NRC Documents List West Bengal - Summary
National Register of Citizens (NRC) is a crucial register that lists the names of Indian citizens. The process of updating the NRC is all about adding eligible citizens’ names based on Electoral Rolls up to 1971 and the original 1951 NRC. The National Register of Citizens, created in 1951, is a thorough register made after the Census of that year. It details each village and the houses within it, clearly marking the names of people living in each home.
These comprehensive registers accounted for every person counted during the Census of 1951 and were initially kept at the offices of Deputy Commissioners and Sub Divisional Officers, as instructed by the Government of India in 1951. Later, in the early 1960s, these important records were transferred to the Police. The NRC updating process aims to list individuals—or their descendants—who appear in any Electoral Rolls up to 1971, the 1951 NRC, or any other acceptable documents.
NRC Documents List West Bengal
To be included in the updated NRC, two main requirements must be met:
1. First, you need to provide ANY ONE of the following documents from List A, which must be issued before midnight on 24th March 1971, showing your name or an ancestor’s name* (to confirm residence in Assam up to that date).
- (1) 1951 NRC OR
- (2) Electoral Roll(s) up to 24th March 1971 (midnight) OR
- (3) Land & Tenancy Records OR
- (4) Citizenship Certificate OR
- (5) Permanent Residential Certificate OR
- (6) Refugee Registration Certificate OR
- (7) Passport OR
- (8) LIC OR
- (9) Any Govt. issued License/Certificate OR
- (10) Govt. Service/ Employment Certificate OR
- (11) Bank/Post Office Accounts OR
- (12) Birth Certificate OR
- (13) Board/University Educational Certificate OR
- (14) Court Records/Processes.
Moreover, two additional documents can serve as supporting evidence: (1) Circle Officer/GP Secretary Certificate for married women who moved residence after marriage (which can be dated before or after 24th March 1971), and (2) Ration Card issued before midnight on 24th March 1971. Remember, these supporting documents will only be accepted if you also provide one document from List A above.
2. The second requirement applies if the name on any of the List A documents does not belong to the applicant’s name but to an ancestor, such as a father, mother, grandfather, grandmother, great-grandfather, or great-grandmother. In such cases, the applicant must submit documents from List B below to prove the connection with the ancestor whose name appears in List A. The documents submitted must be legally valid and clearly establish this relationship.
- (1) Birth Certificate OR
- (2) Land document OR
- (3) Board/University Certificate OR
- (4) Bank/LIC/Post Office records OR
- (5) Circle Officer/GP Secretary Certificate for married women OR
- (6) Electoral Roll OR
- (7) Ration Card OR
- (8) Any other legally acceptable document
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