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National Population Register is a register of usual residents of the country.
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NPR is different from both the decennial census and the National Register of Citizens (NRC).
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It will be in pursuance of the Citizenship (Registration of Citizens and Issue of National Identity Cards) Rules, 2003.
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The objective of the NPR is to create a comprehensive identity database of every usual resident in the country.
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It is mandatory for every usual resident of India to register in the NPR.
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The decision exempts the state of Assam from NPR-2020.
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For the purpose of the NPR, a usual resident is defined as a person who has resided in a local area for six months or more or a person who intends to reside in that area for the next six months or more.
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The database would contain demographic as well as biometric particulars.
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It will be the next round of recording biometric and family tree details of Indian citizens.
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The exercise was conducted earlier in two phases in 2010 and 2015.
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Conducted by: The process of updating NPR will be carried out under the aegis of the Registrar General and ex-Officio Census Commissioner, India.