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REGD. NO. D. L.-33004/99

EXTRAORDINARY

II— — (i)

PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)

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सा.का.वन.1510 (अ).—mRizokl vf/kfu;e] 1983 ¼1983 dk 31½ dh /kkjk 43 }kjk iznÙk “kfDr;ksa dk iz;ksx djrs

gq, dsUnzh; ljdkj us ,rn~okjk mRizokl fu;e] 1983 esa vfrfjDr la”kks/ku djus gsrq fuEufyf[kr fu;e cuk, a gSa] tks fd

fuEukuqlkj gSa%&

¼1½ bu fu;eksa dks mRizokl ¼la”kks/ku½ fu;e] 2017 ds uke ls tkuk tk,xkA

¼2½ ljdkjh jkti= esa izdkf”kr gksus dh frfFk ls gh bUgsa ykxw fd;k tk,xkA

2- mRizokl fu;e] 1983 esa fu;e 25 gsrq vuqxkeh fu;e dks fuEufyf[kr vuqlkj izfrLFkkfir fd;k tk,xk] vFkkZr~ %&

^^ & ¼1½ dksbZ Hkh HkrhZ ,tsaV] fdlh dkexkj dks iznku dh tkus okyh lsokvksa ds laca/k esa ml dkexkj

ls vf/kdre rhl gtkj #- ls vf/kd lsok izHkkj ugha ysxk vkSj HkrhZ ,tsaV bl laca/k esa izkIr dh xbZ jkf”k ds fy,

dkexkj dks vkorh tkjh djsxkA

¼2½ mifu;e ¼1½ esa lanfHkZr lsok izHkkjksa esa fuEufyf[kr “kkfey gksaxs] vFkkZr~ %&

¼d½ ns”k ds vyx&vyx Hkkxksa ls dq”ky ;k izf”kf{kr mEehnokjksa dh ryk”k vkSj p;u djuk(

¼[k½ foKkiuksa dh ykxr(

¼x½ tc dHkh ykxw gks Vª sM ifj{k.k “kqYd dh ykxr(

¼?k½ izek.ki=ksa ds lR;kiu izHkkj(

¼M-½ HkrhZ ,tsaV }kjk lk{kkRdkjksa dk vk;kstu djus gsrq ?kjsyw ;k=k ;k Hkkstu ,oa vkokl dh ykxr(

¼p½ tc dHkh ykxw gks c<+kbZ xbZ cSad xkjaVh dh okf’kZd ykxr ogu djuk(

¼N½ tc mEehnokj ;k=k djus ls euk dj ns vkSj tYnh ns”k izR;korZu dh ekax djsa rc HkrhZ ,tsaVksa ij fons”kh

fu;ksDrkvksa }kjk yxk, x, jn~nhdj.k izHkkj(

¼t½ mRizokfl;ksa dh HkrhZ dks ljy cukus gsrq iz/kku dk;kZy; vkSj “kk[kk dk;kZy;ksa dks pykus dh iz”kklfud ykxr(

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¼3½ mifu;e ¼1½ esa lanfHkZr lsok izHkkjksa esa fuEufyf[kr “kkfey ugha gksaxs] vFkkZr %&

¼d½ Hkkjr esa fons”kh fe”kuksa ;k dkalqykoklksa }kjk fy, tkus okys nwrkokl ;k dkalqyh ohtk “kqYd(

¼[k½ jkstxkj iwoZ fpfdRlk tkap dh ykxr(

¼x½ xUrO; ns”k dk gokbZ fVdV(

¼?k½ fu;qfDr ls igys mRizoklh ds Hkkstu vkSj vkokl ds izHkkj] ;fn dksbZ gks rks( vkSj

¼M-½ tSlk Hkh ykxw gks oLrq ,oa lsok dj(

izko/kku fd;k tkrk gS fd oLrq ,oa lsok dj dks NksM+dj] bl mifu;e ds varxZr lHkh izHkkj] fons”kh fu;ksDrk

}kjk ogu fd, tk,axsA

¼4½ ¼d½ HkrhZ ,tsaV }kjk lsok izHkkj flQZ fMthVy Hkqxrkuksa ;k cSad Mªk¶V ds ek/;e ls gh fy, tk,axsA

¼[k½ izR;sd HkrhZ ,tsaV vuqca/k 1 esa fu/kkZfjr fd, x, vuqlkj ,d lkS #- ds ewY; ds LVSEi isij esa ,d ^opu^ nsaxs

vkSj mls uksVjh }kjk lR;kfir djk;k tk,xkA

¼5½ izR;sd HkrhZ ,tsaV izoklh Hkkjrh; chek ;kstuk chek izHkkj vkSj izLFkku iwoZ vfHkeq[khdj.k izf”k{k.k lfgr vius

ifjljksa esa ,d cksMZ yxk,axs ftlesa fy, tkus okys vf/kdre vuqer lsok izHkkj ds lkFk&lkFk Hkqxrku ds rjhds dk

mYys[k fd;k x;k gksxkA

¼uksVjh }kjk fof/kor :Ik ls izkf/kd`r 100 :- ds LVSEi isij ij fn, tkus gsrq½

¼opu½

1- mRizokl vf/kfu;e 1983 ds rgr iathdj.k izkf/kdkjh }kjk tkjh iathdj.k izek.k i= la[;k -------------------------------------------

dk /kkjd eSa ¼HkrhZ ,tsaV dk uke½ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ,rn~okjk oDrO; nsrk gwa fd eSa

mRizokfl;ksa] ftudh HkrhZ esjs QeZ vFkok ,tsalh ds ek/;e ls gksrh gS] ls ,d= fd, tkus okys lsok izHkkjksa dh vuqefr

ds lanHkZ esa fons”k ea=ky; }kjk tkjh vf/klwpuk la[;k ----------------------------------------------------------] fnukad ------------------------------------ esa

fu/kkZfjr lHkh fuca/k ,oa “krksZa dk ikyu d:axkA bPNqd izoklh dkexkjksa dks HkrhZ laca/kh vyx ls dksbZ [kpZ dk

Hkqxrku ugha djuk iM+sxkA

2- vkxs eSa ;g opu nsrk gwa fd ^lsok izHkkj^ ds rgr olwy fd, tkus okys lHkh Hkqxrku dsoy ,ubZ,QVh vFkok

vkjVhth,l vFkok Hkkjr ljdkj }kjk fdlh vU; fMthVy ysu&nsu ds ek/;e ls gh olwy fd, tk,axs] vkSj dksbZ Hkh

Hkqxrku udnh :Ik esa izkIr ugha fd;k tk,xkA

3- fMthVy isesaV eksM dk ikyu u fd, tkus ls mRiUu gksus okyh dksbZ f”kdk;r gksus ij eSa mRizokl vf/kfu;e] 1983

dh /kkjk 24 vkSj 25 ds rgr fu/kkZfjr naM dk Hkkxh cuawxkA

¼izkf/kd̀r gLrk{kjdrkZ dk gLrk{kj] fnukad lfgr½

¼HkrhZ ,tsaV dk uke@ izkf/kd̀r gLrk{kjdrkZ]

HkrhZ ,tsaV dh eqgj½

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,e- lh- ywFkj] Lka;qDr lfpo vkSj mRizokl egklaj{kh

%& eq[; fu;eksa dks vf/klwpuk la[;k dk-vk- 941¼v½] fnukad 30 fnlEcj] 1983 ds rgr Hkkjr ds jkti=] vlk/kkj.k esa

izdkf”kr fd;k x;k Fkk vkSj rRi”pkr~ fuEufyf[kr vf/klwpuk la[;kvksa ds rgr la”kksf/kr fd;k x;k

1- ,l-vks- 665¼v½] fnukad 10 flracj] 1986(

2- th-,l-vkj- 111¼v½] fnukad 24 Qjojh] 1987(

3- th-,l-vkj- 375¼v½] fnukad 23 ekpZ] 1989(

4- ,l-vkss- 111¼v½] fnukad 8 Qjojh] 1996(

5- ,l-vkss 159¼v½] fnukad 28 Qjojh] 1996(

6- ,l-vks- 526 ¼v½] fnukad 22 tqykbZ] 1996(

7- th-,l-vkj- 713¼v½] fnukad 18 vDrwcj 2002(

8- ,l-vkss- 1205¼v½] fnukad 14 vDrwcj] 2003(

9- th-,l-vkj- 143¼v½] fnukad 26 Qjojh] 2004(

II (i) 3

10-th-,l-vkj- 773¼v½] fnukad 25 uoEcj] 2004(

11-th-,l-vkj- 50¼v½] fnukad 6 Qjojh] 2006(

12-,l-vkss- 289¼v½] fnukad 7 ekpZ] 2006(

13-,l-vkss- 856¼v½] fnukad 6 twu] 2006(

14-,l-vkss- 2161¼v½] fnukad 28 fnlEcj] 2006(

15-,l-vkss- 366¼v½] fnukad 14 ekpZ] 2007(

16-,l-vkss- 776¼v½] fnukad 18 ebZ] 2007(

17-th-,l-vkj- 658¼v½] fnukad 15 vDrwcj] 2007(

18-th-,l-vkj- 111¼v½] fnukad 8 Qjojh] 1996(

19-th-,l-vkj- 511¼v½] fnukad 9 tqykbZ] 2009(

20-th-,l-vkj- 726¼v½] fnukad 21 flrEcj] 2015(

MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 14th December, 2017

G.S.R. 1510(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by section 43 of the Emigration Act, 1983 (31 of

1983), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Emigration Rules, 1983,

namely:-

1. Short title and commencement:

(1) These rules may be called the Emigration (Amendment) Rules, 2017.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the Emigration Rules, 1983, for rule 25, the following rule shall be substituted, namely:-

“25. Service charges– (1) No recruiting agent shall collect from the worker the service charges more than a

maximum of thirty thousand rupees, in respect of services provided by it to that worker and the recruiting

agent shall issue a receipt to the worker for the amount collected by it in this regard.

(2) The service charges referred to in sub-rule (1) shall include the following, namely:-

(a) scouting and selecting skilled or trained candidates from different parts of the country;

(b) cost of advertisements;

(c) cost of trade test fees, wherever applicable;

(d) attestation charges for certificates;

(e) cost of domestic travel or lodging and boarding for conducting of interviews by the recruiting agent;

(f) recurring annual cost of enhanced Bank Guarantee, wherever applicable;

(g) cancellation charges imposed by foreign employers on recruiting agents when candidates refuse to

travel and want early repatriation;

(h) administrative cost of running head office and branch offices for the ease of recruiting of emigrants.

(3) The service charges referred to in sub-rule (1) shall not include the following, namely:-

(a) Embassy or Consular visa fees charged by the foreign Missions or consulates in India;

(b) pre employment medical check-up cost.;

(c) air ticket to destination country;

(d) boarding and lodging charges of the emigrant before deployment, if any; and

(e) the goods and services tax as applicable:

Provided that the charges under this sub-rule, except goods and services tax, shall be borne by the

foreign employer.

(4) (a) The service charges shall be collected by the recruiting agent only through digital payments or

bank draft.

(b) Every recruiting agent shall give an ‘undertaking’ as prescribed in annexure-I in stamp paper of

rupees one hundred value and shall be notarized.

4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]

(5) Every recruiting agent shall also display in his or her premises a board indicating the maximum allowed

service charge to be collected as well as the mode of payment, along with Pravasi Bharatiya Bima Yojana

Insurance charges and Pre-Departure Orientation Training.”

Annexure-I

(To be given on Stamp paper of one hundred rupees, duly notarized)

UNDERTAKING

1. I….(name of RA)…..Holder of Registration Certificate No…………………………

Issued by the Registering Authority, under the Emigration Act, 1983, do hereby state that I shall abide by all

the Terms and Conditions laid down in the Notification No…………………………….., dated

…………………….., issued by the Ministry of External Affairs, with reference to the Service Charges

permitted to be collected from the Emigrants, who are recruited through my firm or agency. No additional

expenses on recruitment shall be defrayed on intending emigrant workers.

2. I further undertake that all payments to be collected under “service charges” shall be collected only through

NEFT or RTGS or any other digital transactions approved by the Government of India, and no payments shall

be received in cash.

3. Any complaints arising due to Non-adherence to the digital payment mode shall make me liable to penalties

prescribed under section 24 and 25 of the Emigration Act, 1983.

(Signature of Authorized Signatory with date)

(Name of RA / Authorized signatory)

SEAL of RA

SEAL of NOTARY

[F. No. Z-11025/279/2009-Emig]

M. C. LUTHER, Jt. Secy. & Protector General of Emigrants

Note : the principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary vide notification number S.O. 941 (E ),

dated the 30th

December, 1983 and were subsequently amended vide notification numbers:

1. S. O. 665 (E), dated the 10th September, 1986;

2. G.S.R 111 (E), dated the 24th

February, 1987;

3. G.S.R 375 (E), dated the 23th

March, 1989;

4. S.O.111 (E), dated the 8th

February, 1996;

5. S.O.159 (E), dated the 28th

February, 1996;

6. S.O. 526 (E), dated the 22th

July, 1996;

7. G.S.R 713 (E), dated the 18th

October, 2002;

8. S.O.1205 (E), dated the 14th

October, 2003;

9. G.S.R 143 (E), dated the 26th

February, 2004;

10. G.S.R 773 (E), dated the 25th

November, 2004;

11. G.S.R 50 (E), dated the 6th

February, 2006;

12. S.O. 289 (E), dated the 7th

March, 2006;

13. S.O. 856 (E), dated the 6th

June, 2006;

14. S.O. 2161 (E), dated the 28th

December, 2006;

15. S.O.366 (E), dated the 14th

March, 2007;

16. S.O.776 (E), dated the 18th

May, 2007;

17. G.S.R 658 (E), dated the 15th

October, 2007;

18. G.S.R 111 (E), dated the 8th

February, 1996;

19. G.S.R 511 (E),dated the 9th

July, 2009;

20. G.S.R 726(E), dated the 21st September, 2015;

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