CCA Registration through Post Office - Gazette Notification

 CCA Registration through Post Office - Gazette Notification

Citizenship Amendment Act Registration through Post Office (DOP). Empowered Committees and District Level Committees for Citizenship Matters New Delhi, 11th March 2024

MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

ORDER

New Delhi, the 11th March, 2024

S.O. 1231(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 6B of the Citizenship Act,

1955 (57 of 1955) read with sub-rules (1) and (3) of rule 11A of the Citizenship Rules, 2009, the Central Government hereby specifies the following, namely:-

i) For the purposes of sub-rule (1) of rule 11A and rule 13A of the Citizenship Rules, 2009, there shallbe an Empowered Committee in the States or Union Territories, which shall be headed by the Director (Census Operations) of the State or Union Territory concerned and shall consist of following officers as members, namely: -

(a) an officer in the Subsidiary Intelligence Bureau not below the rank of Deputy Secretary to the Government of India;

(b) jurisdictional Foreigners Regional Registration Officer concerned;

(c) the State Informatics Officer of National Informatics Centre of the State or Union Territory concerned; and

(d) Post Master General of the State or Union Territory concerned or a Postal Officer nominated by the Post Master General not below the rank of Deputy Secretary to the Government of India:

the following officers shall be invitees of the Empowered Committee, namely: -

(a) a representative from the office of Principal Secretary (Home) or Additional Chief Secretary (Home) of the State Government or Union Territory concerned; and

(b) a representative of jurisdictional Divisional Railway Manager of Railways;

for the purposes of sub-rule (3) of rule 11A and sub-rule (3) of rule 38 of the Citizenship Rules, 2009, there shall be a District Level Committee which shall be headed by the jurisdictional Senior Superintendent or Superintendent of Post who shall be the Designated Officer; and shall consist of the following as members, namely:-

(a) District Informatics Officer or District Informatics Assistant of the District concerned; and

(b) nominee of the Central Government:

the following officers shall be invitees of the District Level Committee, namely: -

(a) a representative not below the rank of Naib Tehsildar or equivalent from the Office of District Collector; and

(b) jurisdictional Station Master of Railways (subject to availability).

Quorum of each of the above Committees shall be two, including the chair