 bill no 13 of  2015 the prevention of influx of foreign nationals into the country bill, 2015 bydr ramesh pokhriyal 'nishank', mpa billto check unauthorised entry of  foreign nationals into the country and for their deportation and for matters connected therewithbe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-sixth year of the republic  of india as follows:—short title and extent1 (1) this act may be called the prevention of  influx of foreign nationals into thecountry act, 2015(2) it extends to the whole of india 2 in this act, unless the context otherwise requires,—definitions5(a) "dependent" includes wife and children of an unauthorised foreign national; (b) "document" includes a valid passport, visa or a travel permit;(c) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this act; and(d) "unauthorised foreign national" means a person who has entered or sneaked into the country without a valid document53 (1) notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, the central government shall, as soon as may be, after the commencement of this act, undertake a survey to identify all unauthorised foreign nationals living in the countrysurvey to identify unauthorized foreign nationals(2) the information so collected shall be made public forthwith  through notification in the official gazette104 (1) the central government shall, soon after the survey is over,  prepare a list of unauthorized foreign  nationals in the country and prepare a phased programme for their deportation to the countries of their origindeportation of unauthorized foreign nationals(2) no unauthorized foreign national shall be allowed to stay in the country on the ground of his long and continuous stay or his having acquired immovable property in the country15(3) no  educational facilities, financial assistance or such other assistance, as may be prescribed, shall be provided  to an unauthorized  foreign national in the country5 whoever knowingly gives shelter to an unauthorized foreign national or conceals the identity of such person shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to three years and shall also be  liable to finepunishment for giving shelter to unauthorized foreign nationals206 the central government shall take the following steps to prevent entry of unauthorized foreign nationals into the country:—measures to prevent entry of unauthorized foreign nationals(a) proper fencing of the international borders and establishment of adequate number of check points, as may be required, along the international borders of the country; and25(b) putting in place a proper mechanism of monitoring the international borders including sea coastsmaintenance of national register57 of 1955307 (1) the central government shall prepare and maintain a national register containing names and such other particulars, as may be prescribed, of all the citizens who are usually residents of the country since 15th day of august, 1947 and descendants of such persons and citizens of the country as defined in the citizenship act, 1955(2)  the central government shall, before the name of a citizen is entered in the register, ascertain the bonafides of that person or his parents(3) the names of unauthorized foreign nationals or their dependents or descendents shall not be entered in the register35identity cards to citizens8 every citizen of the country shall be issued an identity card duly signed by the district magistrate or any other  officer, of the central government or the state government, as the case may be, who may be authorised in this behalf by the central government9 the central government shall take necessary steps to—deportation of persons overstaying in the country40(a) detect and deport foreign nationals who came to india on the basis of valid documents but did not leave the country on the expiry of the time limit specified in their documents;(b) publish list of foreign nationals who have over-stayed in the country; and (c) trace such persons and deport them to the countries of their origin57 of 195510 notwithstanding anything contained in this act or the citizenship act, 1955, thecentral government may, on an application made in the prescribed form, grant civil, political and citizenship rights to the nationals from pakistan or bangladesh who were or are compelled to migrate to india due to religious persecution, discrimination, victimisation or intimidationassistance to foreign nationals compelled to migrate to india531 of 194611 the provisions of this act shall be in addition to and not in derogation of theforeigners act, 1946 or any other law for the time being in forceapplication of other laws not barred power to make rules12 (1) the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, make rulesfor carrying out the purposes of this act10 15(2) every rule made under this act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made,before each house of parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both the houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule statement of objects  and reasonsthere has been a large scale influx of unauthorised foreign nationals into our country since 1947 the states of assam and west bengal are the worst affected by this unchecked influx of foreign nationals this has put a heavy burden on the country which is already affected by over population the presence of unauthorised foreign nationals in the country has also been a source of threat to the national security and integrity of the countryit is necessary to detect all such unauthorised foreign nationals and deport them to the countries of their origin there is also a need to maintain a national register of all the citizens and to issue identity cards to themthe bill seeks to achieve the above objectivesnew delhi;ramesh pokhriyal 'nishank'december 23, 2014 financial memorandumclause 3 of the bill provides for conducting survey of unauthorised foreign nationals in the country clause 4 provides for a phased programme of deportation of unauthorised foreign nationals to the countries of their origin clause 6 provides for measures to prevent entry of unauthorised foreign nationals clause 7 provides for maintenance of a national register of citizens clause 8 provides for issuing of identity cards to all citizens of the country the bill, therefore if enacted, would involve expenditure from the consolidated fund of india it is likely to involve a recurring expenditure of rupees one hundred crore per annuma non-recurring expenditure to the tune of rupees fifty crore is also likely to be incurred memorandum  regarding  delegated  legislationclause 12 of the bill empowers the central government to make rules for carrying out the purposes of the bill as the rules will relate to matters of detail only, the  delegation of legislative power is, therefore, of a normal character———— a billto check unauthorised entry of foreign nationals into the country and for their deportation and for matters connected therewith————(dr ramesh pokhriyal 'nishank', mp)gmgipmrnd—4327ls(s3)—09022015