National Portal of India provides a single-window access to information and services that are electronically delivered from all Government Departments, Institutions and Organizations. It has been a popular source of information to a wide range of stakeholders - from citizens, to government, business and Indian Diasporas. It is a gateway to access Indian Government websites at Centre, State and District levels. Indian citizenship can be acquired by birth, descent, registration and naturalization.The conditions and procedure for acquisition of Indian citizenship as per the provision of the Citizenship Act, 1955 Indian people or Indians are the citizens and nationals of the Republic of India or people who trace their ancestry to India. While the demonym "Indian" applies to people originating from the present-day India, it was also used as the identifying term for people originating from what is now Bangladesh and Pakistan prior to the Partition of India in 1947. [38][39] The term "Indian" does not refer to a single ethnic group, but is used as an social construct for the various ethnic groups in or ... Citizenship by naturalization. 6A. Special provisions as to citizenship of persons covered by the Assam Accord. 6B. Special provisions as to citizenship of person covered by proviso to clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 2. 7. Citizenship by incorporation of territory. OVERSEASCITIZENSHIP 7A. Registration of Overseas Citizen of India ...
