● It will be conducted by the Office of the Registrar General of India (RGI) under the Home Ministry.

● Only Assam will not be included, given the recently completed National Register of Citizens (NRC).

● It is a list of “usual residents of the country”.

● A “usual resident of the country” is one who has been residing in a local area for at least the last six months, or intends to stay in a particular location for the next six months.

● The NPR is being prepared under provisions of the Citizenship Act 1955 and the Citizenship (Registration of Citizens and Issue of National Identity Cards) Rules, 2003.

● It is mandatory for every “usual resident of India” to register in the NPR.