Lok Sabha Question No. 4709 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-24
Subject: Students Going Abroad
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Manoj Rajoria

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4709

TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.03.2021

## STUDENTS GOING ABROAD

4709.DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the State-wise number of students who went   abroad for studies during the last five years;
- (b) the country and State-wise details of the number of Indians living in foreign countries for employment; and
- (c) the number of Indians brought back from foreign countries under Vande Bharat Mission alongwith the State-wise details thereof?

ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

[SHRI V. MURALEEDHARAN]

- (a) The total number of students who went abroad in the last five years as per data provided by Bureau of Immigration is as follows:

|   2016 | - 3,71,506   |
|--------|--------------|
|   2017 | - 4,56,823   |
|   2018 | - 5,20,342   |
|   2019 | - 5,88,931   |
|   2020 | - 2,61,406   |

State-wise figures are difficult to ascertain as a student domiciled in one State could have departed from another State. However, as per the issuance of passport, the numbers from different States are given at Annexure -I

- (b) As   per   data   provided   by   Ministry   of   Home   Affairs,   1,37,26,945 Indians   have   traveled   overseas   in   the   last   5   years   (01.01.2016   to 18.03.2021), on employment visa.

State-wise figures cannot be ascertained as an Indian domicile of one state could have departed from Immigration Check Post in other state. However, details as per issuance of passport (RPO) are enclosed at Annexure- II.

(c)       As on 22 March, around 52 lakh people have been repatriated to India under the Vande Bharat Mission. A State-wise list (as on 22 March 2021) of arrivals in India is attached at Annexure-III. In addition, Ministry of Civil Aviation has also facilitated international travel of people including return   to   their   country   of   work   or   residence   abroad,   taking   the   total number of people facilitated under the Vande Bharat Flights to 67.9 lakh.

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ANNEXURE-I

| NUMBER OF INDIANS GOING ABROAD FOR STUDIES YEAR        | NUMBER OF INDIANS GOING ABROAD FOR STUDIES YEAR   | NUMBER OF INDIANS GOING ABROAD FOR STUDIES YEAR   | NUMBER OF INDIANS GOING ABROAD FOR STUDIES YEAR   | NUMBER OF INDIANS GOING ABROAD FOR STUDIES YEAR   | NUMBER OF INDIANS GOING ABROAD FOR STUDIES YEAR   | NUMBER OF INDIANS GOING ABROAD FOR STUDIES YEAR   |
|--------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| STATE (AS PER THE PLACE (RPO) OF ISSUANCE OF PASSPORT) | 201 6                                             | 2017                                              | 2018                                              | 2019                                              | 2020                                              | 2021 (TILL 28.02.202 )                            |
| ANDHRA PRADESH                                         | 46818                                             | 56093                                             | 62771                                             | 69465                                             | 35614                                             | 1179                                              |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                      | 11                                                | 45                                                | 65                                                | 94                                                | 30                                                |                                                   |
| ASSAM                                                  | 2469                                              | 3056                                              | 3948                                              | 4291                                              | 1378                                              | 51                                                |
| BIHAR                                                  | 2352                                              | 3345                                              | 4399                                              | 4888                                              | 1384                                              | 47                                                |
| CHANDIGARH                                             | 18916                                             | 23257                                             | 26211                                             | 32528                                             | 13988                                             | 263                                               |
| CHHATTISGARH                                           | 1676                                              | 2134                                              | 2565                                              | 2681                                              | 801                                               | 26                                                |
| DELHI                                                  | 27016                                             | 32051                                             | 35844                                             | 40934                                             | 18482                                             | 496                                               |
| GOA                                                    | 979                                               | 1138                                              | 1244                                              | 1247                                              | 501                                               | 12                                                |
| GUJARAT                                                | 24775                                             | 33751                                             | 41413                                             | 48051                                             | 23156                                             | 638                                               |
| HARYANA                                                | 5284                                              | 7374                                              | 9802                                              | 12709                                             | 6944                                              | 102                                               |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH                                       | 1832                                              | 2114                                              | 2297                                              | 2247                                              | 779                                               | 19                                                |
| J&K                                                    | 3203                                              | 6067                                              | 8036                                              | 9150                                              | 4275                                              | 127                                               |
| JHARKHAND                                              | 1677                                              | 2147                                              | 2333                                              | 2519                                              | 884                                               | 27                                                |
| KARNATAKA                                              | 17719                                             | 24030                                             | 26918                                             | 29314                                             | 13699                                             | 417                                               |
| KERALA                                                 | 18428                                             | 22093                                             | 26456                                             | 30948                                             | 15277                                             | 504                                               |
| MADHYA PRADESH                                         | 5190                                              | 6479                                              | 7583                                              | 8285                                              | 3284                                              | 116                                               |
| MAHARASHTRA                                            | 45560                                             | 56640                                             | 58850                                             | 64653                                             | 29079                                             | 1016                                              |
| MANIPUR                                                | 245                                               | 576                                               | 1199                                              | 1475                                              | 343                                               | 21                                                |
| MEGHALAYA                                              | 67                                                | 151                                               | 242                                               | 308                                               | 96                                                | 4                                                 |
| MIZORAM                                                | 20                                                | 93                                                | 78                                                | 96                                                | 28                                                |                                                   |
| NAGALAND                                               | 42                                                | 109                                               | 195                                               | 347                                               | 124                                               | 4                                                 |
| ODISHA                                                 | 1932                                              | 2462                                              | 2757                                              | 2982                                              | 1140                                              | 30                                                |
| PUDUCHEERY                                             | 0                                                 | 48                                                | 189                                               | 376                                               | 202                                               | 7                                                 |
| PUNJAB                                                 | 36743                                             | 52160                                             | 60331                                             | 73574                                             | 33412                                             | 579                                               |
| RAJASTHAN                                              | 10698                                             | 14431                                             | 16897                                             | 17287                                             | 5557                                              | 131                                               |
| SIKKIM                                                 | 36                                                | 81                                                | 169                                               | 211                                               | 87                                                | 1                                                 |
| TAMIL NADU                                             | 27518                                             | 36261                                             | 38983                                             | 41488                                             | 15564                                             | 435                                               |
| TELANGANA                                              | 0                                                 | 0                                                 | 2                                                 | 433                                               | 674                                               | 31                                                |
| TRIPURA                                                | 13                                                | 47                                                | 110                                               | 180                                               | 75                                                | 3                                                 |
| UTTAR PRADESH                                          | 13776                                             | 16949                                             | 20246                                             | 21941                                             | 8618                                              | 242                                               |
| UTTARAKHAND                                            | 2611                                              | 3149                                              | 3719                                              | 3982                                              | 1789                                              | 39                                                |
| WEST BENGAL PASSPORT ISSUED                            | 8495 45405                                        | 12593 37899                                       | 14759 39731                                       | 15966 44281                                       | 6335 17807                                        | 172 425                                           |
| TOTAL                                                  | 6                                                 |                                                   |                                                   |                                                   |                                                   | 7176                                              |
|                                                        | 37150                                             | 45682 3                                           | 52034 2                                           | 58893 1                                           | 261406                                            |                                                   |

ANNEXURE-II State-wise details of Indians departed to foreign countries for employment during the period 01.01.2016 to 18.03.2021

| SN   | Name of State/UT   |   Total No. of Indians |
|------|--------------------|------------------------|
| 1.   | Andhra Pradesh     |                 906261 |
| 2.   | Arunachal Pradesh  |                    182 |
| 3.   | Assam              |                  35596 |
| 4.   | Bihar              |                 527217 |
| 5.   | Chandigarh         |                 126764 |
| 6.   | Chhatishgarh       |                  10795 |
| 7.   | Delhi              |                 209110 |
| 8.   | Goa                |                  34688 |
| 9.   | Gujarat            |                 198420 |
| 10.  | Haryana            |                  31482 |
| 11.  | Himachal Pradesh   |                  36806 |
| 12.  | Jammu Kashmir      |                  47528 |
| 13.  | Jharkhand          |                  77477 |
| 14.  | Karnataka          |                 555540 |
| 15.  | Kerala             |                1935625 |
| 16.  | Madhya Pradesh     |                  50980 |
| 17.  | Maharashtra        |                 524308 |
| 18.  | Manipur            |                   1936 |
| 19.  | Meghalaya          |                    567 |
| 20.  | Mizoram            |                   3011 |
| 21.  | Nagaland           |                   1726 |
| 22.  | Odisha             |                 118529 |
| 23.  | Puducherry         |                   4939 |
| 24.  | Punjab             |                 478374 |
| 25.  | Rajasthan          |                 325095 |
| 26.  | Sikkim             |                   6865 |
| 27.  | Tamil Nadu         |                1311798 |
| 28.  | Telangana          |                   1162 |
| 29.  | Tripura            |                   4321 |
| 30.  | Uttar Pradesh      |                1263701 |
| 31.  | Uttarakhand        |                  67068 |
| 32.  | West Bengal        |                 397729 |
| 33.  | State Not Known    |                4431345 |
|      | TOTAL              |               13726945 |

## ANNEXURE-III

## State wise number of repatriated Indians as on 22 nd March, 2021

STATE WISE NUMBER OF REPATRIATED INDIANS AS ON 22.03.2021

| STATE             |   NO. OF REPATRIATED INDIANS |
|-------------------|------------------------------|
| A & N ISLANDS     |                           45 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH    |                        43758 |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH |                           41 |
| ASSAM             |                         1005 |
| BIHAR             |                        34660 |
| CHANDIGARH        |                         5937 |
| CHHATTISGARH      |                          878 |
| D & N HAVELI      |                           40 |
| DAMAN AND DIU     |                          132 |
| DELHI             |                      1096125 |
| GOA               |                        23295 |
| GUJARAT           |                       115053 |
| HARYANA           |                         6423 |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH  |                         1570 |
| JAMMU AND KASHMIR |                         5162 |
| JHARKHAND         |                         2249 |
| KARNATAKA         |                       303439 |
| KERALA            |                      1168796 |
| LADAKH            |                          486 |
| LAKSHADWEEP       |                          866 |
| MADHYA PRADESH    |                         3329 |
| MAHARASHTRA       |                       509935 |
| MANIPUR           |                          393 |
| MEGHALAYA         |                           87 |
| MIZORAM           |                          126 |
| NAGALAND          |                           81 |
| ODISHA            |                        10717 |
| PUDUCHERRY        |                         1085 |
| PUNJAB            |                        99961 |
| RAJASTHAN         |                        87104 |
| SIKKIM            |                           90 |
| TAMIL NADU        |                       472845 |
| TELANGANA         |                       297573 |
| TRIPURA           |                          545 |
| UTTAR PRADESH     |                       316907 |
| UTTARANCHAL       |                         2877 |
| WEST BENGAL       |                        74292 |
| TOTAL BY AIR      |                      4687907 |
| TOTAL BY LAND     |                       502018 |
| TOTAL BY SHIP     |                         3987 |

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