Citizenship Under CAA Only After Issuance Of Rules: Centre Tells Rajya Sabha

Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said there is no proposal under considerationor any further amendment of the Citizenship Act.

The Centre said on Wednesday that Indian citizenship to the eligible beneficiaries under the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) will be given only after rules under the legislation are notified. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai also said there is no proposal under consideration of the government for any further amendment of the Citizenship Act. "Eligible persons covered by the Citizenship Amendment Act may submit applications for grant of citizenship after appropriate rules are notified by the central government," he said in a written reply to a query in Rajya Sabha. He was asked whether the government has received new applications for citizenship after the CAA 2019 was enacted.