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The Parliament on Wednesday approved the Immigration and Foreigners Bill, 2025, which seeks to regulate the immigration, entry, and stay of foreigners in India.
The Statesman reports that the Rajya Sabha nodded to the Bill after discussing it. It had already been passed by the Lok Sabha.
A key aspect of the Bill is the implementation of enhanced surveillance and security protocols.
Home Minister Amit Shah, while speaking about the importance of the Bill in the Lok Sabha, had said: “It will strengthen the country;s security and economy, pave the way to make our education system and universities global, lay a strong foundation for research and investigation in the country and make India number one in the world in every field by 2047.”
He said that immigration was not an isolated issue, but many issues of the country were directly or indirectly linked with it. The country needs to know who is entering, when they are entering, for how long they will be staying and for what purpose they are entering.
The Immigration and Foreigners Bill, 2025, had been introduced in the Rajya Sabha earlier on Wednesday by Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai.
