Lok Sabha Question No. 539 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-25
Subject: National Register of Citizens
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Ravi Kishan Shukla, Adoor Prakash, Manoj Kumar Tiwari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †539

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 25 TH  JUNE, 2019/ ASHADHA 4, 1941 (SAKA) NATIONAL REGISTER OF CITIZENS

†539.

SHRI RAVINDRA SHYAM NARAYAN SHUKLA ALIAS RAVI KISHAN: ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH: SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  names  of  the  States  in  the  country  in  which  the  citizens  are  being enlisted in the National Register of Citizens (NRC);
- (b) whether there is any proposal to extend NRC across the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the names of the States other than Assam at present where the process of  repatriating  the  illegal  immigrants  to  their  country  has  been  completed after identifying them;
- (d) the details of such illegal immigrants, State-wise; and
- (e)  the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  check  the  influx  of  such illegal immigrants as well as the details of the concrete steps being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

(a)&(b):    Sir,  the  National  Register  of  Citizens  (NRC)  is  being  updated  at present in the State of Assam as per the provisions of the Citizenship Act, 1955 and the provisions contained in the Schedule framed under Rule 4A (4) of Citizenship Rules, 2003. NRC,  Assam  was  prepared  in  1951  as  a non-statutory  process  by  recording  particulars  of  all  persons  enumerated during  Census  1951.  The  exercise  to  update  NRC  1951  is  being  conducted under the special provisions in respect of State of Assam.

## LS.US.Q.NO.539 FOR 25.06.2019

(c)&(d):    Detection  and  deportation  of  illegal  immigrants  is  a  continuous process. Central Government is vested with powers under Section 3(2)(c) of the  Foreigners  Act,  1946  to  deport  foreign  nationals  staying  illegally  in  the country. These powers to identify/detect, detain and deport illegally staying foreign nationals have been entrusted under Article 239(1) and 258(1) of the Constitution  of  India  to  the  UTs/State  Governments  respectively.  These powers also stand delegated to the officials of Bureau of Immigration.  Since illegal  migrants  enter  India  in  a  clandestine  and  surreptitious  manner  and without valid travel documents, accurate data regarding such migrants is not available.

(e):   Instructions have been issued to the State Governments from time to time  for  taking  appropriate  and  prompt  steps  for  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  obtained  by  them  and  initiation  of  legal  proceeding including deportation proceedings as per provisions of law. Border Security Force is  taking  all  necessary  measures  to  prevent  illegal  infiltration  at  the international  borders  including  deployment  of  additional  manpower,  use  of special  surveillance  equipment,  erection  of  border  fencing  &  floodlights, construction of border roads & border outposts, intelligence sharing, conducting special operations along the border etc.

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