 Indian nationality law is governed by the Citizenship Act (Articles 5 to 11 of the Constitution of India), which was passed in 1955 included creating a National Register of Citizens (NRC).Further Citizenship (Amendment) Acts were passed in 1986, 1992, 2003, 2005, 2015 and 2019.The National Register of Citizens of India (NRC), maintained by the government of India, contains relevant information like names to identify citizens of Assam state.