A notification about the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) was released by the national government on Monday. With this, CAA came into force across the country and now on Wednesday the government has given a new update regarding CAA. In fact, the government is about to launch a big initiative to help the illegal immigrants of Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Parsi, Buddhist and Christian communities from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh.
On Monday, the national government released a notification about the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). With this, CAA came into force across the country and now on Wednesday the government has given a new update regarding CAA. Let us tell you that the government is soon going to release a helpline number, through which minority migrant applicants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan will be able to get any kind of information regarding CAA.
Toll free helpline number
The Home Ministry said that a helpline number will soon be launched to assist applicants for Indian citizenship under CAA. In such a situation, to get information related to CAA-2019, applicants will be able to call the toll-free number from anywhere in India. However, this facility will be available from 8 am to 8 pm.
Under the Citizenship Amendment Act of 2019, a helpline number will soon be launched to assist applicants for Indian citizenship. Applicants can call toll-free from anywhere in India to obtain information related to CAA-2019. The service will be available from 8 AM to 8 PM:…
— ANI (@ANI) March 13, 2024What is the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA)?
The Citizenship Amendment Act came into force across the country. In fact, by amending the Citizenship Amendment Act, 1955, the government had prepared a big way for illegal immigrants from Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Parsi, Buddhist and Christian communities from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. The government introduced this bill in the Lok Sabha on December 9, 2019 and the Citizenship Amendment Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha on the same day.
Two days after it was passed in the Lok Sabha, it was approved by the Rajya Sabha on December 11, 2019, and the President’s approval was received the very next day.
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