Government say need to update NPR across country

  • November 8, 2022
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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Government say need to update NPR across country

Subject: Polity

Context:

  • MHA annual report underlines need to update National Population Register across country

What is the issue:

  • Recently, the MHA annual report underlines the need to update the National Population Register across the country to incorporate the changes due to birth, death, and migration for which demographic and other particulars of each family and individual are to be collected.

What the report say:

  • The ministry’s annual report for 2021-22 said due to the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic, the work of NPR updation and other related field activities got
  • The report also said that the Central government has delegated its powers to grant Indian citizenship by registration or naturalisation with respect to members of Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Buddhist, Christian or Parsi communities from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan to Collectors of 29 districts and Home Secretaries of nine states. 

What is National Population Register(NPR):

  • NPR is a Register of usual residents of the country.
  • It is being prepared at the local, sub-District, District, State and National level under provisions of the Citizenship Act 1955 and the Citizenship (Registration of Citizens and Issue of National Identity Cards) Rules, 2003.
  • NPR was first done in 2010 and was later updated in 2015 when it was linked with Aadhar.
  • It is mandatory for every usual resident of India to register in the NPR.A usual resident is defined for the purposes of NPR as a person who has resided in a local area for the past 6 months or more or a person who intends to reside in that area for the next 6 months or more.
  • The Registrar General India shall act as the “National Registration Authority”.

What is the difference between NPR and NRC:

  • The National Population Register is a database of people living in India including foreign citizens, but the National Register of Citizens is a database of Indian citizens.
  • The NRC process demands proof of citizenship from the respondents. Those who are found without the proof may face deportation or detention in the long run. However, in NPR, there is no need to provide any documentation
Government say need to update NPR across country Polity