaken to Empower the Public about NRC, Innovative Use of Technology: Barriers and Strategies, Creation of additional Foreigners' Tribunals. 596(E), dated 15 March 2010, published in the Gazette of India, Extra, Part II. Data synchronization of from remote areas to state data centre can be counted amongst the record-setting accomplishments of the project. [41], Indian citizenship database originally by Assam state, This article is about the system implemented in Assam. The guidelines of form fill up were made available in the form of instruction sheets distributed during the Community Awareness Meetings, video tutorials were developed and made available online as well as distributed in the form of CDs in each district at the capacity building meetings, toll free helpline numbers were made available. As per statutory requirement of taking the final decision on the eligibility of applicants by the Deputy Commissioner/District Collector designated as District Registrar, the recommendation of the Local Verifying Officers designated as Local Registrars are required to be referred to the District Registrar. The first such new exclusive detention camp is under construction in the district of Goalpara in lower Assam at the cost of around ₹46 crore (US$6.4 million) and a capacity to hold 3000 people. "[16], Residents of a locality living there for at least six months with plans to continue their residence for another six months or more are included into the list of NPR. Will take back Bangladeshi citizens staying in India illegally if evidence provided: Dhaka official, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/nrc-remains-a-concern-will-wait-see-bangladesh/articleshow/71461061.cms, "Religion data spotlight on Assam Accord after 30 years", "The Immigrants (Expulsion from Assam) Act 1950", "In-brief: What is Assam's National Register of Citizens updation and how it will impact illegal immigrants". Updating the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in the state of Assam is the most extensive citizen-engaging exercise undertaken in any Indian state, perhaps the first of its kind even globally, that touches the lives of every resident of the state. [11] While Prime Minister of Bangladesh called it an internal matter of India.[12]. All Indian Citizens including their children and descendants who have moved to Assam post 24 March 1971 would be eligible for inclusion in the updated NRC on adducing satisfactory proof of residence in any part of the country (outside Assam) as on 24 March 1971. For this, a strategic information dissemination and communication plan was adopted. Mismatches arising due to giving nicknames in family tree details, name/ surname changes due to marriage, missing out names of all family members due to lack of knowledge or ignorance, etc., will be corrected during these proceedings. 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. [6][7][8][a], The one advisor to Prime Minister of Bangladesh has indicated that Bangladesh will take back any of its citizens residing in any neighboring nation including India if evidence is provided. Multiple sources report that roughly 0.7 million excluded applicants were Muslim. Application Form Submission by the public in place of the house to house enumeration and building capacity of the public to correctly fill up the form. The application was introduced at a later stage and could be accessed through any Government-authorized Common Service Center (CSC)/Arunoday Kendra. The tracing of linkage was made possible by digitisation and development of Legacy Data and publishing the Legacy Data to make it available to the people of Assam. Excerpts from the White Paper on Foreigners' Issue published by the Home and Political Department, Government of Assam on 20 October 2012 – Chapter 1, Historical Perspective, .section 1.2 reads:[13], Following Partition and communal riots in the subcontinent, Assam initially saw an influx of refugees and other migrants from East Pakistan. As per the two statutes, the eligibility status would be ascertained based on the NRC, 1951, Electoral Rolls up to 1971 and in their absence the admissible documents up to 24 March (midnight) 1971. [29][30] The timeline for this was announced to be between 1 April 2020 and 30 September 2020. The first attempt of systematically detecting foreigners by updating the National Register in Assam was through a Pilot Project which was started in 2 circles (referred to as Tehsil in some states), one in Kamrup district and another in Barpeta district in the year 2010, which had to be aborted within 4 weeks amidst a huge law and order problem involving a mob attack on the Office of the IAS Commissioner, Barpeta that resulted in police firing killing 4 persons. The NRC exercise was the primary reason why the Aadhaar enrolment process started late in Assam. However, those who receive this letter should not think their application is considered doubtful or will lead to exclusion from NRC. The online process was also made convenient for applicants who lacked access to stable internet connection; preventing them from going through with the online application process uninterrupted. [40] CPI (M) also extended support for conducting NRC in Tripura.