Keralites In The Gulf

Traditionally, remittances from the Middle East have been the mainstay of Kerala's economy, but with more and more of the state's diaspora bidding goodbye to the Gulf countries, things are going to change, once and for all.

Opposition leader in the Kerala Assembly Ramesh Chennithala has appealed to Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju, to take steps to bring down the hiked airfares by various airlines in the Gulf sector.

Kerala's Local Self Government Minister KT Jaleel, who was asked by the state government to fly to Saudi Arabia to coordinate efforts with Kerala cultural groups amid reports of hundreds of Keralites in the Gulf kingdom having been rendered jobless and facing a food crisis, on Thursday evening said he was denied a diplomatic passport.

An amount of Rs 25 crore has been earmarked for rehabilitation of the Non-Resident Keralites (NRK), who had to return home after a new labour law was implemented in some Gulf countries, Finance Minister KM Mani told the Assembly today.

A house-to-house survey of Non-Resident Keralites (NRKs) is under way in Kerala to create a thorough data bank for formulating policies for welfare of thousands of Malayalis working abroad, mostly in the Gulf countries.

Traditionally, remittances from the Middle East have been the mainstay of Kerala's economy, but with more and more of the state's diaspora bidding goodbye to the Gulf countries, things are going to change, once and for all.

Opposition leader in the Kerala Assembly Ramesh Chennithala has appealed to Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju, to take steps to bring down the hiked airfares by various airlines in the Gulf sector.

Kerala's Local Self Government Minister KT Jaleel, who was asked by the state government to fly to Saudi Arabia to coordinate efforts with Kerala cultural groups amid reports of hundreds of Keralites in the Gulf kingdom having been rendered jobless and facing a food crisis, on Thursday evening said he was denied a diplomatic passport.

An amount of Rs 25 crore has been earmarked for rehabilitation of the Non-Resident Keralites (NRK), who had to return home after a new labour law was implemented in some Gulf countries, Finance Minister KM Mani told the Assembly today.

A house-to-house survey of Non-Resident Keralites (NRKs) is under way in Kerala to create a thorough data bank for formulating policies for welfare of thousands of Malayalis working abroad, mostly in the Gulf countries.