(a) whether the updating of the National Register of citizens conceptualized in the
tripartite meeting with AASU and Government of Assam is yet to commence;
(b) if so, the reasons thereof and the manner in which the Government proposes to expedite
its execution alongwith the target set; and
(c) the major constraints in its execution and the manner in which the Government proposes
to overcome the difficulties?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRIMATI V. RADHIKA SELVI)
(a) to (c): The Government of Assam has reported that preliminary works for updating the
National Register of Citizens (NRC), 1951 have been started. The scanning of available
electoral upto 1971 was carried out and data entry of the available electorals upto 1971
and the NRC as available has also been taken up. The State Government has been advised to
work out the modalities in this regard.