Embassy of India

   Doha

PRESS RELEASE

EMBASSY OPEN HOUSE –  31 MARCH, 2016       

The monthly Open House to address urgent consular and labour issues/cases of Indian nationals in the State of Qatar was held at the Embassy on 31 March, 2016.  Ambassador Sanjiv  Arora, Deputy Chief of Mission    R.K. Singh and other officials met all the complainants, discussed their problems and assured them that the Embassy would actively follow up their cases with the authorities concerned in Government of Qatar. Mr. Arvind Patil, President of Indian Community Benevolent Forum (ICBF), an active community association working under the aegis of the Embassy for the welfare of Indian workers, also attended the Open House.

An Embassy team visited the Central Prison and Deportation Centre to enquire about the welfare of detainees from India. The total number of Indian nationals in the Central Prison and the Deportation Centre currently is 141 and 190, respectively.

During the current year, the Labour and Community Welfare Section of the Embassy has received a total of 1103 complaints so far. The number of complaints received during 2015 was 4132.

The number of deaths registered in the Embassy during the current year until March, 2016 is 79.  The number of deaths registered during 2015 was 279.  The same number of deaths were registered during 2014 also.

On the basis of requests received from Qatari authorities for travel documents for Indian nationals in the Deportation Centre, the Embassy has issued 16 Emergency Certificates (ECs) in March, 2016. The Embassy also issued 33 air tickets to Indian nationals in distress for their return to India in March, 2016. 

Indian Community Benevolent Forum [ICBF] continues to help Indian workers through various welfare measures, including provision of air tickets, financial assistance and medical help. The assistance given by the ICBF to Indian nationals during March, 2016 includes 6 air tickets for destitute workers.

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31 March, 2016