Monday 20 September 2010

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The Non Resident Kerala Welfare Fund Board which had its meeting recently in Trivandrum Kerala has called upon all expatriate Malaylees to enroll into the fund. “Several issues were discussed main among them being creating awareness about the fund. The board has called upon all expatriate Malaylees to enroll into the fund. In this regard the board solicited the support of Malayalees associations in the Middle East” said P. M. Jabir who was recently appointed to the board of directors of the NonResident Keralites (NRK) Welfare Fund by the state government of Kerala India. Jabir also informed that as per the new rule it is not necessary to attest the form at the time of applying. “There is a clause that the forms are to be attested by any competent authority. As the Indian embassies are the only such authorities outside India it was practically impossible for an applicant to get the form attested by the embassy for two reasons. One the proximity to the embassies and two the embassies charge an amount equivalent to Rs600 for attesting the form. “As the registration itself will cost only Rs200 it was decided to do away with the attestation. So it is not necessary to attest the form at the time of applying. The attestation can be done as and when required at a later stage” he added.

The forms can be downloaded from the board’s website: www.pravasiwelfarefund.org. “In Oman I have made arrangements for the forms to be available with offcial organisations. It is available at the ISC counter at Darsait and also with both Malayalam wing and Kerala Wing of the Indian Social Club. Both the wings have assured me their wholehearted support and has arranged for the forms to be available on their websites also” he said. Those who need the forms can contact any of the following: Shaji Sebastian (ISC Kerala Wing) 99724669 E. G. Madhu (convenor of ISC Malayalam Wing) – 99381561 K. H. Ashraf – 99699836. In Salalah forms are avail able with Sasi – 99485762. Every Non Resident Keralite who has completed the age of 18 but not completed 55 years of age can be a member of the fund by paying Rs200 as registration fees. Every registered member has to make a monthly contribution of Rs300 for a minimum period of three years to be eligible to get the pension. There are many other benefits like financial assistance to the family on the death of the member financial assistance for the medical treatment of the member financial assistance to the marriage of women members and daughters of the members financial assistance or loan to construct dwelling house or land for that purpose loan for self employment among other things.

Although Indian migration to Oman is apparently for the purpose of spreading their commercial activities and mutually sharing the profits, their mutual good relations are believed to have existed as early as the 7th century. It was however, in 15th century since when the Indian merchants had started undertaking commercial activities in Muscat in a quite systematic manner. The Indian community then consisted essentially of traders and financiers from Kutch and Sindh. It was during the 19th century that some Khojas reached there, and who are presently well-integrated in Oman; some of them hold even ministerial positions. A few Indian families, which have been living in Oman since many centuries, have developed their enterprises into the colossal business houses.[1]

Admittedly, the settlement of the Indian migrants in Oman has become possible only because of Omani government's liberal policy in granting its citizenship to foreign nationals. It is conceivably the only Arab country in Arabian Peninsula, which has taken such dynamic initiative, which has proved to be enormously beneficial to them in many respects. Any person irrespective of his religion or race, who has completed at least 20 years in Oman, is treated as eligible to apply for its citizenship. That's why, about a thousand Indians have so far became Omani citizens.

Oman holds an exceptional position among all the Gulf countries in terms of Basic Law of the State promulgated in December 1996, which guarantees the freedom of worship to all its inhabitants, irrespective of their religious beliefs. Such liberal policy of the government has made it possible that presently there are two Hindu temples where congregations are held regularly. One of these temples is more than hundred years old. The Hindus have been granted the rights of cremation as per their religious rites. There are nearly four temporary gurudwaras (2 in Muscat, 1 in Salalah and Sohar each), which have been built in the labour camps. Oman also has seven churches for various Christian sects living in this country. Recently the Omani government has allowed the Indian Community to build a permanent gurudwara and a temple in Oman of the likes that are seen in India itself (The current temples and gurudwaras are small, temporary, and bounded to a compound)

The Indian community in Oman is regarded to be among the prosperous communities in the country. At present, the Indians constitute almost 14% of Oman's total population i.e. 2.3 million, as it is the largest expatriate community in this country. The Indians in Oman belong to various professions and businesses. Almost 25% of them are unskilled workers, 30% of them comprises semi-skilled and 35% are the skilled ones. The rest 10% consists of professionals such as engineers, bankers, financial experts, managers/executives and businessmen. There are around 2,000 Indian doctors in Oman, who work in different hospitals and healthcare centres of the country.
Some of them are working with the local newspapers and journals; particularly those being published in English language. The majority of the Indians in Oman come from South India, constituting almost 80% of all Indians living in the country; out of these, there are Malayalees who alone account for 60% of the population. The high professional calibre of the Indians is quite obvious from the fact that the Indian companies have come to hold a quite distinct position; a number of joint venture projects have already been accomplished and many are still in the process.

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