Reported by Mrinal Banik
Agartala: Tripura has received more than 20 applications under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), with two applicants already being granted Indian citizenship while several others remain under various stages of scrutiny, officials said.
According to officials, applications are submitted and processed entirely through an online system. District authorities conduct initial verification before forwarding eligible cases to a state-level committee for further examination.
Officials said approximately 20 to 25 applications have been received from different parts of the state. While some cases are being scrutinised at the district level, others are awaiting consideration by the state-level committee.
A senior official said six applications had recently reached an advanced stage of processing. During scrutiny, three cases were sent back for further examination after certain discrepancies were noticed, while the remaining three were forwarded to the state-level committee.
Of these, two applicants have already been issued citizenship certificates under the provisions of the CAA, the official said.
Officials in North Tripura district said all three recently processed applications originated from the district. One of the successful applicants, Jhalak Das Chowdhury, has completed formalities with the district administration for obtaining an Aadhaar card following the grant of citizenship.
Another woman applicant has also received Indian citizenship, officials confirmed, without disclosing further details.
Authorities did not specify when the remaining applications are likely to be disposed of.
The Citizenship (Amendment) Act provides a legal framework for granting Indian citizenship to eligible migrants belonging to specified communities from neighbouring countries, subject to conditions prescribed under the law.
The legislation had sparked protests in several northeastern states, including Tripura, after its enactment. A number of organisations, particularly tribal bodies, challenged the law before the Supreme Court, where some petitions are still pending adjudication.
Areas covered under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution have been kept outside the ambit of the CAA, a provision aimed at safeguarding the social and cultural interests of indigenous communities living in Autonomous District Council areas.
