Morning Digest: Visa mandated for six undocumented non-Muslim communities who arrived before Dec 31, 2024; States asked to flag data quality concerns during Census 2027; and more

Visa must for undocumented six non-Muslim communities who entered India before December 31, 2024: Home Ministry The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has amended the Immigration and Foreigners (Exemption) Order, 2025, making it mandatory for members of six non-Muslim communities from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan who, fearing “religious persecution”, entered India on or before December 31, 2024, without valid travel documents, or whose documents have since expired, to obtain an “appropriate visa” for their continued stay in the country.

Visa must for undocumented six non-Muslim communities who entered India before December 31, 2024: Home Ministry storyline 1 States asked to flag data quality concerns, make corrections in real time during Census 2027 The Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India (RG&CCI) has asked all States to track the progress of data collection during the population enumeration phase of Census 2027 in real time, enabling authorities to identify “data quality concerns” and initiate corrective measures in a “timely” manner.