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40 lakh left out of final draft of NRC in Assam, no threat of deportation

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Assam released the final draft of National Register of Citizens, or NRC, on Monday on the official website of the regulating body. Of the 3.29 crore applicants about 2.89 crore have been found to be eligible. Those who have been left out can apply for claims and objections, said State NRC Coordinator Prateek Hajela.

Officials also requested people not to panic if their names did not appear on the list as “all genuine applicants would get ample time for claims and objections”.

“Even someone whose name is not in the final list can approach the foreigners tribunal. No coercive action will be taken against anyone, hence there is no need for anyone to panic,” said Home Minister Rajnath Singh.

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Officials asserted that this is only a draft, and no one would be deported or punished based on it. Prohibitory orders have been imposed in the state to check law and order situation. Ahead of the release of the draft list on Sunday, Chief Minister of Assam, Sarbanda Sonowal said that people should not panic.


“Based on this draft no reference case will be sent to the foreigner tribunal or put in a detention Centre,” said Satyendra Garg, home ministry officer in-charge of the northeast.

Nearly 40 lakh citizens have been left out in the draft list, said Satyendra Garg, Joint Secretary of Northeast Affairs of Ministry of Home Affairs.

The updated list counts only those as Assam’s citizens who can prove they were living in the state before March 21, 1971.

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Garg said that the citizens who have been left out will be given “opportunity” to prove their citizenship claims.

Prateek Hajela said, “It’s a historic day in the country and Assam towards fulfillment of a major milestone of publishing draft under monitoring of Supreme Court. The exercise of the NRC in its scale size is unprecedented.”

The NRC has been updated for the first time since 1951 to account for illegal migration into Assam from Bangladesh. Security has been strengthened and the extra troops have been sent to maintain order in the state.

To know your status:

  1. Log on to nrcassam.nic.in
  2. Enter your Application Receipt Number, ARN Number
  3. Status is displayed
  4. Alternatively, call the 24×7 toll free helpline number 15107 (from Assam) or 18003453762 (outside Assam) and refer to 21-digit ARN

The list has included descendants of those whose names were in the 1951 list and also those who were voters in Assam till March 24, 1971. Descendants of those who can prove they were Indian citizens till March 24, 1971 are also on the NRC list. Those who came between January 1, 1966 and March 25, 1971 and registered themselves with the Foreigners Registration Regional officer have also been considered Indian citizens.

The first list of 1.90 crore was released on December 30. Critics consider this list a contentious move to target Assam’s Muslims at the pretext of removing illegal Bangladeshi immigrants.

(With ANI inputs)

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