Parliament Question: Overseas Deaths of Bihar Natives

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4802 ANSWERED ON – 20/03/2026 OVERSEAS DEATHS OF BIHAR NATIVES †4802. SHRI AJAY KUMAR MANDAL Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state: (a) whether several natives of Bihar have lost their life abroad during the last three years; (b) if so, the details of the cause of such deaths (such as natural causes, accidents, suicide, crime, etc.), State-wise, particularly for Bihar; and (c) the details and nature of assistance such as bilateral consular assistance, financial assistance extended to such families and expenditure incurred on repatriation of mortal remains provided by the Union Government and the Government of Bihar? 1ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH) (a) to (c) As per the information available with the Ministry, the number of deaths of Indian citizens abroad during the last three years is placed at Annexure. State-wise information including Bihar is not available with the Ministry. The safety, security and well being of Indian nationals living in foreign countries is one of the foremost priorities for the Government of India. Indian Missions/Posts abroad render all possible consular assistance to the Indian nationals, whenever required. Indian nationals can contact the Indian Missions/Posts abroad via walk-ins, email, social media platforms, 24x7 emergency telephone numbers and Toll Free Helplines established by Missions/Posts abroad, grievance redressal portals like MADAD, CPGRAMS etc for redressal of their grievances. Pravasi Bharatiya Sahayata Kendras (PBSKs) have been set up at Dubai, Sharjah, Riyadh, Jeddah and Kuala Lumpur to provide 2assistance to Indian workers abroad. Shelter homes for distressed Indian nationals have also been set up at some Missions/Posts. Mission officials visit immigration offices and labour camps to address the complaints of Indian workers. Financial assistance to distressed Indians, if necessary, is provided through the Indian Community Welfare Fund (ICWF). During emergency or crisis situations, our Missions/Posts abroad pro-actively help distressed/stranded Indian nationals in terms of providing food, shelter, medicine and helping their return to India. Apart from extending all possible consular assistance to Indian nationals, Indian Missions/Posts also assist in providing legal aid wherever needed. Missions/Posts maintain a local panel of lawyers where Indian community is in sizeable numbers. The details on the number of cases, along with assistance provided under ICWF, during the last five years are as follows: Year No. of Beneficiaries Expenditure 2021 422 ₹ 5,70,95,552 32022 507 ₹ 8,65,44,255 2023 433 ₹ 9,06,38,615 2024 488 ₹ 11,96,50,424 2025 (up to September) 312 ₹ 8,48,59,348 4ANNEXURE The number of deaths of Indian citizens abroad during the last 3 years, year-wise Country Name 2023 2024 2025 Afghanistan 1 3 0 Albania 0 1 2 Algeria 3 3 5 Angola 2 12 12 Argentina 2 0 2 Armenia 23 42 34 Australia 199 200 215 Austria 14 16 20 Azerbaijan 5 2 5 Bahrain 304 287 268 Bangladesh 40 31 14 Belarus 5 4 4 Belgium 9 12 14 Bhutan 14 18 19 Brazil 5 7 3 Bulgaria 1 2 4 Burkina Faso 3 6 2 Cambodia 12 10 15 Cameroon 6 5 1 Canada 336 387 405 Chile 1 2 3 5China 44 40 45 Colombia 4 1 1 Cote d'Ivoire 11 11 5 Croatia 2 4 6 Cuba 0 2 1 Cyprus 9 12 10 Czech Republic 4 5 5 Denmark 7 6 12 Djibouti 1 1 4 Dominican Republic 1 1 1 Democratic Republic of 38 38 29 Congo Egypt 14 19 15 Eritrea 0 1 0 Estonia 0 1 2 Ethiopia 4 6 6 Fiji 1 3 3 Finland 4 2 3 France 0 1 2 Gabon 0 0 3 Georgia 0 0 7 Germany 65 92 75 Ghana 16 25 16 Guatemala 2 2 2 Guinea 3 6 10 6Guyana 3 0 6 Hungary 6 7 10 Iceland 2 0 0 Indonesia 35 36 38 Iran 20 13 9 Iraq 26 41 34 Israel 0 0 25 Italy 305 374 378 Jamaica 6 5 5 Japan 26 27 26 Jordan 19 8 17 Kazakhstan 4 8 3 Kenya 33 31 43 Kingdom of Eswatini 0 3 2 Kuwait 708 733 750 Kyrgyzstan 2 6 3 Lao PDR 1 5 9 Latvia 0 1 0 Lebanon 12 18 5 Libya 3 2 4 Lithuania 1 0 0 Madagascar 10 8 7 Malawi 7 9 11 Malaysia 477 526 434 Maldives 37 23 28 7Mali 4 2 0 Malta 7 10 10 Mauritania 2 1 0 Mauritius 19 29 22 Mexico 7 19 10 Mongolia 0 0 1 Morocco 2 1 3 Mozambique 7 9 18 Myanmar 2 1 5 Namibia 1 1 1 Nepal 106 128 97 Netherlands 15 24 23 New Zealand 54 63 40 Niger 0 0 2 Nigeria 50 38 48 Norway 9 7 7 Oman 503 474 521 Pakistan 6 3 3 Panama 3 5 11 Papua New Guinea 1 1 2 Paraguay 1 0 0 Perú 1 1 2 Philippines 74 80 67 Poland 14 22 17 Portugal 26 46 37 8Qatar 352 307 315 Republic of Congo 2 2 1 Republic of Korea 13 9 6 Romania 9 5 5 Russia 30 30 49 Rwanda 2 6 3 Sao Tome and Principe 0 0 0 Saudi Arabia 2693 2629 2659 Senegal 6 4 0 Serbia 2 5 6 Seychelles 9 12 13 Sierra Leone 4 10 11 Singapore 224 250 211 Slovak Republic 0 1 3 Slovenia 1 1 1 South Africa 51 46 38 South Sudan 0 3 4 Spain 0 0 38 Sri Lanka 27 41 29 Sudan 0 2 0 Suriname 4 2 1 Sweden 2 6 10 Switzerland 17 20 21 Syria 0 0 2 Tajikistan 0 1 0 9Tanzania 1 1 1 Thailand 122 121 146 Timor -Leste 0 0 1 Trinidad & Tobago 0 1 0 Tunisia 1 2 1 Turkiye 2 5 1 Turkmenistan 1 0 0 UAE 2133 2571 2754 Uganda 45 36 24 UK 247 283 301 Ukraine 2 1 1 Uruguay 0 1 0 USA 1145 1201 947 Uzbekistan 7 13 8 Venezuela 1 0 0 Vietnam 14 12 21 Yemen 1 2 1 Zambia 14 17 30 Zimbabwe 5 4 3 Total 11,061 11,841 11,770 ***** 10