{"id":9142,"date":"2020-07-22T16:18:32","date_gmt":"2020-07-22T10:48:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/?p=9142"},"modified":"2023-04-07T16:44:37","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T11:14:37","slug":"kuwait-expat-quota-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/triumphias.com\/blog\/kuwait-expat-quota-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Kuwait expat quota bill"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kuwait expat quota bill<\/h1>\n
Relevance: Prelims\/Mains: G.S paper II: Polity: International<\/strong><\/span>\"India<\/p>\n

Why in news?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/header>\n<\/section>\n

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\u2022 Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has said that it is \u201cclosely monitoring\u201d the status of Kuwait\u2019s draft residency bill, which is aimed at expelling a bulk of foreigners from the country.<\/p>\n

The draft expat quota bill:<\/b><\/p>\n

\u2022 The draft bill proposes to reduces the number of expats in Kuwait from over 70% to 30% of the population. The purpose is to gradually decrease the number of expats by bringing it down to 70% this year, 65% next year and so on.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The bill specifies country-wise caps designating a quota for how many people of a certain nationality can be allowed to work in Kuwait.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The Indian expatriate community, which is the largest expat group in Kuwait, should not exceed 15% of the national population. It also calls for reducing the number of Egyptians, who form the second largest expatriate community, to 10% of Kuwait\u2019s total population.<\/p>\n

Kuwait\u2019s population problem:<\/b><\/p>\n

\u2022 Kuwait wants to balance the population proportion of Kuwaitis and expats.<\/p>\n

\u2022 As of now, the current population of Kuwait is 4.3 million, with Kuwaitis making up 1.3 million of the population, and expats accounting for 3 million.<\/p>\n

\u2022 A comprehensive draft law calling for a gradual reduction of expats in Kuwait was announced to be submitted in the Assembly by the Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem, as per a media statement.<\/p>\n

Impact on India:<\/b><\/p>\n

\"Kuwait<\/p>\n

\u2022 The Indian community constitutes the largest expat community in Kuwait, totalling 1.45 million\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u2022 If the bill becomes a law, it will reduce the Indian presence in Kuwait and will prove to be a big blow to India\u2019s remittance economy which is considerably dependent on Gulf nations.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Kuwait is a top source of remittances for India. In 2018, India received nearly USD 4.8 billion from Kuwait as remittances.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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