Centre extends immigration relief to persecuted minorities from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan entered India by 2024

The Centre has amended the Immigration and Foreigners (Exemption) Order to provide relief to members of specified religious minority communities from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan who entered India by December 31, 2024, after fleeing religious persecution or fearing such persecution. Under the amended order, dated November 4, members of the Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian communities from these three neighbouring countries will be exempt from certain requirements relating

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