The Indian embassy in Kuwait revealed
that the Indian government has designated the recruitment of nurses through a
few state-run agencies. The decision was taken to make the process transparent.
The Indian government has restricted the
recruitment of nurses through a few designated state-run agencies, the Indian
embassy in Kuwait has said, pointing out that it was part of a move to make the
process transparent.
The embassy in a statement said the restriction
has been in effect since since May 2015 after some private hospitals in Kuwait
enquired it about the process for recruitment of Indian nurses.
It is reiterated that to streamline the
recruitment of Indian nurses for work in Kuwait, the Government of India has
restricted since May 2015 the recruitment of nurses through a few designated
state-run recruiting agencies and placed nurses under the 'ECR' (Emigration
Check Required) regime so that emigration clearance through E-Migrate becomes
mandatory for them for any employment in any of the 18 ECR countries," it
said.
Besides Kuwait, emigration clearance is
required for 16 other nations namely Afghanistan, Bahrain, Iraq, Indonesia,
Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Libiya, Lebanon, Malaysia, Oman, Qatar, Sudan, Syria,
Thailand, the UAE and Yemen, according to the Ministry of External Affairs.
The process of recruitment of Indian nurses
under E-Migrate system is easy, transparent and user-friendly. Recruiting
agencies in Kuwait which are keen to recruit Indian nurses for Kuwait should
register themselves with the E-Migrate system. The embassy has an E-Migrate
Helpdesk in its premises - for those wishing to register in E-Migrate
system," the embassy said.
Six state manpower corporations in India have
been authorised for recruitment of Indian nurses abroad, it said.
They are Norka-Roots Centre, and Overseas
Development and Employment Promotion Consultants in Thiruvananthapuram;
Overseas Manpower Corporation Ltd, Chennai; UP Financial Corporation,
Kanpur; Telangana Overseas Manpower Company, Hyderabad; and the Overseas
Manpower Company of Andhra Pradesh, Vijayawada.
