The Consequences of a historical blunder committed by a particular generation are to borne by an entire nation for the rest of its life. The National Register of Citizens has been a contagious issue spread across the length of time and geography of India. On the face, the problem of a population estimate and accommodation of a refugee populace appear simpler and calculative. The massive proportion is revealed on the inner surface, the problems related to demographic shift and displacement of indigenous inhabitants is a primary contention, often dismissed as an ancillary problem. Since the time NRC was demanded in Assam, back in 1951, multiple attempts have been made to implement this demanding process, with not a single attempt having delivered the desired results. The Human Rights perspective over the issue is woven around the rights of the refugees and their right to life in a safe environment without any fear of persecution. Often overlooked and ignored in favour of a pro-human right narrative, are the demands of the people most affected i.e. the natives, whose narrative is tightly woven around the fact that their human rights include within ambit their right to protect cultural identity and way of life against a non-violent but hostile invasion by any other culture. Any attempt made towards a Pan Nation NRC would require an effective and uniform method of application, as can be learned by the Assam experiment, a proper application process is of immense importance while tackling a problem of such magnitude. Proper and statutory adjudication and appeal process need to be in place across the country, with effective methods to adjudicate over cases on a fast track basis before such a step is taken for the entire country. Another major hurdle that comes across is the question of ‘now what?’ put across the face of implementing authorities i.e. once the non-legal residents are identified, what is to be done with them? This needs to be answered by the Government. And above all, the issues related to porous borders and a concrete timeline for implementation, because identification is in itself the secondary step, prevention will always remain the first on a list of things to do so as to avoid illegal emigration. Furthermore, such an exercise as a one-time measure will not only be inadequate but just short of useless, if the same is not repeated after a certain time period, similar to the census. Such problems and others will be dealt with by the paper, along with a detailed study of all possible solutions, keeping in mind the viewpoint of all the stakeholders involved.