Question: Which of the following states has published draft of the First National Citizen Register (NRC)?
(a) Gujarat
(b) Delhi
(c) Assam
(d) Himachal Pradesh
Answer: (c)
Related Facts:
- On December 31st, 2017, draft of First National Citizen Register (NRC) has been published by Assam Government.
- Significantly, the Supreme Court had directed the state to release the draft of the NRC till December 31, 2017 or earlier.
- Under this first draft, out of a total of 31.3 million people in the state, names of 1.9 crore people have been included.
- On this occasion, Registrar General of India (RGI) Shailesh told that the names of all the remaining people will be verified at different stages.