As stated by the Ministry of Home Affairs in Lok Sabha on Tuesday, over 1.6 lakh Indians repudiated their citizenship last year, which is highest in the past 5 years. The U.S citizenship was acquired by over 78,000 Indians, which is the highest among all other nations, by giving up Indian citizenship.
Dual citizenship is not permitted by India. As many as 362 Indians dwelling in China too attained Chinese citizenship. Nityanand Rai, the minister of State for Home said, “Individuals renounced Indian citizenship for reasons personal to them.”
The number of Indians residing in Australia who gave up their citizenship stood at 23,533, Canada – 21,597, UK – 14,637, Italy – 5,986, Netherlands – 2187, New Zealand – 2643, Singapore – 2516, USA – 78284, Pakistan – 41 and Nepal – 10.
And the number of Indains who gave up citizenship in the years 2017,2018,2019 and 2020 stood at 1,33,049,1,34,561,1,44,017 and 85,248 respectively.
