A BRIEF ANALYSIS ABOU-NPR, NRC, AND AADHAAR

POLITICAL SCIENCE

Citizenship Act of 1955 deals with the acquisition and termination of citizenship after the commencement of the Constitution. Rights of Citizenship of certain persons who have migrated to India from the territory now included in Pakistan shall be deemed to be a citizen of India at the commencement of this Constitution, National Register of Citizens, 1951 is a register prepared after the conduct of the Census of 1951 in respect of each village, showing the houses or holdings in a serial order and indicating against each house or holding the number and names of persons staying therein. National Register of Citizen (NRC) is a register that contains the names of all genuine Indian citizens. Currently, only Assam has such a register in India. In the year 1951, NRC identified all the illegal immigrants from Assam on the Supreme Court’s order. Ever since it was implemented in Assam, there has been a growing demand for its nationwide implementation. According to the Citizenship Rules, notified on December 10, 2003, NPR is ‘the register containing details of persons usually residing in a village or rural area or town or ward or demarcated area within a ward in a town or urban area. NRC is a register containing details of Indian Citizens living in India and outside India.

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