Union Home Ministry has decided to constitute a high-level committee to chalk out plans on what to do with undocumented people after the final list of the National Register of Citizens ( NRC) is published in Assam.
The decision to set up the committee, comprising representatives from the Central and Assam Governments, was taken at a meeting convened by Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday night and attended by Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, among others.
As of now, just about six lakh people, out of the total 40 lakh, who were excluded in the draft NRC, have submitted applications for inclusion of their names in the list of Assam's citizens and have given relevant documents claiming that they are Indian citizens. The proposed committee will examine all available options which can be worked out with all undocumented people in Assam, said officials.
With just about six lakh people submitting the applications for inclusion in the final NRC, this means 34 lakh people have not yet come forward to claim that they are Indians, probably they may not have proper documents, they said.
Following a directive of the Supreme Court, the process of filing claims and objections to the draft NRC began on September 25 and it will come to an end on December 15. Tuesday night's meeting was also attended by Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba and Director of Intelligence Bureau Rajiv Jain besides others.