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Will Completion of NRC Update Take More Time?GUWAHATI, Dec 16: Though theAll Assam Students’ Union (AASU)and other organizations havedemanded that the National Registerof Citizens (NRC) for Assam beupdated before 2014 Lok Sabhaelections, the completion of NRCupdate, it seems, would not bepossible before the 2014 Lok Sabhapolls given several pending worksrelated to NRC updation.Recently the cabinetsubcommittee of the State governmentsent the revised modalities to theCentral government in regard toupdation of NRC, in which it is stated:“The entire process of updation of NRCshould be completed within threeyears.”So, it’s clear that completion ofNRC update for the State would notbe possible before 2016.Significantly, one of the clausesrelated to ‘D’ voters mentioned in therevised modalities sent by the Stategovernment to the Central governmentin regard to updation of NRC, stated:“‘D’ voters can apply for inclusion oftheir names in the updated NRC.However, their names would beincluded only provisionally subject toproduction/submission of relevantdocuments as per the illustrative list.Furthermore these names would befinally included only when theappropriate Foreigners Tribunalsdeclare them non-foreigners.”A clause in the revised modalitiesstated: “Work of NRC updation maybe initially taken up in 42constituencies. The work in theremaining constituencies would betaken up subsequently in two phases.”“Application forms for inclusion ofnames in updated NRC would bedistributed house to house and thesame would be collected after they arefilled-up. In this connection, it wasdecided that facilitators would beengaged by the District Registrarvillage wise for this purpose,” anotherclause in the revised modalities stated.It may be mentioned that in theearlier pilot project launched for NRCupdation in Barpeta and Chaigaon, thecondition of distribution of forms onhouse to house basis was not thereand the people were told to collectforms from the office of the circle officer.Another clause in the revisedmodalities stated: “During the NRCupdation process, a NRC helplinewould be set up to facilitate applicantsin filling-up the application forms andin obtaining supporting documents,etc, whichever required.”Illustrative list of documentsproposed by the State government forsubmission in the time of NRC update:1. Extract of NRC, 1951.2. Extract/certified copy ofElectoral Rolls up to the midnight of24th March 1971 (midnight).3. Land records including tenancyrecords of relevant period up to 24thMarch 1971 (midnight).4. Citizenship Certificate issued bycompetent authority.5. Permanent ResidentialCertificate issued from outside theState (which all should be got verifiedfrom the issuing authority by theRegistering authority).6. Refugee registration certificateissued up to 24th March 1971(midnight).7. Passport issued by theGovernment of India.8. Insurance policy (LICI) of relevantperiod up to 24th March 1971(midnight).9. Any license/certificate issued bythe any government authority of relevantperiod up to 24th March 1971(midnight).10. Document showing service/employment under government/publicsector undertaking up to 24th March1971 (midnight).11. Bank/Post office Accounts ofrelevant period up to 24th March 1971(midnight).12. Birth certificates issued by thecompetent authority up to 24th March1971 (midnight).13. Certificate issued by thesecretary of the village panchayatcountersigned by the local revenueofficial in respect of females who havemigrated to other villages aftermarriage. However, this would be asupporting document only. In respectof urban areas, such certificates issuedby jurisdictional circle officers wouldbe accepted.13 A. Certificate issued by circleofficer in respect of females who havemigrated from an urban area aftermarriage. However, this would be asupporting document only.14. Educational certificate issuedby Board/Universities up to 24th March1971 (midnight).15. Ration cards issued bycompetent authority with official sealand signature up to 24th March 1971(midnight).16. Records/processes pertainingto court up to 24th March 1971(midnight)N.B.: Any of the documentsspecified in the illustrative list ofdocument would be accepted exceptdocuments mentioned against Sl.13 &15 which may be regarded assupporting documents only.(The Sentinel 17.12.12)Carry Out Rehabilitationon the Basis of Voters’List: GovernorGUWAHATI, Dec 6: AssamGovernor Janaki Ballav Patnaikemphasized that rehabilitation ofdisplaced people in the BodolandTerritorial Area District (BTAD) shouldbe carried out within a definite timeframe on the basis of the voters’ listand not only on the basis of landownership. The Governor said thatlandless people are there in everycommunity in the State and theproblem of the landless people is notonly limited to BTAD alone.A Bodo delegation led by BTCDeputy Chief Kampa Borgoiyari metthe Governor at Raj Bhavan here onThursday and appraised the latter ofthe current situation in BTAD and theongoing rehabilitation process.The Bodo delegation also submitteda memorandum to the Governor.(Contd. to Next Page)Heritage Explorer 12 January 2013