11 March 2024 4:33 PM GMT
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs on Monday notified the rules to enforce the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act 2019.
The rules, titled Citizenship (Amendment) Rules 2024, incorporate provisions listing out the procedure for application for citizenship by persons who are entitled to seek Indian citizenship as per the CAA.
As per the proviso introduced in Section 2(1)(b), migrants belonging to Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Parsi, Jain and Christian religions from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan are eligible for citizenship by naturalization if they can establish their residency in India for five years instead of existing eleven years.
Click here to read the official notification of the CAA Rules 2024