Over 16 lakh Indians have given up their Indian citizenship since 2011.
The information was revealed according to the data provided by the government in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
Replying to a question, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar presented
the details and further revealed that 2,25,620 had given up their Indian citizenships last year only.
He said the number of Indians who renounced their Indian citizenship in 2015 was 1,31,489, while 1,41,603 people gave it up in 2016 and 1,33,049 in 2017.
In 2018, the number was 1,34,561, while 1,44,017 Indians renounced their citizenship in 2019, 85,256 in 2020 and 1,63,370 in 2021.
The number in 2022 was 2,25,620, according to the minister.
Jaishankar said the data for 2011 was 1,22,819 while it was 1,20,923 in 2012, 1,31,405 in 2013 and 1,29,328 in 2014.
The total number of Indians who gave up Indian citizenship since 2011 comes to 16,63,440.
