The Indian embassies abroad often do not know that a worker is there illegally unless there is a problem,” said Singh. E-Sanad, a pilot programme for online attestation of documents of migrants was launched between the Telangana government and the MEA. Telangana information technology and NRI affairs minister K.T. Rama Rao also asked Singh to ensure that the mortal remains of migrants are sent back home soon after their deaths. “We have told them that Indians who are working in the US contribute to the economy and have professional acumen and are different from other migrants,” Singh added.

Source: Mint May 13, 2017 12:45 UTC