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Updated August 31st, 2019 at 13:45 IST

Assam NRC: A timeline of events following up to the final NRC list

The National Registry of Citizens (NRC) state coordinator's office on Saturday at 10 AM, released the final NRC list. Here's a complete timeline of events.

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The National Registry of Citizens (NRC) state coordinator's office on Saturday released the final NRC list. 3,11,21,004 Assam residents have been found eligible, while 19,06,657 Assam residents have been found ineligible. 

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The Assam NRC timeline 

Following is the timeline of the immigration issue in Assam since Independence to the publication of the final National Register of Citizens (NRC) on Saturday:

1950-1980s

  • 1950: Immigrants (Expulsion from Assam) Act comes into force following an influx of refugees from then East Pakistan to Assam after partition.
  • 1951: First Census of Independent India conducted. Based on Census, first NRC compiled.
  • 1957: Immigrants (Expulsion from Assam) Act repealed. 1964-1965 Influx of refugees from East Pakistan due to disturbances in that country.
  • 1971: Fresh influx due to riot and war in East Pakistan. Independence Bangladesh comes into existence.
  • 1979-1985: Six-year-long Assam agitation, spearheaded by the All Assam Students' Union (AASU) and All Assam Gana Sangram Parishad (AAGSP) for detection, disenfranchisement and deportation of foreigners.

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The early 80s to late 90s

  • 1983: Massacre at Nellie in Central Assam which claimed the lives of over 3,000 people. Illegal Migrants (Determination by Tribunals) Act passed
  • 1985: Assam Accord signed by the Centre, the state, AASU and AAGSP in the presence of then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. It stated, among other clauses, that foreigners who came to Assam on or after March 25,
  • 1971: Shall be expelled.
  • 1997: Election Commission decides to add 'D' (doubtful) against names of voters whose claim to Indian citizenship is doubtful.

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2005-2019

  • 2005: Supreme Court strikes down IMDT Act as unconstitutional. Tripartite meeting among Centre, state government and AASU decides to update 1951 NRC. But no major development takes place.
  • 2009: Assam Public Works (APW), an NGO, files a case in Supreme Court praying for deletion of foreigners' name in electoral rolls and updating of NRC.
  • 2010: Pilot project starts in Chaygaon, Barpeta to update NRC.
  • 2013: Supreme Court takes up APW petition, directs centre, state to begin the process for updating NRC. NRC State Coordinator's office set up.
  • 2015 Updation of NRC process begins.
  • 2017: On December 31 midnight, Draft NRC published with names of 1.9 crore of total 3.29 crore applicants.
  • July 30, 2018: Another Draft NRC published, 40 lakh of 2.9 crore people excluded. June 26, 2019 Publication of Additional Draft Exclusion List of 1,02,462 released. August 31, 2019 Final NRC released

The Final Draft of NRC

The NRC office has stated that hard copies of the Supplementary list of inclusions will be at the public view at NRC Seva Kendras (NSK). The same list will also be available at the offices of the Deputy Commissioner and Circle officer during office hours -  10 am to 4 pm. The final list has been published on Saturday- 31 August 2019 at 10 AM. The state coordinator has stated that those not satisfied with the outcome can file an appeal before Foreigners Tribunals.

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Published August 31st, 2019 at 12:29 IST

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