Lok Sabha Question No. 484 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-16
Subject: Vande Bharat Mission
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Umesh G. Jadhav, Manoj Kishorbhai Kotak, Mohanbhai Kalyanji Kundariya, Ajay (Teni) Misra, Faizal P.P. Mohammed

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.484 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.09.2020

## VANDE BHARAT MISSION

484. DR. UMESH G. JADHAV:

SHRI MANOJ KOTAK:

SHRI MOHANBHAI KALYANJI KUNDARIYA:

SHRI AJAY KUMAR MISRA TENI:

SHRI MOHAMMED FAIZAL P.P.:

Will the Minister of External Affairs be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of Indians being rescued under the Vande Bharat Mission from various countries during the lockdown arisen by COVID-19;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, country-wise along with the number of Indians still to be brought back under Vande Bharat Mission in these countries as on date;
- (c) the number of rescue missions led by India for the evacuation of Indians with the number of people saved through such operations, country-wise and the response of the other countries in this regard;
- (d) whether   the   Government   has   taken/   is   taking   effective   steps   in consultation with other countries for the safe evacuation of the rest of the persons trapped in these countries; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the success achieved in this regard, so far?

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

(a) to (e) As  on   11   September   2020,   more   than   13,85,670   Indians   have returned to India under the Vande Bharat Mission from various countries. The country-wise list of Indians who have returned to India is attached at AnnexureI . Stranded Indians with the most compelling reasons have all safely returned to their homes. Our Missions are in regular touch with Indians resident in their country of accreditation and are facilitating their return to India on request. Those wishing to return to India can directly book with the concerned airlines under the Vande Bharat Mission or approach the Indian Missions in this regard.

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## Annexure- I to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 484

| COUNTRY     |   NO. OF REPATRIATED INDIANS |
|-------------|------------------------------|
| AFGHANISTAN |                         1055 |
| ALGERIA     |                          649 |
| ANGOLA      |                          654 |
| ARMENIA     |                          720 |
| AUSTRALIA   |                         7550 |
| AZERBAIJAN  |                          186 |
| BAHRAIN     |                        23714 |
| BANGLADESH  |                         5061 |
| BARBADOS    |                          115 |

| BELARUS                 | 225       |
|-------------------------|-----------|
| BELGIUM                 | 287       |
| BHUTAN                  | 104       |
| BRAZIL                  | 510       |
| BRUNEI                  | 272       |
| BULGARIA                | 499       |
| CAMBODIA                | 289       |
| CANADA                  | 12472     |
| CHINA                   | 528       |
| DENMARK                 | 52        |
| DJIBOUTI                | 233       |
| EGYPT                   | 1890      |
| ETHIOPIA                | 6433      |
| FIJI                    | 5         |
| FINLAND                 | 219       |
| FRANCE                  | 14695     |
| GEORGIA                 | 862       |
| GERMANY                 | 17375     |
| GHANA                   | 302       |
| GREECE                  | 163       |
| HONG KONG               | 771       |
| INDONESIA               | 2585      |
| IRAN IRAQ               | 3256      |
|                         | 6661      |
| ISRAEL                  | 438       |
| ITALY                   | 3083      |
| JAPAN                   | 2702      |
| JORDAN                  | 830       |
| KAZAKHSTAN              | 3685      |
| KENYA                   | 1126      |
| KUWAIT                  | 86567     |
| KYRGYZSTAN              | 11142     |
| LAOS                    | 427       |
| LATVIA                  | 5         |
| LEBANON                 | 893       |
| MADAGASCAR              | 84        |
| MALAYSIA                | 11960     |
| MALDIVES                | 7025      |
| MALTA                   | 102       |
| MAURITIUS               |           |
| MEXICO                  | 982 228   |
| MOLDOVA                 | 243       |
| MONGOLIA                |           |
|                         | 17        |
| MYANMAR                 | 662       |
| NEPAL                   | 332       |
| NETHERLANDS NEW ZEALAND | 3364      |
| NIGERIA                 | 1835 4398 |
| NORWAY                  | 267       |
| OMAN                    | 80168     |

| OTHERS                   |    1589 |
|--------------------------|---------|
| PAKISTAN                 |     671 |
| PHILIPPINES              |    7201 |
| POLAND                   |     336 |
| PORTUGAL                 |      54 |
| QATAR                    |   99760 |
| ROMANIA                  |       8 |
| RUSSIA                   |    8473 |
| SAUDI ARABIA             |  150269 |
| SCOTLAND                 |      35 |
| SEYCHELLES               |     958 |
| SINGAPORE                |   22274 |
| SOUTH AFRICA             |    1161 |
| SOUTH KOREA              |    1344 |
| SPAIN                    |    1117 |
| SRI LANKA                |    7606 |
| SUDAN                    |     125 |
| SWEDEN                   |    1270 |
| SWITZERLAND              |      12 |
| SYRIA                    |      12 |
| TAIWAN                   |     108 |
| TAJIKISTAN               |    1374 |
| TANZANIA                 |    1728 |
| THAILAND                 |    2136 |
| TUNISIA                  |      25 |
| TURKEY                   |    1184 |
| TURKMENISTAN             |      38 |
| UNITED ARAB EMIRATES     |  426135 |
| UNITED KINGDOM           |   36648 |
| UKRAINE                  |    8205 |
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |   72391 |
| UZBEKISTAN               |     645 |
| VIETNAM                  |     662 |
| YEMEN                    |      76 |
| ZIMBABWE                 |       5 |
| TOTAL by Air             | 1189077 |
| TOTAL by Land            |  128165 |
| TOTAL by Sea             |    3987 |

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