(a) whether the Government is aware that some officers of the Ministry take servants from this country at low salary during their foreign posting and in some cases those servants are even exploited and not allowed to come back at their own will and if so, the details thereof;
(b) whether the Government is likely to consider a policy of hiring India Based Domestic Assistants (IBDAs) for diplomats, on account of the recent controversies involving diplomats and their IBDAs;
(c) whether the Government is likely to grant IBDAs the status of Government employees instead of the present contract based employment with the concerned diplomat and if so, the details thereof;
(d) whether the Government would also consider constituting a helpline and a department to redress grievances of IBDAs involving their diplomats or their spouses; and
(e) if so, the details thereof?