Analysis of nexus amognst CAA, NRC & NPR Nirvaan Sant Lal1, Dr., Goel Nikita2 1Assistant Professor, Institute of Law, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra. 2Law Researcher Office of Advocate General Haryana, Chandigarh. Abstract The terms- Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), National Register of Citizens (NRC) & National Population Register (NPR) are distinct in theory but their practical implementation would lead to a profound nexus amongst them. The concept of citizenship has become the epicenter of attention from the moment Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) was proposed in the Parliament. After the Bill was passed, a huge debate started on the Citizenship Amendment Act while some applauded the steps to mitigate the issue of illegal migrants while some took the streets. Meanwhile, a new controversy budded over the updating of the National Population Register (NPR). Initially, the NPR was supposed to be prepared between the period of April, 2020 and September, 2020 and expected to be ready ahead of 2021 Census. The background work on NPR has started and is still in progress around several States. S.14A, Citizenship Act 19553 provides the legal backup for NPR preparation and thus links it with the Census and NRC. Top Keywords Citizenship Act, Citizen Amendment Act, National Population Register, National Register of Indian Citizens, Refuge. Top |