MINISTER OF OVERSEAS INDIAN AFFAIRS (SHRI VAYALAR RAVI)
(a):
Year No. of complaints received in MOIA NCW
2007 138
2008 55
2009 56 117
(b): The complaints received in the Ministry from Indian women against harassment/desertion
by their overseas spouses are forwarded to the authorities concerned including Indian Missions
abroad, Police authorities, State Governments etc for taking appropriate action in the matter.
(c) & (d): No, Sir.
(e): The other measures taken to protect NRI brides are as under:
The Ministry has issued guidelines and launched an awareness/publicity campaign to make
people aware of such issues. Besides the publication of a guidance booklet on Marriages to Overseas
Indians, distribution of multi-lingual pamphlets, seminars, scrolls on TV, audio-visual spots on
TV etc., a Scheme has been launched to provide legal/counseling services to Indian women deserted
by their overseas Indian spouses through Indian Missions abroad.
An Inter Ministerial Meeting was held in the Ministry to find out ways and means to
assist Indian women who are abandoned by their overseas Indians spouses and its recommendations
were circulated to state Governments, respective Ministries for follow up action.
National Commission for Women (NCW) was nominated as a coordinating agency at the
national level to receive and process all the complaints related to such issues.
