New Delhi, March 9 : A total of 6,76,074 Indians gave up their citizenship and took citizenship of other countries between 2015 and 2019, the Ministry of Home Affairs told Parliament on Tuesday.
In 2015, a total of 1,41, 656 Indians gave up their citizenship with some increased number registered next year with 1,44, 942 following the same track.
The number of such people was 1,27,905 in 2017 followed by 1,25, 130 in 2018 and 1,36, 441 in 2019.
Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai shared the details through a written reply in the Lok Sabha while answering an unstarred question asked by Congress MP from Sivaganga in Tamil Nadu, Karti P. Chidambaram.
Rai also said that a total of 1,24, 99395 Indians are living in foreign countries.
The Minister, in his reply, also cleared that the information was available with the Ministry of External Affairs.
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