(a) the details of various schemes undertaken by his Ministry in
the country including the State of Maharashtra; and
(b) the amount allocated and utilized in this regard during each of
the last three years and the current year?
(a) the details of various schemes undertaken by his Ministry in
the country including the State of Maharashtra; and
(b) the amount allocated and utilized in this regard during each of
the last three years and the current year?
MINISTER OF OVERSEAS INDIAN AFFAIRS (SHRI VAYALAR RAVI)
(a) The Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs is the nodal Ministry for all
matters relating to Overseas Indians comprising Persons of Indian origin
(PIO),Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) and Overseas Citizens of India (OCI). The
schemes undertaken by the Ministry in India for information dissemination
is to potential emigrants are :
# Awareness-cum-publicity campaign through print and
Electronic media
# Overseas Workers Resource Centre helpline
(b) The amount allocated and utilized during the last three years and
current year are given below;
(Rupees in crores)
Year Allocation Utilization
2008-09 7.73 7.5 2009-10 8.0 8.60 2010-11 9.21 8.92 2011-12 9.23