Lok Sabha Question No. 438 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-30
Subject: Implementation of CAA and NRC
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: Hibi Eden

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 438

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 30 th  NOVEMBER, 2021/AGRAHAYANA 9,1943 (SAKA)

IMPLEMENTATION OF CAA AND NRC

438. SHRI HIBI EDEN:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of persons who have applied for Indian citizenship during the last five years, year-wise and country-wise;
- (b)  the  number of persons who have been granted Indian citizenship during the said period, year-wise;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  any  data  showing  the  number  of  Indians currently living in foreign countries, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d)  the  number  of  Indians  who  gave  up  Indian  citizenship  for  the  citizenship  of another country during the said period, year-wise; and
- (e)  whether  the  Government  is  considering  the  implementation  of  Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC), if so, the progress made in this regard and the details thereof?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI NITYANAND RAI)

- a) The details are at Annexure - I.
- b) The details are at Annexure - II.

## LS.US.Q.NO. 438 FOR 30.11.2021

- c)  As  per  the  information available with the Ministry of External Affairs, a total number of 1,33,83,718 Indian nationals are living in foreign countries.
- d)  As  per  the  information  available  with  the  Ministry  of  External  Affairs,  the details are as follows :-
- e) The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA) was notified on 12.12.2019 and has come into force w.e.f. 10.01.2020. The persons covered under the CAA may apply for citizenship after the rules are notified under the CAA.

| Year                    | No. of Indians who gave up Indian Citizenship and took citizenship of other countries   |
|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2017                    | 1,33,049                                                                                |
| 2018                    | 1,34,561                                                                                |
| 2019                    | 1,44,017                                                                                |
| 2020                    | 85,248                                                                                  |
| 2021 (as on 30.09.2021) | 1,11,287                                                                                |

Till now, the Government has not taken any decision to prepare National Register of Indian Citizens (NRIC) at the national level.

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| Country               |   2016 |   2017 |   2018 |   2019 |   2020 |   Total |
|-----------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------|
| Afghanistan           |    152 |    167 |     57 |    364 |     55 |     795 |
| Algeria               |      1 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |       1 |
| Australia             |      3 |      2 |      6 |      9 |      4 |      24 |
| Austria               |      0 |      0 |      0 |      2 |      0 |       2 |
| Azerbaijan            |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      1 |       1 |
| Bahrain               |      0 |      0 |      0 |      1 |      0 |       1 |
| Bangladesh            |     54 |     46 |     19 |     37 |     28 |     184 |
| Barbados              |      0 |      0 |      0 |      1 |      0 |       1 |
| Belarus               |      0 |      1 |      1 |      0 |      0 |       2 |
| Belgium               |      0 |      1 |      0 |      1 |      0 |       2 |
| Belize                |      1 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      3 |       4 |
| Bhutan                |      0 |      0 |      1 |      3 |      1 |       5 |
| Brazil                |      0 |      2 |      0 |      2 |      2 |       6 |
| Canada                |      7 |      5 |      8 |     16 |      8 |      44 |
| Chile                 |      1 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |       1 |
| China                 |      2 |      2 |      0 |      3 |      2 |       9 |
| Columbia              |      0 |      1 |      0 |      0 |      0 |       1 |
| Croatia               |      0 |      0 |      0 |      1 |      0 |       1 |
| Czech Republic        |      1 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |       1 |
| Denmark               |      0 |      0 |      0 |      1 |      0 |       1 |
| Eritrea               |      0 |      1 |      0 |      0 |      0 |       1 |
| Ethiopia              |      0 |      0 |      0 |      1 |      1 |       2 |
| Fiji                  |      0 |      0 |      1 |      3 |      3 |       7 |
| Finland               |      1 |      0 |      1 |      1 |      0 |       3 |
| France                |      1 |      2 |      0 |      7 |      3 |      13 |
| Germany               |      4 |      2 |      4 |      7 |      1 |      18 |
| Ghana                 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      1 |       1 |
| Guyana                |      2 |      1 |      0 |      1 |      0 |       4 |
| Indonesia             |      2 |      4 |      0 |      2 |      0 |       8 |
| Iran                  |      3 |      6 |      3 |     38 |      4 |      54 |
| Iraq                  |      1 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      1 |       2 |
| Ireland               |      1 |      1 |      0 |      3 |      3 |       8 |
| Israel                |      0 |      0 |      1 |      1 |      1 |       3 |
| Italy                 |      4 |      3 |      0 |      3 |      4 |      14 |
| Jamaica               |      0 |      1 |      0 |      0 |      0 |       1 |
| Japan                 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      2 |       2 |
| Jordan                |      0 |      0 |      0 |      1 |      0 |       1 |
| Kazakhstan            |      1 |      2 |      0 |      6 |      1 |      10 |
| Kenya                 |     16 |      7 |     16 |     71 |     25 |     135 |
| Kyrgyzstan            |      1 |      0 |      0 |      1 |      0 |       2 |
| Lebanon               |      1 |      0 |      0 |      0 |      0 |       1 |
| Malagasy (Madagascar) |      0 |      0 |      1 |      0 |      0 |       1 |

## ANNEXURE - I /2

| Malaysia                  |    7 |   5 |    4 |    9 |    2 |    27 |
|---------------------------|------|-----|------|------|------|-------|
| Maldives                  |    0 |   4 |    0 |    1 |    0 |     5 |
| Mauritius                 |    3 |   1 |    2 |    2 |    3 |    11 |
| Mexico                    |    0 |   0 |    0 |    1 |    0 |     1 |
| Mozambique                |    0 |   0 |    0 |    1 |    0 |     1 |
| Myanmar                   |    1 |   0 |    0 |    3 |    2 |     6 |
| Nepal                     |   23 |  24 |   20 |   59 |   41 |   167 |
| Netherlands               |    0 |   0 |    0 |    3 |    0 |     3 |
| New Zealand               |    0 |   1 |    1 |    4 |    2 |     8 |
| Nigeria                   |    2 |   0 |    0 |    5 |    4 |    11 |
| Pakistan                  | 1768 | 411 | 1373 | 3095 | 1135 |  7782 |
| Panama                    |    1 |   0 |    0 |    0 |    0 |     1 |
| Philippines               |    2 |   5 |    2 |   13 |    7 |    29 |
| Poland                    |    1 |   0 |    0 |    1 |    1 |     3 |
| Portugal                  |    3 |   5 |    1 |    4 |    1 |    14 |
| Romania                   |    0 |   0 |    1 |    0 |    0 |     1 |
| Russia                    |    2 |   1 |    2 |    6 |    7 |    18 |
| Seychelles                |    0 |   0 |    0 |    0 |    3 |     3 |
| Singapore                 |   10 |   6 |    6 |   13 |    7 |    42 |
| South Africa              |    0 |   0 |    1 |    2 |    2 |     5 |
| South Korea               |    0 |   0 |    1 |    3 |    1 |     5 |
| Spain                     |    1 |   1 |    0 |    2 |    0 |     4 |
| Sri Lanka                 |   34 |  28 |   35 |   64 |   44 |   205 |
| St. Christopher and Nevis |    0 |   1 |    0 |    0 |    0 |     1 |
| Stateless                 |   57 |  30 |  138 |  158 |   69 |   452 |
| Sudan                     |    0 |   0 |    0 |    1 |    0 |     1 |
| Sweden                    |    2 |   0 |    0 |    0 |    0 |     2 |
| Switzerland               |    0 |   1 |    0 |    3 |    0 |     4 |
| Syria                     |    2 |   0 |    1 |    3 |    0 |     6 |
| Tajikistan                |    0 |   0 |    0 |    1 |    0 |     1 |
| Tanzania                  |    4 |   3 |    2 |   23 |    3 |    35 |
| Thailand                  |    1 |   9 |    0 |    0 |    2 |    12 |
| Trinidad and Tobago       |    1 |   1 |    0 |    0 |    0 |     2 |
| Turkey                    |    0 |   0 |    0 |    5 |    0 |     5 |
| Ukraine                   |    2 |   2 |    0 |    6 |    0 |    10 |
| United Arab Emirates      |    0 |   0 |    0 |    3 |    0 |     3 |
| United Kingdom            |   15 |  10 |   13 |   25 |   19 |    82 |
| United States of America  |   50 |  38 |   27 |   86 |   26 |   227 |
| Uzbekistan                |    1 |   1 |    0 |    0 |    0 |     2 |
| Vanuatu                   |    0 |   0 |    0 |    0 |    1 |     1 |
| Venezuela                 |    1 |   3 |    0 |    1 |    2 |     7 |
| Vietnam                   |    0 |   0 |    2 |    1 |    0 |     3 |
| Yemen                     |    5 |   3 |    5 |   25 |    5 |    43 |
| Zambia                    |    0 |   2 |    1 |    5 |    2 |    10 |
| Zimbabwe                  |    3 |   2 |    1 |    0 |    1 |     7 |
| Total                     | 2262 | 855 | 1758 | 4224 | 1546 | 10645 |

## Number of  Persons  granted  Indian  citizenship  during  last  five  years  (as  per data generated from online citizenship module)

| S. No.   | Year   |   Number of Persons granted Indian citizenship |
|----------|--------|------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | 2016   |                                           1106 |
| 2        | 2017   |                                            817 |
| 3        | 2018   |                                            628 |
| 4        | 2019   |                                            987 |
| 5        | 2020   |                                            639 |
| Total    | Total  |                                           4177 |