LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1427
TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.02.2021
LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO WOMEN
1427. SHRI GOPAL CHINNAYA SHETTY:
SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN:
SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWAR:
Will the Minister of External Affairs be pleased to state:
(a) the details of the countries where the scheme to provide legal assistance to Indian women who have been cheated/abandoned by their Indian husbands living in foreign countries are being implemented;
(b) the nation-wise number of women benefited from the said scheme during the last three years;
(c) whether the Government proposes to bring such scheme in other countries also; and
(d) if so, the steps taken in this regard?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
[SHRI V. MURALEEDHARAN]
(a) The Indian Community Welfare Fund (ICWF) has been setup in all the Indian Missions & Posts abroad for assisting Overseas Indian nationals including Indian women who have been cheated/abandoned by their Indian husbands living in foreign countries.
(b) Under this scheme, a total of 60 women have been provided legal assistance during last three years by the Missions & Posts abroad. The details of nation-wise number of women benefited from this scheme during last three years is placed at Annexure
-I
.
(c) & (d) Not applicable.
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