Rautahat, March 22: After the adoption of the new constitution in September 20 last year, altogether 89 Indian-born women have got naturalised citizenship from the District Administration Office (DAO), Rautahat.
The DAO said that the Indian women married to Nepali men in the district have taken the naturalised citizenship after quitting their Indian citizenships and submitting other documents.
The number of Indian-born women taking naturalised citizenship is on the rise after the promulgation of the new constitution, Officer at the DAO Murari Karki said.
According to the DAO records, five women collected their naturalised citizenship in the very first month of the constitution’s promulgation while 42 other, the highest number of recipients in the review period, women received the naturalised citizenship in the sixth month after the promulgation of the new constitution.
As per the legal provision, a woman seeking naturalised citizenship should apply at the DAO along with her marriage registration paper, husband’s citizenship, document justifying cancellation of her Indian citizenship and some other documents. RSS
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