<p>New Delhi: The Union Home Ministry on Friday launched a mobile app that will allow eligible people to apply for Indian citizenship under the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/modi-govt-passes-caa-what-is-it-about-2931711#1">Citizenship (Amendment) Act,</a> 2019, officials said.</p><p>According to a home ministry spokesperson, the application can be downloaded from the Google Play Store or the website -- indiancitizenshiponline.nic.in.</p><p>"The ‘CAA-2019’ Mobile App for making applications under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 becomes operational," the spokesperson said.</p>.Supreme Court to hear plea for stay on CAA Rules on March 19.<p>Earlier, the home ministry <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/caa-2019-mobile-app-to-be-launched-soon-to-facilitate-citizenship-application-process-mha-2932652">launched the portal</a> for eligible people to apply for Indian citizenship under the CAA.</p><p>The rules for implementation of the contentious CAA were notified on Monday, paving the way for granting citizenship to undocumented non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.</p><p>After the CAA rules were issued, the Narendra Modi government will now start granting Indian nationality to persecuted non-Muslim migrants from the three countries who came to India till December 31, 2014. These include Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, Parsis and Christians.</p>
<p>New Delhi: The Union Home Ministry on Friday launched a mobile app that will allow eligible people to apply for Indian citizenship under the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/modi-govt-passes-caa-what-is-it-about-2931711#1">Citizenship (Amendment) Act,</a> 2019, officials said.</p><p>According to a home ministry spokesperson, the application can be downloaded from the Google Play Store or the website -- indiancitizenshiponline.nic.in.</p><p>"The ‘CAA-2019’ Mobile App for making applications under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 becomes operational," the spokesperson said.</p>.Supreme Court to hear plea for stay on CAA Rules on March 19.<p>Earlier, the home ministry <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/caa-2019-mobile-app-to-be-launched-soon-to-facilitate-citizenship-application-process-mha-2932652">launched the portal</a> for eligible people to apply for Indian citizenship under the CAA.</p><p>The rules for implementation of the contentious CAA were notified on Monday, paving the way for granting citizenship to undocumented non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.</p><p>After the CAA rules were issued, the Narendra Modi government will now start granting Indian nationality to persecuted non-Muslim migrants from the three countries who came to India till December 31, 2014. These include Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, Parsis and Christians.</p>