How many will benefit by the New Citizenship Act at present?



There are no official figures other than records furnished by the Intelligence Bureau before the Joint Parliamentary Commission which said there are 31,313 persons belonging to these minority communities living in India on Long Term Visa. They have sought refuge in India on grounds of religious persecution. However, Home Minister Amit Shah has said the new legislation will give a new dawn to lakhs and crores of people. Some political parties have asked for the exact number of beneficiaries.



Under the Act, one of the requirements for citizenship by naturalization is that the applicant must have resided in India during the last 12 months, and for 11 of the previous 14 years. The Bill relaxes this 11-year requirement to 5 years for persons belonging to the same six religions and three countries. The Bill includes new provisions for cancellation of the registration of Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) if there are any violations of the provisions of this Act or provisions of any other law of India. It also adds the opportunity for the OCI holder to be heard before the cancellation.



 



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