ACTION PUNJAB NEWS Desk: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) announced on Wednesday that helpline numbers will be available shortly to assist applicants for Indian citizenship under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA-2019).
According to MHA, applicants can get information about CAA-2019 by calling for free.
Taking to X, the MHA said: “Helpline number to assist applicants for Indian citizenship under CAA -2019 will be launched soon. Applicants will be able to get information related to CAA-2019 by calling free of cost from anywhere in India. The service will be available from 8 am to 8 pm.”
The MHA announced on Monday the CAA Rules, 2024, which remove legal barriers to rehabilitation and citizenship for such individuals and will provide a dignified life to refugees who have suffered for decades.
Previously, the MHA provided a web portal through which eligible non-Muslim migrants from Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Afghanistan fleeing religious persecution could seek Indian citizenship.
A mobile app called ‘CAA-2019’ will also be released soon to facilitate applications through mobile devices.
Persons oppressed in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Bangladesh on religious grounds for six minority communities – Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis, and Christians – can now apply for Indian citizenship through the portal
This is a specific portal through which people persecuted on religious grounds in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Bangladesh can apply for Indian citizenship. All six minority communities persecuted in the three countries–Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis, and Christians–who sought refuge in India before December 31, 2014, can submit applications completely online through the “Indian Citizenship Online Portal” web portal.
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