Assam NRC Coordinator Hitesh Dev Sarma sought the details of 'ineligible persons' from the Registrars of Citizen Registration of all districts of the State. The NRC Coordinator has written a letter to all Deputy Commissioner (DC) and District Registrar of Citizen Registration (DRCR) seeking the above details.

The letter was written on February 19, where HiteshDev Sarma asked the officers to provide the details of such persons who areineligible for inclusion in NRC but whose names got included in the final NRC, particularlythose who are DV, DF, PFT, DVD, DFD, and PFTD.

"It has come to the knowledge of the undersigned thatafter publication of final NRC on 31st August 2019, few names of ineligiblepersons are found present in the final NRC, particularly who are DV, DF, PFT,DVD, DFD, PFTD," the NRC Coordinator wrote, adding, "You are requested to sharethe details of such persons who are ineligible for inclusion in NRC but whosenames got included in NRC."

It may be mentioned here that as many as 19 lakhpeople were excluded from the final NRC published in August last year.