No decision on nationwide NRC yet: Govt in Lok Sabha

The Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday that the government has not yet made a decision to prepare a nationwide National Register of Citizens (NRC).

The government has not taken any decision yet to prepare a nationwide National Register of Citizens (NRC), the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.

Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai also said that The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA) was notified on December 12, 2019, and had come into force on January 10, 2020, and the people covered under the CAA may apply for citizenship after the rules are notified.