A complete of 2 ,120 Pakistanis, 188 Afghans and 99 Bangladeshis were granted Indian citizenship within the last four years, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Monday.
Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said a complete of two ,729 people of 44 nationalities were granted Indian citizenship from 2017 till Citizenship Day , 2020.
Apart from 2,120 Pakistani, 188 Afghanistan and 99 Bangladeshi nationals, as many as 60 American, 58 Sri Lankan, 31 Nepali, 20 British, 19 Malaysian, 14 Canadian and 13 Singapore nationals were also granted Indian citizenship during an equivalent period, he said during a written reply.
