Department of Non Resident Keralites Affairs

Department of Non Resident Keralites Affairs of State of Kerala
Pravasi Malayalee Karya Mantralayam
NORKA
Agency overview
Formed 1996
Jurisdiction Kerala
Headquarters Thiruvananthapuram
Agency executive
  • TBC, Minister for NORKA
Website http://www.norka.gov.in/

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "NORKA profile". Retrieved 10 December 2009.
  2. 1 2 "Non-Resident Keralites’ Affairs Department (NORKA),NORKA-ROOTS-A Profile". Govt of Kerala. Retrieved 10 December 2009.

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