2372 complaints from NRI women seeking action against their spouses who allegedly abandoned them
NRI women abandoned by their husbands get proper support from the Indian missions abroad. The support is in the form of financial and legal assistance through Indian Community Welfare Fund (ICWF), while social organisations, NGOs and Indian Associations chip in help out the distressed women, said Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs V Muraleedharan in response to a question in the Parliament.
The minister said in last five years there were about 2372 complaints from NRI women who were allegedly abandoned by their spouses.
Earlier in 2018, the government told the Parliament that it received one distress call every eight hours from a married Indian woman living overseas asking for help, The quint reported.
“All the complaints have since been attended to. In case of legal proceedings, there are processes in place for issuing summons under both civil and criminal cases which are normally regulated under reciprocal agreements,” the minister said.
“The External Affairs ministry and India’s missions/posts abroad provide appropriate counselling, guidance and information to the aggrieved Indian women about legal procedures and mechanisms in such cases.”
— V Muraleedharan
“The government has taken several steps to implement various mechanisms to address the issues of abandonment, domestic violence, harassment and other matrimonial disputes faced by married NRI women,” Muraleedharan said.
“The External Affairs ministry and India’s missions/posts abroad provide appropriate counselling, guidance and information to the aggrieved Indian women about legal procedures and mechanisms in such cases.”
Through open houses and walk-in sessions the distressed Indians including women raise their grievance, while online consular assistance is available to distressed Indian women through portals like MADAD, CPGRAMS and social media, the minister informed.
“There is a 24×7 Helpline service for emergency situations,” he said.
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