-The Hindu A Ministry of Home Affairs spokesperson told The Hindu that the form or the schedule to collect data for the NPR has not been finalised yet. Confusion prevailed after images of forms of ‘National Population Register (NPR) 2020’ seeking details on “place of birth of father and mother” started doing the rounds on social media, even though Home Minister Amit Shah clarified a day ago that there was “no link...
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Against the backdrop of National Register of Indian Citizens (NRIC), which is expected to be conducted nationwide, there are media reports about detention centres being constructed in various parts of the country. Although media reports indicate the Government denying any connection between NRIC and National Population Register, a reply to unstarred question no 4380 (to be answered on 21st April 2015 in the Lok Sabha) by the Minister of State...
More »Since 2009, states asked by MHA to set up detention centres -Vijaita Singh
-The Hindu These instructions were sent to “restrict the movements of foreign nationals staying illegally so that they are physically available at all times for expeditious repatriation,” according to govt response in Lok Sabha The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has been instructing the State governments since 2009 to set up detention centres to “restrict the movements of foreign nationals staying illegally so that they are physically available at all times for...
More »RBI's 2018 notification excluded Muslims from Pakistan, Bangladesh to open bank account in India -Manoj Sharma
-BusinessToday.in The notification was first issued in March 2018 after a nod from the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Department of Economic Affairs, following which it was made mandatory for banks to mention the religion of a person from Pakistan and Bangladesh for opening an account in India Even as the protests over the recently passed Citizenship Amendment Act have brought India to a standstill, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)...
More »Common documents enough to prove citizenship: Home Ministry -Vijaita Singh
-The Hindu The NRC was the next step of the NPR. After the NRC ended, citizens would be given unique cards, the official said. The Ministry of Home Affairs on Friday said guidelines for the National Register of Citizens (NRC) were yet to be drafted but Citizenship of India may be proved by giving any document relating to date of birth or place of birth or both. “Such a list is...
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