Ministry invites comments and suggestions from all stakeholders and community members on the draft Overseas Mobility (Facilitation and Welfare) Bill, 2025, which aims to replace the Emigration Act, 1983. The draft Bill may be accessed on Ministry’s website at https://www.mea.gov.in/overseasmobilitybill2025.htm.

Salient features of the draft Bill are as follows:

(i) It proposes to establish an Overseas Mobility and Welfare Council that aims to provide greater convergence between Ministries with respect to policy management.

(ii) The Bill seeks to strike a balance between promoting opportunities abroad and establishing a regulatory framework for protection and welfare of vulnerable categories.

(iii) The Bill creates a mechanism to oversee administration and implementation of international agreements on migration and mobility.

(iv) It creates robust data driven policy management based on labour studies and coordinated actions with different ministries and departments.

2. The draft Bill seeks to promote mobility of Indians emigrating abroad, while giving adequate flexibility for addressing issues concerning their welfare and protection.

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