“2,25,620 Indians renounced their citizenship in 2022, 1,63,370 in 2021, 85,256 in 2020, 1,44,017 in 2019, 1,34,561 in 2018, 1,33,049 in 2017, 1,41,603 in 2016, 1,31,489 in 2015, 1,29,328 in 2014, 1,31,405 in 2013, 1,20,923 in 2012 and 1,22,819 in 2011.”
Indian External Minister Dr. S Jaishankar told the Lok Sabha on July 21 that 87,026 Indians had given up their citizenship till June this year, reported PTI. In a written reply to Lok Sabha, the foreign minister said over 17,50,000 people have renounced their Indian citizenship since 2011. Jaishankar laid out detailed data on the number of Indians who gave up their citizenship over the years since 2011.
He said 2,25,620 Indians renounced their citizenship in 2022, 1,63,370 in 2021, 85,256 in 2020, 1,44,017 in 2019, 1,34,561 in 2018, 1,33,049 in 2017, 1,41,603 in 2016, 1,31,489 in 2015, 1,29,328 in 2014, 1,31,405 in 2013, 1,20,923 in 2012 and 1,22,819 in 2011.
“A successful, prosperous, and influential diaspora is an advantage for India and our approach is to tap diaspora networks and utilise its reputation for national gain.”
— Dr. S Jaishankar, Indian External Minister
“The number of Indian nationals exploring the global workplace has been significant in the last two decades. Many of them have chosen to take up foreign citizenship for reasons of personal convenience,” the Minister said.
The Minister of External Affairs also spoke about the actions taken by the Indian government to connect with the Indian diaspora abroad. He said that the government had implemented transformational changes to engage with the Indian diaspora.
He also appreciated the overseas Indian community and called it an asset to the nation. “A successful, prosperous, and influential diaspora is an advantage for India and our approach is to tap diaspora networks and utilise its reputation for national gain,” he said.
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