Dynamite News DMs of 31 districts of 9 states can give citizenship to non-Muslims from Pak, B'desh, Afghanistan
The district magistrates of 31 districts and the home secretaries of nine states have been given powers to grant Indian citizenship. Read more on Dynamite News:
New Delhi: The district magistrates of 31 districts and the home secretaries of nine states have been given powers to grant Indian citizenship to the Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians coming to the country from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan under the Citizenship Act, 1955.
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According to the annual report of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for 2021-22, from April 1 to December 31, 2021, a total of 1,414 foreigners belonging to these minority communities of Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan were given Indian citizenship by registration or naturalisation under the Citizenship Act, 1955.
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