Citizenship Amendment Bill

The Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019 is legislation passed by Parliament of India on 11 December 2019 in Lok sabha. This amendment is for those who are illegal migrants of certain religious communities coming from Pakistan, Afganistan, and Bangladesh.

Before knowing the Citizenship Amendment Bill first we have to know about "what is Citizenship Act (1995)".
A person who enjoys the membership of the community in which he lives and also eligible for citizenship Act. This Citizenship Act provides for acquisition and loss of citizenship after the commencement of the constitution.
This Act amended five times by the following act:
1) The Citizenship (Amendment) Act,1986.
2) The Citizenship (Amendment) Act,1992.
3) The Citizenship (Amendment) Act,2003.
4) The Citizenship (Amendment) Act,2005.
5) The Citizenship (Amendment) Act,2019.

 Extracts of Citizenship act:-

1) By Birth: A person born in India on or after 26th January 1950 but before 1st July 1987 is a citizen of India by birth.

2) By Descent: A person born in India on or after 26th January 1950 but before 10 December 1992 is a citizen of India by descent if his father was a citizen of India at the time of his birth.

3) By Registration: The central govt. may, on an application, register as a citizen of India any person if he belongs to any of the following categories:
             a) A person of Indian origin who is ordinarily resident in India for seven-year before making an application for registration.
             b)  A person of Indian origin who is ordinarily resident in any country or place outside undivided India.
             c) A person who married a citizen of India and is ordinarily resident in India for seven-year before making an application for registration.
             d) minor children of a person who are a citizen of India.
             e) A person of full age and capacity whose parents are registered as a citizen of India.
             f) A person shall be deemed to be of Indian origin if he or either of his parents was born in undivided India or in such other territory which becomes part of India after 15th august 1947.

4) By Naturalization: The central govt may on an application, grant a certificate of naturalization to any person if he possesses of the following qualification:
             a) that he is not a subject or citizen of any country where citizens of India are prevented from becoming subjects or citizens of that country by naturalization.
             b) that he has either resided in  India or been in the service of a govt in India or partly the other, throughout the period of twelve months immediately preceding the date of the application.

5) By Incorporation of territory: if any foreign territory becomes a part of India, the govt of India specifies the person who among the people of the territory shall be
 the citizens of India.

This bill is for certain illegal migrants eligible for citizenship. These are persons belonging to the six specified religious communities, from the three specified countries, who entered India on or before December 31, 2014, and do not reside in the Sixth Schedule areas or in the states regulated by the Inner Line Permit states and these are not eligible to claim the benefits of citizenship they must have to take approval of central govt. otherwise, they are punishable with a high penalty.
those who have proper documentation or forefather are live at a time of partition of India on 15th august 1947.
In a simple way we can understand these things that if any guest will come to our house, we will take care of him 3-4 days not a lifetime. so this thing also applicable in this Act. Those who live illegally and takes the benefits of citizenship, they must have to take either central govt approval or have to leave the citizenship.