Discover how the Citizenship (Amendment) Act has simplified the path to Indian citizenship for minority communities from Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan. Learn about the latest rules and their impact on citizenship applications in this informative video.
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00:00 Under the Citizenship Amendment Act of 2019, individuals belonging to Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist,
00:11 Jain, Parsi or Christian communities from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan who arrived
00:17 in India before December 31, 2014 now have the opportunity to apply for Indian citizenship.
00:24 Notably, they are not required to present a valid passport from their country of origin
00:30 or a valid visa from India, as per the recently notified CA rules.
00:36 The newly implemented rules facilitating the Citizenship Amendment Act specify that any
00:41 document demonstrating lineage up to great-grandparents from Pakistan, Bangladesh or Afghanistan surfaces
00:48 to established nationality.
00:51 This notification by the government streamlines the citizenship application process for individuals
00:56 from these communities, aligning with the legislation passed in December 2019.
01:02 The move is expected to greatly assist thousands of non-Muslim migrants from these countries
01:07 who were previously residing in India, either illegally or on extended visas.
01:13 Despite several opposition-led states declaring their refusal to implementation the CA, the
01:19 newly introduced rules significantly reduce the role of states in the citizenship-granting
01:24 process, minimizing their participation compared to previous procedures.
01:29 The newly revised rules have significantly altered the requirements for providing citizenship,
01:34 essentially eliminating the need for a passport from Pakistan, Bangladesh or Afghanistan,
01:39 as well as a residential permit issued by India.
01:42 Instead, a wide range of documents such as birth certificates, educational institution
01:48 certificates, identity documents, licenses, land or tenancy records or any other document
01:54 providing citizenship from these countries will now be accepted.
01:59 Previously, applicants had to provide various documents including a valid foreign passport,
02:04 residential permit, bank chalan, affidavits and newspaper cuttings, among others.
02:09 However, these requirements have been eliminated.
02:13 The government has restructured the citizenship-grant process to limit the involvement of state
02:18 governments, possibly to preempt any opposition to the legislation.
02:22 Previously, citizenship applications were handled by district collectors under state
02:27 government jurisdiction.
02:28 Now, the new rules establish empowered committees and district-level committees mandated by
02:34 the Centre to receive and process applications electronically.
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