The Government has established the Indian Community
Welfare Fund (ICWF) in 2009, which has been extended to all the Missions
to meet contingency expenditures incurred by them for carrying out
various on-site welfare activities for Overseas Indian citizens who are
in distress. The ICWF is aimed at providing boarding and lodging for
distressed Overseas Indian workers in Household/domestic sectors and
unskilled labourers on a means tested basis. It also provides to
Overseas Indians (a) emergency medical care (b) air passage to stranded
persons, (c) initial legal assistance d) expenditure on incidentals, and
(e) airlifting the mortal remains to India or local cremation/burial of
deceased Overseas Indians. This help is extended in such cases where
the sponsor is unable or unwilling to bear the expenses as per the
contract and the family is unable to meet the cost. The ICWF has been
found to be very useful to extend on site welfare activities for
overseas Indians.
The government gives its attention to extending necessary facilities and
protection to Overseas Indians. It intervenes wherever the situation so
warrants. The Government has signed Labour MOUs with Gulf Cooperation
Council (GCC) countries for the protection and welfare of Overseas
Indian workers.
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