No Decision on National NRC Yet, Ministry of Home Affairs tells Lok Sabha

New Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs on Tuesday told the Lok Sabha that the Government has not taken any decision to prepare National Register of Indian Citizens (NRIC) at the National level. Last month, MHA had informed Parliament that it has sought six more months to frame rules for the Citizenship Amendment Act or CAA. Also Read: Karnataka may lockdown after Aug 15: Revenue minister R Ashok said will impose Strict Covid restriction

The MHA said it has asked committees on subordinate legislation in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha time till January 9, 2022. Meanwhile, MHA also informed the Lok Sabha of reports about some Rohingya migrants indulging in illegal activities. Central Government had issued instructions to states.

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The administrations is advising them 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.

Consolidated Instructions to tackle the issue of overstay and illegal migration of foreign nationals have been issued on 30 March.