Lok Sabha Question No. 1751 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-21
Subject: Vande Bharat Mission
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Annasaheb Shankar Jolle, Hanuman Beniwal, Arun Sao, Pushpendra Singh Chandel, Basanta Kumar Panda

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1751 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.09.2020

## VANDE BHARAT MISSION

## 1751. SHRI ANNASAHEB SHANKAR JOLLE:

## SHRI HANUMAN BENIWAL:

SHRI ARUN SAO:

## SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL:

## SHRI BASANTA KUMAR PANDA:

Will the Minister of External Affairs be please to state:

- (a) the number of Indians who were registered and brought back to India under the 'Vande Bharat Mission' from various countries during the global COVID-19 pandemic till date, State and country-wise;
- (b) whether there are still such Indians stuck in foreign countries who want to return to India;
- (c) if   so,   the   details   thereof   and   the   action   being   taken   by   the Government in this regard; and
- (d) the details of the future schemes of the Government under Vande Bharat Mission?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS [SHRI V. MURALEEDHARAN]

(a) to (d) As on 16 September 2020, the number of Indian nationals who have returned to India under the Vande Bharat Mission is 14,47,481. The State-wise and country-wise details are at Annex I and Annex II. Most Indian nationals stuck in foreign countries have returned to India. The Vande   Bharat   Mission   is   ongoing   with   Phase   6   commenced   on   1 September 2020. With increase in charter flights and bilateral Air Travel Bubble   arrangements   with   select   countries,   frequency   of   flights   has increased, enabling Indians to directly book tickets for travelling to India.

| STATE WISE NUMBER OF REPATRIATED INDIANS TILL 15.09.2020*   | STATE WISE NUMBER OF REPATRIATED INDIANS TILL 15.09.2020*   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| STATE                                                       | NO. OF REPATRIATED INDIANS BY AIR                           |
| A & N ISLANDS                                               | 45                                                          |
| ANDHRA PRADESH                                              | 33413                                                       |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                           | 41                                                          |
| ASSAM                                                       | 1005                                                        |
| BIHAR                                                       | 33708                                                       |
| CHANDIGARH                                                  | 1648                                                        |
| CHHATTISGARH                                                | 878                                                         |
| D & N HAVELI                                                | 40                                                          |
| DAMAN AND DIU                                               | 132                                                         |
| DELHI                                                       | 228705                                                      |
| GOA                                                         | 9659                                                        |
| GUJARAT                                                     | 24502                                                       |
| HARYANA                                                     | 6423                                                        |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH                                            | 1570                                                        |
| JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                           | 5093                                                        |
| JHARKHAND                                                   | 2249                                                        |
| KARNATAKA                                                   | 61380                                                       |
| KERALA                                                      | 372053                                                      |
| LADAKH                                                      | 486                                                         |
| LAKSHADWEEP                                                 | 866                                                         |
| MADHYA PRADESH                                              | 3238                                                        |
| MAHARASHTRA                                                 | 96796                                                       |
| MANIPUR                                                     | 393                                                         |
| MEGHALAYA                                                   | 87                                                          |
| MIZORAM                                                     | 126                                                         |
| NAGALAND                                                    | 81                                                          |
| ODISHA                                                      | 10590                                                       |
| PUDUCHERRY                                                  | 1085                                                        |
| PUNJAB                                                      | 32017                                                       |
| RAJASTHAN                                                   | 32709                                                       |
| SIKKIM                                                      | 90                                                          |
| TAMIL NADU                                                  | 110246                                                      |
| TELANGANA                                                   | 66518                                                       |
| TRIPURA                                                     | 545                                                         |
| UTTAR PRADESH                                               | 116009                                                      |
| UTTARANCHAL                                                 | 2877                                                        |
| WEST BENGAL                                                 | 11961                                                       |
| TOTAL BY AIR                                                | 1269264                                                     |
| TOTAL BY LAND                                               | 131618                                                      |
| TOTAL BY SEA                                                | 3987                                                        |

| COUNTRY WISE NUMBER OF REPATRIATED INDIANS TILL 15.09.2020*   | COUNTRY WISE NUMBER OF REPATRIATED INDIANS TILL 15.09.2020*   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| COUNTRY                                                       | NO. OF REPATRIATED INDIANS                                    |
| AFGHANISTAN                                                   | 1241                                                          |
| ALGERIA                                                       | 899                                                           |
| ANGOLA                                                        | 654                                                           |
| ARMENIA                                                       | 720                                                           |
| AUSTRALIA                                                     | 7926                                                          |
| AZERBAIJAN                                                    | 186                                                           |
| BAHRAIN                                                       | 24704                                                         |
| BANGLADESH                                                    | 5082                                                          |
| BARBADOS                                                      | 115                                                           |
| BELARUS                                                       | 227                                                           |
| BELGIUM                                                       | 287                                                           |
| BHUTAN                                                        | 120                                                           |
| BRAZIL                                                        | 510                                                           |
| BRUNEI                                                        | 272                                                           |
| BULGARIA                                                      | 499                                                           |
| CAMBODIA                                                      | 289                                                           |
| CANADA                                                        | 13342                                                         |
| CHINA                                                         | 530                                                           |
| DENMARK                                                       | 52                                                            |
| DJIBOUTI                                                      | 233                                                           |
| EGYPT                                                         | 1890                                                          |
| ETHIOPIA                                                      | 6505                                                          |
| FIJI                                                          | 5                                                             |
| FINLAND                                                       | 219                                                           |
| FRANCE                                                        | 16337                                                         |
| GEORGIA                                                       | 862                                                           |
| GERMANY                                                       | 19744                                                         |
| GHANA                                                         | 302                                                           |
| GREECE                                                        | 163                                                           |
| HONG KONG                                                     | 917                                                           |
| INDONESIA                                                     | 2585                                                          |
| IRAN                                                          | 3386                                                          |
| IRAQ                                                          | 6806                                                          |
| IRELAND                                                       | 485                                                           |
| ISRAEL                                                        | 438                                                           |
| ITALY                                                         | 3083                                                          |
| JAPAN                                                         | 2702                                                          |
| JORDAN                                                        | 830                                                           |
| KAZAKHSTAN                                                    | 3685                                                          |
| KENYA                                                         | 1126                                                          |
| KUWAIT                                                        | 90759                                                         |
| KYRGYZSTAN                                                    | 11142                                                         |
| LAOS                                                          | 427                                                           |
| LATVIA                                                        | 5                                                             |
| LEBANON                                                       | 893                                                           |
| MADAGASCAR                                                    | 84                                                            |
| MALAYSIA                                                      | 12612                                                         |
| MALDIVES                                                      | 7344                                                          |
| MALTA MAURITIUS                                               | 102 982                                                       |
| MEXICO                                                        | 228                                                           |
| MOLDOVA                                                       | 243                                                           |

| MONGOLIA                 |      17 |
|--------------------------|---------|
| MYANMAR                  |     662 |
| NEPAL                    |     332 |
| NETHERLANDS              |    3376 |
| NEW ZEALAND              |    1835 |
| NIGERIA                  |    4709 |
| NORWAY                   |     267 |
| OMAN                     |   85498 |
| OTHERS                   |    2152 |
| PAKISTAN                 |     671 |
| PHILIPPINES              |    7462 |
| POLAND                   |     336 |
| PORTUGAL                 |      54 |
| QATAR                    |  104444 |
| ROMANIA                  |       8 |
| RUSSIA                   |    8707 |
| SAUDI ARABIA             |  163851 |
| SEYCHELLES               |     958 |
| SINGAPORE                |   24867 |
| SOUTH AFRICA             |    1661 |
| SOUTH KOREA              |    1730 |
| SPAIN                    |    1117 |
| SRI LANKA                |    8085 |
| SUDAN                    |     155 |
| SWEDEN                   |    1270 |
| SWITZERLAND              |      12 |
| SYRIA                    |      12 |
| TAIWAN                   |     108 |
| TAJIKISTAN               |    1406 |
| TANZANIA                 |    1797 |
| THAILAND                 |    2141 |
| TUNISIA                  |      25 |
| TURKEY                   |    1184 |
| TURKMENISTAN             |      38 |
| UNITED ARAB EMIRATES     |  457596 |
| UNITED KINGDOM           |   39141 |
| UKRAINE                  |    8205 |
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |   77305 |
| UZBEKISTAN               |     680 |
| VIETNAM                  |     815 |
| YEMEN                    |      76 |
| ZIMBABWE                 |       5 |
| TOTAL BY AIR             | 1269549 |
| TOTAL BY LAND            |  131618 |
| TOTAL BY SEA             |    3987 |

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