The Union Government notified the Citizenship (Amendment) Rules 2024 yesterday (March 11), thus paving the way for enforcement of the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act2019 (CAA). Along with.
The new rules do not require the applicant to show the passport of Pakistan, Bangladesh or Afghanistan instead birth or educational institution certificate, identity document of any kind, any licence or certificate, land or tenancy record or any other document issued by these countries, which shows that the applicant was their citizen, would be a proof of citizenship.
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What do the Rules notified by the government for the implementation of the new citizenship law say? What documents must CAA applicants provide, and who will be in charge of processing their applications?
The empowered committee on citizenship will consider security agencies report on refugees application under CAA. District-level committees will collect documents and forward them to the empowered committee for digital certificates of citizenship.