CAA: Citizenship Amendment Act
The full form of CAA is “Citizenship Amendment Act“. CAA is an Act passed by the Parliament of India by amending the Citizenship Act of 1955 to provide citizenship to Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, Jains, Parsis and Christians who came to India from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan before 31 December 2014. The citizenship of India can be given due to religious persecution of Hindu, Buddhists, Sikh , Jain, Parsi and Christian. The Bill also relaxed the condition of staying in India for 11 years required for grant of Indian citizenship, changing this period as a condition of staying in India for only 5 years. The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) was passed in the Indian Parliament on December 11, 2019, with 125 votes in favor and 105 votes against. The bill was passed and the bill was approved by the President on 12 December.
- Also read: CAB full form
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