New Delhi: Despite the nationwide stir against the CAA-NRC-NPR with resistance songs resonating across the nation asking saffron party’s Hindutva ideologies, PM Modi, Home Minister Shah to leave them alone, reports have emerged that National Population Register has been cleared by the cabinet.
Cabinet approves NPR
The Union Cabinet on Tuesday gave its approval for the National Population Register (NPR) with no requirement by the people to submit any document to prove their identity.
No documents required
The Union Minister, however, stated no documents will be required for the NPR claims which are difficult to believe after what happened with Aadhar and money bill along with CAA and NRC.
“There is no need of any proof, document and biometric as we believe on people. Whatever you will say would be correct. All states have accepted and notified it. The states have also started their campaign,” Javadekar said while addressing a press briefing.
“NPR will be on self declaration basis and only head count will be done.”
What is NRP
The NPR is a register of residents of the country.
The NPR is a list of “usual residents” of the country he said. A “usual resident” is defined for the purposes of NPR as a person who has resided in a local area for the past six months or more or a person who intends to reside in that area for the next six months or more.
The NPR was started in 2010 by the UPA government led by the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, ahead of Census 2011.
The Government has also allotted Rs 13,000 for NPR as well as 16th Census announced Union minister Prakash Javadekar today, Indiatoday reports.
It is being prepared at the local (village/sub-town), sub-district, district, state and national level under the provisions of the Citizenship Act, 1955 and the Citizenship (Registration of Citizens and Issue of National Identity Cards) Rules, 2003.