2,307 from Pak given citizenship since 2016

2,307 from Pak given citizenship since 2016

New Delhi, December 11

In total, 391 Afghani and 1,595 Pakistani migrants were granted Indian nationality from 2016 to 2018, Union Minister Nityanand Rai said in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.

The minister said in 2019, 40 Afghani and 712 Pakistani migrants were given citizenship till December 6.

The minister said provision for making online the citizenship data of migrants from minority communities namely Sikhs, Hindus, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians hailing from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh was introduced in 2018.

“As per data, 391 Afghani and 1,595 Pakistani migrants, have been granted Indian Citizenship during the last three years,” Rai said. — PTI