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Govt tables bill on new immigration framework in LS
Hindustan Times Lucknow
|March 12, 2025
Bill at a glance The Immigration and Foreigners Bill, 2025 seeks to streamline and strengthen various processes related to stay, entry and exit of foreigners in India
NEW DELHI: The government on Tuesday introduced a new bill on immigration and the entry of foreigners into India, seeking to create a new framework that will replace four existing laws.
The Immigration and Foreigners Bill, 2025 was introduced by Union minister of state for home, Nityanand Rai in the Lok Sabha and he clarified that the idea is not to "stop anyone (referring to tourists) from coming to India". "More and more people are welcome in India, but everyone must adhere to the immigration law," he added.
He dismissed claims by Opposition leaders that the new bill was violative of constitutional provisions. "It seeks to correct overlapping and duplicate provisions in prevailing laws governing immigration and foreigners in the country," he said.
This story is from the March 12, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Lucknow.
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