By way of PTI
NEW DELHI: The federal government on Thursday stated it’s been taking on with the Chinese language government the problem of the go back of Indian scholars to China to renew their research.
Minister of State for Exterior Affairs V Muraleedharan, replying to a query in Rajya Sabha, stated a lot of Indian scholars had come again to India when all universities in China had closed down following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
He stated China had limited shuttle through postponing visa and place of abode allows from March 27, 2020, in view of the pandemic.
“As in keeping with knowledge to be had, roughly 20,000 Indian scholars had been enrolled in more than a few lessons together with medical medication lessons in numerous Chinese language universities at the moment,” he stated.
“Numerous them returned to India when all universities in China had closed down,” he added.
Muraleedharan stated the colleges in China have now not reopened absolutely as on date. “The federal government has been taking on the topic of the go back of Indian scholars with the Chinese language government each in New Delhi and thru our Embassy in China. Common updates were given on this regard through the Embassy to the Indian scholars,” Muraleedharan stated.
He stated the Ministry of Exterior Affairs (MEA) had taken up the topic with the Nationwide Scientific Fee and Ministry of Well being and Circle of relatives Welfare to discover choices to deal with the worries of the affected scholars.
The minister stated the fee has issued a round on March 4 mentioning that during view of a lot of Indian scientific scholars in overseas establishments who’ve now not been ready to finish internships, it has determined to simply accept programs from such overseas scientific graduates to finish the remainder a part of an internship in India.
Muraleedharan stated the Chinese language executive has prompt Chinese language universities to handle touch with overseas scholars and proceed categories on-line.
To a separate query, he stated the MEA has won and addressed” a complete of 4957 NRI marital court cases from Indian brides and grooms over the past 5 years.
The minister stated a complete quantity of Rs 64 lakhs has been spent for offering prison and fiscal help to Indian girls abandoned through their in another country Indian/overseas husbands underneath the Indian Neighborhood Welfare Fund from 2017 to 2021.
Muraleedharan stated 231 passports of the NRIs, implicated within the disputes, were revoked/cancelled right through the final 5 years.