India News | 4,844 Foreigners Granted Indian Citizenship in 5 Years
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. As many as 4,844 foreigners were granted the Indian citizenship in the last five years under the Citizenship Act 1955, Union Minister Nityanand Rai said in Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
New Delhi, Feb 8 (PTI) As many as 4,844 foreigners were granted the Indian citizenship in the last five years under the Citizenship Act 1955, Union Minister Nityanand Rai said in Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
Rai, the Union Minister of State for Home, said 1,773 foreigners were granted the Indian citizenship in 2021, 639 in 2020, 987 in 2019, 628 in 2018 and 817 in 2017.
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The Indian citizenship is governed under the provisions of the Citizenship Act 1955, he said in a written reply to a question.
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