Citizenship Amendment Act: MHA to launch helpline numbers to assist CAA applicants
PTC 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 https://indiancitizenshiponline.nic.in.
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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