BENGALURU: The delegates from Middle East countries like Saudi Arabia, Dubai were disappointed on the second day of the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2017, as their requests for a dedicated seminar or a platform to discuss issues pertaining to NRIs in Gulf were ignored.
From problems pertaining to education to consular services, they are plenty. Their efforts to meet Ministry of External Affairs officials have not borne much fruit.
Dr Abu Salam, managing committee member of International Indian School, Dammam, which is under the Indian Embassy, said, “Our children can’t continue higher studies after Class 12. They have to come back to their country to finish their education. For a child who have lived all of his/her life abroad, India is no less than a foreign land.”
Mohammed Abdul Waris who is also a committee member of the school, said, “We appreciate the initiatives taken by the ministry but there is a lot to be done. The lower middle class suffer the most. We want uniform policy for NRIs living in Saudi Arabia and the US. But that is not the case.”