SC Dismisses Plea For Constituting "Special Purpose Fund" To Financially Assist NRIs Under Severe Distress Due To COVID-19 Outbreak

Filed on behalf of Kerala Pravasi Sangham by Advocate-on-Record Deepak Prakash, the plea stated that a "Special Purpose Fund" should be constituted, wherein 15% of the amount received as foreign remittance from NRIs and emigrant workers should be utilized specifically for providing better healthcare and sustenance facilities to all citizens either residing in India or abroad.

On that note, the Petitioner had approached the Court to ensure formulation of certain guidelines and to respect the sentiments of the citizens of the country who were diligently working outside the country to bring in money for its betterment and upliftment.

The Bench comprising of Justices Ashok Bhushan, SK Kaul and BR Gavai was not inclined to entertain the matter and dismissed the same.