INDIA CODE

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Duties

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Duties of Every citizen (5)
20 December 1955[D10-NT3] Every citizen: Maintain records and registers of residence in India; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form C; fourteen days from the end of every financial year; Form C.
Published by Bureau of Immigration, Ministry of Home Affairs (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Citizenship Act, 1955 [S1D-5A5].13 January 1962[D10-VKC] Every citizen: Maintain records and registers of residence in India; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form C; fourteen days from the end of every financial year; Form C.
Published by Bureau of Immigration, Ministry of Home Affairs (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Foreigners Law (Application and Amendment) Act, 1962 [S1H-04P].16 August 1967[D10-ZRA] Every citizen: Maintain records and registers of residence in India; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form C; fourteen days from the end of every financial year; Form C.
Published by Bureau of Immigration, Ministry of Home Affairs (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Passports Act, 1967 [S1K-358].1 July 1983[D11-AKA] Every citizen: Maintain records and registers of residence in India; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form C; fourteen days from the end of every financial year; Form C.
Published by Bureau of Immigration, Ministry of Home Affairs (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Emigration Act, 1983 [S1S-HF4].8 December 2025[D12-8VA] Every citizen: Maintain records and registers of residence in India; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form C; fourteen days from the end of every financial year; Form C.
Published by Bureau of Immigration, Ministry of Home Affairs (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Immigration And Foreigner Act, 2025 [S2C-TC7].