NPR: Governing agency & Eligibility
Q. Which of the following statements is/are correct about National Population Register (NPR)?
1. Registrar General of India functions under Ministry of Statistics and program implementation.
2. It is mandatory for every Indian resident to get himself registered in NPR.- Published on 10 Nov 15a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both
d. None
ANSWER: Only 2
- National Population Register (NPR) project by Ministry of Home Affairs is a comprehensive identity database created by collecting specific information of all usual residents in the country.
- The National Population Register (NPR) is a Register of usual residents of the country.
- It is being prepared at the local (Village/sub-Town), sub-District, District, State and National level under provisions of the Citizenship Act 1955 and the Citizenship (Registration of Citizens and issue of National Identity Cards) Rules, 2003.
- It is mandatory for every usual resident of India to register in the NPR.
- A usual resident is defined for the purposes of NPR as a person who has resided in a local area for the past 6 months or more or a person who intends to reside in that area for the next 6 months or more.
