Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 01:43am on 06 Aug 2025,Wednesday India
The Ministry of Home Affairs has clarified that, under Section 14A of the Citizenship Act, 1955, the central government **"may compulsorily register every citizen of India and issue a national identity card."** This provision empowers the state to create a National Register of Citizens (NRC) and designate the Registrar General of India as the National Registration Authority. Though national identity cards have not been issued yet, the legal framework exists post the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2003. (PC: PTI)
