Lok Sabha Question No. 245 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-12
Subject: e-Migrate Registration
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: RAMACHANDRAN MULLAPPALLY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.245 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2018

## E-MIGRATE REGISTRATION

245. SHRI MULLAPPALLY RAMACHANDRAN:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has made e-Migrate registration mandatory for Indian expatriates in ECR countries from January, 2019;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the total number of expatriates registered so far, country-wise;
- (d) whether the Indian missions concerned in those countries have taken steps to help the expatriates and address their concerns; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a) The system in vogue is continuing.   Only ECR passport holders are required   to   register   in   the   e-Migrate   while   going   to   ECR   countries   for employment for taking emigration clearance.
- (b) & (c) The details of number of persons registered in the e-Migrate system during the current year may be seen at Annexure.

(d) & (e) Whenever our Missions receive complaints from the workers, their cases are immediately addressed.  In case the Overseas Employer and the   Recruiting   Agent   are   registered   in   the   e-Migrate   system,   both   are contacted to do the needful.  In extreme cases, even if the problems are not solved on account of laxity on the part of Recruiting Agent, the agent's license is suspended or revoked according to the laid down rules.  In case of Overseas Employer, there is provision of blacklisting.

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## ANNEXURE

State-wise number of ECR passport holder Indian emigrants registered in eMigrate system during the current year 2018.

| State-wise EC count from 1 st Jan 2018 to 30 th Nov 2018   | State-wise EC count from 1 st Jan 2018 to 30 th Nov 2018   |
|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| STATE                                                      | EC COUNT                                                   |
| MIZORAM                                                    | 1                                                          |
| DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI                                       | 3                                                          |
| MEGHALAYA                                                  | 5                                                          |
| NAGALAND                                                   | 5                                                          |
| MANIPUR                                                    | 10                                                         |

| ANDAMAN & NICOBAR   |     12 |
|---------------------|--------|
| SIKKIM              |     13 |
| DAMAN & DIU         |     24 |
| CHANDIGARH          |     95 |
| CHHATTISGARH        |    102 |
| PONDICHERRY         |    274 |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH    |    351 |
| GOA                 |    578 |
| MADHYA PRADESH      |    889 |
| DELHI               |   1014 |
| TRIPURA             |   1084 |
| HARYANA             |   1279 |
| ASSAM               |   1508 |
| UTTARAKHAND         |   1903 |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR     |   2448 |
| GUJARAT             |   2903 |
| JHARKHAND           |   3418 |
| KARNATAKA           |   3881 |
| MAHARASHTRA         |   6535 |
| ORISSA              |   9183 |
| TELANGANA           |  11914 |
| KERALA              |  12957 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH      |  13925 |
| PUNJAB              |  18311 |
| WEST BENGAL         |  26508 |
| RAJASTHAN           |  28331 |
| TAMIL NADU          |  28972 |
| BIHAR               |  55050 |
| UTTAR PRADESH       |  78793 |
| TOTAL               | 312279 |

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