Parliament proceedings | Govt pursuing return of Indian workers with Gulf nations: Jaishankar
The Hindu
As per the Govt’s estimates, as many as 7,16,662 workers returned to India from the six Gulf countries under the ‘Vande Bharat Mission’
The Government is working to ensure that Indian workers are back to their work and jobs in the Gulf and is pursuing the issue with its counterparts in the region at the highest level, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar told the Rajya Sabha on February 3.
He also said with the economic recovery in the Gulf and its increasing openness to ease travel restrictions following a receding trend in COVID-19 cases, many Indian workers are now returning back to the region.
As per the Government’s estimates, as many as 7,16,662 workers returned to India from the six Gulf countries — the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and Bahrain — under the ‘Vande Bharat Mission’.
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