Assam to approach SC for Aadhaar to NRC applicants
2 years, 8 months ago

Assam to approach SC for Aadhaar to NRC applicants

India TV News  

Highlights The Assam government will file an Interlocutory Application in SC. The Assam government will file an Interlocutory Application in Supreme Court for providing Aadhaar cards to National Register of Citizens applicants whose biometrics have been locked in the updating process of the citizenship document. Later Sarma tweeted: “Approval to filing of an IA in the Supreme Court for relaxation of Para 9 of the SOP and for providing Aadhaar cards to NRC applicants whose Aadhaar cards are kept on hold because of existing SOP.” This, he said, will benefit a large section of people below poverty line, students, pensioners, job seekers who do not have Aadhaar cards. The state government had said in the Assembly last month that it has written at least twice to the Centre in the last two years requesting them to allow the Aadhaar card issuing authority to access the biometrics of at least those people whose names had figured in the NRC final draft. During the meeting a cabinet sub-committee was formed to discuss the way forward with different organisations by the state government and the meeting approved was given to the proposed Assam State Bridge Infrastructure Project at an estimated cost of Rs 4,360 crore.

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Why Himanta Biswa Sarma govt is linking Aadhaar with NRC in Assam
1 week, 4 days ago

Why Himanta Biswa Sarma govt is linking Aadhaar with NRC in Assam

India Today  

On December 11, the Assam government announced a landmark policy making it mandatory for all new Aadhaar applicants in the state to submit their National Register of Citizens application receipt number. The move, unveiled after a cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, is aimed at addressing concerns over illegal infiltration from Bangladesh and ensuring that Aadhaar cards …

Assam Links Aadhaar to NRC, Sparks Opposition Fury
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1 week, 6 days ago

Assam Links Aadhaar to NRC, Sparks Opposition Fury

Deccan Chronicle  

In what has triggered an angry reaction from opposition camp, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma here on Thursday said that his government has decided to reject the Aadhar applications of those whose families had not applied for inclusion in the National Register of Citizens.Pointing out that the state government would begin verification of applicants for Aadhaar cards in Assam …

Assam Won't Give Aadhaar Card To Those Who Didn't Apply For NRC: CM Himanta
1 week, 6 days ago

Assam Won't Give Aadhaar Card To Those Who Didn't Apply For NRC: CM Himanta

ABP News  

In an attempt to link the Aadhaar Card with the National Register of Citizens, the Assam government on Wednesday decided that all applications to get the unique identity card would be rejected if the applicant or the family had not applied in NRC. From now on, the General Administration Department of the state government will be the nodal agency to …

Assam govt announces no Aadhaar cards to persons who did not apply for NRC
Trending News
2 weeks ago

Assam govt announces no Aadhaar cards to persons who did not apply for NRC

India TV News  

No NRC, no Aadhar card: In an effort to link the Aadhaar Card with the National Register of Citizens, the Assam government on Wednesday decided that all applications for the unique identity card will be rejected if the applicant or their family members had not applied for the NRC. Addressing a press conference, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that …

No Aadhaar card to persons who did not apply for NRC: Assam government
2 weeks ago

No Aadhaar card to persons who did not apply for NRC: Assam government

India Today  

In an attempt to link the Aadhaar Card with the National Register of Citizens, the Assam government on Wednesday decided that all applications to get a unique identity card will be rejected if the applicant or the family had not applied to NRC. The decision was taken during a cabinet meeting in view of an infiltration attempt by citizens of …

Census 2025 as a comprehensive citizen registry
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Census 2025 as a comprehensive citizen registry

The Hindu  

The 2025 Census includes an exercise to update the National Population Register, which is the first step for the establishment of the National Register of Indian Citizens. These recommendations eventually led to the addition of Section 14A to the Act, mandating the compulsory registration of all Indian citizens and authorising the issuance of identity cards to officially document their citizenship …

Assam Citizenship Crisis: Supreme Court Backs 1971 Cut-off Date, Impact on NRC and CAA Implementation
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Assam Citizenship Crisis: Supreme Court Backs 1971 Cut-off Date, Impact on NRC and CAA Implementation

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 07, 2024 21:26 IST - 12 MINS READ With the five-member Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. The Assam Sanmilita Mahasangha filed a petition challenging Section 6A and seeking 1951 as the cut-off year for accepting immigrants as Indian citizens; it also wanted the NRC to be updated. The State now has two cut-off …

Evening brief: Assam sets new condition for Aadhaar card; Release of Indians from Russian Army held up, & more
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Evening brief: Assam sets new condition for Aadhaar card; Release of Indians from Russian Army held up, & more

Hindustan Times  

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced that all new Aadhaar card applicants in the state must submit their National Register of Citizens application receipt number. Dig deeper Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. More news on Assam: Assam assembly scraps 2-hour Friday namaz break for Muslim leaders The release of nearly 70 Indians serving in the Russian Army has …

Assam’s New Aadhaar Rule Makes Verification Stricter, Govt Announces Measures To Combat Illegal Immigration
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Assam’s New Aadhaar Rule Makes Verification Stricter, Govt Announces Measures To Combat Illegal Immigration

ABP News  

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Saturday that all new applicants for Aadhaar cards in the state will need to submit their National Register of Citizens application receipt number. CM Himanta Sarma emphasised that the introduction of the ARN requirement aims to curb the influx of illegal foreigners and ensure stricter adherence to issuing Aadhaar cards. The Assam …

New Aadhar applicants need to share NRC application receipt number: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
3 months, 2 weeks ago

New Aadhar applicants need to share NRC application receipt number: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

New Indian Express  

GUWAHATI: Four Assam districts have more Aadhar card holders than their projected population, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Saturday. “We found that 103.74 per cent of people were issued Aadhar cards in Barpeta, 103.48 per cent in Dhubri, 101.74 per cent in Morigaon and 100.68 per cent in Nagaon. Definitely, suspected immigrants managed to take Aadhar,” Sarma said. …

Unblocked: Over 9.35 lakh will get Aadhar cards in Assam
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Unblocked: Over 9.35 lakh will get Aadhar cards in Assam

New Indian Express  

GUWAHATI: After a wait of five years, over 9.35 lakh people in Assam are set to get their Aadhar cards. The Unique Identification Authority of India blocked the biometrics of 9,35,682 people who applied for Aadhar cards from February 2019 to August 2019 ahead of the publication of the final list of the National Register of Citizens. They blocked the …

Process to unlock biometrics can begin with CAA implementation: Himanta
9 months, 1 week ago

Process to unlock biometrics can begin with CAA implementation: Himanta

Hindustan Times  

Guwahati, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said with the implementation of the Citizenship Act, 2019, a clarity has emerged and the process to unlock the biometrics of those frozen during the updating of the National Register of Citizens can begin. Sarma said he was 100 per cent convinced that not even a single person will come to Assam through …

NRC: Himanta hopes 27 lakh Aadhar-deprived to get relief soon
10 months, 1 week ago

NRC: Himanta hopes 27 lakh Aadhar-deprived to get relief soon

New Indian Express  

Sarma said people, who made it to NRC list, would get back their Aadhar cards and those, who were left out, would get it if the judgements by the foreigners’ tribunals go in their favour. Stating that another directive was on the safety of data, he said the state government informed the Centre about how the state could protect data …

Assam illegal immigrants | Supreme Court postpones hearing on challenge to Section 6A of Citizenship Act to December 5
1 year, 1 month ago

Assam illegal immigrants | Supreme Court postpones hearing on challenge to Section 6A of Citizenship Act to December 5

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned a scheduled Constitution Bench hearing on a series of petitions challenging the constitutionality of Section 6A of the Citizenship Act, 1955, to December 5. Section 6A was a special provision inserted into the 1955 Act in furtherance of a Memorandum of Settlement called the ‘Assam Accord’ signed on August 15, 1985 by the then …

Former state NRC coordinator to face probe for alleged irregularities: Assam CM
1 year, 8 months ago

Former state NRC coordinator to face probe for alleged irregularities: Assam CM

Hindustan Times  

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said that Prateek Hajela, former state coordinator of the National Register of Citizens, will have to face a probe for alleged irregularities committed while updating the register that was aimed to detect “illegal immigrants” in the northeastern state. If he really gets VRS, it will be a victory for the Assamese people.” …

Over 30,000 Illegal Foreigners Deported Till 31 August Based on Assam Accord
2 years, 3 months ago

Over 30,000 Illegal Foreigners Deported Till 31 August Based on Assam Accord

The Quint  

According to the Assam Accord signed on 15 August 1985, anyone entering the state on or after 25 March 1971 will be deemed a foreigner and will be deported from the state. Clause 6 of the Assam Accord guarantees "Constitutional, legislative and administrative safeguards, as may be appropriate, shall be provided to protect, preserve and promote the cultural, social, linguistic …

Why has the Supreme Court mandated NRC not been implemented in Assam? | In Focus podcast
2 years, 7 months ago

Why has the Supreme Court mandated NRC not been implemented in Assam? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

It looks as if the saga of the National Register of Citizens, or NRC as it is called, will not be ending anytime soon for the people of Assam. Despite a final NRC created under the direct supervision of the Supreme Court of India, BJP governments at the Centre and State continue to stonewall its implementation. At stake is the …

Assam to approach Supreme Court for Aadhaar to NRC applicants
2 years, 8 months ago

Assam to approach Supreme Court for Aadhaar to NRC applicants

Firstpost  

Over 27 lakh NRC applicants in Assam had submitted their biometrics during the claims and objections phase for updating the state’s NRC Guwahati: The Assam government will file an Interlocutory Application in Supreme Court for providing Aadhaar cards to National Register of Citizens applicants whose biometrics have been locked in the updating process of the citizenship document. Later Sarma tweeted: …

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma calls for fresh NRC
2 years, 8 months ago

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma calls for fresh NRC

India TV News  

Highlights NRC is a register containing names of Indian citizens, which was prepared for the only time in 1951 It is being updated for Assam as of now to weed out illegal immigrants The draft NRC earlier had included the names of 2.9 crore people out of the total 3.29 crore Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said …

Assam CM wants fresh NRC
2 years, 8 months ago

Assam CM wants fresh NRC

The Hindu  

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said the updating of the National Register of Citizens in the State should be done afresh. The updated list of citizens published in August 2019 had excluded 19.06 lakh people out of 3.3 crore applicants. The Bharatiya Janata Party-led government in Assam had found fault with the updated NRC draft, alleging that …

Assam to seek Aadhaar cards for persons left out of NRC
2 years, 9 months ago

Assam to seek Aadhaar cards for persons left out of NRC

The Hindu  

The Assam government has decided to approach the Supreme Court for directing the Centre to provide Aadhaar cards to people left out of the updated National Register of Citizens published in 2019. “The lack of Aadhaar cards has deprived these 27 lakh people, some of whom belong to the indigenous communities, of government schemes such as free rice or housing. …

The controversies around the Final Draft of Citizenship in Assam
3 years, 1 month ago

The controversies around the Final Draft of Citizenship in Assam

The Hindu  

The story so far: In response to a Right to Information application by The Hindu, the State Coordinator, National Register of Citizens, Assam said that 1032 doubtful cases in the final draft of NRC, Assam have been referred to the concerned district commissioners for necessary action. The State Coordinator, NRC said that the details of “illegal foreigners” had crept into …

Only 1032 doubtful cases from NRC referred for further action
3 years, 1 month ago

Only 1032 doubtful cases from NRC referred for further action

The Hindu  

Only little over a thousand doubtful cases in the final draft of the National Register of Citizens, Assam have been referred to the concerned district commissioners for necessary action, State Coordinator of NRC, Assam has said in an RTI reply. The BJP-ruled Assam government has rejected the NRC in its current form and demanded re-verification of at least 30% names …

Book review: No Land’s People indicts India’s NRC process
3 years, 1 month ago

Book review: No Land’s People indicts India’s NRC process

Al Jazeera  

Indian journalist Abhishek Saha documents how the citizenship determination process in Assam state was marred by ‘bias and arbitrariness’. “As a journalist I covered the NRC exercise dispassionately … I extensively reported on how the battle to prove one’s citizenship in Assam affected the ordinary person, the worst sufferers being the poor and the illiterate, most of whom belonged to …

NRC in limbo, Assam govt. appears to have gone soft on ‘Bangladeshi’ issue
3 years, 3 months ago

NRC in limbo, Assam govt. appears to have gone soft on ‘Bangladeshi’ issue

The Hindu  

The long pause in the exercise to update the National Register of Citizens and a series of decisions have indicated that the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Assam government may have gone soft on the ‘Bangladeshi’ issue. Detention centres renamed ‘transit camps’ Apart from going slow on the NRC, the government showed signs of softening its stand on the Bangladeshi issue by …

Done and dusted: On the National Register of Citizens process
3 years, 3 months ago

Done and dusted: On the National Register of Citizens process

The Hindu  

While there may have been lulls aplenty, the next twist or turn in the long-running saga of the National Register of Citizens update for Assam is never far. Unsurprisingly, its publication annoyed political parties across the ideological divide, with some alleging it victimised document-less Bengali Hindus and indigenous Assamese people and others that it targeted the State’s Bengali-origin Muslims. In …

NRC Published in August 2019 is Final, Rules Assam Foreigners' Tribunal
3 years, 3 months ago

NRC Published in August 2019 is Final, Rules Assam Foreigners' Tribunal

News 18  

The National Register of Citizens published on August 31, 2019 is the “Final NRC”, ruled a Foreigners’ Tribunal in Assam, even as the Registrar General of India is yet to notify it. Declaring a man Indian citizen, the tribunal in Karimganj district held that though National Identity Cards are yet to be issued, “but there is no doubt that this …

NRC is final, rules Assam Foreigners’ Tribunal
3 years, 3 months ago

NRC is final, rules Assam Foreigners’ Tribunal

The Hindu  

While the Registrar General of India has not yet issued a notification on Assam’s National Register of Citizens to make it a legal document, a Foreigners’ Tribunal has gone ahead and recorded it as the “ final NRC ” while declaring a man to be Indian. Hearing a case against one Bikram Singha of Jamirala village whose name figured in …

Two years later, Assam’s NRC remains incomplete and controversial
3 years, 3 months ago

Two years later, Assam’s NRC remains incomplete and controversial

Hindustan Times  

It was expected to be a document that would end, once and for all, Assam’s long festering issue of illegal immigrants. The controversy around inclusion, exclusion and corruption Besides the application filed by the NRC coordinator, several others were also filed in SC blaming the process and seeking re-verification of the list. Two of them were filed by Assam Public …

CAA, NRC won’t affect India’s Muslims: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat
3 years, 5 months ago

CAA, NRC won’t affect India’s Muslims: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat

The Hindu  

The Citizenship Act and National Register of Citizens would not harm India’s Muslims, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat said at a book launch function in Guwahati on Wednesday. Mr. Bhagwat said, “Not a single Indian Muslim will face any loss due to the new citizenship Act. ‘India welcomes outsiders’ Indians had always welcomed outsiders but the “designs by some …

Assam NGO files FIR against former NRC coordinator Prateek Hajela
3 years, 6 months ago

Assam NGO files FIR against former NRC coordinator Prateek Hajela

Hindustan Times  

A Guwahati-based NGO has lodged a police complaint against former coordinator of National Register of Citizens Prateek Hajela, alleging manipulation of family tree verification to include names of illegal migrants in the list, which was to include names of genuine Indian citizens. “We suspect there was manipulation in family tree verification during the process that led to inclusion of many …

NRC coordinator moves apex court for comprehensive reverification
3 years, 7 months ago

NRC coordinator moves apex court for comprehensive reverification

Deccan Chronicle  

Guwahati: Assam state NRC coordinator Hitesh Dev Sarma has moved the Supreme Court seeking a comprehensive re-verification of the draft National Register of Citizens as well as its supplementary list. The NRC coordinator also pleaded that in the “Original Inhabitants” category and the “Persons from other States” category, several errors had been detected. It is significant that Assam chief minister …

Assam NRC authority seeks re-verification of citizens’ list
3 years, 7 months ago

Assam NRC authority seeks re-verification of citizens’ list

The Hindu  

The Assam National Register of Citizens authority has approached the Supreme Court seeking a comprehensive and time-bound re-verification of the citizens’ list, highlighting “major irregularities” in the process. The interlocutory application by State NRC Coordinator Hitesh Dev Sarma also prays for the deletion of illegal voters from Assam’s electoral rolls besides the revision of the draft NRC and a supplementary …

Assam NRC: State Coordinator Moves Supreme Court Seeking Comprehensive, Time Bound Re-verification Of Draft NRC
3 years, 7 months ago

Assam NRC: State Coordinator Moves Supreme Court Seeking Comprehensive, Time Bound Re-verification Of Draft NRC

Live Law  

The State Co-ordinator of the Assam NRC has approached the Supreme Court seeking a comprehensive and time bound reverification of draft NRC and the supplementary list of NRC under Clause 4 of Schedule of Citizenship Rules, 2003 highlighting major irregularity in the process of making the same.The intervention application. The State Co-ordinator of the Assam NRC has approached the Supreme …

Himanta Biswa Sarma interview | ‘We will approach Supreme Court for re-verification of the NRC’
3 years, 7 months ago

Himanta Biswa Sarma interview | ‘We will approach Supreme Court for re-verification of the NRC’

The Hindu  

Newly-elected Chief Minister of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma, said his government will be approaching the Supreme Court again for a reverification of the National Citizenship Register — up to 20% of entries in areas bordering Bangladesh and 10% in interior areas of Assam. Speaking to The Hindu, Mr. Sarma said this was something the previous BJP government, in which he …

Himanta seeks 10-20% NRC re-verification
3 years, 7 months ago

Himanta seeks 10-20% NRC re-verification

The Hindu  

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government wants 10-20% re-verification of the National Register of Citizens. In his first media briefing as the Chief Minister, Dr Sarma appealed to Paresh Baruah, the military chief of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent to come forward for peace talks. They are Asom Gana Parishad …

Assam Assembly Elections 2021 | Waiver of farmer debts, identification of immigrants in Congress manifesto
3 years, 9 months ago

Assam Assembly Elections 2021 | Waiver of farmer debts, identification of immigrants in Congress manifesto

The Hindu  

Waiving off the debts of farmers and beginning the process of identification of illegal immigrants topped the list of promises in the Congress manifesto that former party president Rahul Gandhi released in Guwahati on Saturday. The Congress pledged to take steps to solve the problem of illegal immigrants based on the March 25, 1971 cut-off date as prescribed in the …

Plea To Provide Legal Aid To NRC Excluded People In Assam: Gauhati High Court Issues Notice To UOI, State Government
3 years, 9 months ago

Plea To Provide Legal Aid To NRC Excluded People In Assam: Gauhati High Court Issues Notice To UOI, State Government

Live Law  

While hearing a plea filed by the Human rights organization 'Citizens for Justice and Peace' seeking proper legal aid for such people who have been left out of the National Register of Citizens in Assam, the Gauhati High Court on Monday issued notice to the Union of India, State Government among others. In related news, the Assam Government last month …

Assam NRC list of August 2019 not final, state coordinator Hitesh Dev Sarma tells Gauhati High Court
4 years ago

Assam NRC list of August 2019 not final, state coordinator Hitesh Dev Sarma tells Gauhati High Court

Firstpost  

In an affidavit, Sarma said that over 10,000 names were either wrongly included or excluded in the list, adding that necessary orders have been issued to delete nearly 4,800 ‘ineligible persons’ from the document Guwahati: The historic National Register of Citizens in Assam published in August last year was only a “supplementary list” and the final document is yet to …

‘Foreigners’ in the NRC: Affidavit filed in High Court
4 years ago

‘Foreigners’ in the NRC: Affidavit filed in High Court

The Hindu  

The National Register of Citizens authorities have submitted to the Gauhati High Court an affidavit reportedly containing the details of “illegal foreigners” whose names had crept into the updated list of citizens released in 2019. It was later found that some “ineligible people” — those without papers establishing their domicile in Assam before March 24, 1971 — had been included …

Will start NRC afresh after polls if Supreme Court allows, says Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
4 years, 1 month ago

Will start NRC afresh after polls if Supreme Court allows, says Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

The Hindu  

Assam will go for a fresh exercise to update the National Register of Citizens after the 2021 State polls if the Supreme Court gives the nod, Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said. His assertion follows Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal’s meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah where the former reportedly sought 10-20% re-verification of the names figuring in …

Explain Inclusion Of 'Undeserving' Individuals In Assam National Register Of Citizens: Gauhati High Court Directs NRC Coordinator [Read Order]
4 years, 1 month ago

Explain Inclusion Of 'Undeserving' Individuals In Assam National Register Of Citizens: Gauhati High Court Directs NRC Coordinator [Read Order]

Live Law  

In a recent verdict, the Gauhati High Court asked the coordinator of National Register of Citizens to explain how the name of the Petitioner got included in the Register despite the fact that at the relevant point of time, proceedings against her were continuing. "Let the Assam State Coordinator, NRC file a comprehensive affidavit and bring on record the situations …

Around 10,000 'ineligible names' to be deleted from final NRC in Assam, say reports
4 years, 2 months ago

Around 10,000 'ineligible names' to be deleted from final NRC in Assam, say reports

Firstpost  

NRC coordinator Sarma said he cannot comment on the total number of “erroneous inclusions", however, sources told PTI that around 10,000 people have been identified whose names were “wrongly included” Around 10,000 names will be deleted from the final NRC in Assam as many “ineligible persons” and their descendants were included in the list, according to a directive issued by …

Enforce NRC Throughout India To Remove "Illegal Immigrants": PIL In SC Seeks Issuance Of Directions To Centre To Revise Voters' List
4 years, 4 months ago

Enforce NRC Throughout India To Remove "Illegal Immigrants": PIL In SC Seeks Issuance Of Directions To Centre To Revise Voters' List

Live Law  

A plea has been moved in the Supreme Court seeking issuance of directions to the Government to take action against Foreigners illegally residing in India in violation of the foreigners Act, 1946 & against those residing in India in violation of the cut of date of March 1, 1947 & 19 July 1948.The plea seeks nationwide implementation of National Register …

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