The NRC was first prepared in 1951 to know the citizens, their houses and holdings. The demand to update the NRC in the state is being raised by the All Assam Students Union since 1975.
The Assam has the population of around 33 million. This is the only state which has updated the NRC. The process of NRC began on the order of Supreme Court in 2013.
Purpose of National Register of Citizenship (NRC)
The basic purpose of NRC update in the Assam is to identify foreign national and Indian nationals.
All Assam Students Union and other citizens of the Assam claims that the Bangladeshi migrants has looted their rights and they are involved in the criminal activities taking place in the state. So these refugees must be deported to their country.
NRC in data:
The government has spent around 1200 cr rupees on the NRC process, 55000 government officials were involved and 64.4 million documents were examined in the whole process.
Who is citizen of Assam?
People who are living in Assam before March 25, 1971 considered as the citizens of Assam. People had to submit a form with any of the 14 ‘List A’ documents to establish family residence before the cut off date and another ‘List B’ docs to establish ties with the ancestor they belongs to.
How the NRC being updated?
If any one wants to see his name in the selected list of the citizens of Assam then they have to submit a form with any ‘List A’ documents to prove his residence in the state before March 25, 1971.
If anybody claims that his/ her ancestors are native residents of the Assam then he/she has to submit a form with any document mentioned in the ‘List B’.
List A documents includes;
1. Electoral rolls upto March 25, 1971
2. NRC of 1951
3. Land and tenancy records
4. Citizenship certificate
5.Permanent resident certificate
6.Passport
7.Bank or LIC documents
8. Permanent Residential Certificate
9.Educational certificates and court order records
10.Refugee Registration Certificate
List B documents includes;
1 .Land documents
2. Board or university certificates
3. Birth certificate
4. Bank/LIC/post office records
5. Ration card
6. Electoral rolls
7. Other legally acceptable documents
8. A circle officer or gram panchayat secretary certificate for married women
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