Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Union Government has any statistical data about the number of Bangladeshi refugees in India;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) out of these refugees, the number of refugees belonging to Scheduled Caste (Narmashudra Community) living in different States across the country;

(d) whether these refugees have been given AADHAR citizen identity card; and

(e) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?

(a) & (b) As per the available data, there are 83,484 Bangladesh nationals living in India who claim to be refugees.
(c) Caste wise break-up of Bangladesh nationals who claim to be refugees residing in the country is not maintained by the Government.

(d) & (e) The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has been mandated to generate and issue a 12 digit unique identification numbers (Aadhaar) to all residents of India. Aadhaar is not a citizen identity card. It does not confer citizenship nor does it, by itself, confer right of citizenship.
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