KKK holds ‘Presentation on NRK-CARD and Facilities’ at Indian Embassy Auditorium
Kannada Koota Kuwait organized the “Presentation on NRK-CARD and Facilities” at the Indian Embassy Auditorium.
Chief Guest of the evening was Dr Arathi Krishna (Deputy Chairman NRI Forum-Karnataka.
Raj Gopal Singh (Chief Dept. Affairs) from Indian Embassy Kuwait was the guest of honor.
The function started with welcome dance by Kannada Koota members.
All Karnataka Associations in Kuwait participated in the program (Ramesh Kidiyoor, Hillary Stevan Rego, Sheikh Mohammed Azhar, Arun Kumar Bapu, Yadunath Alva, Wilson D’Souza, Presidents of Associations (Tulu Koota, Bhuntara Sangha, Mogaveera Sangha, Kerala Karnataka Muslim Welfare Society, KCW, KKMA etc.
The program was organized within a short notice. Many people and representatives of other associations from Karnataka attended the program.
Dr Arathi Krishna briefed about the NRI Policy and NRI services like Government Order on NRI Policy, Preamble, Vision, Mission, Objectives, Strategies, Policy measures, Definitions, Government Order on Constitution of Non-Resident Indian Committee, Karnataka, Government Order on Constitution of a High Level Department Monitoring Committee under Policy of Karnataka, Government order on Constitution of a District Level NRI/NRKs Welfare Committee under NRI Policy of KARNATAKA, Contact details of Important Officers, Contact details of Conveners, District Level NRIs/NRKs Welfare Committee details were briefed. For more details she requested all Kannadigas to visit nriforum.karnataka.gov.in
Dr Arathi Krishna suggested all Karnataka Association overseas to apply online for NRI Forum Karnataka Government of Karnataka recognition. Also, she requested all Association Presidents to spread the message with their members, none members can directly apply through online.
She requested all Karnataka people living in Kuwait to visit website nriforum.karnataka.gov.in and register online to get NRK card exclusively for NRK to avail a host of benefits ranging from free Insurance to various health packages.
Highlights of Policy Measures initiated by NRI Forum, Karnataka are:
1. Non-Resident Kannada (NRK) card.
2. Creating a network of “Non-Resident Kannadigas”
3. Encouraging Kannada Koota’s all over the World
4. Promotion of Art, Festival and Culture of Karnataka
5. NRIs/NRKs Entrepreneurs Guidance Cell
6. Business Incubation Centre for NRKs
7. Encouraging Cross-border Entrepreneurship
8. Facilitation of General Welfare issues of NRIs/NRKs
9. NRIs/NRKs Support Service Centre
10. Welfare Services to Migrant workers and NRIs/NRKs returning home.
The event followed with a Question Answer Session, the audience raised their concerns on NRI policies and new requests were accepted for review.
The function concluded with the vote of Thanks by BM Iqbal.