Guwahati, Sept 19: In a big development, the Centre has unlocked the biometrics of over 9 lakh people affected during the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam and started the process of issuing Aadhaar cards to them.

Taking to X, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said, “The Govt of India has unlocked biometrics of over 9 lakh people from Assam who were affected during the NRC process.”

The Govt of India has unlocked biometrics of over 9 lakh people from Assam who were affected during the NRC process.

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— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) September 18, 2024

“UIDAI is releasing biometrics for 9.35 lakh NRC-BME blocked cases of Assam. So far, 5 lakh Aadhaar cards have been generated. On September 23, UIDAI will dispatch 12,000–13,000 Aadhaar cards to Tinsukia on a pilot basis. My deep gratitude to Hon’ble Union Home Minister @AmitShah for his kindness,” Sarma said.

On August 28, Sarma announced that over 9.35 lakh people who have been deprived of Aadhaar cards will get their cards.

Around 9,35,682 individuals had provided their biometrics details for Aadhaar card issuance at centres that were also NRC (National Register of Citizens) centres between February and August 2019.

“There is no connection between the 19 lakh individuals whose names are missing from the NRC list and the 9 lakh who have not received Aadhaar,” Sarma said.

Around 3.30 crore people had applied for inclusion in the NRC, but the names of nearly 40 lakhs were excluded in the draft NRC published on July 30, 2018.

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