Home Minister Ramsevak Paikra informed Chhattisgarh Assembly on Tuesday that a total of 2257 foreign nationals holding visas were residing in the State as on February 28, 2017.
In a written reply to leader of Opposition TS Singhdeo, the Minister informed the visa validity of 39 foreign nationals have ended as on February 28, 2017.
He further said as per a Union Home Ministry letter dated August 19, 2016 the minority Indians from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh comprising Sikhs, Hindus, Buddhists, Jains , Persians and Christians have been allowed to buy property in India under special circumstances with conditions.