Over 500,000 Indians NRI stuck diaspora to be repatriated to India from GCC

[El Sidd]

Lol. India working population is close to 500 million. 500000 is nothing. They'll find themselves an employment or be employee themselves. Don't worry for them.

I hope they make India great again

 

[xyxmt]

Finally Hindus wish to stay away from napak Muslims is becoming a reality

Lol. India working population is close to 500 million. 500000 is nothing. They'll find themselves an employment or be employee themselves. Don't worry for them.

how about non working (jobless) population, any statistics on that?

 

[xyx007]

Lol. India working population is close to 500 million. 500000 is nothing. They'll find themselves an employment or be employee themselves. Don't worry for them.

oh ya , in India Rss jobs are always open for them. welcome home

 

[Raghav_101]

In Pakistan the total has been max from 30,000, No where near the half a million Indians returning from Gulf Only, I am not including 150 + countries where Indian NRIs live and are being deported by those countries.

See? That's why one must be happy always. I mean you guys were always jealous about a large number of Indians working in Gulf at cost of Pakistanis. Who knew that one day this may turn in your favour when the call for evacuation comes! So now you have just 30k to evacuate and we have 500k to evacuate. That justifies that all this time you were sad for nothing.

 

[Raj-Hindustani]

From where you get 500000 figure?

 

[Path-Finder]

Over 500,000 of Indians NRI stuck diaspora made to return home from Gulf Countries

Alarming situation. oh my goodness. Indian businesses getting closed in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain and Qatar

The government of India is putting final touches to a plan to evacuate over 500,000 Indians stuck in the six Gulf Cooperative Council (GCC) countries in West Asia. Several of them, who include senior citizens, pregnant women and children, were stranded in the six Arab oil monarchies of Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain and Qatar that make up the GCC when India announced its national lockdown on March 24. Several of the GCC countries have already implemented lockdowns of their own to combat the spread of COVID-19.

The phased evacuation of close to half a million Indians could be the world’s largest evacuation of civilian nationals. It would certainly dwarf the 1990 airlift when Air India aircraft flew 160,000 Indian nationals out of Iraq-occupied Kuwait prior to the first Gulf War. This time around, the government plans to deploy a combination of Indian Air Force transport aircraft, warships of the Indian Navy and Air India airliners to bring its nationals back. As was the case then, a vast majority of the stranded persons are from a single state—Kerala. By the evening of April 29, 320,000 persons from the GCC countries had registered on a portal (www.registernorkaroots.org) set up by the Kerala government’s Non-Resident Keralites Affairs department. “We are working out the logistics for handling the situation. The state government has drawn up a plan to quarantine them. We welcome them back,” a senior Kerala official said.

Among the returnees are 220,000 persons with valid job visas—several of them asked to avail their annual vacation by employers as the Gulf monarchies deal with the pandemic. There are also 57,436 tourists, 20,219 dependents and 7,276 students in foreign universities who have registered for their return to the state. K.V. Abdul Khader, general secretary of the Kerala Pravasi Sangam, an organisation of overseas residents from Kerala, says he gets over a hundred calls a day asking for help. “Most calls are for medicines which we are dispatching to the Gulf countries or sourcing them from there itself through our network,” he says.

The three-term Communist Party of India (CPI) legislator from Guruvayoor added that some 6,000 Malayalees are stranded in the Maldives alone. “Most of them are teachers or healthcare workers. There aren’t much medical facilities for migrants in the island and all they want is to return to Kerala.”

A state government official says the first preference will be given to pregnant women, senior citizens and children—around 30,000 people from the state.

There are over 2.5 million Non-Resident Keralites (NRKs) employed in the GCC countries. A January 2020 study said NRKs remitted an estimated Rs 85,092 crore in 2018. This figure is nearly 11 per cent of Kerala’s entire Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) for the year and over 35 per cent of the state’s income. The remittance economy has propped up a consumerist boom in the state and a per capita income above the national average.

A political controversy has erupted in the state over the alleged delay in evacuation of members of the Malayalee diaspora. The opposition Congress has accused Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and the Union government of not doing enough to bring them back. Former state chief minister and AICC (All India Congress Committee) general secretary Oommen Chandy and state Congress president Mullappally Ramachandran have called upon the Pinarayi government and the Centre to take immediate steps, including sending special flights, to get the NRIs home. Youth Congress leaders staged protests at the Kochi international airport on April 27 to express solidarity with the migrant Malayalee population.

The BJP, which has considerable following among NRI families in Kerala, maintains that it is raising the issue prominently in Delhi. “We have apprised the [party’s] central leaders and Union minister of state for external affairs V. Muraleedharan of the worsening situation in the Gulf. He is trying his best for an early evacuation. Any delay in this certainly damages us politically,” a senior state BJP leader told INDIA TODAY.

But the political one-upmanship masks the reality—no one really wants the Gulf workers to return in a state where unemployment is rife. Kerala already has over 3.6 million unemployed youth. Its unemployment rate of 9.1 per cent is way higher than the national average of 6.1 per cent.

Of those who want to return, 56,114 persons had lost their jobs to the COVID-19 economic shakedown in the Gulf and are returning permanently to Kerala. Among them, 49,472 are skilled labourers and 67,136 are professionals.

Pinarayi has all along maintained that his Left Democratic Front government is ready to receive the overseas Malayalees with open arms. “We have informed the prime minister and the Union home minister that we are ready to welcome all our people home. We have set up facilities to offer them the best medical care, including quarantine facilities, and assistance on their arrival. We are waiting for the central government’s decision,” Pinarayi told INDIA TODAY.

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Professor Irudaya Rajan of the Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram, has dire predictions about the reverse migration. “Such en masse return of migrants will harm the state economically and may trigger social discontent. Kerala needs a comprehensive strategy to deal with this crisis,” he said.

For now, the Pinarayi government has drawn up a priority list for the impending evacuation—pregnant women, senior citizens, children, persons who need emergency medical help, students, people released after serving prison terms and tourists whose travel visas have expired. The chief minister has been reviewing the arrangements in place for medical assistance to the returnees, including quarantining them, and has directed the health department to identify hospitals and care centres that can be converted into COVID specialty facilities.

https://www.indiatoday.in/india-tod...nris-long-wait-to-get-home-1672605-2020-04-29
The chief minister has effectively reached out to the Malayalee diaspora and channelised their involvement in the state’s development. In 2018, he convened a two-day Global Kerala Assembly in Thiruvananthapuram, attended by several NRIs, to seek their assistance in the state’s welfare. He also tapped NRI platforms for help when two consecutive floods ravaged Kerala. All eyes will now be on him on when, and how, he can get the stranded NRIs back to their home state. What happens to them when they get back is a battle for another day.

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Total around 400,000 to 500,000 Indians are to be returned to Indian, largest ever migration in world.

Malappuram district has the highest number with 54,280 applicants, followed by Thrissur

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, here on Wednesday, said as of now 3,20,463 Keralites settled abroad had registered with Norka-Roots to return home, as and when the lockdown was lifted and the airports opened.

Of this, 2,23,624 were on labour/residence visa, 57,436 on visit visa, 29,219 on dependent visa, 7,276 students, 691 on transit visa and 11,327 others, he said.

"Of these, 56,114 have lost job, 58,823 on vacation travel, 41,236 whose visit visa have expired, and 23,975 whose visa have expired or cancelled," said Vijayan.

There are 9,561 children, 10,007 senior citizens, 9,515 pregnant, 2,448 students whose education have completed and 748 freed from jails among them. Also, there are 49,472 specialised workers, 67,136 professionals and 24,107 self-employed.
The Malappuram district has the highest number with 54,280 applicants, followed by Thrissur and Kozhikode with over 40,000. There are 23,014 from Thiruvananthapuram and 3,459 from the Idukki district.

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The registration has to be done on www.norkaroots.org of the state-run Norka-Roots, the official body of diaspora.

The facility was opened by the Kerala government, after the Centre decided to accede to their requests.

Of an estimated 2.5 million non-resident Keralites, 90 per cent are in the Middle East countries. Around 3-500,000 are likely to return after the revival of air services.

The registration has to be done on www.norkaroots.org of the state-run Norka-Roots, the official body of diaspora.

The facility was opened by the Kerala government, after the Centre decided to accede to their requests.

Of an estimated 2.5 million non-resident Keralites, 90 per cent are in the Middle East countries. Around 3-500,000 are likely to return after the revival of air services.

https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/ind...a-diaspora-register-to-return-1.1588181023090

that is fake newj because one digital sena member told me that only Pakistani's get kicked out of GCC labour and Not indians! damn who waj it?

 

[Adonis]

In Pakistan the total has been max from 30,000, No where near the half a million Indians returning from Gulf Only, I am not including 150 + countries where Indian NRIs live and are being deported by those countries.

No one is being Deported, but being asked to leave amid COVID situation and economy meltdown due to falling oil prices. Even we have been asked to do so.....this one just in UAE.

Over 20,000 Pakistanis had registered since April 3 with the consulate to go home, a consulate spokesman told Reuters on Monday.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-...-home-amid-coronavirus-outbreak-idUSKBN21O0TH

Any why we keep cherry-picking on Indians especially on things where our own track record is not sound....Being Deported is this:

- Saudi Arabia deported 285,980 Pakistanis in last five years, Senate told
https://www.dawn.com/news/1531682

- Saudi Arabia ‘deports 40,000 Pakistani workers over terror fears
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...-fears-attacks-counter-terrorism-a7578151.htm

- Hundreds of Pakistani doctors brace for sudden deportation from Saudi Arabia
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/...e-saudi-decision-reject-their-medical-degrees

 

[Archie]

Alot of people will lose jobs. Business will shutdown , markets will crash. The economy will suffer and so will poor people.

Thats alot of people coming back to India. Tough time for govt of India to relocate them to aviod economic disaster.

we have 130 crore people

we can absorb 500000 Malayalis

If their is a problem
Then we will throw out a few million Muslims
Who anyways are illegal immigrants without valid citizenship documents

It will be a major refugee crisis for Beggerdesh

oh ya , in India Rss jobs are always open for them. welcome home

yes
They will come in handy in sending illegal Muslims back to Bangladesh
Just give them a lathi and Safron Chaddi
They will send a few million into the Arabian Sea and bay of bengal

 

[KhanBaba2]

Of those who want to return, 56,114 persons had lost their jobs to the COVID-19 economic shakedown in the Gulf and are returning permanently to Kerala. Among them, 49,472 are skilled labourers and 67,136 are professionals.

Wonder how good the rest of the maths of this journalist is.

 

[kingQamaR]

Your hate of Indian Muslims hasn’t gone unheard in the gulf states. You gave them a reason to throw out your citizens in numbers. Some of you will put this down to e-commerce or economic crisis in the gulf. Maybe ask your returnees who were openly abused by the Arabs hosts For your anti Muslim Policies. I can tell you one thing from what I’m hearing they will never allow you return again. Maybe Israel ? Problem is they very racists to dark people’s

 

[PradoTLC]

Lol. India working population is close to 500 million. 500000 is nothing. They'll find themselves an employment or be employee themselves. Don't worry for them.

really?...

lol

you must live in lala land.... yes india the greater eco super power that is why they left it ie "God's country" ie india for a desert.

Your hate of Indian Muslims hasn’t gone unheard in the gulf states. You gave them a reason to throw out your citizens in numbers. Some of you will put this down to e-commerce or economic crisis in the gulf. Maybe ask your returnees who were openly abused by the Arabs hosts For your anti Muslim Policies. I can tell you one thing from what I’m hearing they will never allow you return again. Maybe Israel ? Problem is they very racists to dark people’s

it more to do with economic conditions... last week we made over 30 people redundant in one of our business units.

PS no body fires any nationality bcos of the conduct of others... your treatment is more individually based then people realise.

 

[Vikram.veda]

really?...

lol

you must live in lala land.... yes india the greater eco super power that is why they left it ie "God's country" ie india for a desert.




it more to do with economic conditions... last week we made over 30 people redundant in one of our business units.

PS no body fires any nationality bcos of the conduct of others... your treatment is more individually based then people realise.

You are stupid. Don't waste my time.

 

[PradoTLC]

You are stupid. Don't waste my time.

you look upset.

totally understandable

1) as you gov does not want to take them back as your sub par medical system cannot handle the influx

2) India's poor economic rate means they will job less and upset.


Stupid?... you calling any one stupid is laugable... considering you like your brothers are certified idiots.

Don't waste my time.

you took out time to respond to my post. So technically you wasted your own time?.

no?

 

[Vikram.veda]

you look upset.

totally understandable

1) as you gov does not want to take them back as your sub par medical system cannot handle the influx

2) India's poor economic rate means they will job less and upset.


Stupid?... you calling any one stupid is laugable... considering you like your brothers are certified idiots.




you took out time to respond to my post. So technically you wasted your own time?.

no?

Yawn. Boring. Only India couldn't achieve super growth rates of Pakistan. Lol.

 

[Trango Towers]

sad. I respect these people as they actually work hard and support families.No one deserves to be without respect,job and food.

You are absolutely correct. No one should live in fear and hate crime should not be there either. But when you show hatred bad things happen