Citizenship Amendment Act 2019
CCA Act 2019 Citizenship Amendment Act 2019, it shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, In the Citizenship Act, 1995 (hereinafter referred to as the Principal Act), the
following provisions shall be inserted in section 2, sub-section (1), section
(b).
- The citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, No. 47 of 2019, 12th December, 2019
- Census of the Population of India 2026-2027
- Census Proforma 2027, Ministry of Home Affairs, Posted On: 02 DEC 2025 3:22 PM by PIB Delhi
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Ministry of Law and Justice
Legislative Department
New Delhi, 12.12.2019/ Agrahayana 21, 1941 (Saka)
The following Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the 12th December, 2019
and is hereby published for general information-
The citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019
No. 47 of 2019
12th December, 2019
An Act further to amend the Citizenship Act, 1955
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Be in enacted by Parliament in the Seventieth Year of the Republic of India as follows:-
1.(1) This Act (আইন) may be called the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019.
(2) The Central Government, by notification in the Official
Gazette, shall come into force on the date of appointment.
2. In the Citizenship Act 1995 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), in section 2, in sub-section (1), in clause (b), the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:-
" Provided that any person belonging to Hindu, Jain, Buddhist (বৌদ্ধ), Parsi, Sikh or Christian community from Afghanistan, Bangladesh or Pakistan, who entered into India or before the 31st day of December, 2014 and who has been exempted by the Central Government (সরকার) by or under clause (c) of sub-section (2) of section 3 of the Passport (পাসপোর্ট) (Entry) into India) Act, 1920 or from the application of the provisions of the Foreigners (বিদেশী) Act, 1946 or any rule or order made thereunder, shall not be treated as illegal migrant for the purpose of this Act."
3. The following section will be named after section 6 of the main law: -
'6B (1) The (কেন্দ্রীয়) Central Government or an authority (কর্তৃপক্ষ) specified by it in this behalf may, subject to such conditions, restrictions and manner as may be prescribed, on an application made in this behalf, grant a certificate (শংসাপত্র) of registration or certificate of naturalisation (প্রাকৃতিকীকরণ) to a person referred to in the proviso to clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 2.
(2) Subject to fulfillment of the conditions specified in section 5 or the qualifications for naturalisation under the provisions of the Third Schedule, a parson granted the certificate of registration or certificate of naturalisaion under sub-section (1) shall be deemed to be a citizen of India from the date of his entry into India.
(3) On and from the date of commencement (সূচনা) of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act. 2019 any proceeding (বিচারাধীন) pending against a person under this section in respect of illegal (অবৈধ) migration or citizenship (নাগরিক) shall stand abated on conferment of citizenship to him:
Provided that such person shall not be disqualified for making application for citizenship under his section on the ground that the proceeding is pending against him and the Central Government or authority (কর্তৃপক্ষ) specified by it in this behalf shall not (প্রত্যাখ্যান) reject his application (আবেদন) on that ground if he is otherwise found qualified for grant of citizenship under this section:
Provided further that the person who makes the application for citizenship under this section shall not be deprived of his rights and privileges (সুবিধাদি) to which he was entitled this section shall not be deprived of his rights and privileges to which he was entitled on the date of receipt of his application (আবেদন) on the ground of making such application.
(4) In section 7D the principal Act,-
(i) after (ধারা) clause (d), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:-
"(da) The cardholder (কার্ডধারক) of a foreign national has (লঙ্ঘিত) violated any provision of this Act (আইন) or provisions of any other law (আইন) for time being in force as may be specified by the Central Government in the notification published in the Official Gazette (গেজেট); or";
(ii) after (ধারা) clause (f), the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:-
"Provided,
however, that no order will be accepted under this card (কার্ড) unless India has given
the (কার্ডধারক) cardholder a suitable (সুযোগ) opportunity to hear the foreign (বিদেশী) national".
5. In section 18 of the principal (মুখ্য) Act, in sub-section (2), after clause (ee), the following (ধারা) clause shall be inserted namely:-
"(eei) Terms, restrictions and (পদ্ধতি) procedures for issuing certificate
of (নিবন্ধকরণ) registration or certificate (শংসাপত্র) of naturalization under sub-section (1) of
section 6B;."
6. In the third schedule of the original law, in section (d), the following rules shall be inserted, namely:
'Provided that for the person belonging to Hindu (হিন্দু), Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi or Christian community in Afghanistan (আফগানিস্তান), Bangladesh or Pakistan (পাকিস্থান), the aggregate period of residence or service of Government in India as required under this clause (ধারা) shall be read as " not less than five years" in place of " not less than eleven years";.
Dr. G Narayana Raju.
Secretary to the Government of India
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Census of the Population of India 2026-2027
MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
OFFICE OF REGISTRAR GENERAL, INDIA
Notification
New Delhi. the 16th June 2025
SO 2681(E)
The Gazette of India Extraordinary
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A census of the population of India shall be taken from 1st March 2027 except for the Union territory of Ladakh and snow-bound non-synchronous areas of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the State of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
In respect of the Union territory of Ladakh and snow-bound non-synchronous areas of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the State of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, the refence date shall be from 1st October 2026.
F.No.9/8/2025-CD(Cen)
Mritunjay Kumar Narayana.
Register General and Census Commissioner, India
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CENSUS PROFORMA 2027
Ministry of Home Affairs
Posted On: 02 DEC 2025 3:22 PM by PIB Delhi
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As per Rule 6 of Census Rules 1990, the census questionnaires/schedules are notified by the Central Government through Official Gazette under sub-section (1) of section 8of the Act. Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner is in the process of finalizing of questionnaire.
In Census, Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) are enumerated strictly as per the notified list of SCs and STs, notified vide the Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 and the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950 (as amended time to time). In Census 2027, Caste enumeration will be done as decided by Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs vide its decision dated 30.04.2025. The census questions are notified after finalization. Under sub-section (2) of section 8, of the Census Act, 1948, the respondent is required to answer questions to the best of his knowledge or belief.
This was stated by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Nityanand Rai in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha.
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