Overview
- At an Ahmedabad district camp on December 11, 195 people received Indian citizenship certificates, including 122 under the CAA and 73 through district registration.
- Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi presided over the Ahmedabad event, which officials said continues a local certification process active since 2017.
- In Bhubaneswar, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi presented 35 certificates to migrants from Bangladesh, bringing the state’s CAA total to 51.
- Odisha authorities reported about 1,100 CAA applications still being processed, with the event jointly organised by the Directorate of Census Operations, Odisha, and the Union Home Ministry.
- Under CAA rules notified on March 11, 2024, eligible beneficiaries are religious minorities from Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Afghanistan who entered India on or before December 31, 2014, with leaders framing the grants as relief for long-persecuted groups.