Chennamaneni Srinivas Rao flayed the Union government for not even including the word Gulf workers in the agenda of the national meet
Chairman of CSR Foundation Chennamaneni Srinivas Rao raised the issue of neglect of Gulf workers’ issues at the 17th ‘Pravasi Bharatiya Divas’ celebrations, reported hindudayashankar.com.
He alleged that the ‘Pravasi Divas’ has turned into a big fair for rich NRIs and ignored the poor Gulf workers, who migrated to Gulf nations to eke out a living. He flayed the Union government for not even including the word Gulf workers in the agenda of the national meet.
The Telangana Gulf JAC organized the ‘Mazdoor Pravasi Divas’ on January 7, 2023 at Somajiguda Press Club in Hyderabad. Participating as chief guest, Srinivasa Rao demanded that the government should discuss the Gulf workers’ issues in the Pravasi Diwas and take appropriate measures to solve them.
TPCC NRI cell Gulf convenor Singireddy Naresh Reddy flayed the central government for using the foreign exchange remitted by over 88 lakh Indian expatriates in the Gulf countries and neglecting their welfare. The MPs should raise the Gulf migration issues in the upcoming budget sessions of the Parliament, he said and charged that the government was focussing only on trade agreements with Gulf countries, but not on workers’ plight and their welfare. Mr Naresh Reddy alleged that the Government was only doing export and import business with manpower and using human resources for earning foreign exchange.
Some participants said that the Telangana state government should set up a ‘Gulf Workers Welfare Board’ for the welfare of 15 lakh Telangana migrant workers living in the Gulf countries and another 30 lakh workers who have returned from the Gulf. The state government should allocate an annual budget of Rs.500 Core for the welfare of the Gulf workers and an ex gratia of Rs.5 Lakhs should be paid for the deceased migrant families
Telangana Gulf Workers’ JAC Chairman Guggilla Ravi Goud, who presided over the meeting, said that ‘Mazdoor Pravasi Divas’ was organised in Hyderabad under the auspices of the Migrant rights association to make their voice reach the Central Government. Lodging protest against the Union government for neglect of Gulf immigrants, Goud demanded that a special Gulf plenary session should be held during Pravasi Bharatiya Divas.
Pravasi Mithra Labor Union President Swadesh Parkipandla asked the central and state governments to formulate schemes for the rehabilitation of those who returned from the Gulf. Swadesh urged the government to provide legal assistance and discuss with the Gulf countries to get the salary arrears and end-of-service benefits of the workers who lost their jobs abroad due to the Corona epidemic.
President of Emigrants Welfare Forum Bheem Reddy Mandha requested the central government to include natural death in the ‘Pravasi Bharatiya Bima Yojana (PMBBY)’ insurance policy worth Rs.10 lakh by amending the rules of the PBBY Insurance on the occasion Pravasi Bharatiya Divas. He asked the Indian government to use its diplomatic relations and convince the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait governments to set up their consulates (Diplomatic missions) in Hyderabad.
Secretary of the Gulf JAC Gangula Muralidhar Reddy said, the Indian government should pressurize FIFA and Qatar to compensate the families of all the migrant workers who sacrificed their lives in Qatar. He also requested the government that Online voting facilities should be provided to the NRIs.
Some participants said that the Telangana state government should set up a ‘Gulf Workers Welfare Board’ for the welfare of 15 lakh Telangana migrant workers living in the Gulf countries and another 30 lakh workers who have returned from the Gulf. The state government should allocate an annual budget of Rs.500 Core for the welfare of the Gulf workers and an ex gratia of Rs.5 Lakhs should be paid for the deceased migrant families.
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