Lok Sabha Question No. 4802 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-20
Subject: Overseas Deaths of Bihar Natives
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Ajay Kumar Mandal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4802

ANSWERED ON - 20/03/2026

OVERSEAS DEATHS OF BIHAR NATIVES

†4802. SHRI AJAY KUMAR MANDAL

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether several natives of Bihar have lost their life abroad during the last three years;

- (b) if so, the details of the cause of such deaths (such as natural causes, accidents, suicide, crime, etc.), State-wise, particularly for Bihar; and
- (c) the details and nature of assistance such as bilateral consular assistance,   financial   assistance   extended   to   such   families   and expenditure incurred on repatriation of mortal remains provided by the Union Government and the Government of Bihar?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH)

(a) to (c) As per the information available with the Ministry, the number of   deaths   of   Indian   citizens   abroad   during   the   last   three   years   is placed   at   Annexure.   State-wise   information   including   Bihar   is   not available with the Ministry.

The safety, security and well being of Indian nationals living in foreign countries is one of the foremost priorities for the Government of India. Indian Missions/Posts abroad render all possible consular assistance to   the   Indian   nationals,   whenever   required.   Indian   nationals   can contact the Indian Missions/Posts abroad via walk-ins, email, social media platforms, 24x7 emergency telephone numbers and Toll Free Helplines established by Missions/Posts abroad, grievance redressal portals like MADAD, CPGRAMS etc for redressal of their grievances. Pravasi Bharatiya Sahayata Kendras (PBSKs) have been set up at Dubai,   Sharjah,   Riyadh,   Jeddah   and   Kuala   Lumpur   to   provide

assistance to Indian workers abroad. Shelter homes for distressed Indian   nationals   have   also   been   set   up   at   some   Missions/Posts. Mission officials visit immigration offices and labour camps to address the complaints of Indian workers. Financial assistance to distressed Indians,   if   necessary,   is   provided   through   the   Indian   Community Welfare   Fund   (ICWF).   During   emergency   or   crisis   situations,   our Missions/Posts   abroad   pro-actively   help   distressed/stranded   Indian nationals in terms of providing food, shelter, medicine and helping their   return   to   India.   Apart   from   extending   all   possible   consular assistance to Indian nationals, Indian Missions/Posts also assist in providing legal aid wherever needed. Missions/Posts maintain a local panel of lawyers where Indian community is in sizeable numbers. The details on the number of cases, along with assistance provided under ICWF, during the last five years are as follows:

|   Year |   No. of Beneficiaries | Expenditure   |
|--------|------------------------|---------------|
|   2021 |                    422 | ₹ 5,70,95,552 |

| 2022                   |   507 | ₹ 8,65,44,255   |
|------------------------|-------|-----------------|
| 2023                   |   433 | ₹ 9,06,38,615   |
| 2024                   |   488 | ₹ 11,96,50,424  |
| 2025 (up to September) |   312 | ₹ 8,48,59,348   |

## ANNEXURE

| Country Name   |   The number of deaths of Indian citizens abroad during the last 3 years, year-wise |   The number of deaths of Indian citizens abroad during the last 3 years, year-wise |   The number of deaths of Indian citizens abroad during the last 3 years, year-wise |
|----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                |                                                                                2023 |                                                                                2024 |                                                                                2025 |
| Afghanistan    |                                                                                   1 |                                                                                   3 |                                                                                   0 |
| Albania        |                                                                                   0 |                                                                                   1 |                                                                                   2 |
| Algeria        |                                                                                   3 |                                                                                   3 |                                                                                   5 |
| Angola         |                                                                                   2 |                                                                                  12 |                                                                                  12 |
| Argentina      |                                                                                   2 |                                                                                   0 |                                                                                   2 |
| Armenia        |                                                                                  23 |                                                                                  42 |                                                                                  34 |
| Australia      |                                                                                 199 |                                                                                 200 |                                                                                 215 |
| Austria        |                                                                                  14 |                                                                                  16 |                                                                                  20 |
| Azerbaijan     |                                                                                   5 |                                                                                   2 |                                                                                   5 |
| Bahrain        |                                                                                 304 |                                                                                 287 |                                                                                 268 |
| Bangladesh     |                                                                                  40 |                                                                                  31 |                                                                                  14 |
| Belarus        |                                                                                   5 |                                                                                   4 |                                                                                   4 |
| Belgium        |                                                                                   9 |                                                                                  12 |                                                                                  14 |
| Bhutan         |                                                                                  14 |                                                                                  18 |                                                                                  19 |
| Brazil         |                                                                                   5 |                                                                                   7 |                                                                                   3 |
| Bulgaria       |                                                                                   1 |                                                                                   2 |                                                                                   4 |
| Burkina Faso   |                                                                                   3 |                                                                                   6 |                                                                                   2 |
| Cambodia       |                                                                                  12 |                                                                                  10 |                                                                                  15 |
| Cameroon       |                                                                                   6 |                                                                                   5 |                                                                                   1 |
| Canada         |                                                                                 336 |                                                                                 387 |                                                                                 405 |
| Chile          |                                                                                   1 |                                                                                   2 |                                                                                   3 |

| China                        |   44 |   40 |   45 |
|------------------------------|------|------|------|
| Colombia                     |    4 |    1 |    1 |
| Cote d'Ivoire                |   11 |   11 |    5 |
| Croatia                      |    2 |    4 |    6 |
| Cuba                         |    0 |    2 |    1 |
| Cyprus                       |    9 |   12 |   10 |
| Czech Republic               |    4 |    5 |    5 |
| Denmark                      |    7 |    6 |   12 |
| Djibouti                     |    1 |    1 |    4 |
| Dominican Republic           |    1 |    1 |    1 |
| Democratic Republic of Congo |   38 |   38 |   29 |
| Egypt                        |   14 |   19 |   15 |
| Eritrea                      |    0 |    1 |    0 |
| Estonia                      |    0 |    1 |    2 |
| Ethiopia                     |    4 |    6 |    6 |
| Fiji                         |    1 |    3 |    3 |
| Finland                      |    4 |    2 |    3 |
| France                       |    0 |    1 |    2 |
| Gabon                        |    0 |    0 |    3 |
| Georgia                      |    0 |    0 |    7 |
| Germany                      |   65 |   92 |   75 |
| Ghana                        |   16 |   25 |   16 |
| Guatemala                    |    2 |    2 |    2 |
| Guinea                       |    3 |    6 |   10 |

| Guyana              |   3 |   0 |   6 |
|---------------------|-----|-----|-----|
| Hungary             |   6 |   7 |  10 |
| Iceland             |   2 |   0 |   0 |
| Indonesia           |  35 |  36 |  38 |
| Iran                |  20 |  13 |   9 |
| Iraq                |  26 |  41 |  34 |
| Israel              |   0 |   0 |  25 |
| Italy               | 305 | 374 | 378 |
| Jamaica             |   6 |   5 |   5 |
| Japan               |  26 |  27 |  26 |
| Jordan              |  19 |   8 |  17 |
| Kazakhstan          |   4 |   8 |   3 |
| Kenya               |  33 |  31 |  43 |
| Kingdom of Eswatini |   0 |   3 |   2 |
| Kuwait              | 708 | 733 | 750 |
| Kyrgyzstan          |   2 |   6 |   3 |
| Lao PDR             |   1 |   5 |   9 |
| Latvia              |   0 |   1 |   0 |
| Lebanon             |  12 |  18 |   5 |
| Libya               |   3 |   2 |   4 |
| Lithuania           |   1 |   0 |   0 |
| Madagascar          |  10 |   8 |   7 |
| Malawi              |   7 |   9 |  11 |
| Malaysia            | 477 | 526 | 434 |
| Maldives            |  37 |  23 |  28 |

| Mali             |   4 |   2 |   0 |
|------------------|-----|-----|-----|
| Malta            |   7 |  10 |  10 |
| Mauritania       |   2 |   1 |   0 |
| Mauritius        |  19 |  29 |  22 |
| Mexico           |   7 |  19 |  10 |
| Mongolia         |   0 |   0 |   1 |
| Morocco          |   2 |   1 |   3 |
| Mozambique       |   7 |   9 |  18 |
| Myanmar          |   2 |   1 |   5 |
| Namibia          |   1 |   1 |   1 |
| Nepal            | 106 | 128 |  97 |
| Netherlands      |  15 |  24 |  23 |
| New Zealand      |  54 |  63 |  40 |
| Niger            |   0 |   0 |   2 |
| Nigeria          |  50 |  38 |  48 |
| Norway           |   9 |   7 |   7 |
| Oman             | 503 | 474 | 521 |
| Pakistan         |   6 |   3 |   3 |
| Panama           |   3 |   5 |  11 |
| Papua New Guinea |   1 |   1 |   2 |
| Paraguay         |   1 |   0 |   0 |
| Perú             |   1 |   1 |   2 |
| Philippines      |  74 |  80 |  67 |
| Poland           |  14 |  22 |  17 |
| Portugal         |  26 |  46 |  37 |

| Qatar                 |   352 |   307 |   315 |
|-----------------------|-------|-------|-------|
| Republic of Congo     |     2 |     2 |     1 |
| Republic of Korea     |    13 |     9 |     6 |
| Romania               |     9 |     5 |     5 |
| Russia                |    30 |    30 |    49 |
| Rwanda                |     2 |     6 |     3 |
| Sao Tome and Principe |     0 |     0 |     0 |
| Saudi Arabia          |  2693 |  2629 |  2659 |
| Senegal               |     6 |     4 |     0 |
| Serbia                |     2 |     5 |     6 |
| Seychelles            |     9 |    12 |    13 |
| Sierra Leone          |     4 |    10 |    11 |
| Singapore             |   224 |   250 |   211 |
| Slovak Republic       |     0 |     1 |     3 |
| Slovenia              |     1 |     1 |     1 |
| South Africa          |    51 |    46 |    38 |
| South Sudan           |     0 |     3 |     4 |
| Spain                 |     0 |     0 |    38 |
| Sri Lanka             |    27 |    41 |    29 |
| Sudan                 |     0 |     2 |     0 |
| Suriname              |     4 |     2 |     1 |
| Sweden                |     2 |     6 |    10 |
| Switzerland           |    17 |    20 |    21 |
| Syria                 |     0 |     0 |     2 |
| Tajikistan            |     0 |     1 |     0 |

| Tanzania          | 1      | 1      | 1      |
|-------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| Thailand          | 122    | 121    | 146    |
| Timor -Leste      | 0      | 0      | 1      |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 0      | 1      | 0      |
| Tunisia           | 1      | 2      | 1      |
| Turkiye           | 2      | 5      | 1      |
| Turkmenistan      | 1      | 0      | 0      |
| UAE               | 2133   | 2571   | 2754   |
| Uganda            | 45     | 36     | 24     |
| UK                | 247    | 283    | 301    |
| Ukraine           | 2      | 1      | 1      |
| Uruguay           | 0      | 1      | 0      |
| USA               | 1145   | 1201   | 947    |
| Uzbekistan        | 7      | 13     | 8      |
| Venezuela         | 1      | 0      | 0      |
| Vietnam           | 14     | 12     | 21     |
| Yemen             | 1      | 2      | 1      |
| Zambia            | 14     | 17     | 30     |
| Zimbabwe          | 5      | 4      | 3      |
| Total             | 11,061 | 11,841 | 11,770 |

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