Amid questions being raised by opposition parties against the list of documents accepted as citizenship proof by EC under the SIR of electoral rolls in Bihar, home ministry Tuesday told LS that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act makes it compulsory for govt to issue a national identity card to every citizen.
In reply to a question from MP Mala Roy, MoS (home) Bandi Sanjay Kumar cited the Citizenship Act, 1955, as amended in 2004, which "provides the central govt to compulsory register every citizen of India and issue a national identity card to him. The procedure for the same has been laid down in Citizenship ( Registration of Citizens and Issue of National Identity Card) Rules, 2003," the MoS said.
In reply to a question from MP Mala Roy, MoS (home) Bandi Sanjay Kumar cited the Citizenship Act, 1955, as amended in 2004, which "provides the central govt to compulsory register every citizen of India and issue a national identity card to him. The procedure for the same has been laid down in Citizenship ( Registration of Citizens and Issue of National Identity Card) Rules, 2003," the MoS said.
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