Corona virus has outbreaked in the entire world since January, 2020 and the whole world is under lockdown. Presently, There are approx 17.5 Million Indians living in overseas. To break the chain of COVID-19, The government of India had announced the nation wide lockdown on 24th March, 2020, as well, there was a ban imposed on all air flights including national and International. This ban caused many Indian national stranded abroad. The Government of India has decided to bring back all the stranded Indian nationals from overseas under the mission called “Vande Bharat.”
This mission will be the world’s biggest evacuation exercise since Kuwait Airlift 1990. By this repatriation exercise, approx 1.9 Lakh stranded Indians will get help in bringing back home. The government has decided to execute this mission in different phases and on compelling grounds.
In the first Phase, 64 flights will be operating, starting from 7th May to 13th may, 2020, to repatriate Indians from 12 countries like UAE, UK, Qatar, USA, Kuwait, Oman, Bangladesh, and Singapore, etc.