The final Assam citizens' list - intended to identify legal residents and weed out illegal immigrants from the state- is out, leaving out 19 lakh people.
Names of 3.11 crore applicants were included in the final NRC, NRC State Coordinator's office said in a statement. The status of both inclusion and exclusion can be viewed online in the NRC website, www.nrcassam.nic.in.
"A total of 3,11,21,004 persons found eligible for inclusion in final NRC leaving out 19,06,657 persons including those who did not submit their claims.Those not satisfied with outcome can file appeal before Foreigners Tribunals," Prateek Hajela,State Coordinator, NRC, was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.
In the first draft of the citizens' list, nearly 40 lakh people were left out. The number is down to 19 lakh in the final list.
