No Decision On Pan-India NRC Yet, Rohingya Migrants Being Identified: MHA

Nityanand Rai also said that the upcoming census will be the first digital census.

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New Delhi: The Central Government has not yet taken any decision on implementing the National Register of Citizens (NRC) across the country, the Ministry of Home Affairs informed Parliament on Tuesday.

Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said in response to a question asked in the Lok Sabha that they are working on updating the National Population Register (NPR).  Although, it is worth noting that nationwide demonstrations were seen earlier over NRC. 

Rai also mentioned that in Census 2021 there is no proposal to release caste figures yet. He also said that the upcoming census will be the first digital census, a mobile app and a census portal have been developed for data collection.

Meanwhile, Rai also informed the Lok Sabha of reports about some Rohingya migrants indulging in illegal activities.

Central Government had issued instructions to states.

He said, "Since illegal migrants enter the country without valid travel documents in a surreptitious manner, accurate data regarding no. of such migrants in the country is not centrally available. There are reports about some Rohingya migrants indulging in illegal activities."

Rai further said that the Centre has asked the state administration to sensitize the law enforcement and intelligence agencies for taking appropriate steps for prompt identification of illegal migrants, their restriction to specified locations as per provisions of law, capturing their biographic and biometric particulars, cancellation of fake Indian documents and for taking legal proceedings including initiation of deportation proceedings as per provisions of law, as quoted by ANI.

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