Social security scheme for Indians launched in UAE

Dubai, Oct 29: Aiming for the welfare and security of overseas Indian workers, the government has launched a special social security scheme at the consulate here.

The Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana (MGPSY) scheme was launched on Tuesday by Vayalar Ravi, minister of overseas Indian Affairs for the overseas Indian workers in Emigration Check Required (ECR) Category working in ECR countries.

This scheme has already been launched in India last year and with this launch it will now be introduced in all ECR countries.

The objective of the scheme is to encourage and enable overseas Indian workers by giving co-contribution to save for their return and resettlement in India, for their pension and obtain complimentary life insurance cover during the period of overseas employment.

The minister expressed his commitment towards the safety, protection and welfare of overseas Indian workers and said the scheme is designed after carefully considering their needs.

The minister also spoke about the other major initiatives like extension of Indian Community Welfare Fund to all the missions, signing of social security agreements and MoUs with major countries having Indian populations, e-Migrate project to facilitate the migration process.

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DK-Udupi local authorities' constituency by-poll: 4 candidates – Cong, BJP, SDPI, Ind – in fray

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October 8,2024

Mangaluru: The by-election to the legislative council from the Dakshina Kannada and Udupi local authorities' constituency will be a contest among four candidates. An independent candidate, Muhammed Riyaz, has withdrawn his nomination on Monday, the last day for withdrawal.

Deputy commissioner Mullai Muhilan MP stated that candidates Kishore BR (BJP), Raju Poojary (Congress), Anwar Sadat S (SDPI), and Dinakar Ullal (independent) will be in the fray.

Polling will be held at 392 booths in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts between 8am and 4pm on Oct 21.

A total of 6,032 voters from Dakshina Kannada and Udupi are eligible to vote. While there will be 234 polling booths in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi will have 158 stations. Gram panchayat members, corporators of the Mangaluru City Corporation, members of city municipal councils, town municipal councils, town panchayats, MLAs, MLCs, and Lok Sabha members are eligible to vote.

Election observer of the Election Commission of India (ECI), Pankaj Kumar Pandey, reviewed the poll preparations at the deputy commissioner's office on Monday. He issued directions to officials regarding arrangements to be made during the election and counting of votes.

The deputy commissioner stated that out of 6,032 voters, 3,127 are women and 2,905 are men. He said the counting of votes will be held at St Aloysius PU College in the city on Oct 24.

Udupi deputy commissioner Vidya Kumari K, city police commissioner Anupam Agrawal, Dakshina Kannada ZP CEO Anandh K, Dakshina Kannada SP Yathish N, Udupi SP Arun K, and additional deputy commissioners Santhosh Kumar G and Mamatha Devi were present.

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