Who has been appointed as the new State Coordinator of Assam’s National Register of Citizens (NRC)?

The correct answer is 'Partha Pratim Mazumdar' . Key Points Assam’s National Register of Citizens (NRC) will have a new State Coordinator from August 1. IAS officer Partha Pratim Mazumda r will replace incumbent Hitesh Dev Sarma, who retires on July 31, as the third State Coordinator for NRC. The first was bureaucrat Prateek Hajela. A notification issued by Jadav Saikia, Secretary to the Personnel Department said Mr Mazumdar, will be transferred as a Secretary to the Home and Political Department as well as the State Coordinator for the NRC and the in-charge of the NRC Directorate. He is currently posted as the Registrar of Cooperative Societies and Secretary to the Women and Child Welfare Department. Additional Information The National Register of Citizens (NRC) is a register of all Indian citizens whose creation is mandated by the 2003 amendment of the Citizenship Act, 1955. Its purpose is to document all the legal citizens of India so that the illegal immigrants can be identified and deported. It has been implemented for the state of Assam starting in 2013–2014. The Government of India announced plans to implement it for the rest of the country in 2021, but it has not yet been implemented.