Assam recognises 1.9 crore legal citizens in first NRC draft

TIL Desk/National/Guwahati/ The Assam government published its first draft of the National Register of Citizens that includes the names of 1.9 crore people out of the 3.29 crore total applicants, recognising them as legal citizens of India.

The rest of the names are under various stages of verification, Registrar General of India Sailesh said at a press conference held at midnight where he made the draft public. This is a part draft. It contains 1.9 crore persons, who have been verified till now. The rest of the names are under various stages of verification. As soon as the verification is done, we will come out with another draft, he added.

Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal also asked the genuine citizens who had been left out to not panic as they could still get their names included in the final list. This is going to be a historic moment, not just for Assam, but for the entire country. While Assam was the only state which prepared an NRC way back in 1951 in the wake of post-Partition migrations, Assam will again be the only state to have a register which will contain the names of all genuine Indian citizens residing in the state, said Sonowal.

People can check their names in the first draft at the NRC Sewa Kendras across the state from 8 am on Monday. They can also check for information online and through SMS services. Helpline numbers are also made available for the people. The toll-free number for people from Assam is 15107, while that for people from outside the state is 18003453762, he said.