Ahmedabad: A total of 158 refugees will receive Indian citizenship certificates at a ceremony in the city on Tuesday. Minister of state for home Harsh Sanghavi will distribute the certificates to the beneficiaries, according to an official statement issued on Monday.Organised by the Ahmedabad district collectorate, the event will cover 126 beneficiaries under the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), while 32 others, whose applications were processed through the collector’s office, will also be granted citizenship certificates.The statement said the Ahmedabad district collectorate has emerged as a national leader in granting Indian citizenship to eligible applicants from minority communities in Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan. Between 2017 and 2025, more than 1,200 applicants in the district were issued citizenship certificates. .
