Citizenship to minority migrants from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh

Union Home Ministry recently said that the migrants belonging to six non-Muslim minority communities from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh who came to India on valid documents before 2014 are eligible to apply online for citizenship from any part of the country.

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The six communities are Hindus, Christians, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists and Parsis. Citizenship is a Home Ministry subject but it can delegate powers to States for specific objective.

The official asserted that this particular awareness drive was not related to the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA) that is intended to benefit undocumented (illegal migrants) from the six persecuted communities who entered India before December 31, 2014.

The CAA is yet to come into force as the rules that govern the law have not been notified by the Ministry yet.