Govt Hands Over First Batch Of Citizenship Certificates To 14 Under CAA Rules

Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla on May 15 handed over citizenship certificates under Citizenship Amendment Act to 14 people, starting the process of granting Indian nationality to persecuted non-Muslims migrants from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh.

The Empowered Committee, Delhi headed by Director (Census Operation), Delhi, after due scrutiny, have decided to grant citizenship to 14 applicants. Accordingly, Director (Census operation) granted certificates to these applicants, the Ministry of Home Affairs said in a statement.

The legislation facilitates citizenship to undocumented people belonging to the Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Parsi, Christian and Jain communities from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan