The Home Ministry has informed that between mid-January and mid-March, its teams have distributed 1,723,900 citizenship certificates across the country.
According to the Ministry, of the total, around 1,617,000 citizenships were based on descent; around 72,600 based on birth; and over 34,000 were naturalised citizenship.
Due to strikes and bandhs, the distribution of citizenship in some Terai districts has been affected. Tthe distribution will continue till mid-April, the Ministry said.