The National Population Register (NPR) is a Register of usual residents of the country. It is being
prepared at the local (Village/sub-Town), sub-District, District, State and National level under provisions
of the Citizenship Act 1955 and the Citizenship (Registration of Citizens and issue of National Identity
Cards) Rules, 2003. It is mandatory for every usual resident of India to register in the NPR. A usual
resident is defined for the purposes of NPR as a person who has resided in a local area for the past 6
months or more or a person who intends to reside in that area for the next 6 months or more.
COMTECH successfully executed National Population Register-NPR Digitization & Biometric in 4 States (J
& K, Bihar, Utter Pradesh & Haryana).