NPR denies state governments access to its database

The Indian government had created NPR of the country's resident as a step towards the creation of National Register of Indian Citizens

Even as the Supreme Court is hearing petitions on Aadhaar, the privacy debate has now started playing out with the National Population Register (NPR) as well.

During the first phase of the 2011 Census, the Indian government had created a national population register (NPR) of the country's residents as a step towards the creation of National Register of Indian Citizens (NRIC).

The NPR database contains identification of every individual for various government schemes/programmes.

The Register General and Census Commissioner of India is reported to have turned down state governments' requests for sharing NPR database, citing reasons such as privacy concerns.