Guwahati, July 30: The final draft of National Register of Citizens (NRC) Assam was published today for the state. The NRC Assam final draft is available online at nrcassam.nic.in. The government has also set up NRC Sewa Kendras across the state where people can check the draft. Except for the official website, you can check your citizenship status at the NRC Assam final draft via SMS, and a toll-free number.

The NRC, which was prepared in 1951, is updated for only Assam to weed out illegal Bangladeshi immigrants. Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday said those people, whose name is not included in the NRC list, need not have to worry because they too have a chance with 'claim and objection'. States sharing border with Assam are also on high alert to thwart possible infiltration of illegal immigrants. (ALSO READ: NRC Assam Final Draft Live at nrcassam.nic.in: Steps to Add Name, Address & Photos if Your Name Not Included in Citizen List)

NRC Assam Draft List: How to Check Names in National Register of Citizens Online and Via SMS

1: Visit nrcassam.nic.in.

2: Click on ‘Complete Draft NRC’.

3: You will have to submit your Application Receipt Number (ARN) number, which is printed on the front page of the NRC form you filled.

4: You can also send an SMS from your pre-register mobile number to 97555655 or 9108464438 or 9108464450 in the format ‘ARN space ARN (number)’ to get information on the inclusion of your name in the NRC draft.

5: Make sure you have not activated DND on your mobile number.

6: One can also visit the nearest Seva Kendra and check your name on the printed list from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM until  28th September 2018 on all working days.

The central government said that people who are not part of the NRC final draft would not be automatically declared foreigners. The first draft of the NRC was published by Assam government on the intervening night of December 31 and January 1. As many as 1.9 crore people were included as legal citizens of India in the first draft.

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