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The High-Level Committee on the Indian Diaspora, which recommended the OCI scheme, was headed by whom?

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. K.K. Venugopal
  2. Swaran Singh
  3. K. Santhanam
  4. L.M. Singhvi

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: L.M. Singhvi

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: D) L.M. Singhvi šŸ“š Explanation: The Government of India constituted a High-Level Committee on the Indian Diaspora in 2000 under the chairmanship of Dr. L.M. Singhvi. The committee submitted its report in 2002, heavily recommending the amendment of the Citizenship Act, 1955, to grant Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) to Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) in select countries.