- The Ministry of the Interior in the Lok Sabha gave this information in a written response to questions posed by the Lok Sabha Congress MP from Sivaganga, Karti Chidambaram
AND ME, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON FEBRUARY 9, 2021 09:16 PM IST
As many as 6,76,074 Indians renounced their Indian citizenship in five years from 2015 to 2019, according to the central government.
The number of people who renounced their Indian citizenship in five consecutive years from 2015 to 2019 is 1,41,656; 1,44942; 1.27.905; 1,25,130; and 1,36,441 respectively.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs in the Lok Sabha gave this information in a written response to the questions posed by the deputy of the Lok Sabha Congress from Sivaganga, Karti Chidambaram.
A total of 1,24,99,395 Indian nationals reside in foreign countries, the ministry said.
The written response also said that the government is not considering any proposals for dual citizenship.
The ministry, on the question of the number of people seeking Indian Foreign Citizen (OCI) cards, revealed that a total of 1.91,609 foreigners registered as OCI card holders in 2020.
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