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What is NRC

The National Register of Citizens (NRC) is a register containing names of all genuine Indian citizens. At present, only Assam has such a register. 
 
The exercise may be extended to other states as well. Nagaland is already creating a similar database known as the Register of Indigenous Inhabitants. The Centre is planning to create a National Population Register (NPR), which will contain demographic and biometric details of citizens.
 
What is NRC in Assam?
 
The NRC in Assam is basically a list of Indian citizens living in the state. The citizens’ register sets out to identify foreign nationals in the state that borders Bangladesh.
 
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Risk of data tampering in Assam's NRC updation process, says CAG report

The CAG has flagged the risk of data tampering in the NRC for Assam, due to improper software development related to data capture and correction during the updation process of the citizenship document

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Updated On : 25 Dec 2022 | 10:57 PM IST

NRC project cost escalates from Rs 288 crore to Rs 1,602 crore: CAG report

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India in its report pointed out that due to time over run initially conceptualised National Register of Citizens, the project cost escalated to Rs 1602.66 Crore

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Updated On : 25 Dec 2022 | 8:16 AM IST

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Updated On : 09 Nov 2022 | 3:03 PM IST

Large number of foreigners included in NRC list: Ex-NRC State Coordinator

Former NRC State Coordinator of Assam Hitesh Dev Sarma claimed that a large number of illegal foreign citizens' names were included in the last list of NRC which was published on August 31, 2019

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Updated On : 04 Sep 2022 | 7:22 AM IST

Amit Shah silent on CAA, NRC during visit to Assam: TMC's Abhishek Banerjee

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Updated On : 12 May 2022 | 7:03 AM IST

No decision yet on country-wide NRC: Govt to Lok Sabha

The minister said on the direction of the Supreme Court, the supplementary list of inclusions and the list of exclusions for the NRC in Assam have been published on August 31, 2019.

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Updated On : 16 Mar 2022 | 1:13 AM IST

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Updated On : 14 Mar 2022 | 5:45 PM IST

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Updated On : 10 Feb 2022 | 7:47 PM IST

Creating the non-citizen: Intricacies of the proposed NPR and NRC exercises

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Updated On : 31 Dec 2021 | 11:27 PM IST

NRC published in August 2019 is final, rules Assam Foreigners' Tribunal

The National Register of Citizens published on August 31, 2019 is the "Final NRC", ruled a Foreigners' Tribunal (FT) in Assam, even as the Registrar General of India is yet to notify it.

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Updated On : 20 Sep 2021 | 3:56 PM IST

TMC spreading lies about NRC, it will have no impact on Gorkhas: Amit Shah

Shah asserted on Monday that the National Register of Citizens (NRC) will have no impact on the Gorkhas

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Updated On : 12 Apr 2021 | 4:40 PM IST

Won't conduct NRC exercise in Bengal, CAA to be implemented: Vijayvargiya

Countering opposition claims that the BJP, if voted to power in Bengal, will update the National Register of Citizens (NRC), Kailash Vijayvargiya reaffirmed that no such plan is on the radar

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Updated On : 04 Apr 2021 | 1:42 PM IST

Will never let NPR, NRC be implemented in West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee

Banerjee on Wednesday said that she won't let National Population Register (NPR) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) be implemented in the state

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Updated On : 24 Mar 2021 | 3:49 PM IST

Corrected NRC to protect genuine citizens: BJP National President Nadda

BJP President J.P. Nadda on Tuesday said that party will work for a "corrected National Register of Citizens (NRC)" to protect genuine citizens of the country

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Updated On : 23 Mar 2021 | 2:29 PM IST

No decision yet on nationwide roll-out of NRC: Centre tells Rajya Sabha

Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai was replying to a question on whether the Central govt had any plans to implement NRC throughout the country

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Updated On : 17 Mar 2021 | 4:52 PM IST

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Updated On : 14 Jan 2021 | 12:45 PM IST

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