NEW DELHI, INDIA, February 18, 2006: The Union Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs Shri Vayalar Ravi has said that his Ministry fully recognizes the urgent need to build safeguards to protect unsuspecting brides, and their parents seeking marriage alliances with Overseas Indians. Presiding over the inaugural session of the day-long National Consultation on Marriages to Overseas Indians, here today, he said that the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs is working on a strategy to make such alliance seekers aware of their rights and responsibilities stabilizing safety nets and catalyze social support systems to assist them. Describing the National Consultation as the first step in this direction, Shri Ravi said that his Ministry is seeking active partnership with the States and Non-Government Organization to launch a series of measures to address this very real problem of failed or fraudulent marriages to Overseas Indians. Besides publishing a guidance booklet for the parents and prospective brides, the Ministry also proposes to launch three other measures. For a full list of recommendations, click “source” above.
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