The Indian community is the largest expatriate community in Kuwait, with a total number of about 1.45 million (14.5 lakh).” Kuwait’s population is 43 lakh.
Kuwait: The Legal and Legislative Committee of Kuwait’s National Assembly has approved the draft Expat Quota Bill which could result in the evacuation of 8 lakh Indians. Gulf News quoted local media reports as saying that the National Assembly’s Legal and Legislative Committee has said the draft expat quota bill is constitutional.
According to the Bill, the number of Indians should not exceed 15 percent of the total population. This bill should now be sent to the concerned committee so that a comprehensive plan can be made.
According to the report, “800,000 Indians may have to leave Kuwait if the bill becomes law.” The Indian community is the largest expatriate community in Kuwait, with a total number of about 1.45 million (14.5 lakh).” Kuwait’s population is 43 lakh.
Significantly, after the outbreak of the Corona epidemic, the round of rhetoric between MPs and government officials about reducing the number of foreigners in Kuwait is gaining momentum. According to the latest data from Johns Hopkins University, more than 49 thousand cases of corona infection have been reported in the country so far. ”
Last month, Kuwait’s prime minister, Sheikh Sabah Al Khalid Al Sabah, proposed reducing the number of migrants from 70 percent to 30 percent,” the report said. ”
