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West Bengal Sends 12 IAS Officers to Accelerate CAA Citizenship in North 24‑Parganas, Nadia
✍️ Indianmasterminds
🗓 06 Nov 2026, 03:16 AM
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The West Bengal government has assigned twelve IAS officers, six each to the districts of North 24‑Parganas and Nadia, to fast‑track the processing of citizenship applications under the Citizenship Amendment Act.
The state administration of West Bengal has deployed a team of twelve Indian Administrative Service officers to oversee the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) applications in the districts of North 24‑Parganas and Nadia, with six officers posted in each district. This deployment is aimed at accelerating the verification and issuance of citizenship certificates for eligible applicants.
The CAA, enacted in 2019, provides a pathway to Indian citizenship for certain religious minorities from neighboring countries. In West Bengal, the volume of applications has created a backlog, prompting the government to allocate additional senior bureaucratic resources to clear pending cases more swiftly.
State officials said the IAS officers will coordinate with district magistrates, local police and the Ministry of Home Affairs to ensure that documentation is examined rigorously yet promptly. The move is expected to reduce processing times that have stretched to several months in the past.
By concentrating experienced administrators in the two districts that account for a large share of pending applications, the government hopes to complete the remaining verifications within the next few weeks, thereby delivering citizenship certificates to eligible residents without further delay.
The initiative reflects the state’s broader effort to streamline welfare schemes and address citizen grievances through targeted administrative action.
The CAA, enacted in 2019, provides a pathway to Indian citizenship for certain religious minorities from neighboring countries. In West Bengal, the volume of applications has created a backlog, prompting the government to allocate additional senior bureaucratic resources to clear pending cases more swiftly.
State officials said the IAS officers will coordinate with district magistrates, local police and the Ministry of Home Affairs to ensure that documentation is examined rigorously yet promptly. The move is expected to reduce processing times that have stretched to several months in the past.
By concentrating experienced administrators in the two districts that account for a large share of pending applications, the government hopes to complete the remaining verifications within the next few weeks, thereby delivering citizenship certificates to eligible residents without further delay.
The initiative reflects the state’s broader effort to streamline welfare schemes and address citizen grievances through targeted administrative action.