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New Delhi. The Government of India has ensured the repatriation of about 1.59 crore individuals in the final five years underneath special campaigns like Vande Bharat Mission, together with Indian residents, OCI card holders and a few international nationals. The safety of Indians residing overseas is a high precedence for the central authorities and the federal government adopts numerous measures to supply safety to its residents in any form of hazard or battle. Minister of State for External Affairs Kirtivardhan Singh gave this info in the Rajya Sabha on 21 August.
Actually, throughout the Parliament session, Congress MP Vivek Ok.Ok. Tankha had requested the Ministry of External Affairs to file a 12 months -wise file of Indians who migrated overseas over the last five years and later returned. He had additionally sought knowledge on the size of repatriation underneath Vande India campaigns, which, whereas answering, Minister of State Singh clarified that the federal government doesn’t maintain a complete migration file, as passengers typically don’t counsel their keep or employment particulars overseas. However, he reported that the info of Indian staff having a migration investigation (ECR) passport touring to 18 notified international locations by the e-migrate portal is offered.
He stated that the migration underneath this class was 94,145 in 2020, which elevated to 1,32,675 in 2021 and elevated to three,73,426 in 2022 and three,98,317 in 2023. It declined to three,87,067 in 2024 whereas the migration has been recorded at 2,56,186 by July 2025. The minister additional acknowledged that underneath special campaigns like Vande Bharat Mission, about 1.597 crore individuals are concerned in repatriation, together with Indian residents, OCI card holders and a few international nationals.
BJP MP Baburam Nishad additionally raised an identical query, in search of particulars of the system to assist Indians going through authorized or humanitarian crises in notably excessive -risk areas overseas. In response to this, Singh stated that the safety of Indians overseas stays the highest precedence for the federal government. Indians concern counseling in battle-complicated areas, operates a helpline around the clock and conducts withdrawal campaigns when wanted. Tributed Indian residents can immediately contact the missions by e-mail, social media, emergency cellphone traces or ‘assist’ and ‘CPGRAMS’. Assistance can be supplied underneath the Indian Community Welfare Fund (ICWF), which is recurrently audited by the Comptroller and Auditor General.