Polity · 21 Aug 2026
The Citizenship (Third Amendment) Rules, 2026 - which delegate the power to receive, scrutinise and grant citizenship applications to District Collectors in place of Empowered Committees - pertain to a subject placed under which one of the following?
The Union Home Ministry has notified rules authorising District Collectors in eight states and Union Territories to directly grant citizenship, replacing the Empowered Committees and Designated Officers that previously performed this function.
UPSC often tests whether a subject is a specifically enumerated List I entry or falls under Parliament's residuary power - a classic conceptual trap illustrated well by this administrative delegation, which changes execution but not constitutional allocation.
Citizenship is an enumerated Union List (List I) subject under the Seventh Schedule, exclusively legislated upon by Parliament. The Citizenship (Third Amendment) Rules 2026 delegate execution - not legislative power - to District Collectors in eight states/UTs, replacing Empowered Committees.
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