India, Jan. 29 -- Kerala finance minister KN Balagopal on Thursday announced a Rs.20 crore allocation for issuing nativity cards to state residents, amid concerns over the Citizenship Act and the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists.

"Kerala government and the LDF (Left Democratic Front) have strongly opposed the attempts of the Central government to implement the Citizenship Act in the country. Now, the moves to revise the voters list on the basis of SIR have raised concerns among the people. Kerala government has informed its strong stand regarding SIR to the Central government and the Supreme Court of India," Balagopal said after the budget presentation on Thursday.

"Introduction of SIR has created large apprehensi...