4,171 Granted Citizenship, Over 4,000 Hindu Applications Pending: Centre

The Ministry of Home Affairs data states that Gujarat led the tally by granting citizenship to 1,089 migrants, followed by Rajasthan.

Over 4,000 foreigners have been granted citizenship in the last five years with Gujarat leading the tally, the Ministry of Home Affairs said in Parliament today. A nearly equal number of applications from people belonging to the Hindu community and seeking Indian citizenship is pending, it said. The Ministry of Home Affairs data, which was tabled in Rajya Sabha today, states that 4,171 foreigners have been granted citizenship, of which 1,089 were granted by Gujarat. Rajasthan comes in second with 751 being granted Indian citizenship followed by Madhya Pradesh - 535, Maharashtra - 446, Haryana - 303, and Delhi - 301. The Ministry also provided year-wise data. In 2016, 212, in 2017, 161, in 2018, 309, in 2019, 265, and in 2020, 142 people were granted the Indian citizenship.