The category of 'Overseas Citizens of India' (OCI) was introduced in the Citizenship Act, 1955 through the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2003. This was based on the recommendations of the High Level Committee on Indian Diaspora headed by L.M. Singhvi. The OCI scheme initially provided certain benefits to Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) from specific countries, excluding Pakistan and Bangladesh.
The category of ‘Overseas Citizens of India’ was entered in the Citizenship Act of India through an amendment in the year :
Asked in UPSC CDS 1 2016 · Topic: The Citizenship (Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) Scheme)
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