The Union Government on Monday notified the Citizenship Amendment Rules, 2024, which has enabled the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in the country. This bill was passed by the Parliament in 2019.

This provision facilitates citizenship to undocumented Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Parsi, Christian and Jain communities from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. As many as six types of documents and the date of entry in India are required to apply for citizenship.

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However, some states of the northeast region have been kept out of this. The CAA will not be implemented in Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram and Manipur. As per the news agency PTI, it will not be implemented in the states which enjoy special status under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution.

People who want to visit the aforementioned states need to seek an Inner Line Permit (ILP) to visit these states. This is a special provision made to preserve their culture and heritage.

What is CAA:

This arrangement has been made to provide Indian citizenship to people reeling under persecution in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Parsi, Christian and Jain communities are set to be benefitted from this.    

The Modi government implemented CAA just days ahead of the enforcement of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) before the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. just days ahead of the enforcement of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) before the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

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“The Modi government today notified the Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2024. These rules will now enable minorities persecuted on religious grounds in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan to acquire citizenship in our nation. With this notification PM Shri@narendramodiJi has delivered on another commitment and realised the promise of the makers of our constitution to the Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians living in those countries,” he posted on X.