Around 12,000 employees of National Register of Citizens relieved from service from November 30

Guwahati: This might sound strange, but, yes, you read it right! around 12,000 employees of the National Register of Citizens have been relieved from their service with effect from November 30, 2019.

As per reports, the relieved employees will now have to submit their documents to the concerned authorities on December 01.

On the other hand, the NRC authorities are yet to provide the proof sheet of 19 lakh people whose names have not been listed in the final list released on August 31.

It may be mentioned that the National Register of Citizens (NRC) is a register maintained by the Government of India containing names & certain relevant information for identification of Indian citizens of Assam state. The register was initially, specifically made for Assam state. However, on 20th November 2019, Home Minister Amit Shah declared during a parliamentary session that the register would be extended to the entire country. Amit Shah has clearly indicated that NRC to be applied National wide and no person of any religion should worry. The register was first prepared after the 1951 Census of India and since then it has not been updated until recently.

The North-East Indian state of Assam has become the first state in India where the updating of the NRC is being taken up to include the names of those persons whose names appeared in the NRC of 1951 and is still alive; and/or of their present living descendants who have a permanent residence within the state.

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