The government is planning to issue smart cards to the workers who are immigrating to the Gulf countries for jobs. The Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs is planning to make it mandatory.

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K Mohandas, secretary, Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs said on the sidelines of 7th edition of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, that currently the project is in design stage. The department has appointed Hyderabad-based National Institute of Smart Governance to carry out a study including the cost and about the stakeholders.

The project design is expected to be ready by May 2009, and it will be implemented immediately in a month or two.

To start with, the Ministry is planning to introduce the programme for Gulf countries. Then it will be introduced to other countries in phased manner.

“The card would contain all details of the worker including immigrant’s personal details, passport details, work contract, employer details and his insurance. This data will be available to the government as well as our missions overseas,” he added.

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