INDIAN MIGRANTS

Parliament of Singapore · 15 April 1999

Official Report, 15 April 1999, Vol 70, Issue 11 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)

R. RavindranWong Kan Seng

Mr R. Ravindran asked the Minister for Home Affairs if he will (a) state the number of migrants of Indian origin who have taken up permanent residence and citizenship in Singapore between 1st January 1990 and 31st December 1998; and (b) give the breakdown of the numbers by Indian sub-ethnic groups and their mother tongue Indian languages.

Mr Wong Kan Seng: The total number of Indian migrants who took up permanent residence and citizenship in Singapore between 1st January 1990 and 31st December 1998 were about 32,900 and 8,600 respectively.

The breakdown of the numbers by Indian sub-ethnic groups and their mother tongue Indian languages is not available.

Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 15 April 1999. Republished on SGParliament.