@HCIMaldives@narendramodi@MEAIndia@TexMinIndia@PIB_India It is deeply frustrating that the new Favara UPI facility between the Maldives and India completely excludes Indian expats.
Despite being a joint tie-up with India, workers—even with valid work permits and updated KYC are barred from using it.
#FavaraUPI#Maldives#India
@narendramodi It is deeply frustrating that the new Favara UPI facility between the Maldives and India completely excludes Indian expats.
Despite being a joint tie-up with India, workers—even with valid work permits and updated KYC are barred from using it.
#FavaraUPI#Maldives#India
@DrSJaishankar It is deeply frustrating that the new Favara UPI facility between the Maldives and India completely excludes Indian expats.
Despite being a joint tie-up with India, workers—even with valid work permits and updated KYC are barred from using it.
#FavaraUPI#Maldives#India
It is deeply frustrating that the new Favara UPI facility between the Maldives and India completely excludes Indian expats.
Despite being a joint tie-up with India, workers—even with valid work permits and updated KYC are barred from using it.
#FavaraUPI#Maldives#India
@ShashiTharoor Expatriate families deserve stability, dignity, and the ability to support their loved ones without artificial limits. Our right to send remittances home is not just a policy issue—it’s a lifeline. #permanentsolutionnow
Many Keralites working in the Maldives have reached out to me about the difficulties they are facing in remitting funds home, because of severe restrictions imposed recently on dollar transfers out of the country (since Maldives has a dollar-shortage these days). I’ve suggested a way forward to the Finance Minister @nsitharaman and urged the External Affairs Minister @DrSJaishankar to intervene as well:
@HCIMaldives@MEAIndia@IndianDiplomacy@MoFAmv@presidencymv Foreign employment to be banned for several jobs in Maldives. Teachers, nurses, accountants, hairdressers, babysitters, trainers, pilots and several hospitality managers will be gradually closed to expatriates as quotas are cancelled over the next 2–5 years.
On paper, this is called “localisation”. In reality, it will shake the lives of thousands of foreign workers who have spent their best years serving Maldivian schools, hospitals, resorts and homes.
Foreign employment is banned for several jobs in the Maldives. Teachers, nurses, accountants, hairdressers, babysitters, trainers, pilots and several hospitality managers will be gradually closed to expatriates as quotas are cancelled over the next 2–5 years.
Another @IAF_MCC IL-76 aircraft lands in Colombo with:
➡️9 Tons Relief Material
➡️2 Urban Search & Rescue Teams comprising 80 National Disaster Response Force Personnel
A total of around 27 tons of relief material delivered by air and sea. More is on the way!
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#OperationSagarBandhu continues…