In a significant development, a total of 35 refugees were formally granted Indian citizenship under the provisions of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA). The recipients included individuals who migrated to India from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Pakistan and belong to the Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi, and Christian communities.

The citizenship was granted on Thursday in a special certificate distribution ceremony organised at Krushi Bhawan, Bhubaneswar, by the Directorate of Census Operations, Odisha, in coordination with the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).

As per the MHA notification issued on March 11, 2024, persons from these communities who entered India on or before December 31, 2014, are eligible to apply for citizenship under the CAA framework.

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