Under-graduates going for jobs abroad may have less hurdles
Date: 08-Mar-2010
NEW DELHI: Under-graduates going for jobs abroad may not
require the emigration checks if a proposal of the Ministry of Overseas Indian
Affairs goes through.
The Ministry has mooted the proposal as part of its new Emigration Bill with an
aim of saving lakhs of people from hassles they face while getting clearance if
they have Emigration Check Required (ECR) stamp on their passports.
As per the Emigration Act 1983, Emigration Check Required (ECR) categories of
Indian passport holders need to obtain "Emigration Clearance" from
the office of Protector of Emigrants (POE) for going to 18 countries.
"Why should there be two categories of people? We want to do away with the
ECR norms," Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi told PTI in an
interview.
As per the rules, ECR clearance is mandatory for undergraduates seeking
overseas employment in these 18 countries.
Asked whether his Ministry has sought opinion of the Ministry of External
Affairs on the issue, Ravi said it has also agreed with the proposal.
The countries where ECR is mandatory include United Arab Emirates, Saudi
Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, Malaysia, Libya, Jordan, Yemen, Sudan,
Brunei, Afghanistan, Indonesia, Syria, Lebanon and Thailand.
Ravi said the draft of the new bill has been sent to various ministries
including Law Ministry and Home Ministry for comment and once the process is
completed, it will be presented to the cabinet.
Admitting that the current system of getting the ECR clearance often causes
harassment to the people and at times encourages corruption, Ravi said his
Ministry is also considering disbanding the office of the Protector of
Emigrants (POE).
"POE office may also go," he said. Officials in the Ministry said the
draft of the new bill was prepared after a need was felt to have a progressive
immigration regulation in the wake of changing global circumstances and growing
incidents of Indians being exploited in absence of a more regulative
legislation having strict penal provisions.
The draft bill also provides for more power to the state police to deal with
unscrupulous recruiting agents who dupe those wanting to migrating to other
countries.
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