{"id":278529,"date":"2024-01-18T16:29:56","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T10:59:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=278529"},"modified":"2024-01-18T16:29:56","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T10:59:56","slug":"kerala-rehabilitation-project-benefits-7000-gulf-returnees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/kerala-rehabilitation-project-benefits-7000-gulf-returnees\/","title":{"rendered":"Kerala Rehabilitation Project benefits 7,000 Gulf returnees"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source:<\/strong> This post is based on the article \u201cKerala Rehabilitation project benefits 7,000 Gulf returnees\u201d<\/strong> published in \u201cThe Hindu<\/strong>\u201d on 16th January 2024.<\/p>\n

Why in News?<\/h2>\n

The first-ever rehabilitation project launched by the Kerala government for individuals returning from Gulf countries has assisted nearly 7,000 returnees in the state.<\/p>\n

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Source: The Hindu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What is this project?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Specification<\/td>\nDescription<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0Scheme<\/td>\nNoRKA Department Project for Return Emigrants (NDPREM) project<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Launched by<\/td>\nDepartment of Non-Resident Keralites\u2019 Affairs (NoRKA)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0Aim<\/td>\nTo help Gulf returnees set up self-employment ventures with the support of leading financial institutions.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Why this scheme?<\/td>\nThe initiative began in response to Saudi Arabia’s implemented “Nitaqat” (naturalization) law<\/strong>\u00a0in 2013, causing concerns among expats about potential job losses.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Factual information relation to scheme<\/td>\n\n

\u00a0Total beneficiaries of NDPREM scheme – 6,661<\/p>\n

Volume of loan disbursed through NDPREM so far: 411.23 crore<\/p>\n

Capital subsidy: 60.83 crore, Interest subsidy: 13.55 crore<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

What is Pravasi Bhadratha scheme?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Specification<\/td>\nDescription<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scheme<\/td>\nPravasi Bhadratha scheme<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Launched by<\/td>\nDepartment of Non-Resident Keralites\u2019 Affairs (NoRKA)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aim<\/td>\nTo provides financial support and income-generating opportunities for returnees.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Factual information relation to scheme<\/td>\n\n

Number of beneficiaries: 12,371<\/p>\n

Amount disbursed under the scheme:\u00a0 \u20b977 crore<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

What are the impacts of these schemes?<\/h2>\n

1)The schemes have benefitted almost 7000 gulf emigrants<\/strong> thus helped in transforming the profile of returning emigrants.<\/p>\n

2)\u00a0Recent significant changes in the industrial landscape and environment of Kerala<\/strong> have played a crucial role in involving distressed returnees in the retail sector.<\/p>\n

3) These schemes have also guaranteed the economic integration of returnees into society,<\/strong> with the local economy benefiting<\/strong> from their engagement.<\/p>\n

4) The introduction of the NoRKA business facilitation center,<\/strong> aimed at assisting non-resident Keralites and returnees in starting businesses in the state, has shown promising results.<\/p>\n

5) The state is considering expanding the loan scheme<\/strong> to encompass additional sectors and enhance the value addition of products, aiming to extend support to more returnees.<\/p>\n

UPSC Syllabus: schemes and programmes<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source: This post is based on the article \u201cKerala Rehabilitation project benefits 7,000 Gulf returnees\u201d published in \u201cThe Hindu\u201d on 16th January 2024. Why in News? The first-ever rehabilitation project launched by the Kerala government for individuals returning from Gulf countries has assisted nearly 7,000 returnees in the state. What is this project? Specification Description… Continue reading Kerala Rehabilitation Project benefits 7,000 Gulf returnees<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10366,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,956],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-278529","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-schemes-and-programs","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278529","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10366"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=278529"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278529\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=278529"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=278529"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=278529"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}