Polity · X-Factor Notes
Citizenship revision notes for UPPCS Prelims.
High-Yield Revision| Concept | What to remember | Asked in UPPCS |
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| Constitutional Part | The Constitution deals with citizenship in Part II. | U.P. U.D.A./L.D.A. (Spl) (Mains) 2010, UPPCS (Pre) 2018 |
| Constitutional Articles | Provisions relating to citizenship are covered under Articles 5 to 11. | UPPCS (Pre) 2020 |
| Type of Citizenship | India adopted the system of Single Citizenship, like that of Britain. This applies to the whole of India, not state-wise. | UPPCS (Pre) 1994, UPPCS (Pre) 2015 |
| Parliamentary Power | Article 11 empowers the Parliament to make any provision regarding the acquisition and termination of citizenship and all matters relating to it. | UPPCS (Mains) 2013 |
| Citizenship Legislation | The key legislation enacted by Parliament is the Indian Citizenship Act, 1955. This Act has been amended four times (1986, 2003, 2005, and 2015). |
| Concept | What to remember | Asked in UPPCS |
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| Ways of Acquisition | The Indian Citizenship Act, 1955, prescribes five ways of acquiring citizenship: By Birth, By Descent, By Registration, By Naturalisation, and By incorporation of territory. | |
| Acquisition by Registration | A person of Indian origin can acquire citizenship by registration if they have been a resident of India for 7 years before applying. | |
| Ways of Losing Citizenship |
| Concept | What to remember | Asked in UPPCS |
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| Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 | Passed by Parliament on 11 December 2019. It came into force from 10 January 2020. | |
| CAA 2019 Scope | Provides Indian Citizenship for illegal migrants of Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Parsi, Buddhist, and Christian minorities who came before 31 December 2014 due to religious persecution from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan. Muslims are not included in this Act. | |
| The Citizenship Act, 1955, prescribes three ways of losing citizenship: By Renunciation, By Termination (voluntarily acquires foreign citizenship) By Deprivation. |
| U.P. P.C.S. (Mains) 2017 |
| Deprivation of Citizenship | A naturalized citizen may be deprived of citizenship under certain provisions of Section 10 of the Citizenship Act, 1955. |
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| Consequences of Marriage | Marrying a citizen of another country does not automatically result in the loss of Indian citizenship. | U.P. P.C.S. (Mains) 2017 |
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| Specific Rights Articles | Article 6 relates to rights of migrants from Pakistan, Article 7 relates to rights of migrants to Pakistan, and Article 8 relates to rights of PIOs residing outside India. Article 9 states that voluntarily acquiring foreign citizenship ends Indian citizenship. |
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| CAA Exempted Areas |
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| The Act does not apply to tribal areas included in the Sixth Schedule (Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, and Tripura) or areas coming under the Inner Line under the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation, 1873. |
| OCI Card Eligibility Restriction | Under the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2015 (Section 7(A)), a person of full age and capacity may register as an Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholder. However, those whose parents, grandparents, or great grandparents are/had been citizens of Pakistan, Bangladesh, or other specified countries are not eligible. | UPPCS (Mains) 2016 |
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