The Citizenship Act,
1955 provides the Central Government to compulsorily register every citizen of
India and issue National Identity Card to him. It has been decided that
National Population Register (NPR) should be completed and taken to its logical
conclusion, which is the creation of National Register of Indian Citizen (NRIC)
and National Identity Card would be issued to Citizens by verification of
citizenship status of every usual resident in the NPR. The proposal for the same
are under consideration of the Government.
As per the information
furnished by UIDAI, the Aadhaar is issued to the residents of the country. It
is not a proof of citizenship. Enrolment for Aadhaar is voluntary. It is for
the implementing authorities to decide on the applicability of Aadhaar for
delivering various services to the people.
This was stated by the
Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary in a
written reply to a question by Shri Yogi Adityanath in the Lok Sabha
today.
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