30 lakh reapply for inclusion in National Register of Citizens-Exercise of claims ends; 600 objections have been filed
- About 30 lakh of the 40.07 lakh people left out of the final draft of the updated National Register of Citizens (NRC) published five months ago have applied again for inclusion during the claims and objections round that ended.
- During the phase, 600 objections also came in from those who doubted the citizenship of others included in the draft.
Deadline extended
- The window for 40.07 lakh of the 3.29 crore applicants excluded from the complete draft was opened on September 25.
- It was to have closed on December 15, but the Supreme Court, which is monitoring the exercise, extended the last day to December 31 after the Assam government said the panchayat election, held on December 5 and 9, had robbed the people and officials of precious time.
- The deadline for completing the exercise after processing the claims and objections is June 2019. The service centres, officials said, would be open from January 2 to 31 for correction of the names published in the complete draft.
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