This is the first time retired civil servants will be appointed as members of foreigners tribunals. At present, 100 foreigners tribunals are functioning in the state. The apex court, which is monitoring the NRC update process, had set July 31, 2019 deadline to publish the final NRC. The new foreigners tribunals are expected to ease the burden of the existing tribunals to a great extent,” a government official here said. In 2014, the state government had set up 64 foreigners tribunals at one go.

Source: The Telegraph June 11, 2019 18:56 UTC