On Saturday, Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba held a meeting of all nodal ministries, consisting of Foreign Secretary Harsh Shringla and all primary secretaries of states and Union territories. Also participating in the meeting were House Secretary, Ajay Kumar Bhalla, Secretary, Economic Affairs, and Secretary, Labour & Employment, on the issue of repatriating Indians after travel constraints are lifted. Officials analyzed preparations in various States, most notably Kerala, for the return of an estimated 2,00,00 0 migrants and other tourists, sources informed The Hindu
According to plans prepared by the government, the first commercial flights from the Gulf area primarily the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman and Bahrain could be begun after May 3, if the lockdown limitations are not extended.
Indians stranded in the UK, other parts of Europe, and the United States will be thought about after that.
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