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- The Union Government granted citizenship certificates to more than 300 people who applied under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), 2019.
- The 14 people who received the certificates in Delhi came from Pakistan in 2013.
- Most Pakistani Hindus who entered India legally are living in Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, and Delhi.
- It was not known how many people from West Bengal, including Matuas and Nama sudras, and those excluded from the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam, had applied under the CAA.
- The citizenship portal requires applicants to declare the country of origin, and also submit at least one document tracing their roots to Bangladesh, Pakistan or Afghanistan.
- Since the intended beneficiaries in West Bengal entered India without any documents, they are unable to apply under CAA.
- On March 11, the MHA notified the Citizenship Amendment Rules, 2024 that enabled the implementation of the CAA.
- The legislation was passed by the Parliament in December 2019.
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