(a) whether the Administrative Reforms Commission in its report has recommended to
issue Multipurpose National Identity Card (MNIC) to check illegal immigration into
the North-Eastern parts of the country;and
(b) if so,details thereof alongwith the response of the Government thereto?
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE PRIME MINISTER`S OFFICE AND
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL,PUBLIC
GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (SHRI PRITHVIRAJ CHAVAN)
(a) & (b): The Administrative Reforms Commission in the Seventh Report titled `Capacity Building
for Conflict Resolution: Friction to Fusion` has,inter alia,recommended that the Multipurpose
National Identity Card (MNIC) project needs to be taken up on a priority basis. The Commission
has opined that it would provide a user friendly interface between the citizen and the government
and would function as a deterrent for future illegal immigration.
The Citizenship Act,1955 has been amended in 2003, making it compulsory for registering every
citizen of India and issuing national identity card to him.The Government has already set up
a UID Authority of India which would undertake this task.