{"id":6555,"date":"2024-05-29T22:29:10","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T16:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/?p=6555"},"modified":"2024-05-29T22:29:10","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T16:59:10","slug":"west-bengal-begins-citizenship-certificate-granting-process-under-caa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matribhumisamachar.com\/en\/2024\/05\/29\/west-bengal-begins-citizenship-certificate-granting-process-under-caa\/","title":{"rendered":"West Bengal Begins Citizenship Certificate Granting Process under CAA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The process of granting citizenship certificates under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), 2024 has now commenced in the State of West Bengal, where the first set of applications from the State were today granted citizenship by the Empowered Committee, West Bengal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Similarly, the Empowered Committees of the States of Haryana and Uttarakhand have also granted citizenship today to the first set of applicants in their respective States, under the Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2024.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The first set of Citizenship Certificates after notification of Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2024, granted by the Empowered Committee, Delhi, were handed over to the applicants in New Delhi by the Union Home Secretary on 15<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0May, 2024.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Government of India had notified the Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2024 on 11<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0March 2024. The Rules envisage the manner of application form, procedure for processing applications by District Level Committee (DLC) and scrutiny and grant of citizenship by State Level Empowered Committee (EC). The processing of applications is done completely through the online portal. In pursuance of these rules, applications have been received from persons belonging to Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Buddhist, Parsi and Christian communities from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan who have entered into India up to 31.12.2014 on account of persecution on grounds of religion or fear of such persecution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The process of granting citizenship certificates under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), 2024 has now commenced in the State of West Bengal, where the first set of applications from the State were today granted citizenship by the Empowered Committee, West Bengal. 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