Repatriation exercise during the lockdown shows Govt s diplomatic success: Jaishankar
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External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar. Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi, March 15 : Repatriation of more than 45 lakh people from various countries during the Covid-19 lockdown highlights the success of diplomacy of the current government, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar told Parliament on Monday.
Noting that seafarers are also a category that require special attention, the Minister also said that crew change rules pose a challenge but even the issue with crew on the Chinese ports have been successfully resolved.
Jaishankar was speaking on the recent developments pertaining to the welfare of Indians abroad, Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) and persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) during the pandemic.
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Non-resident Indians, who lost their NRI status because of an involuntary overstay in India during the long lockdown, are in for a rude shock.
Despite being granted a temporary relief by the country’s supreme court, the government has refused to grant a general relaxation that would keep them from falling into India’s domestic tax net.
Instead, India’s top tax authority, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), said in a circular that no exemption for a forced stay in India due to the pandemic can be given.
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ERODE: Turmeric price once again witnessed a significant increase in the regulated market in the district. This time, the price has gone up by Rs 2,000 per quintal in comparison to last month. Freshly harvested turmeric is sold at Rs 10,500 per quintal while old stock is sold at Rs 10,000.
Farmers, however, said production decreased by 25 per cent compared to last year as poor returns forced many to shift to cultivating tapioca and other crop.
With prices rising, there is a buzz in the regulated market as hordes of farmers from across Tamil Nadu and Karnataka are converging on Erode. Speaking to TNIE, Erode Turmeric Merchants Association Secretary M Sathyamoorthy said that the main reason for the rise in price is the increase in exports and suppy constraints. Compared to last year, exports increased by around 40 per cent up to 1.60 lakh tonne of turmeric is exported to Bangladesh, Malaysia, Singapore, Gulf nations a