Parliament proceedings | No decision yet on nationwide NRC: Govt
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Union Minister Nityanand Rai, however, said the government has decided to update the National Population Register (NPR) under the Citizenship Act, 1955, along with the first phase of Census 2021
The government has not taken any decision on preparing a National Register of Indian Citizens (NRIC) for the whole country, Union Minister Nityanand Rai said in Parliament on August 10. He, however, said the government has decided to update the National Population Register (NPR) under the Citizenship Act, 1955, along with the first phase of Census 2021. “Till now, the government has not taken any decision to prepare the National Register of Indian Citizens [NRIC] at national level,” Mr. Rai said in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha.More Related News