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QUESTION NO.3696 DATABASE OF INDIAN WORKING ABROAD

July 25, 2019

RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3696
TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2019

DATABASE OF INDIAN WORKING ABROAD

3696. DR. SASIKALA PUSHPA RAMASWAMY:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) Whether Government has made a comprehensive data base of Indians working abroad to solve various problems that are being faced by them while working in foreign countries;

(b) If so, the details thereof; and

(c) If not, the reasons therefor?

ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
[SHRI V. MURALEEDHARAN]

(a) to (c) The data of Indian nationals holding Emigration Check Required (ECR) category passports and emigrating for employment purpose to any notified ECR country is captured in the e-Migrate system that provides the Government a comprehensive and online database of Emigrant workers, Missions, Recruiting Agents, Foreign Employers, and Insurance Agencies. e-Migrate is aimed at making the emigration process faster, transparent and allows online authentication/verification of credentials of all stakeholders. In addition, the data in e-Migrate also includes those persons going for employment under Emigration Check Not Required (ECNR) category if they voluntarily register in the system. The numbers of such persons as per e-Migrate for the last three years are annexed.PDF

Currently, except for Emigration Check Required (ECR) passport holders going for employment to ECR countries, ECNR passport holders seeking employment or ECR passport holders going to non-ECR countries are not required to mandatorily register with the e-Migrate system. Further, it is advisable but not mandatory for Indians working abroad to register themselves with the concerned Indian Mission.

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