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COMMITTEE 02 ON EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (2019-20) 50 SEVENTEENTH LOK SABHA 00 MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS DEMANDS FOR GRANTS (2020-21) SECOND REPORT LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT NEW DELHI MARCH, 2020/PHALGUNA, 1941 (Saka) SECOND REPORT COMMITTEE ON EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (2019-20) (SEVENTEENTH LOK SABHA) MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS DEMANDS FOR GRANTS (2020-21) Presented to Lok Sabha on 3 March, 2020 Laid on the Table of Rajya Sabha on 3 March, 2020 LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT NEW DELHI MARCH, 2020/PHALGUNA, 1941 (Saka) COEA NO. 142 Price : Rs. 135 © 2020 by Lok Sabha Secretariat Published under Rule 382 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha (__________Edition) and Printed by CONTENTS PAGE COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE ON EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (2019-20) (i) INTRODUCTION (ii) CHAPTER I ANALYSIS OF DEMAND FOR GRANTS 1-26 I. Overall Budgetary Proposals and Allocations II. Classification of budget into ‘Scheme’ and ‘Non Scheme’ III. Review of Past Performance CHAPTER II SECTORAL ALLOCATIONS 27-54 I. Embassies and Missions II. Passport and Emigration III. International cooperation A. South Asian University B. Nalanda University CHAPTER III INDIA’S DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION 55-105 I. Aid to Bangladesh II. Aid/Loans and Advances to Bhutan III. Aid to Nepal IV. Aid to Sri Lanka V. Aid to Maldives VI. Aid to Myanmar VII. Aid to African Countries VIII. Aid to Afghanistan IX. Aid to Latin American Countries X. Indo-Pacific Cooperation XI. Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation CHAPTER IV ORGANIZATIONAL SET UP 106-112 I. Sushma Swaraj Foreign Service Institute Training II. Protectorate General of Emigrants (PGoE) CHAPTER V OVERSEAS INDIAN AFFAIRS 113- 129 I. Engagement with Diaspora II. Schemes/Programmes related to Overseas Indians (i) Know India Programme (KIP) (ii). Promotion of Cultural Ties with Diaspora (iii) Awareness Campaign / Media Plan (iv) NRI Marriages Dispute CHAPTER VI AUTONOMOUS BODIES AND INSTITUTIONS 130 - 140 I. Indian Council of Cultural Relations II. Indian Council of World Affairs CHAPTER VII POLICY PLANNING & RESEARCH 141 -149 APPENDICES I. Minutes of the Fourteenth Sitting of the Committee held on 27.02.2020 150 II. Minutes of the Fifteenth sitting of the Committee held on 02.03.2020 153 ANNEXURES I. Programmes/projects by India in African countries 155 II. Training Programmes for Indian diplomats/officials for the year 2020-21 168 (i) COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE ON EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (2019-20) 1. Dr. P.P. Chaudhary, Chairperson Lok Sabha 2. Shri Abhishek Banerjee 3. Shri Margani Bharat 4. Kunwar Pushpendra Singh Chandel 5. Shri Jayadev Galla 6. Shri Dileshwar Kamait 7. Smt. Preneet Kaur 8. Shri Pakauri Lal Kol 9. Smt. Meenakashi Lekhi 10. Smt. Poonam Mahajan 11. Shri P. C. Mohan 12. Shri Borlakunta Venkatesh Netha 13. Shri Ritesh Pandey 14. Dr. K. C. Patel 15. Shri Soyam Babu Rao 16. Shri Achyutananda Samanta 17. Shri Ram Swaroop Sharma 18. Shri Ravindra Shyamnarayan Shukla alias Ravi Kishan 19. Shri Manoj Tiwari 20. Shri Rebati Tripura 21. Shri N.K. Premachandran Rajya Sabha 22. Shri K. J. Alphons 23. Smt. Jaya Bachchan 24. Smt. Misha Bharti 25. Shri P. Chidambaram 26. Shri Swapan Dasgupta 27. Shri Chunibhai Kanjibhai Gohel 28. Shri Sharad Pawar 29. Shri Shamsher Singh Manhas$ 30. Shri Kapil Sibal 31. Shri Abdul Wahab Secretariat 1. Shri P.C.Koul - Joint Secretary 2. Dr. Ram Raj Rai - Director 3. Shri Paolienlal Haokip - Additional Director 4. Ms. Smita Singh - Assistant Executive Officer $ Shri Neeraj Shekhar, Member, Rajya Sabha had resigned from the membership of the Committee w.e.f. 31.1.2020 and Shri Shamsher Singh Manhas,Member, Rajya Sabha nominated w.e.f. 4.2.2020. (i) INTRODUCTION I, the Chairperson of the Committee on External Affairs having been authorized by the Committee to present the Report on their behalf, present this Second Report of the Committee on External Affairs (2019-20) on Demands for Grants of the Ministry of External Affairs for the year 2020-21. 2. The Committee heard the views of the representatives of the Ministry of External Affairs at their Fourteenth Sitting held on 27 February, 2020. 3. The Committee wish to express their gratitude to the officers of the Ministry of External Affairs for placing before them the material and information that the Committee desired and also appearing before the Committee for placing their considered views before them in connection with the examination of Demands for Grants 2020-21. 4. The Report was considered and adopted by the Committee at their Fifteenth Sitting held on 2 March, 2020. 5. The Minutes of the Sittings of the Committee held on 27 February, 2020 and 2 March, 2020 are given in Appendix-I and II respectively to the Report. 6. For facility of reference, the Observations/Recommendations of the Committee have been printed in bold. NEW DELHI SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY 2 March, 2020 Chairperson, 12 Phalguna 1941 (Saka) Committee on External Affairs (ii) 1 CHAPTER I ANALYSIS OF DEMANDS FOR GRANTS FOR THE YEAR 2020-21 The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) formulates and conducts India‟s foreign policy within the framework of our values and principles of fostering international peace and cooperation with the overall objective of meeting India‟s strategic aims and aspirations as well as to secure our national interests. In pursuance of its mandated objectives, the MEA headquarters in New Delhi is assisted by Missions and Posts abroad; its Branch Secretariats and Passport Offices in India; and Autonomous Bodies funded by it. The Ministry is also supported by other Ministries and State Governments who also contribute to India‟s international engagement in consultation and coordination with MEA. 1.2 Under the Constitution of India [Article 113 (2)], estimates of expenditure is submitted to Lok Sabha in the form of Demands for Grants. Generally, one Demand for Grant is presented in respect of each Ministry or Department. The Demands for Grants of the Ministry of External Affairs (Demand No. 17) was presented on 8 February, 2020. 1.3 A major announcement in the Union Budget 2019-20 was the Government of India‟s goal of making India a US$ 5 trillion economy by 2024-25. The Department of Economic Affairs of the Ministry of Finance is the nodal Department for the purpose. In the status of implementation of Budget Announcement, 2019-20 the following has been indicated against the instant announcement:- “to prepare the road map to achieve the above target a meeting of CoS was held on 20.09.2019. A presentation was made before the Cabinet Committee on Investment and Growth. Suitable strategies for the same including sector specific measures are under consideration by all relevant Ministries.” 1.4 When told that the US$5 trillion goal would require a much greater effort and initiative from the Ministry, the Foreign Secretary during the evidence before the Committee on 27 February 20201 spelt out the exact role of the Ministry in achievement of the five trillion dollar economy : “We can only facilitate these Ministries towards reaching their targets. Of course, we are aware whether we reach or they reach, it is the target of the Government of India and it is the national target. Our job is to help these different Ministries which have the Budget, 2 which has the necessary specialization to reach out and meet these requirements in terms of our global engagement that we have.” 1.5 The Foreign Secretary further added:- “The focus of the MEA in the past may not have been on economic diplomacy, but it is increasingly becoming so. We have a Secretary, Economic Relations; we have a separate Additional Secretary who deals with economic diplomacy. We have at least five or six divisions that are focussed on the economic aspect of our work. We will, I think, be increasing that salience in time to come, but at the end of the day, we are the facilitators; we are not the actual implementors of policy, either here or abroad. 1.6 The Principal Witness was asked to submit a detailed note for the Committee to reach a considered view in the matter. In a strategy paper for achieving US$ 5 trillion economy, the Ministry of External Affairs provided the details of several initiatives that have been undertaken by them for achieving this goal. These initiatives aim to increase India‟s exports to countries abroad, facilitate investments into the country by enhancing our bilateral and multilateral economic engagements, enable technological collaboration and transfer of vital, strategic and emerging technologies and secure access to essential mineral resources necessary for our development. 1.7 As a part of its vision to further the GOI‟s objective of achieving a US$ 5 trillion dollar economy by 2024, the Ministry has stated that it seek to facilitate investment and economic engagement with partner countries. It will focus on enhancing economic engagement with neighbours, especially on connectivity and facilitate States of the Union in their economic engagement with foreign countries. MEA will also enhance global economic engagement through Development Partnership, including through Lines of Credit and grant assistance. 1.8 Several of these initiatives, already taken/ planned by the MEA are as below: I. MEA‟s Economic Diplomacy for Facilitating Trade and Investments: The Ministry of External Affairs will leverage its diplomatic resources for achieving the defined trade and investment goals. It will systematically involve the missions across the world to reach out to business and economic stakeholders. The MEA, in consultations with the Line Ministries, will enhance involvement and engagement of Missions for increasing trade and investment. This will be done by undertaking the following: 3 i. Coordination and Liaison with DPIIT ii. Facilitating Export Strategies of Line Ministries in Various Sectors such as Ayurveda, Pharmaceuticals, Solar Energy, Aviation, Agriculture, Cooperatives, Fintech etc iii.
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    A STUDY OF EMPLOYERS OF DOMESTIC WORKERS IN DELHIDELHI ANDAND MUMBAIMUMBAI 01 PERSISTING SERVITUDE AND GRADUAL SHIFTS TOWARDS RECOGNITION AND Institute for PERSISTING SERVITUDE AND GRADUAL Human Development SHIFTS TOWARDS RECOGNITION AND DIGNITY OF LABOUR A study of employers of domestic workers in Delhi and Mumbai 02 PERSISTING SERVITUDE AND GRADUAL SHIFTS TOWARDS RECOGNITION AND DIGNITY OF LABOUR Copyright © International Labour Organization 2017 First published (2017) Publications of the International Labour Office enjoy copyright under Protocol 2 of the Universal Copyright Convention. Nevertheless, short excerpts from them may be reproduced without authorization, on condition that the source is indicated. For rights of reproduction or translation, application should be made to ILO Publications (Rights and Licensing), International Labour Office, CH-1211 Geneva 22, Switzerland, or by email: [email protected]. The International Labour Office welcomes such applications. Libraries, institutions and other users registered with a reproduction rights organization may make copies in accordance with the licences issued to them for this purpose. Visit www.ifrro.org to find the reproduction rights organization in your country. ISBN: 978-922-129677-5 (print) 978-922-129678-2 (web pdf) 978-922-129679-9 (epub) The designations employed in ILO publications, which are in conformity with United Nations practice, and the presentation of material therein do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the International Labour Office concerning the legal status of any country, area or territory or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers. The responsibility for opinions expressed in signed articles, studies and other contributions rests solely with their authors, and publication does not constitute an endorsement by the International Labour Office of the opinions expressed in them.