Lok Sabha Question No. 1826 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-29
Subject: Vande Bharat Mission
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Chunni Lal Sahu

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 1826 (To be answered on the July 2021) 29th

## VANDE BHARAT MISSION

1826.

SHRI CHUNNI LAL SAHU

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state: -

- (a) whether a special drive was launched for safe return of the citizens under Vande Bharat Mission (VBM) during Covid-19 pandemic;
- far including the names of the countries from where they have been brought back; and
- (c) the funds spent by the Government in this regard including the details thereof?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

- (a) During the Covid-19 pandemic, the Government of India has undertaken the Vande Bharat Mission which is aimed at repatriation of stranded and distressed Indian nationals in various parts of the world:
- (b) Till 22.07.2021, more than 71 lakh passengers have traveled to India from various parts of the world. List of countries from which passengers have traveled to India is at Annexure:
- The Ministry of Civil Aviation has not incurred any expenditure for the Vande Bharat Mission.

## ANNEXURE TO LS USQ NO.1826

|   Sl: Country Countrv No | Sl: Country Countrv No   | Sl: Country Countrv No   | Sl: Country Countrv No   | No   | No                       |
|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|------|--------------------------|
|                        1 | AFGHANISTAN              | 35                       | INDONESIA                | 69   | POLAND                   |
|                        2 | ALGERIA                  | 36                       | IRAN                     | 70   | PORTUGAL                 |
|                        3 | ANGOLA                   | 37                       | IRAQ                     | 71   | QATAR                    |
|                        4 | ARMENIA                  | 38                       | IRELAND                  | 72   | ROMANIA                  |
|                        5 | AUSTRALIA                | 39                       | ISRAEL                   | 73   | RUSSIA                   |
|                        6 | AUSTRIA                  | 40                       | ITALY                    | 74   | RWANDA                   |
|                        7 | AZERBAIJAN               | 41                       | JAPAN                    | 75   | SAUDI ARABIA             |
|                        8 | BAHRAIN                  | 42                       | JORDAN                   | 76   | SCOTLAND                 |
|                        9 | BANGLADESH               | 43                       | KAZAKHSTAN               | 77   | SEYCHELLES               |
|                       10 | BARBADOS                 | 44                       | KENYA                    | 78   | SINGAPORE                |
|                       11 | BELARUS                  | 45                       | KUWAIT                   | 79   | SOUTH AFRICA             |
|                       12 | BELGIUM                  | 46                       | KYRGYZSTAN               | 80   | SOUTH KOREA              |
|                       13 | BHUTAN                   | 47                       | LAOS                     | 81   | SPAIN                    |
|                       14 | BRAZIL                   | 48                       | LATVIA                   | 82   | SRI LANKA                |
|                       15 | BRUNEI                   | 49                       | LEBANON                  | 83   | SUDAN                    |
|                       16 | BULGARIA                 | 50                       | MADAGASCAR               | 84   | SWEDEN                   |
|                       17 | CAMBODIA                 | 51                       | MALAYSIA                 | 85   | SWITZERLAND              |
|                       18 | CANADA                   | 52                       | MALDIVES                 | 86   | SYRIA                    |
|                       19 | CHINA                    | 53                       | MALI                     | 87   | TAIWAN                   |
|                       20 | CROATIA                  |                          | MALTA                    | 88   | TAJIKISTAN               |
|                       21 | DENMARK                  | 55                       | MAURITIUS                | 89   | TANZANIA                 |
|                       22 | DJIBOUTI                 | 56                       | MEXICO                   | 90   | THAILAND                 |
|                       23 | EGYPT                    | 57                       | MOLDOVA                  | 91   | TUNISIA                  |
|                       24 | ESTONIA                  | 58                       | MONGOLIA                 | 92   | TURKEY                   |
|                       25 | ETHIOPIA                 | 59                       | MOROCCO                  | 93   | TURKMENISTAN             |
|                       26 | FII                      | 60                       | MYANMAR                  | 94   | UKRAINE                  |
|                       27 | FINLAND                  | 61                       | NEPAL                    | 95   | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES     |
|                       28 | FRANCE                   | 62                       | NETHERLANDS              | 96   | UNITED KINGDOM           |
|                       29 | GEORGIA                  | 63                       | NEW ZEALAND              | 97   | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
|                       30 | GERMANY                  | 64                       | NIGERIA                  | 98   | UZBEKISTAN               |
|                       31 | GHANA                    | 65                       | NORWAY                   | 99   | VIETNAM                  |
|                       32 | GREECE                   | 66                       | OMAN                     | 100  | YEMEN                    |
|                       33 | HONG KONG                | 67                       | PAKISTAN                 | 101  | ZIMBABWE                 |
|                       34 | HUNGARY                  | 68                       | PHILIPPINES              |      |                          |