When NPR will start in India?

When NPR will start in India?

The RGI response came in reply to a question filed by The Hindu under the Right to Information (RTI) Act seeking information on the expected date of the first phase of Census 2021 and an update of the NPR that was earlier scheduled to begin April 1, 2020.

What is the outcome of NRC?

The final updated NRC for Assam, published 31 August 2019, contained 31 million names out of 33 million population. It left out about 1.9 million applicants, who seem to be divided roughly equally between Bengali Hindus, Bengali Muslims and other Hindus from various parts of India.

What is the CAA and why is it bad?

The CAA excludes Muslims in two ways. It highlights the persecution of non-Muslims in neighbouring Muslim countries and, at the same time, does not include Muslims in the list of preferred migrants. This exclusion is seen as a violation of Article 14 (equality before law) and Article 25 (Freedom of religion).

Is the CAA constitutional?

The Legislative Department, however, made two broad arguments in defence of the constitutional validity of the CAA. First, it said the law was justified on the basis of a legal doctrine called reasonable classification.

What is the CAA for illegal migrants?

The CAA enables the illegal migrants belonging to six specified communities from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh to apply for Indian Citizenship in two categories, Registration [Section 5 (1) (a)] and Naturalisation (Section 6).

What does the CAA 2019 say about minority groups?

The CAA 2019 does not use the term “minority”. Instead, it identifies six-non-Muslim communities. The naming of communities on religious basis actually goes against the established Constitution principles. The Constitution introduces terms such as minority, Schedule Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) as secular administrative categories.