Welfare and Protection — Policy Reforms

Entry	Year	Description	Impact
Citizenship Amendment Act	2019	Amended the Citizenship Act 1955 to provide citizenship to persecuted minorities from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh, while also refining OCI eligibility criteria and application processes for overseas Indians.	Clarified citizenship pathways while maintaining OCI benefits for diaspora, though created some confusion about eligibility criteria for certain categories of overseas Indians
OCI Amendment Rules	2021	Refined OCI eligibility criteria, particularly regarding Pakistani and Bangladeshi nationals, and streamlined application procedures while maintaining security considerations.	Improved clarity in OCI applications while addressing security concerns, leading to more efficient processing of diaspora citizenship-related services