MHA clears the air about upcoming NPR updation, asserts 'no documentation required'

Responding to a news report about upcoming National Population Register updation process, Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday issued a clarification. It reiterated that individual would be required to furnish any document at time of NPR survey. Moreover, MHA assured citizens that any information provided by m would be reily accepted by authorities.  

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What is NPR? 

First prepared in 2010 and updated in 2015, NPR is a register of usual residents of country being prepared at local (vill/sub-town), sub-district, district, state and national level under provisions of Citizenship Act 1955 and Citizenship (Registration of Citizens and Issue of National Identity Cards) Rules, 2003.  It is mandatory for every usual resident of India to register in NPR. Under NPR, a usual resident is defined as a person who has resided in a local area for past six months or more or a person who intends to reside in that area for next six months or more. 

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'A tax on poor people of India' 

Recently, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi launched a tire against NPR. Gandhi dubbed it as a "tax" on poor people of India. He alleged that both NPR and NRC would le to an increase in bribery. 

Rahul Gandhi said, "Wher it is NPR or NRC, it is a tax on poor people of India. Demonetization was a tax on poor people. You go to bank, deposit money but don't withdraw it. And all money went to those 15-20 individuals. This (NPR and NRC) is same thing. A poor person will go to a government officer, show him ir papers, bribe officer if name is wrong and all se crores of rupees will go into pockets of those 15 individuals."

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