Census Directorate not aware of NRC 1951
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, October 15 2015 :
The Directorate of Census Opera-tions, Manipur, Minis-try of Home Affairs, Government of India has categorically stated that the directorate is not aware about the authority which prepared the National Register of Citizens, 1951 .
The directorate made this revelation in response to an application filed under the Right to Information (RTI) Act by L Sharatchandra.
The application which was submitted to the State Public Information Officer (Home) Department and later forwarded to the CPIO and Assistant Director, Directorate of Census Operations, Manipur sought the name of the authority which prepared the National Register of Citizens as referred to in Section 2(b) of the Protection of Manipur People Bill, 2015 .
The said Bill was passed on August 31 by the State Assembly.
Asking whether a copy of the National Register of Citizens, 1951 is available with the Home Department or any other department of the Government of Manipur, the same application demanded a photocopy of any page of the National Register of Citizens containing names of citizens.