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PM clears dual citizenship for NRIs
Dual citizenship will be given to all overseas Indians who have migrated from the country after Jan 26, 1950.
Dual citizenship will be extended to all overseas Indians who migrated from India after January 26, 1950, as long as their home countries allowed it under the local laws, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced on Friday.
Inaugurating the Pravasi Bhartiya Divas in Navy Nagar, Singh said his government will simplify application form for citizenship for overseas Indians.
A new user-friendly form, combining the three forms prescribed earlier, had also been evolved and will be notified soon, he added.
The Prime Minister said that his government would simplify the format of the certificate of registration of overseas citizens of India. Various options, including the possibility of introducing a smart card, are being considered, Singh added.
Similarly, he said, his government had unveiled a Civil Aviation Policy to meet the requirements of the overseas Indians by allowing Indian private airlines to fly abroad.
He said the government is building new international airport in major metros and will soon modernise 30 other airports across the country.
About 2,500 delegates, including 1,500 overseas Indians from 60 countries, are participating in the three-day meet which would also have a special plenary session on disaster management in view of the devastating tsunami tragedy and deliberate over problems faced by Indians in the Gulf.
