Over 1.6 lakh Indians gave up citizenship last year
- July 20, 2022
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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Over 1.6 lakh Indians gave up citizenship last year
Subject :Polity
Section: Constitution
Context:
Over 1.6 lakh Indians renounced their citizenship in 2021, highest in the past five years, according to information provided by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)
Citizenship:
- Citizenship can be defined as a relationship between an individual and a state to which he or she owes loyalty and is thus protected by the law
- Citizenship is listed in the Constitution’s Union List and thus is under the exclusive jurisdiction of Parliament
- India has two kinds of citizens: citizens and aliens. Citizens are full members of the Indian State and owe allegiance to it. They enjoy all civil and political rights
- The Indian constitution provides for Single Citizenship
- The term “citizen” is not defined in the Constitution. However, Part 2 describes the numerous types of people who are eligible for citizenship (Articles 5 to 11)
Article 5
- Citizenship was granted to all persons who were born and raised in India.
- Even people who were domiciled in India but not born there, yet had one of their parents born there, were considered citizens
Article 6
- It granted citizenship rights to certain Pakistani migrants to India.
- Because of Partition and migration prior to Independence, Article 6 stated that anyone who migrated to India prior to July 19, 1949, automatically became an Indian citizen if one of his parents or ancestors was born in India
Article 7
- It provided certain migrants to Pakistan with the right to citizenship.
- Those who migrated to Pakistan after March 1, 1947 and later returned on resettlement permits were included in the citizenship net
Article 8
- Provided certain persons of Indian origin residing outside India with the right to citizenship.
- Any Person of Indian Origin residing outside India who was born in India, or either of his or her parents or grandparents, could register as an Indian citizen with the Indian Diplomatic Mission
Article 9
- Article 9 states that if a person voluntarily obtains the citizenship of a foreign state, he or she will no longer be a citizen of India.
Article 10
- Article 10 states that any person who is or is deemed to be a citizen of India under any of the preceding provisions of this Part shall continue to be such a citizen, subject to the provisions of any law made by Parliament.
Article 11
- It gives Parliament the authority to make any provision regarding the acquisition and termination of citizenship, as well as all matters pertaining to it
The Citizenship Act, 1955: Acquisition of citizenship
Indian citizenship can be obtained in the following ways:
- Citizenship conferred by birth
- Citizenship through descent
- Citizenship through registration
- Citizenship by Naturalization
- Territorial acquired by India in Future
The Citizenship Act, 1955: Termination of citizenship
According to the Act, citizenship can be revoked in three ways
- Renunciation: Any Indian citizen who is also a national of another country who renounces his Indian citizenship in the prescribed manner through a declaration ceases to be an Indian citizen
- Termination: An Indian citizen’s citizenship can be revoked if he or she knowingly or voluntarily adopts the citizenship of another country
- Deprivation: In some cases, the Indian government may deprive a person of his citizenship