Lok Sabha Question No. 4503 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-29
Subject: NRIs Abroad
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: HEMAMALINI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4503 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.03.2017

## NRIs ABROAD

## 4503. SHRIMATI HEMA MALINI:

Will Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) the number of Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) residing abroad, country and State-wise;

(b) whether the Government is planning to ask these NRIs to adopt their villages or districts for constructing toilets as per requirement; and

- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS [GEN. (DR) V. K. SINGH (RETD)]

(a) A  statement  indicating  estimated  country-wise  population  of  NonResident  Indians  (NRIs),  compiled  in  December,  2016  on  the  basis  of inputs received from Indian Missions abroad is attached as Annexure.

(b) & (c) India Development Foundation of Overseas Indians (IDF-OI) was set up by the Government as a not-for profit Trust to facilitate philanthropy by overseas Indians into India.

IDF-OI  is  seeking  contributions  from  overseas  Indians  for  flagship programmes  of  the  Government  such  as  Swachh  Bharat  Mission,  National Mission for Clean Ganga, and social and development projects identified by the  State  Governments.    Under  Swachh  Bharat  Mission,  IDF-OI  is  enabling contributions for construction of toilets in urban as well as rural areas, and as per location chosen by the overseas Indian(s).

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ANNEXURE

| Population of Non-Resident Indians ( Compiled in December 2016)   | Population of Non-Resident Indians ( Compiled in December 2016)   | Population of Non-Resident Indians ( Compiled in December 2016)   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.NO.                                                             | NAME OF COUNTRY                                                   | NRIs                                                              |
| 1                                                                 | Albania                                                           | 100                                                               |
| 2                                                                 | Afghanistan                                                       | 3,000                                                             |
| 3                                                                 | Algeria                                                           | 3,200                                                             |
| 4                                                                 | Angola                                                            | 3,500                                                             |
| 5                                                                 | Antigua &Barbuda                                                  | 250                                                               |
| 6                                                                 | Argentina                                                         | 200                                                               |
| 7                                                                 | Armenia                                                           | 2,500                                                             |
| 8                                                                 | Australia                                                         | 2,32,000                                                          |
| 9                                                                 | Austria                                                           | 20,000                                                            |
| 10                                                                | Azerbaijan                                                        | 1,925                                                             |
| 11                                                                | Bahrain                                                           | 2,95,504                                                          |
| 12                                                                | Bangladesh                                                        | 2,236                                                             |
| 13                                                                | Barbados                                                          | 100                                                               |
| 14                                                                | Belarus                                                           | 250                                                               |
| 15                                                                | Bhutan                                                            | 60,000                                                            |
| 16                                                                | Bolivia                                                           | 100                                                               |
| 17                                                                | Bosnia &Herzegovina                                               | 15                                                                |
| 18                                                                | Brazil                                                            | 1,000                                                             |
| 19                                                                | Brunei                                                            | 11,500                                                            |
| 20                                                                | Burkina Faso                                                      | 200                                                               |
| 21                                                                | Burundi                                                           | 465                                                               |
| 22                                                                | Canada                                                            | 1,84,320                                                          |
| 23                                                                | Chile                                                             | 800                                                               |
| 24                                                                | China (Hong Kong)*                                                | 22000                                                             |
| 25                                                                | China                                                             | 43,000                                                            |
| 26                                                                | Colombia                                                          | -                                                                 |
| 27                                                                | Comoros                                                           | 50                                                                |
| 28                                                                | Costa Rica                                                        | 230                                                               |
| 29                                                                | Croatia                                                           | 30                                                                |
| 30                                                                | Cyprus                                                            | 3,217                                                             |
| 31                                                                | Czech Republic                                                    | 2,150                                                             |
| 32                                                                | Denmark                                                           | 6,326                                                             |
| 33                                                                | Dominica                                                          | 50                                                                |
| 34                                                                | Ecuador                                                           | -                                                                 |
| 35                                                                | Egypt                                                             | 3,500                                                             |
| 36                                                                | El Salvador                                                       | 5                                                                 |
| 37                                                                | Eritrea                                                           | 1,000                                                             |
| 38                                                                | Estonia                                                           | 300                                                               |
| 39                                                                | Fiji                                                              | 800                                                               |
| 40                                                                | Finland                                                           | 5,000                                                             |
| 41                                                                | France                                                            | 18,000                                                            |
| 42                                                                | France (Reunion Island)*                                          | 200                                                               |
| 43                                                                | France (Guadeloupe, St. Martinique, Mayotte)*                     | 420                                                               |
| 44                                                                | Gambia                                                            | 600                                                               |
| 45                                                                | Georgia                                                           | 2,500                                                             |
| 46 47                                                             | Germany Ghana                                                     | 76,093 10,000                                                     |
| 48                                                                | Greece                                                            | 12,000                                                            |
| 49                                                                | Grenada                                                           | 200                                                               |

| 50      | Guatemala               | 101        |
|---------|-------------------------|------------|
| 51      | Guinea-Bissau           | 100        |
| 52      | Guyana                  | 300        |
| 53      | Honduras                | 10         |
| 54      | Hungary                 | 300        |
| 55      | Iceland                 | 305        |
| 56      | Indonesia               | 10,000     |
| 57      | Iran                    | 4,000      |
| 58      | Iraq                    | 9,000      |
| 59      | Ireland                 | 17,000     |
| 60      | Israel                  | 12,467     |
| 61      | Italy*                  | 1,62,862   |
| 62      | Jamaica*                | 3700       |
| 63      | Japan                   | 28,352     |
| 64      | Jordan                  | 10,000     |
| 65      | Kazakhstan              | 4,500      |
| 66      | Kenya                   | 20,000     |
| 67      | Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | 29,60,000  |
| 68      | Kuwait                  | 8,80,567   |
| 69      | Kyrgyzstan              | 100        |
| 70      | Lao PDR                 | 325        |
| 71      | Latvia                  | 575        |
| 72      | Lebanon                 | 950        |
| 73      | Lesotho                 | 500        |
| 74      | Libya                   | 1,650      |
| 75      | Lithuania               | 700        |
| 76      | Madagascar              | 2,500      |
| 77      | Malawi                  | 2,500      |
| 78      | Malaysia                | 1,54,274   |
| 79      | Maldives                | 24,000     |
| 80      | Mali Malta              | 200 300    |
| 81 82   | Mauritania              | 250        |
| 83      | Mauritius               | 10,751     |
| 84      | Mexico                  | 4,500      |
| 85      | Moldova                 | 100        |
| 86      | Mongolia                | 200        |
| 87      | Montenegro              | 10         |
| 88      | Montserrat              | 40         |
| 89      | Morocco                 | 300        |
| 90      | Mozambique              | 1,500      |
| 91      | Myanmar                 | 7,650      |
| 92      | Namibia.                | 200        |
| 93      | Nepal                   | 6,00,000   |
|         | New                     | 60,000     |
| 94      | Zealand                 |            |
| 95 96   | Nicaragua Niger         | 6 139      |
| 97      | Norway                  | 7,718      |
| 99      | Palestine               | 75         |
| 98      | Oman                    | 7, 95, 082 |
| 100     | Panama                  | 2,000 500  |
| 101 102 | Peru Philippines        | 70,000     |

| 103   | Poland                   | 3,650       |
|-------|--------------------------|-------------|
| 104   | Portugal                 | 5,657       |
| 105   | Republic of Korea        | 10,869      |
| 106   | Republic of South Africa | 60,000      |
| 107   | Romania                  | 950         |
| 108   | Russian Federation       | 28,610      |
| 109   | Rwanda                   | 2,940       |
| 110   | Senegal                  | 500         |
| 111   | Serbia                   | 39          |
| 112   | Seychelles               | 5,000       |
| 113   | Sierra Leone             | 900         |
| 114   | Singapore                | 3,50,000    |
| 115   | Slovak Republic          | 110         |
| 116   | Slovenia                 | 80          |
| 117   | Somalia                  | 100         |
| 118   | South Sudan              | 700         |
| 119   | Spain                    | 35,308      |
| 120   | Sri Lanka                | 14,000      |
| 121   | St. Kitts &Nevis         | 450         |
| 122   | St. Lucia                | 250         |
| 123   | St. Vincent &Grenadines  | 50          |
| 124   | Qatar                    | 6,30,000    |
| 125   | Sudan                    | 3,400       |
| 126   | Suriname                 | 150         |
| 127   | Swaziland                | 500         |
| 128   | Sweden                   | 11,383      |
| 129   | Switzerland              | 12,776      |
| 130   | Syria                    | 70          |
| 131   | Tajikistan               | 450         |
| 132   | Taiwan*                  | 2444        |
| 133   | Tanzania                 | 10,000      |
| 134   | Thailand                 | 20,000      |
| 135   | The Czech Republic       | 2,150       |
| 136   | The Netherlands          | 25,000      |
| 137   | Togo                     | 500         |
| 138   | Trinidad &Tobago         | 1,800       |
| 139   | Tunisia                  | 120         |
| 140   | Turkey                   | 177         |
| 141   | UAE                      | 26,00,000   |
| 142   | Uganda                   | 23,500      |
| 143   | Ukraine                  | 7,100       |
| 144   | United Kingdom           | 3,25,000    |
| 145   | Uruguay                  | 150         |
| 146   | USA                      | 12,80,000   |
| 147   | Uzbekistan               | 650         |
| 148   | Venezuela                | 6,575       |
| 149   | Yemen                    | 5,000       |
| 150   | Zambia Zimbabwe          | 15,000 500  |
| 151   | Total                    |             |
|       |                          | 1,16,13,471 |