In exercise of the powers conferred by sub section 1 of section 6B of the Citizenship Act

1763 GI/202 4 (1) EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 1169] NEW DELHI, MONDAY , MARCH 11, 2024 /PHALGUNA 21, 1945 CG-DL-E-11032024-252848 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 followi ng, namely: - (i) For the purposes of sub -rule (1) of rule 11A and rule 13A of the Citizenship Rules, 2009, there shall be 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 Registrat ion 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; (ii) the following officers shall be invitees of the Empowered Com mittee, 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 Railway s; (iii) 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 shal l 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; (iv) 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). (v) Quorum o f each of the above Committees shall be two, including the chair. 2. Grant of citizenship by registration or naturalisation under section 6B of the Citizenship Act, 1955 (57 of 1955) by the Empowered Committee shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Citizenship Rules, 2009 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules) subject to the following conditions, namely: - (A) the application for registration as a citizen of India or grant of certificate of naturalisation as citizen of India under the said r ules is made by the applicant online; (B) the verification of the documents submitted by the applicant is done by the District Level Committee as specified in clauses (iii), (iv) and (v) of first paragraph; (C) the Designated Officer shall administer to th e applicant the oath of allegiance as specified in the Second Schedule to the Citizenship Act, 1955 and thereafter, sign the oath of allegiance and forward the same in electronic form along with confirmation regarding verification of documents to the Empow ered Committee; (D) the Empowered Committee may make such inquiry as it considers necessary for ascertaining the suitability of the applicant, including obtaining report from the security agency; (E) the report of the security agency referred to in claus e (D) are uploaded online by such agency and accessible to the Empowered Committee; (F) the Empowered Committee on being satisfied with the suitability of the applicant, may grant him the citizenship of India by registration or naturalisation, as the case may be, and issue a certificate of registration or naturalisation, as the case may be, in the Form as prescribed in the said rules; (G) the Certificate of Registration under sub -rule (2A) of rule 14 and Certificate of Naturalisation under sub-rule (1A) of rule 15 shall be digitally signed or signed by the Chairman of Empowered Committee; and (H) the Empowered Committee shall maintain a register in accordance with the said rules (as per online format), containing the details of persons so registered or natur alised as a citizen of India, which shall be accessible to the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Security Agency. 3. This Order shall come in to force from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. [F. No. 26011/01/2015 -IC-I(Part)] B. C. JOSHI, Jt. Secy. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring R oad, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi -110054.