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Haj NewsConsular & Community Welfare News Commercial and Consular NewsNRI NewsLocal NewsFew Glimpses of Haj - 2013Consulate General of India Jeddah-Newsletter
January 2014 • Vol. XVIII No. 1
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Haj 2013 / 1434 completed successfully
Consulate General of IndIaP. O. Box. No. 952, Jeddah - 21421 KSA
GRAM: CONGENDIA, JEDDAHTel.: +966-12-660 3779Fax: +966-12-28 40238
website: www.cgijeddah.com
A total of 1, 35, 938 (1,21, 338 of HCOI and 14,600 of PTOs) Indian pilgrims performed
Haj. In Makkah, 42,500 HCOI pilgrims were accommodated in Green category buildings (located upto 1500 m from the outermost periphery of the Haram Sharief) and 78,838 HCOI pilgrims were accommodated in Azizia ( located at about 5-7 km from Haram Sharief). While 59,230 HCOI pilgrims arrived in Jeddah,
62,108 HCOI pilgrims arrived in Madinah. Madinah movement for all pilgrims who arrived in Jeddah took place only in post-Haj phase and unlike previous years, there was no movement during pre-Haj phase. 60,635 pilgrims departed from Jeddah and 60,536 pilgrims departed from Madinah.
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Number of pilgrims arrived in previous years through Haj Committee of India:
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total number of Quota allotted to India 1,36,020
Quota of Haj Committee Pilgrims 1,21,420
Quota of Private Tour Operators 14,600
Total number of pilgrims arrived through Haj Committee of India 1,21,338
Total number of pilgrims arrived through Private Tour Operators 14,600
total number of Indian pilgrims arrived 1,35,938
Year 2005 Year 2006-I Year 2006 II Year 2007 Year 2008 Year 2009 Year 2010 Year 2011 Year 2012 Year 2013
80,772 99,660 1,08,793 1,10,415 1,21,890 1,20,164 1,26,030 1,24,921 1,25,071 1,21,338
Jeddah Haj
Terminal
AI : Aurangabad, Bhopal, Chennai, Ranchi, Indore, Nagpur, Gaya
SV: Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calicut, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Mumbai
Madinah Airport
AI: Guwahati, Kolkata, Srinagar, Goa /Mangalore
SV: Delhi, Lucknow, Varanasi.
Embarkation points:
total No. of flights
sl. No. port of landing carriertotal flights
arrivedtotal pilgrims
arrivedtotal flights
departedtotal pilgrims
departed
1jeddah Haj terminal
SV 120 37998 108 37022
AI 104 21232 80 23618
total → 224 59230 188 60640
2Madinah
Munawarrah
SV 106 36939 118 37814
AI 91 25169 115 22717
total → 197 62108 233 60531
carrier flights arrived pilgrims arrived
SV 226 74,937
AI 195 46,401
Total → 421 1,21,338
carrier flights arrived pilgrims arrived
SV 226 74836
AI 194 46335
Total → 420 121171
Total number of deputationists arrived from India:
Post Numbers
Coordinator 7
Doctors 142
Paramedics 149
Assistant Haj Officer (AHO) 54
Haj Assistants 191
total 544
Total No. of medical cases handled at dispensaries run by Medical Office for Indian Indian Haj pilgrims
Makkah 3,76,448
Madinah 64,856
Jeddah 1,066
total 4, 42,370
Total No. of pilgrims hospitalised
medical office of Indian Haj pilgrims
50 bedded Makkah 431
30 bedded Azizia 270
10 bedded Madina 126
total 827
saudi Hospitals
Makkah 415
Madinah 114
Jeddah 7
total 536
Total number of PTOs registered 265
Total no. of lost baggage cases handled 7,565
Total no. of birth cases 13
total no. of death cases:
place HcoI pilgrim pto pilgrims total
a) Jeddah 6 0 6
b) Makkah 103 11 114
c) Madinah 36 4 40
d) Mina/Arafat 16 - 16
Total 161 15 176
No. of deaths during Haj 2013 was significantly lower than that during Haj 2012 (259 deaths). This was indicative of better medical care facilities provided to the pilgrims.
Indian Haj Goodwill delegation for Haj 2013/1434HA two-member Indian Haj Goodwill delegation led by Hon’ble Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Mr. Ghulam Nabi Azad visited Saudi Arabia from October 11, 2013 to October 17, 2013. H.E. Mr. Hamid Ali Rao, Ambassador of India to Saudi Arabia was part of the delegation. The delegation inspected arrangements for pilgrims in Makkah, Madinah and Mashaer region. The delegation also attended the Annual Haj Lunch hosted in Mina on October 16, 2013 by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud.
Total Road Traffic Accident cases 42 (HCOI -35, PTO-7)
Death due to road accident 12 (HCOI- 9, PTO- 3)
All necessary arrangements to ensure comfortable stay and smooth completion of rituals were made by the Consulate General of India, Jeddah in association with concerned agencies. The arrangements under the constant supervision of higher authorities were executed through several Desks, 13 Branch offices/Branch dispensaries in Makkah, 5 Branch Office/Branch Dispensaries in Madinah and a full - fledged office at Jeddah Haj Terminal. A fact sheet detailing various aspects of the Haj operation 2013/1334 is appended as shown in the table.
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Consular and Community Welfare News
amnesty arrangements made By consulate General of India, jeddah
1. publicity / dissemination of
Information:
In order to reach out to all Indian na-
tionals in our jurisdiction, the Consul-
ate came out with extensive guidelines
about Amnesty & related information
& guidelines – & widely disseminated
it through Consulate’s website, local
newspapers, community organizations
& word-of-mouth, with an aim to reach
the last individual.
2. setting up of special desks,
counters, & centers:
Realizing that most of its expected cli-
entele would be semi-literate & blue
collared, the Consulate made special
arrangements to educate, counsel & as-
sist them - with a view to provide speedy
& effective services through print outs,
posters, notices & help desks.
3. erecting of tents:
As the Amnesty coincided with ex-
tremely hot & humid summers, the Con-
sulate erected tents all over its premises
including the outside space with cool-
ers & fans in order to shield incoming
applicants. It also distributed free water
bottles to the visitors.
4. deployment of additional man-
power:
In order to provide timely & efficient ser-
vices to the applicants in wake of huge
work load, Consulate hired additional
contingency staff from Indian Commu-
nity Welfare Fund (ICWF). At the peak
period (the one preceding the first dead-
line of Amnesty/Grace period on 3rd
July 2013), the Consulate hired 34 ad-
ditional staff on contingency basis. With
additional help, it started almost 10-15
facilitation desks & operated passport
section on a round-the-clock basis,
the efficiency of which can be gauged
by the fact that over 4000 Emergency
Certificates were issued every week –
without delaying the normal passport/
consular services in any manner. All
the ICWF paid contingency staff have
since been disengaged.
5. emergency certificates:
Till 3rd November 2013, the Consulate
received 26,600 applications for Emer-
gency Certificates & almost all applica-
tions were processed & given back to
the applicants on or before the last date.
About 19,500 applicants collected their
Emergency Certificates. In addition to
this, those applicants, whose Emergen-
cy Certificate expired, were given an im-
mediate 3 months extension as & when
they approached the Consulate. A total
number of 6127 Emergency Certificates
were re-validated. The Consulate is still
giving an Emergency Certificate service
on payment basis, & re-validation ser-
vice on a GRATIS basis.
6. Issuance of passports for change
of sponsorship:
In order to assist Indians, who wanted
to change/regularize their residency/
work permit status but could not do so
due to lack of passport, the Consulate
started a ‘Tanazul Passport Service’ to
fast-track their passport applications,
perusal & processing. The Consulate is-
sued a total number of 5769 such pass-
ports (all of them issued expeditiously
with in a time limit of not more than
2 days). The Consulate is still giving
such ‘Tanazul Passport’ on case to case
basis – after an interview with Vice
Consul (Passport) or Consul (Consular).
7. passports received from jawazat:
The Consulate also received 7066 Indi-
an passports from Jawazat Department
of those individuals, who have been de-
clared Huroob by their sponsors (& their
passports submitted to the Jawazat).
Out of these, 4107 Passports have since
been distributed & 2959 Passports are
still with us. The Consulate is still dis-
tributing these passports to individuals
in case they need it for either change of
sponsorship or exit.
During the recently concluded amnesty / grace period declared by Saudi Government for illegal expatriates, the Consulate General of India, Jeddah strived to deliver the best possible service on a war footing, by leaving no stone unturned, to get every single eligible Indian national benefit from the amnesty/grace period. Its efforts included – counseling individuals, processing their papers, facilitating them at various Saudi government offices, as well as providing financial assistance (air ticket & medical expenses) to deserving cases in dire needs. These efforts can be summarized as follows:-
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8. distribution of ecs at outsta-
tions:
The Consulate received a large number
of applications for Emergency Certifi-
cates from outstation centers. All efforts
were made to process them on priority
basis & courier them back on an urgent
basis. Moreover, the Consulate also
undertook 13 special consular tours to
outstation centers to provide Indian na-
tionals on the spot Emergency Certifi-
cates services, especially just before the
Amnesty/Grace Period deadlines. Addi-
tionally, collection centers were created
at Indian Hajj Missions in Makkah &
Madinah – as well as Indian schools in
these outstation centers. Moreover, the
Outsourcing Agency & CCWA members
were also entrusted with the duty of
collecting Emergency Certificate appli-
cations & dispatching the same to the
Consulate.
9. deployment of staff at tarheel:
The Consulate also deployed officials at
Tarheel (Deportation Center, where fin-
gerprinting & exit stamping was being
done) on every Tuesday to help & guide
our fellow nationals getting fingerprint-
ed & final exit. These officials were en-
trusted with crowd management, list
making, coordination & liaison with Tar-
heel officials. They helped over 12,500
Indian nationals in fingerprinting, out of
which about 10,500 were granted final
exit on their passports/ECs. Moreover,
the Consulate also made arrangements
for food, water & medical assistance for
those approaching Tarheel for finger-
printing & exit stamps. In addition, the
Consulate also deployed staff at Labor
Office, Airport & Jawazat Department
to liaison & help Indians needing as-
sistance there. Presently, Consulate has
deployed a team to liaison with Tarheel
(at its new campus in Shumaisi) officials
to help Indians, who are approaching it
for fingerprinting or further processing
of their ongoing cases).
10. job fairs:
During the course of Amnesty, the
Consulate was approached by a large
number of companies which wanted to
recruit Indian workers. Similarly, a num-
ber of Indians who wanted assistance
from the Consulate in getting new jobs
& change in sponsorship approached us
for help. In view of this, from 7th May,
2013 onwards, the Consulate asked
these companies to set up their stands
in the Consulate premises on a roll-over
basis & interact with the Indians com-
ing to the Consulate to do recruitment.
On any given day, about 10-15 compa-
nies operated their recruitment desks
within the Consulate premises. It is esti-
mated that about 400 companies & indi-
vidual recruiters took advantage of this
arrangement. Additionally, the Consul-
ate also organized 3 major job fairs in
order to provide jobs to Indian workers
willing to work in Saudi companies by
change of sponsorship. Over 100 com-
panies & 5000 Indian workers attended
these job fairs. The success of these fairs
can be gauged from the fact that about
6000 Tanazul Passports were issued by
the Consulate, subsequently.
11. providing air tickets:
The Consulate also provided one way
tickets to the most deserving Indians
who had no financial support from any-
where. Till date 133 destitute Indians
have been helped in getting air tickets
out of ICW Fund.
12. providing food & Water:
As quite a few Indians, who approached
the Consulate for help, were poor &
destitute – many of whom stayed in
the nearby mosque; the Consulate pro-
vided them food & water. Many Indians,
whose Iqamas were from the outstations
towns (and thus their cases couldn’t
be processed by Jeddah’s Jawazat/
Tarheel) were told to go to their places
of residence for exit visa. A letter was
given to them to facilitate their travels
& nearby 10,000 such facilitation letters
were distributed through a special desk
at the counter. In cases, where they
didn’t have money for food or travelling,
they were provided with immediate re-
lief to get food & reach to their places.
Additionally, they were given names &
contact details of the volunteers at their
places for assistance.
13. emergency medical assistance:
Some of the applicants, who approached
the Consulate for assistance, were very
sick & in poor state of health & required
immediate medical assistance. Till date
29 such persons have been provided
with emergency medical assistance.
14. special Registration drive:
In order to register all Indian nationals
who do not have any documents or who
could not be fingerprinted/exit-stamped
due to various reasons, the Consulate
started a Special Registration Drive to
register them & thereafter forwarded
their cases to Saudi authorities for in-
formation & instructions. Additionally,
all such individuals were given a facili-
tation letter by the Consulate for Saudi
authorities in case they confront them.
Over 2500 such letters were issued.
Consular and Community Welfare News
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January 2014 • Vol. XVIII No. 1 5
Commercial News
IT Seminar on“India – your Best Bpo-It & Ites partner”
H.E. Mr. Faiz Ahmad Kidwai, Consul General of India, Mr. P.K. Das, Director, STPI, Bangalore, Ms. Michele Lemmens, Director, BPS Center, TCS, Riyadh, Mr. Tariq Malik, System Manager IT Infrastructure, Saudi Airlines along with SIBN officials during an IT Seminar on “India – Your Best
BPO-IT & ITES Partner”.
Saudi Indian Business Network (SIBN), an organization under the patronage of Consulate General of India, Jeddah, in association with the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) organized a seminar on “India – Your Best BPO-IT&ITES Partner” on November 28, 2013, in JCCI auditorium. Mr. Prabir K Das, Director, Software Technological Parks of India, Bangalore, was the key note speaker at the event. Ms. Michele Lemmens, BPS Centre Director, TCS, KSA, and Mr. Tariq Malik, IT Manager, Saudi Airlines also participated in the seminar.
Mr. Prabir K Das gave a very informative power point presentation on IT & ITES-BPO industry in India and role being played
by the Government of India and Software Technlology Parks of India in the development of IT sector. He informed that the IT & ITES-BPO industry in India has today become a growth engine for the economy, contributing substantially to increases in the GDP, urban employment and exports, and helping to achieve the vision of a powerful and resilient India. He promised all kind of help to Saudi investors who want to invest in Software Technology Parks of India in Bangalore.
Ms. Michele Lemmens, BPS Centre Director of TCS, gave a brief presentation on TCS and its business. She informed that over 900 consultants are working on TCS Saudi Arabia Projects. TCS is executing some of the largest and prestigious IT projects in
Saudi Arabia from high-end consultancy to E2E implementations. She informed that TCS was planning to open more all-female outsourcing centers in Saudi cities. TCS has earlier launched one all-female outsourcing center in Riyadh in association with General Electric and Saudi Aramco in September this year. Mr. Tariq Malik, IT Manager, Saudi Airlines, gave a brief presentation on development of computers, cloud computing and outsourcing.
The seminar received very positive and overwhelming response from Saudi nationals. The opening of an all female Outsourcing Center by TCS in Saudi Arabia has gone down very well with female population and is TCS’s unique localization initiative.
More than 80 Indian companies, under auspices of ASSOCHAM, SRTEPC, EPCH, CEPCI and IACCI dealing in different sectors participated in the Jeddah International Trade Fair (JITF) – 2013 held at Center for Forums & Events from 15 –18 December, 2013. This was the largest participation of Indian companies in JITF so far. H.E. Mr. Faiz Ahmad Kidwai, Consul General of India hosted a lunch in Park Hyatt Hotel on 14th December, 2013 in honour of the visiting Indian business delegation. They were jointed by Saudi businessmen, JCCI officials, SIBN members and Indian entrepreneurs as special invitees.
An exclusive “INDIA PAVILION” was allotted to the Indian Companies on the venue. The visiting companies displayed the latest products in Textile Fabrics, Health Care, Handicrafts, Sarees / Embroidered Fabrics, Food Items, Real Estate, Scarves / Stoles / Shawls, Cashew, Industrial Tools, Garments, Spices, Kitchenware, Handwork Fabrics, Jewellery, Computer Software, Perfumes / Attars / Fragrances, Gift Items, ERP / Turnkey Solutions, Information Technology, Industrial Machines, Tools & Accessories, Agro products, Education & Training, Travel & Tourism, Oil & Engineering Industries.
A large number of Saudi businessmen and Indian nationals visited the fair which concluded on the 18th December, 2013.
jeddah International trade fair (jItf) – 2013
Mr. Adnan Mandoura, Secretary General of JCCI (Chief Guest) and H.E. Mr. Faiz Ahmad Kidwai, Consul General of India during their visit to an Indian Handicrafts Stall in Jeddah International Trade Fair (JITF)-2013
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Commercial & Consular News
Major Trade Fairs in india (Year 2014)
For any further details, please contact Consulate General of India, Jeddah ([email protected]) or visit www.cgijeddah.com
2014
29th Aahar International Food & Hospitality Fair 2014 10-14 March, 2014, Pragati Maidan, new delhi. www.aaharinternationalfair.com
PHARMA Pro & Pack Expo 2014april 24-26, 2014, Mumbai exhibition Center www.pharmapropack.com
Auto Expo Delhi7 – 11 february, 2014, India expo Centre & Mart, delhi-nCr, www.autoexpo.in
Electronica India and Productronica India23 – 25 sept., 2014, BIeC, Bangalore www.electronica-productronica-india.com
Automation Mumbai15 – 18 october, 2014, Mumbai www.iedcommunications.com/exhibitors
9th Plastivision India 2014 - Plastic Manufacturers ExhibitionDecember 2014 • www.plastivision.org
National Furniture, Furnishing & Décor Fair october, 2014, Pragati Maidan, new delhi. www.itpoffdf.com
21st New Delhi World Book Fair15-23 Feb., 2014, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi www.newdelhiworldbookfair.gov.in
India Telecom 2014December 2014 (Tentative), Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, www.indiatelecom.org
India International Trade FairNov. 14-27, 2014, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi,
www.iitf.in
Toy Biz InternationalJuly, 2014 (Tentative), Pragati Maidan, New Delhi www.tai-india.org
CPhi India02–04 december, 2014, BCeC, Mumbai www.cphi.com/india/home
Jaipur Jewellery ShowDecember, 2014 (Tentative), Jaipur, Rajasthan www.jaipurjewelleryshow.org
India International Leather Fair (IILF)-201401-03 february 2014، www.iilfleatherfair.com
India International Jewellery Show21-24 Feb. 2014 - BCEC Complex, Goregaon, Mumbai • www.iijs-signature.org
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The Consulate General of India, Jeddah would like to inform all Indian nationals that as per the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), the 24th November 2015 is the deadline for globally phasing out all Non-Machine Readable Passports (NMRPs). From 25th November 2015 onwards, foreign Governments may deny visa or entry to any person travelling with a non-MRP passport. All handwritten passports with pasted photos earlier issued by Government of India are considered non-MRP passports. All 20-year validity passports will also fall in this category. The Government started issuing MRP passports since 2001. All new Indian passports
are ICAO-compliant MRP passports.
Indian citizens residing in India and abroad and holding handwritten passports as well as 20-year passports with validity beyond the 24th November 2015, should, therefore, apply for re-issue of passports and obtain MRP passports well before the deadline in order to avoid any inconvenience in obtaining foreign visa or immigration problem.
For more details related to passport services, Passport website (www.passportindia.gov.in) or the National Call Centre (toll free number 1800-258-1800) may be accessed.
phasing out of Non-machine Readable passports
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January 2014 • Vol. XVIII No. 1 7
NRI News
pravasi Bharatiya divas -2014
With the aims and objectives of providing financial relief to overseas Indian workers having Emigration Check Required (ECR) passports, Government of India (Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs) has launched a voluntary social security scheme called Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojna (MGPSY) in Kerala and
UAE (Abu Dhabi and Dubai) on pilot basis. The Scheme is also slated to be launched in Saudi Arabia very soon. The scheme will cover 5 million overseas blue collar Indian workers who have the Emigration Clearance Required (ECR) category passports in 17 countries. Objectives of MGPSY is to encourage and enable the overseas Indian workers by giving government contribution to:• Save for their Return and Resettlement (R & R)• Save for their old age• Obtain a Life Insurance cover against natural
death during the period of coverageeligibility : Overseas India workers having Emigration Check Required (ECR) passports in the age group of 18-50 years and have migrated to ECR
countries on Employment or Contract visa. Procedure for Enrolment: Enrolment of eligible volunteers (applicants/participants) will be done by MOIA-appointed Service Providers. On enrolment, an NRI Bank Account will be opened in the name of the participant and linked with the Scheme (MGPSY). The contribution of the participant to the Scheme will be automatically deducted from this account and credited to Scheme. the main attractions of mGpsy are: • Government contribution of Rs. 1000 per
annum in line with Swavalamban platform for all MGPSY subscriber who save between Rs. 1000 and Rs. 12,000 per year in NPS-Lite.
• An additional government contribution of Rs. 1000 per annum by MOIA for the overseas Indian women workers who save between Rs. 1,000 to Rs. 12,000 per year in NPS-Lite. (This contribution is for a period of five years or till the return of subscribed workers back to India, whichever is earlier).
• A special government contribution of Rs. 900 by MOIA towards Return and Resettlement (R&R) of the overseas Indian workers who save Rs. 4,000 or more per annum.
Withdrawals: On Return : Return and settlement SavingsOn retirement: A part of the savings will be returned and the balance will be converted into monthly pension.
The Scheme can also be viewed at MOIA website, http://moia.gov.in by following the link series: Home > Services > Emigration Services > Mahatma Gandhi Pravasi Suraksha Yojana (MGPSY) Role of consulate General of India: Taking first step towards implementing the Scheme, Consulate is planning to spread awareness about it amongst the eligible volunteer Indian immigrants. For giving wide publicity, we have taken following decisions; • Salient features of the scheme will be available
on our website, www.cgijeddah.com • We are going to identify potential Saudi
employers in western and southern regions of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia who have a sizeable number of regular Indian employees.
• We will organize awareness camps in their residential compounds for publicizing the scheme.
• We are going to request and mobilize the support of influential Indian community members in different cities of the western and southern regions of Saudi Arabia to participate and contribute in our awareness campaign.
• We are also planning to organize general awareness camps during our Consular visits in which Indian employees from any company can participate
Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) is celebrated on 9th January every year to mark the contribution of Overseas Indian community in the develop-ment of India. January 9 was chosen as the day to celebrate this occasion as it was on this day in 1915 that Mahatma Gandhi, the greatest Pravasi, returned to India from South Africa, led India’s freedom struggle and changed the lives of Indians forever.Like previous years, the 12th Pravasi Bharatiya Di-vas was celebrated from January 7-9, 2014 in New Delhi sponsored by the Ministry of Overseas In-dian Affairs. This annual event was held with the theme of “Engaging Diaspora: Connecting Across Generations”. Dr. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minis-
ter of India, Mr. Vayalar Ravi, Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs, several Central Ministers and Chief Ministers and other Foreign Dignities attended the event.
During the event, Prime Minister Dr. Manmo-han Singh thanked Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz and the Saudi government for the generous assistance ex-tended to Indian workers during the amnesty pe-riod, which led to the smooth repatriation of over 140,000 Indians back home.
This year, thirteen NRIs, PIOs and Organizations were conferred Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards for their outstanding and illustrious contribution in
the country of their residence as well as to India in different spheres of their activity. President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee has conferred the Awards to the following eminent Overseas Indi-ans. Ms. Lisa Maria Singh from Australia, Mr. Ku-rian Varghese from Bahrain, Mr. Vasdev Chanch-lani from Canada, Mr. Ramakrishna from Fiji, Mr. Satnarainsing Rabin Baldewsingh from Nether-lands, Mr. Bikas Chandra Sanyal from France, Mr. Sasindran Muthuvel from Papua New Guinea, Mr. Shihabudeen Vava Kunju from Saudi Arabia, Ms. Ela Gandhi from South Africa, Dr. Shamsheer Vay-alil Parambath from UAE, Mr. Shailesh Lakhman Vara from UK, Dr. Parthsarathy Chiramel Pillai and Ms. Renu Khator from USA.
maHatma GaNdHI pRaVasI suRaKsHa yojaNa (mGpsy)
The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee with the recipients of the Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards- 2014.
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Local News
India is celebrating its 65th Republic Day on 26th January 2014.On this occasion, a Flag Hoisting Ceremony will be held at 8.00 A.M. sharp on Sunday, 26th January, 2014 at the premises of Consulate General of India, Tahlia Street, Jeddah. H.E. Mr. Faiz Ahmad Kidwai, Consul General of India will be hoisting the National Flag. All Indian nationals, Persons of Indian Origin and friends of India are cordially invited to attend the ceremony. Invitees are requested to assemble at the Consulate premises by 7.45 A.M.
mr. anup singh,
Vice Consul (Commercial)Mr. Anup Singh, Vice Consul joined in the Consulate General of India, Jeddah on 15 Sept, 2013. He is looking after the Commercial Wing in the Consulate.
Mr. Singh is a Post Graduate in Political Science and History from Maharashi Dayanand University, Rohtak (Haryana). Earlier, he has served in various Indian Missions abroad including Jeddah, Palestine & Sydney. Mr. Singh is married to Mrs. Pankaj Kumari and has two sons.
mr. Nadeem ahmad Khan,Vice Consul (Community Welfare)
Mr. Nadeem Ahmad Khan joined the Consulate on 1st February, 2012. He has been promoted as Vice Consul during the month of July 2013. Since then he has been working as Vice Consul (Community Welfare). He is a science graduate. Before joining the Post, he was working in Haj Cell of the Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi.
The following holidays will be observed in the Consulate General of India, Jeddah during the year 2014.
sl. Name of Holidays date day
1 Milad-Un Nabi* January 14 Tuesday
2 Republic Day January 26 Sunday
3 Maha Shivaratri February 27 Thursday
4 Holi March 17 Monday
5 Mahavir Jayanti April 13 Sunday
6 Buddha Purnima May 14 Wednesday
7 Idu’l Fitr* July 28 Monday
8 Independence Day August 15 Friday
9 Janmashtmi August 18 Monday
10 Onam September 07 Sunday
11 National Day of KSA September 23 Tuesday
12 Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday
October 02 Thursday
13 Id-u-Zuha* October 05 Sunday
14 Diwali (Deepavali) October 23 Thursday
15 Muharram* November 04 Tuesday
16 Guru Nanak’s Birthday November 06 Thursday
17 Christmas Day December 25 Thursday
* Subject to sighting of moon
Consul General, H.E. Mr. Faiz Ahmad Kidwai calling on Dr. Marwan Mohammed Fahmie, Acting CEO, Knowledge Economic City (KEC),
Madinah during his visit to KEC on November 27, 2013
list of closed holidays to be observed in the consulate General of India, jeddah during the year 2014
Republic day celebration
New Vice consuls
INDIA NEWS
January 2014 • Vol. XVIII No. 1 9
Local News
Hon’ble Minister with Minister of Haj, Dr.Bandar Hajjar
few Glimpses of Haj – 2013
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Hon’ble Minister Mr. Ghulam Nabi Azad interacting with pilgrims in Makkah. Indian Ambassador H.E. Mr. Hamid Ali Rao, Consul General
H.E. Mr. Faiz Ahmed Kidwai, and Haj Consul Mr. Mohd. Noor Rahman Sheikh are also seen in the picture.
A female Indian pilgrim is being attended by the paramedical staff
Mr. Ghulam Nabi Azad, Leader of the Indian Haj Goodwill Delegation (left), Mr. Hamid Ali Rao, Ambassador of India to Saudi Arabia (centre)
and Mr. M.R. Qureshi, HOC(right)in Haram Sharif, Makkah Indian pilgrims boarding buses for Azizia at Indian Bus Stand in Kudai, Makkah
Indian Haj staff assisting Indian Pilgrims at Jamrat Indian Haj pilgrims being guided to Railway Station in Mina
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انتهــــاء حج 1434هـ )2013م(
بنــــجــــاحعــدد احلجــاج اهلنــود الذيــن أدوا مناســك احلــج هــذا العام بلغ
١٤٣٤هـــ ١٣٥٩٣٨ حــاج مهنــم ١٢١٣٣٨ قدمــوا عــن طريــق
جلنــة احلــج املركزيــة باهلنــد و١٤٦٠٠ حــاج عــن طريــق الــراكت
الســياحية. يف مكــة املكرمــة مت اســان ٤٢٥٠٠ حــاج مــن جحــاج
اللجنــة يف مبــاين الفئــة اخلــراء الــي تبعــد حــوايل ١٥٠٠ مــر
مــن حميــط احلــرم الريــف مكــا مت اســان ٧٨٨٣٨حــاج مــن جحــاج
جلنــة احلــج اهلنديــة يف منطقــة العزيزيــة الــي تبعــد حــوايل ٥-٧
كيلومــر مــن احلــرم الريــف.
وصــل ٥٩٢٣٠ حــاج مــن جحــاج جلنــة احلــج اهلنديــة اىل جــدة
بيمنــا وصــل ٦٢١٠٨ حــاج اىل املدينــة املنــورة.
ــورة ــة املن ــوا اىل جــدة لملدين ومت تفــوجي لك احلجــاج الذيــن وصل
يف مرحلــة مــا بعــد احلــج فقــط عــى عكــس الســنوات الســابقة ومل
يكــن هنالــك اي تفــوجي لملدينــة املنــورة يف مرحلــة مــا قبــل احلــج.
غادر ٦٠٦٣٥ حاج من جدة و ٦٠٥٣٦ من املدينة املنورة.
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سعادة السيد/ فيض أحمد قدوايئ، القنصل العام للهند والسيد/ يب كيه داس، مدير يس يت يب أيئ بانغلور والسيدة/ ماتشيل ملينس، مديرة مركز يب يب يس، خدمات تاتا االستشارية )يت يس يس( الرياض
والسيد/ طارق ملك، مدير السستم، البنى التحتية لتكنولوجيا املعلومات بالخطوط الجوية العربية السعودية مع مسؤويل الشبكة السعودية الهندية لألعامل )SIBN( خالل ندوة تكنولوجيا املعلومات حول
“الهند أفضل رشيك يف االستعانة باملصادر الخارجية وتكنولوجيا املعلومات وخدمات الربمجيات”.
الشـبكة السـعودية الهنديـة لألعـامل - منظمـة تحـت رعايـة
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الصناعيـة بجـدة نظمـت نـدوة بعنـوان »الهنـد أفضـل رشيـك
لتطويـر الخدمـة لتكنولوجيـا املعلومات« يف الثامـن والعرشين
مـن نوفمـرب 2013م مبقـر الغرفـة التجاريـة الصناعيـة مبحافظـة
جـدة. السـيد يب كيـه داس، مديـر برمجـة تقنيـة املعلومـات
بانقلـور الهنـد، كان الــمتحدث الرئيـي يف املؤمتـر. السـيدة
)تاتـا اس اس، يت يس يب يب مركـز مديـرة ، ليمينـس ميشـيل
للخدمـات االستشـارية( اململكـة العربيـة السـعودية والسـيد
طـارق مالـك مديـر تقنية املعلومـات بالخطوط الجويـة العربية
السـعودية ايضـاً شـاركوا يف النـدوة.
السـيد يب كيـه داس، مـن خـالل عـرض بـور بوينت القـي الضوء
عـي صناعـة تقنيـة املعلومـات يف الهنـد والـدور الـذي تلعبـه
الحكومـة الهنديـة يف تطويـر قطـاع تقنيـة املعلومات.واوضـح
أن قطـاع تقنيـة املعلومـات يف الهنـد اصبـح املحـرك الحقيقـي
للنمـوء االقتصـادي، ويقـدم مسـاهمة كبـرية يف زيـادة الناتـج
مـا والصـادرات الحرضيـة املناطـق يف والتوظيـف املحـي
سـاعدت عـى تحقيق صورة قويـة ومرنة للهنـد .ووعد بتقديم
يف يرغبـون الذيـن السـعوديني للمسـتثمرين املسـاعدة كل
االسـتثامر يف تكنلوجيـا الربمجيـات الهنديـة بــ بانقلـور.
يس يت اس، يب يب مركـز مديـرة ، ليمينـس ميشـيل السـيدة
)تاتـا عـن يب يب اس و يت يس اس موجـزاً اس قدمـت عرضـاً
للخدمـات االستشـارية( واالعامل املتعلقة بـه واوضحت أن اكرث
مـن ٩00 خبـرياً استشـارياً يعملـون يف يت يس اس)تاتـا للخدمات
)تاتـا السـعودية.وقامت العربيـة باململكـة االستشـارية(
للخدمـات االستشـارية( بتنفيـذ بعـض أكـرب وأرقـى املشـاريع
يف اململكـة العربيـة السـعودية ومتكنـت مـن إنهـاء الخدمـات
)تاتـا اس يس يت ان .واوضحـت املشـاريع لهـذه االستشـارية
للخدمـات االستشـارية(كانت تخطـط لفتـح املزيـد مـن مراكـز
االسـتعانة مبصادر خارجية الخاصة بالنسـاء يف املدن السعودية.
علـام بـأن يت يس اس تاتا للخدمات االستشـارية سـبق أن قامت
بفتـح مركز االسـتعانة باملصـادر الخارجية الخاصة بالسـيدات يف
الريـاض وذلك باملشـاركة مع جـرال الكرتك وارامكو السـعودية.
السـيد طـارق مالـك، مدير تقنيـة املعلومات، بالخطـوط الجوية
أجهـزة تطويـر عـن موجـزا عرضـا قـدم السـعودية العربيـة
الكمبيوتـر، والحوسـبةو االسـتعانة باملصـادر الخارجيـة ..
حظيت الندوة باستجابة هائلة من السعوديني.
علـام بـأن فتـح مركـز االسـتعانة باملصـادر الخارجيـة مـن قبـل
يت يس اس )تاتـا للخدمـات االستشـارية( يف اململكـة العربيـة
السـعودية كان فكـرة ممتـازة نظـرا لعـدد النسـاء فالشـك أنهـا
محاولـة فريـدة من قبـل يت يس اس )تاتا للخدمات االستشـارية(
يف مجـال توطـني الوظائـف.
ــة، ــة الهندي ــارة والصناع ــرف التج ــة غ ــة رابط ــت رعاي ــة تح ــة هندي ــن ٨0 رشك ــرث م ــاركت اك ش
ــج صــادرات الحــرف ــس تروي ــون، مجل ــة وراي ــج صــادرات املنســوجات االصطناعي ــس تروي مجل
اليدويــة ، مجلــس ترويــج صــادرات الكاجــو و غرفــة التجــارة والصناعــة الهنديــة العربيــة لتتعامــل
يف مختلــف القطاعــات املشــاركة يف معــرض التجــارة الــدويل جــدة 2013م الــذي انعقــد يف مركــز
جــدة للفعاليــات واملعــارض يف الفــرتة مــن 15-1٨ ديســمرب 2013م وكانــت هــذه اكــرب مشــاركة
للــرشكات الهنديــة يف معــرض جــدة الــدويل للتجــارة حتــى اآلن.ويف 14 ديســمرب اســتضاف الســيد
فيــض أحمــد قــدواي القنصــل الهنــدي العــام بجــدة حفــل غــداء يف فنــدق الحيــاه بــارك بجــدة
عــى رشف وفــد رجــال االعــامل الزائــر. لينضمــو مــع رجــال االعــامل الســعوديني ومســؤويل الغرفــة
التجاريــة ومنظمــي املعــرض ورواد االعــامل الهنــود.
عرضــت الــرشكات الزائــرة أحــدث املنتجــات مــن أقمشــة املنســوجات، والرعايــة الصحيــة،
ــة / ــارات، طرح ــة والعق ــواد الغذائي ــرز، امل ــدي / مط ــاري الهن ــة الس ــة، أقمش ــرف اليدوي والح
الشــاالت / شــاالت، الكاجــو، أدوات الصناعيــة واملالبــس والتوابــل، وأدوات املطبــخ، واملشــغوالت
اليدويــة، األقمشــة، واملجوهــرات، وبرامــج الكمبيوتــر والعطــور / عطــور الــورد / عطــور والهدايــا
ــة، ــات، اآلالت الصناعي ــة املعلوم ــاح، وتقني ــليم املفت ــات / تس ــوارد املؤسس ــط م ــول تخطي وحل
ــم والتدريــب، والســفر والســياحة والنفــط ــة، التعلي األدوات واالكسســوارات، واملنتجــات الزراعي
والصناعــات الهندســية.قام عــدد كبــري مــن رجــال االعــامل الســعوديني واملواطنــني الهنــود بزيــارة
ــون االول/ديســمرب 2013. ــه ىف 1٨ كان ــم اعامل ــذى اختت املعــرض ال
معــــرض جــــدة التجـــاري الــدولـــي ٢٠١٣
سعادة السيد/ عدنان مندورة، األمني العام للغرفة التجارية الصناعية بجدة )الضيف الرئيي(
وسعادة السيد/ فيض أحمد قدوايئ، القنصل العام للهند خالل زيارتهام لكشك الحرف اليدوية الهندية
مبعرض التجارة الدويل بجدة )JITF(-2013م
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ـــزي ـــة االرسة املرك ـــة ورعاي ـــر الصح ـــايل وزي ـــة مع ـــن برئاس ـــن عضوي ـــد م وف
ــد عـــي راؤ، ســـفري ــيد حامـ ــايل السـ ــيد/ غـــالم نبـــي آزاد. وكان معـ السـ
ـــد. ـــواً يف الوف ـــة عض ـــدى اململك ـــد ل الهن
املنورة واملدينة املكرمة الحجاج يف كل من مكة ترتيبات ايضاً الوفد تفقد
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