Question : INFORMATION ASSISTANCE TO OVERSEAS INDIANS



(a) whether the Government has taken cognizance of the problems faced by the Indian citizens settled or residing abroad and their families residing in the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government has brought out any manual for the information/use/ assistance of Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) and Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) on essential matters with particular reference to citizenship identification, marriage, maintenance, divorce, adoption and succession law;

(d) if so, the details thereof;

(e) if not, whether the Government proposes to prepare such a manual to answer basic queries of PIOs and NRIs to address the problems they face in coping with the Indian legal and administrative system while living abroad; and

(f) if so, the details thereof?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF OVERSEAS INDIAN AFFAIRS (SHRI VAYALAR RAVI)

(a) to (f): The information is being collected.