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Distressed Indians in the UAE have been urged to use 11.7 million dirham (Rs 21 crore) community fund to which Indian expats contribute every time they avail a consular service, a media report said on Friday.
Dinesh Kumar, first secretary (community affairs) at the Indian embassy in Abu Dhabi told Khaleej Times that the fund under the mission currently amounts to 11.7 million dirham.
Needy Indians — including those stranded after losing jobs, runaway house maids and critically ill patients — are among those who can avail monetary support from the Indian Community Welfare Fund (ICWF).
As much as 2.43 million dirham was spent from the fund in 2015 within the UAE and an additional 6.7 million dirham was disbursed from the same for the evacuation of Indians in Iraq last year, figures from the embassy showed.
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