Assam Govt To Seek Supreme Court's Clearance For Aadhaar Cards To NRC

Assam government is set to move the Supreme Court (SC) seeking a directive to the Centre for granting Aadhaar cards to those left in NRC. In addition, over 27 lakh residents in the state whose biometrics were collected to update the NRC, of which 1.9 million were left out . ''Those from indigenous communities, have been left out of government schemes like free rice or housing," said minister Pijush Hazarika.