Sanjay Dharwadker

(Published on Keesing Technologies Platform)

Every country must have a National Population Register (NPR) and this has been a matter of intense discussion in the last few years. Simply put, it is the list of persons who reside in a country at any given time. This includes persons born in the country and those entitled to its citizenship. It also includes persons who are either temporary or permanent residents. Yet another category are citizens who reside elsewhere.

Each such category of persons is defined by…