Latest notification is not related to CAA provisionsThe Home Ministry empowered 13 more District Collectors in five States — Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Haryana and Punjab — to grant citizenship certificates to applicants belonging to six minority communities from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. The latest notification is a reiteration of similar orders issued in 2016 and 2018 and is not related to the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) that is yet to come into effect. The CAA passed in 2019 seeks to grant Indian citizenship to six undocumented communities that came to India till December 31, 2014. The applicants will have to apply online and citizenship certificate will be provided after security check by Central agencies and State police. Central subjectCitizenship is a Central subject and the Home Ministry periodically delegates powers to States through gazette notification under Section 16 of the Citizenship Act, 1955.

Source: The Hindu May 29, 2021 08:44 UTC