Over 2 Lakh Indians Renounced Citizenship In 2024 To Acquire Foreign Nationality

Last Updated:August 08, 2025, 21:34 IST

Over two lakh Indians renounced citizenship in 2024, Minister Kirti Vardhan Singh informed Lok Sabha.

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Over two lakh Indians gave up their citizenship in 2024, the government informed the Lok Sabha on Friday.

While replying to queries by Congress MP K C Venugopal, Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh said this in a written response to queries on the number of individuals who have renounced their Indian citizenship and taken citizenship of other countries during the last five years.

“As per the information available with the Ministry, the number of Indians who gave up their Indian citizenship was 85,256 in 2020, 1,63,370 in 2021, 2,25,620 in 2022, 2,16,219 in 2023 and 2,06,378 in 2024, Singh said.

For reference, such cases were 1,22,819 in 2011, 1,20,923 in 2012, 1,31,405 in 2013 and 1,29,328 in 2014, he added.

The government stated that the reasons for renouncing Indian citizenship or acquiring foreign citizenship are personal and known only to the individuals concerned.

“The government recognises the potential of the global workplace in an era of the knowledge economy. It has also brought about a transformational change in its engagement with the Indian diaspora," the MoS said.

He stated that a successful, prosperous, and influential diaspora is a valuable asset for India, offering significant benefits through the use of their networks and the effective harnessing of the soft power generated by such a thriving global community.

He said the government is also working to fully harness the potential of the Indian diaspora, including by facilitating the sharing of their knowledge and expertise.

In response to another query, the government shared that according to available inputs, the population of overseas Indians is 3,43,56,193, out of which 1,71,81,071 are Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) and 1,71,75,122 are Non-Resident Indians (NRIs).

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