The National Commission For Women (NCW) recently held a talk on transnational justice to women abandoned by NRI husbands. The expert recommended officers handling such cases to receive special training for the same.
They aimed to gather stakeholders that are assigned to bridge policy and procedural gaps, provide support and relief to Indian women who married NRI men and were deserted by them.
Experts discussed the issues involved in transnational marriage abandonment and how it impacts the women suffering in such situations. They recommended training programs for stakeholders and police officers handling such cases, embassies to prioritise them and also the need for a national helpline for victims.
The experts at the discussion organised by NCW also advised that provision should be made for women to be made aware of various schemes under the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
Commenting on the subject were authorities from the Ministry of Women & Child Development, Ministry of External Affairs, Ministry of Home Affairs, NGOs and concerned law enforcement agencies such as Police, Indian Embassies, Missions abroad, Regional Passport Officers, National, State, District Legal Service Authorities, etc.
In the session, the present specialists discussed matters of divorce, maintenance, and child custody for women abandoned by NRI husbands—as well as how the Indian legal system can provide for them.
In the last seven years, the government of India got 2,156 complaints by Indian women deserted by NRI husbands/grooms. And there are many more women who never end up filing a complaint, which makes the real number even higher.