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The central government, as per an official familiar with the matter, is set to notify the rules for the Citizenship (Amendment) Act well ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
Under the CAA brought in by the Narendra Modi government, Indian nationality will be granted to persecuted non-Muslim migrants — Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, Parsis and Christians — from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan who had come to India till December 31, 2014.
There were massive protests in some parts of the country after the CAA was passed by Parliament in December 2019 and received the presidential assent subsequently.
Under CCA, non-Muslims who came to India after being persecuted from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh, will be given citizenship.
India News: An online system for application, processing & grant of citizenship under CAA is being explored by home ministry, a senior government functionary said