
The basic difference between normal residents and non-residents of India is the days of residing in India. If a person is residing in India for more than 1 year, he would be considered a resident of India. In contrast, if he resides for less than a year, he would be a non-resident of India.
To know the difference between these two, we must clear the meaning of these terms:
Persons which are not treated as normal residents of a country are:
| Basis of Difference | Residents of India |
Non-residents of India |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning |
Persons ordinarily residing in India with economic interest. |
Persons residing in India with no economic interest. |
| Residing Period | Here, residing period involves 1 year or more. | Here, it is less than 1 year. |
|
Economic interest |
A person residing has economic interest lies in India | The person residing doesn't have any economic interest lies in India. |
|
Embassies workers |
Here, the Indians working in foreign embassies are included. | Here, the foreigners working in Indian embassies are included. |
|
International organisations |
Indian employed in international organisations located in India are included. | Foreigners employed in international organisations located in India are included. |
|
Ambassadors |
In this, the ambassadors for India in the rest of the world are considered. | On the other hand, ambassadors in India from the rest of the world are considered. |
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Significance in National Income |
National income includes the income from normal residents of India. | National income doesn't consider income from non-residents. |
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Thus, there is a lot of difference between normal residents and non-residents of India. Hence, this difference must be cleared while estimating the national income.
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