What is CAA especially? Study the Full Form, Application Guidelines, and the Indian Approval Method!

The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) will be applied through India, according to the statement made by the Modi-led administration. Does the opposition support it? What does the CAA hope to achieve, and how can immigrants apply for becoming citizens of India? All of the questions are answered here.

According to the 2024 General Elections, the Center published on March 11 the regulations by which the Citizenship Amendment Act of 2019 will be put into effect nationwide.

It means unequivocally that non-Muslim migrants from Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Bangladesh who entered India without documentation and stayed until December 31, 2014, will now be eligible to apply for Indian nationality from the government. The Sikhs, Jains, Hindus, Christians, Buddhists, and Parsis are among the persecuted non-Muslims.

 

Comprehending the Citizenship Amendment Act

Defending those seek safety in the country due to religious persecution is the main objective of the Act. They are shielded by the Act from any procedures pertaining to unlawful migration.
It is crucial to remember that the candidate must have arrived in India by December 31, 2014, at the latest, in order to be eligible for Indian citizenship under the CAA. "These rules, called the Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2024 will enable the persons eligible under CAA-2019 to apply for the grant of Indian citizenship," stated the Home Ministry.


Indian citizenship is currently awarded to anyone who were either born in India or who have lived there for at least 11 years.

It is important that the change also nullifies the Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) registration in the event that the OCI cardholder breaches any terms of the Citizenship Act.

How do immigrants apply to become citizens of India?

The method that is online will be used to finish the registration procedure. At present, the Ministry of Home Affairs is designing a portal. It is imperative that applicants offers the year of their entry into India.

Remarkably, no paperwork will be required of the applicants.

What is your point of view of the opposition?

After the CAA was passed in 2019, there has been a lot of opposition to it. The viewpoint of opposition parties is that the law is "discriminatory" in character. Because it concentrates on Muslims, a demographic that comprises roughly 15% of India's population, it has been deemed discriminatory. The administration promises that applications from other communities will be considered in this regard as well.

According to the Congress party, the notification's timing is specifically designed to sow division ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal and Assam.



Protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act have taken over 100 lives.