Population List NPR Then And Now: Key Difference That Has Raised Concerns

The National Population Register (NPR) announced by the government on Tuesday requires people to declare "date and place of birth of both parents" for the first time. This data was not collected for the NPR in 2010, many have pointed out. This has become controversial in the context of the National Register for Citizen (NRC), the exercise to identify illegal migrants. This has become controversial in the context of the National Register for Citizen (NRC), the exercise to identify illegal migrants. Under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, for people born after 1987, at least one parent must be a citizen. Critics raised the possibility on social media that the parents' date and place of birth would be needed if the nationwide NRC is carried out, as announced multiple times by Home Minister Amit Shah in parliament and outside.

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