Department of Non Resident Keralites Affairs

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Department of Non Resident Keralites Affairs of State of Kerala (NORKA ROOTS)
പ്രവാസി മലയാളി കാര്യ മന്ത്രാലയം
Agency overview
Formed6 December 1996; 27 years ago (1996-12-06)
JurisdictionKerala
HeadquartersThiruvananthapuram
Agency executive
  • TBC, Minister for NORKA
Websitehttp://www.norkaroots.org/

The Non Resident Keralites Affairs abbreviated as NORKA is a department of the Government of Kerala formed on 6 December 1996 to redress the grievances of Non-Resident Keralites (NRKs).[1] It is the first of its kind formed in any Indian state.[1] The department was formed in an attempt to strengthen the relationship between the NRKs and the Government of Kerala and to institutionalise the administrative framework.[1] The field agency of NORKA is known as the NORKA Roots, which was set up in 2002 to act as an interface between the NRKs and the Kerala Government.[2] It also acts as a forum for addressing the NRKs problem, safeguarding their rights and rehabilitating the returnees.[2]

Amidst the COVID-19 outbreak, the NORKA-Roots portal facilitated registration from people all around the world to request to return to Kerala. The portal also allowed people stuck in different states of the country to register on their site from 29 April 2020.

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "NORKA profile". Archived from the original on 26 January 2010. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Non-Resident Keralites' Affairs Department (NORKA),NORKA-ROOTS-A Profile". Govt of Kerala. Retrieved 10 December 2009.

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