Bharatiya Janata Party · Lok Sabha General Election 2024
Last updated 4 Jun 2026
“We have taken the historic step of enacting the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and will implement it to confer citizenship to all eligible persons.”
The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 received Presidential assent in December 2019, and the enabling Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2024 were notified by the Ministry of Home Affairs on 11 March 2024, operationalising the law. An online application portal was launched, and the first set of citizenship certificates under the CAA was issued on 15 May 2024, with grants continuing through District-Level and state Empowered Committees. The pledge to implement the CAA and begin conferring citizenship on eligible applicants has therefore been delivered. (Note: the constitutional validity of the CAA and the 2024 Rules is under challenge in the Supreme Court, which has not stayed their operation; the assessment here reflects implementation status, not the merits of the legal dispute.) Fulfilled.
First set of citizenship certificates under the CAA issued (14 applicants), with digitally signed certificates to others by email.
View sourceMinistry of Home Affairs notifies the Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2024, operationalising the CAA, 2019 with an online application process.
View sourceWe will continue our efforts to address the issues in the disturbed areas and remove AFSPA in a phased manner. We will further work towards resolution of inter-state border disputes amongst Northeastern states through sustained efforts.
We will work towards further improving the legal framework to promote arbitration and mediation ecosystem.
We will establish fast track courts for quick disposal of pendency in identified areas.
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