Question 1730

Read the following statements carefully: 1. The second and final draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) was published on July 30 2018, with over 2.89 crore names out of the total 3.29 crore applicants in Assam. 2. Assam is the second Indian state, after Manipur where the NRC is being updated after 1951, with March 24 1971, as the cut-off date, to include names of genuine Indian citizens. 3. The groundwork for this exercise began in December 2015. Which of the following statement(s) is/are incorrect?

Answer

Both 2 and 3

Why?

The second and final draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) was published on July 30, 2018, with over 2.89 crore names out of the total 3.29 crore applicants in Assam. Assam is the first Indian state where the NRC is being updated after 1951, with March 24, 1971, as the cut-off date, to include names of genuine Indian citizens. The groundwork for this exercise began in December 2013.