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2,120 Pakistanis, 188 Afghans, 99 Bangladeshis given Indian citizenship: MHA informs Rajya Sabha

2,120 Pakistanis, 188 Afghans, 99 Bangladeshis given Indian citizenship: MHA informs Rajya Sabha

New Delhi, Sep 21 (UNI) The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Monday informed the Rajya Sabha that Indian citizenship has been granted to 2,120 Pakistanis, 188 Afghans and 99 Bangladeshis in the past four years.
Replying to a written question in Rajya Sabha, the Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said a total of 2,729 people of 44 nationalities were granted Indian citizenship from 2017 till September 17, 2020.
“Apart from 2,120 Pakistani, 188 Afghanistan and 99 Bangladeshi nationals, as many as 60 American, 58 Sri Lankan, 31 Nepali, 20 British, 19 Malaysian, 14 Canadian and 13 Singapore nationals were also granted Indian citizenship during the same period,” the Minister said.

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