The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has convened a meeting here next week with representative associations especially of minority communities from neighbouring countries to address their grievances related to grant of Long Term Visa (LTV) and Indian citizenship.
Additional Secretary (Foreigners) in the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) will hold a meeting with representatives from nearly ten such associations on December 23 to discuss the problems being faced by minority communities from neighbouring countries in grant of LTV and citizenship. They will also be explained the procedure for grant of LTV and Indian citizenship.
Upon directions from Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, the Ministry of Home Affairs had set up of a task force under the Joint Secretary (Foreigners) to monitor and expedite processing of citizenship and LTV applications on September 5. The task force has since held interactive sessions in a number of cities across the country having concentrations of such people to monitor and expedite grant of citizenship/LTV and addressed public grievances.
The Ministry of Home Affairs had received representations from time to time citing hardships and difficulties in grant of LTV/citizenship applicants, especially of minorities from neighbouring countries who are often of poor economic standing.
Reviewing the procedure, the Union Home Minister had directed senior officials in the MHA to expedite the entire process.
