భారత రాజ్యాంగం సూచిస్తున్న పౌరసత్వం | Knowing Our Constituition | Ep 1 | Prof. Dhondi Laxmi Narayana #constitution #india

We get to know about the Citizenship defined in our Constitution in this video || Indian citizenship can be acquired by birth, descent, registration and naturalization. As per the Indian Citizenship Act of 1955 amended in 2003, an individual can obtain Indian citizenship by one or more of the following means: 

Citizenship by birth: Every person born in India on or after 26.1.1950 but before the commencement of the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2003, where both the parents are citizens of India or one of whose parents is a citizen of India and the other is not an illegal migrant at the time of birth, shall be a citizen of India by birth. 

Citizenship by descent: Every person born outside India shall be a citizen of India by descent if both the parents or either of them is an Indian citizen, not being an illegal migrant, provided his/her birth is registered at an Indian Mission/Post abroad within one year of the birth. After one year period birth, permission of MHA is required. 

Citizenship by registration: MHA may, on an application made in this behalf, register as a citizen of India any person, not being an illegal migrant, if they belong to any category, viz., 

| A person of Indian origin who is resident in India for 7 years, before making the application; 

| A person of Indian origin who is ordinarily resident in any country or place outside undivided India. 

| A person who is married to an Indian citizen and is ordinarily resident in India for 7 years before making the application 

| Minor children of persons who are citizens of India 

| A person of full age and capacity whose parents are registered as Indian citizens under clause 5(a) or 6(1) of the Act. 

| A person of full age and capacity who, or either of his parents was earlier citizen of independent India, and has been residing in India, for one year immediately before making the application. 

| A person of full age and capacity who has been registered as an Overseas Citizen of India for 5 years, and who has been residing in India for two years before making the application. 

Citizenship by naturalization: A person of full age and capacity can apply to MHA for citizenship by naturalization, in the prescribed form, under the provisions of Third Schedule to the Act.||