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Current Affairs - 2019
The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 is not applicable to tribal areas of which state?
A)
Chhattisgarh
B)
Jharkhand
C)
West Bengal
D)
Meghalaya

Correct Answer : Option (D) - Meghalaya


Government to introduce the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 in Parliament. The Bill proposes to amend the Citizenship Act, 1955. The Bill seeks to grant citizenship to undocumented non-Muslims (Hindu, Buddhist, Christian, Parsi, Jain and Sikh) from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan who came to India on or before December 31, 2014. The Bill shall not apply to Tribal areas of Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Tripura as included in the sixth schedule of the Constitution.

Published On : July 15, 2021
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